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Sick Dog

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I woke up this morning to a sick little pup, so I’m currently working from home and keeping an eye on him. While the circumstances aren’t ideal, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t happy to be sitting on the couch next to him right now. 

I was going to have a sunflower butter sandwich, but my sunflower butter is currently in my desk drawer, so I pulled out a jar of almond butter I had in the back of the fridge, and used that to make my banana sandwich.

You probably can’t see it, but on that yellow banner under the name, it says “What Almond Butter Should Be.”

If that’s what almond butter should be, then I don’t like almond butter. (Since I thought I was allergic to all nuts until this fall, this is actually the only AB I’ve ever had.) This particular almond butter is partially thick, partially gooey—in all the wrong places. What’s the next almond butter I should try? (Or other nut butters other than peanut—I’m still allergic to peanuts.) 

I am way behind in my ask box, but I’m trying to get to them:

cabtosuburbia asked:I have two questions: First off, I saw sunflower seed butter in the store today and I know you tend to use it a lot in your breakfasts… would you compare it to peanut butter? Or as a spread like actual butter?

To most of you this will sound really weird: I’m not really sure about the texture of peanut butter, as I’ve always been allergic to it. I think it’s pretty thick and gooey, though, right? Sunflower seed butter is a little thinner, I think, and more easy to spread. (Technically, it’s called a spread.)


Second, what kind of dog is Bailey? He looks poodle-y. I have a Bichon but want something bigger (she is only 17lbs) and poodle-y.


Yes, he is part poodle! He’s supposedly lhasa apso and poodle, but I think there may be some Havanese in him, too. What do you think?

There Better Be Leftovers…

I had a drink after work with a coworker, and we chatted for so long that it was nearly 9pm when I got home. With a fridge full of vegetables, I was determined not to order in.

I have had after-work plans of some sort every single day this week. I love being social, but man, am I tired. And sore. These boot camp for marathoners classes are no joke, either. After my workout tonight (before the drink, don’t worry), I was actually shaking on the foam roller, my quads were so tight.

While I was walking home, forcing myself to ignore the million places en route I could pick up takeout, I thought of the easiest and fastest way I could make a real meal.

I ruled out pasta, because I feel like I’ve been having that too often. I ruled out eggs because I’m honestly not big on the breakfast for dinner thing. I ruled out just making some chicken with veggies on the side because I feel like I overdid that when I was losing weight, and frankly, it’s boring.

Stir fry. I can do that. I cut up two big chicken breasts and sauteed them in sesame oil, a little soy sauce, a little bit of olive oil and with broccoli, carrots and kale. I microwaved some 60-second brown rice.

But the best part of my meal wasn’t the meal itself, it was dessert. A Yoo-Hoo chocolate fudge bar.  But now it’s 10:45 and my kitchen still hasn’t cleaned itself. So this dinner better have been worth making at 9pm and there better be enough leftovers for the next two lunches.

Because I shouldn’t get lunch out again… (today was a Harvest Rice Bowl from Au Bon Pain.)