Andrea: All it took was a trip to Costco

Did you know that Friday night’s at Costco are hellabusy? At least the one I go to. But, I knew if I didn’t go after work on Friday, I would have nothing healthy to eat all weekend – much like the past couple of weeks. So, I manned up, grabbed a big-ass cart and started filling it up.

When I got home, and was putting all my produce away, I felt happy, settled, and back. Random funk begone. Thanks Costco!

I felt so good in fact, that I opted not to hang out with friends and stayed at home to cook and bake. I had a piece of ahi tuna in the fridge that had been marinating for a couple of days, so I seared that and ate it with some pureed butternut squash. Simple and delicious.

I also had some extremely ripe bananas that were begging to be turned into bread. So, I happily obliged and made Mama Pea’s toasted almond flax banana bread. I made a regular size loaf, and then a mini one for me to eat that night.

It was excellent and I highly recommend you try this for yourself!

Saturday morning I had a date with a friend – breakfast at J&M Cafe in SE Portland. I hadn’t been there in years so it was like trying out a new place!

I ordered a scramble with mustard greens, leeks, mushrooms, and garlic. I asked for parmesan on the side, but it was flavorful enough that I didn’t even need the extra dairy. Worked for me because I definitely ate one of those butters 🙂 After breakfast we headed to the Portland Saturday Market. Neither one of us bought anything, but we did see this:

Basil only wishes he was this cool.

Saturday night was Lee’s birthday – hence the cake from my last post. There was lots of debauchery and I totally made up for not hanging out with everybody on Friday night 🙂

I worked this morning and into the afternoon. Even though I had fueled up with a big glass of juice and a big piece of banana bread before I left, I was ravenous by the time I got home. I wanted something quick, so a salad was the easiest solution.   

  

I used the other half of my tuna from Friday night and it was an excellent salad topper. Look at how gorgeous this piece of fish is! Ahi tuna is definitely going into regular rotation on my dinner menu.

    

The weather was gorgeous here today so I sat outside on our back stoop while I ate. Chris joined me with his lunch and we sat outside planning our next move when it comes to our back yard.

Chris planted some azaleas, hostas, and ground cover on Friday. Next comes bringing in some flagstone to make a seating area. Hopefully soon, I’ll be able to sit at a real table outside instead of on a concrete step 🙂

My lunch dessert was half a cantaloupe. My first one of the year!

I just couldn’t say no to that face, so I let him lick the “bowl.”

Since I had such a late lunch, I’m skipping dinner and just eating some strawberries with rawnola and greek yogurt.

I’m about to start a movie – The Lovely Bones. If it’s half as good as the book, I’ll be happy!