afternoon snack

kiwi, mango, whole wheat banana muffin

snack

Snack

Roasted red pepper hummus and stacys pita chips.

at the inn

We love to stay at the Inn on Biltmore when we visit Asheville.  Saturday afternoon we watched the sunset on the veranda.

There’s nothing like watching the sun set over the mountains on the day before my birthday.

a few snacks: wasabi peas, honey roasted nuts, multi-grain crackers

veggie salad:

zucchini bread

This was so delicious.  I used a recipe from Enlightened Cooking, a new cooking site I found when searching for a bread recipe.  We have an abundance of zucchini and squash from both our parents so, why not make bread out of it!  It was sweet and hearty and full of wonderful whole grains.  I used half whole wheat and half unbleached all purpose flour, and yellow squash.

chickpea salad

also a vegan’s faux “tuna” salad

Ingredients:

1 can garbanzo beans
2 Tbs celery
2 Tbs onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 Tbs of nutritional yeast
1 Tbs dill relish, 1 Tbs of juice
juice from half a lemon
3 Tbs of Vegenaise
1/4 tsp salt

Begin by mincing celery, onion, and garlic.  Into a bowl, combine first 4 ingredients and mash together.

Next, add rest of ingredients and mix together.  Top with green onions if desired.  Serves 2.

apple & pb

a typical afternoon snack:

and Elijah thought it was for him, as always:

taco salad

appetizers

Saturday night we had a small UFC party.  Here is the table with a few appetizers.  Hummus and chips, apples and crackers, grapes, and various nuts.

sourdough bread

This weekend, my friend brought me a whole loaf of sourdough bread that she made from scratch. I just had a piece for a snack, so delicious, thanks Cassie! She also made doggie biscuits for Elijah and he loves them. You can see her recipe also on her blog.