No Bueno

It’s not Monday morning without a big ole smoothie:

We were out of bananas, so this one was:

• 1 C Vanilla Almond Breeze
• 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
• 1 Cup Frozen Berries
• 2 Handfuls Baby Spinach
• 1 Tbs Cashew Butter
• Ice

Today I was scheduled to babysit and realized 5 minutes before leaving the house this morning that I had nothing to bring for lunch. Dug around in the freezer and unearthed this baby… I have no idea how long it’s been in there:

This is what it looks like straight out of the microwave:

And a little more presentable- mixed together in a bowl:

Verdict? It was okay. I don’t think I’d buy this again. It had kind of an overwhelming cumin flavor but desperately lacked salt. A little sriracha also helped matters quite a bit. If you’re interested in nutrition info, it was 300 cals and around 30% DV of sodium (that’s all I paid attention to). The rice part was surprisingly tasty, though.

I got home a little early and got the urge to bake. When I say “the urge to bake”, I actually mean that I wanted to eat a bunch of cookie dough. Apparently raw eggs are a no-go for us preggers (salmonella and foodborne illness and whatnot… blahblahblah), so that’s where vegan cookie recipes come in handy. I found this recipe for high-protein, high-fiber On The Glo Cookies on Oh She Glows. It packs in quite a few ingredients, but all are pretty healthy- and by some miracle we actually had all of them on hand. Hooray. I didn’t have any spelt so used whole wheat flour instead.

They’re yummy.

A lot like the Eat, Drink and Be Vegan Super-Charge Me Cookies, actually, but with cocoa powder and bananas.

Tonight we went out to Allen to visit my friend Ashleigh’s new baby, Cayden. He was gorgeous! Afterwards we headed to Abuelo’s for dinner. I’d never actually eaten at an Abuelo’s but was always intrigued by their decor. I ordered one chicken enchilada with sour cream sauce and one avocado enchilada with ranchero sauce:

I’m sad to say that, aside from the chips, it was not good. They sat us in the bar (weird- the restaurant was almost empty) and then the food took forever. I wish the meal had made up for all that… but not so much. Maybe we’re just spoiled- there are so many great tex-mex restaurants here that it’s sad when you eat at one that’s just so-so.

Trying to decide what to do tomorrow. As I said, I’m off for the rest of the week. Maybe I’ll find some good recipes to make for dinner- like ones that take longer than 15 minutes to prepare, for instance. Oooh, let’s not get too crazy.

-SURVEY-

Are there any chain restaurants that you really like? Or do you avoid them at all costs?