Food for Friday – trying new things

For the first time ever I explored the World Market. I took the boys with me, so I didn’t take as much time as I wanted to check everything out. There is SO much stuff there, I love it!

This trip we only got a couple snacks. The boys were hungry from a morning at the museum and I just wanted to try something new. So we this is what we came home with:

[as you can see we dove right in after we bought them]

[I have a huge chip problem!!]

We LOVE the licorice, so soft and delicious! There were a few more flavors, and I think I might have to try them all pretty soon!! Definitely a new favorite candy.

The chip bag was practically impenetrable. Thank goodness it had a little tear thing on the top, but that only produced a little mouse hole. I had to get the scissors to open it the right way. They are interesting, in a good way. The flavor wasn’t as strong as I was expecting (you know, doritos style flavor) but they were still good, especially for “healthy chips”. 

For dinner the other night my man made these sandwiches. So so good! It is a Chicken, Bacon & Avocado sandwich:

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Chicken Bacon Avocado Sandwiches

*1 can chicken (or you can go fresh, I like how easy the canned chicken makes my life!)
*5-8 slices cooked turkey bacon, crunched
*1/4 – 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
*Ranch dressing, as desired
*1 Avocado, sliced
*Ciabatta rolls, I prefer mini’s!

Mix chicken, bacon, cheese & ranch together in a bowl. Put slices of avocado on a ciabatta roll topped with the chicken/bacon mixture. Enjoy! (you could also toast the bread for an deliciously crispy sandwich)

***makes 10-12 mini ciabatta sandwiches

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I’m trying new breads for sandwiches, rather than just the boring old regular bread. Our latest was these mini ciabatta rolls. They make perfect little sandwiches (see above!). I found these at Walmart, but I’m sure you can get them anywhere. Mini’s just make it so much more fun to eat. Weird, I know!

My top 5 favorite songs [right now]

In no particular order:

--->Live Like a Warrior - Matisyahu
--->Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
--->Just give me a reason - P!nk (featuring Nate Ruess)
--->Feel this moment - Pitbull (featuring Christina Agulara)
--->‘Till I collapse - Eminem

A couple runner ups that I just found and kinda really like

*Fall Down - Will.I.Am (featuring Miley Cirus)
*Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell)

    (Here are some of them, Playlist.com didn’t have all of the songs available)
  What song(s) are you lovin’ these days?

Take time to throw some rocks

Biking is so my deal lately. Lovin’ it! Last summer I didn’t ride as much because little B man was only 4-6 months old and as the overprotective mother than I am sometimes, I didn’t want to leave him in the bumpy bike stroller, squished by his older brother. This year is a totally different story, well, he is still squished by his older brother.

One thing I need to get use to is riding on the RIGHT side of the road (with traffic). I’m so use to being on the LEFT side (against traffic) when I run. It’s a habit I need to break, takes a lot of concentration when I’m riding ;)

My boys are a great support team. It’s fun having them with me, talking to me along the way, giving me the extra weight so I get stronger . They are troopers too. The ride starts out fun and exciting for them. But after an hour, they are so bored. Little B man is usually asleep by then and little G man is singing to himself and making crazy noises. My last ride I stopped and took some time for them to smell the roses throw some rocks.

[can you spot the boys down by the bank? kinda hard to see them]

Both of them are all boy, through and through. If there are sticks, rocks, dirt, mud – they are all over it. They had a blast spending 20 minutes throwing rocks in the water and getting dirty.

It was pretty peaceful too. Nice to take a little break from my hour and a half ride.

Don’t I live in such a pretty place?! I’m sure anywhere you go there is at least a little beauty, but I swear everywhere you go around here is just awesome! This is half a block away from an elementary/middle school.

I challenge you to take some time to smell the roses, or throw rocks on your next run or ride!

motivation for ya

I was going through my old running binder and found this motivational poem/thought/whatever-you-wanna-call-it. An old friend of mine wrote it a few years ago and I’ve always really liked it.

Today’s picture & quote

Little G man was playing and I was half listening to him while doing some other stuff. I heard him grunt in effort, then he said, “uugh, you’re a heavy little guy.”

This is what I found: