Coconut PB tofu

Good Morning!  I started off my day yesterday with a 6 mile run & some Homeland!  Yup- I’ve still got a little more Homeland left.

I do need to thank you all for all your suggestions for my next “running dvd”.  I’ll have to make that decision eventually!

I had a bunch of errands to run, laundry to finish, etc.  Then as a special treat, I went downtown to meet Benji for lunch.  It was so nice to change our routines & have a great lunch!

Here was my lunch:  kale salad, cucumber & tomato salad, black bean vegan burgers & corn muffin.  IT was delicious!  I ate it all up.  Shared a little muffin with Benji & didn’t care for the dressing, as I preferred hot sauce, but it was really GREAT!  We ate at a place called Wishbone.  There were so many good choices on the menu.  This will definitely need to be a place to visit again!

Ran around some more & I was sure to have my new straw jar with me that I won from Kasey Surfs giveaway!

I really do love it!  I prefer glass, as I don’t like plastic & don’t like the tast of drinking out of metal.  This is my new favorite!  Thank you Kasey!

For dinner tonight, I played around with tofu!

I have a tofu press that I really like to use to save time!

It really is a great little gadget.  Got this one from Amazon!  It presses the tofu in about 5 minutes & does a great job!

Well, I pressed my tofu & then made this marinade:

Coconut PB Tofu

1 T Earth Balance coconut spread

1 T Earth Balance coconut peanut butter (crunchy)

2 t cayenne pepper

2 T Bragg’s liquid aminos

1 t garlic powder

Put the coconut spread & peanut butter in a pan & put in oven on 350 for 5 minutes to melt.

Add other seasonings & then add cubed tofu into pan.  Stir together to coat all tofu & bake in oven on 425 for 20 minutes (or desired consistency).

That’s it!  You can put over saad & it’s delicious!

Enjoy.

I’m off for a quick run before I get ready for work.

Do you exercise in the morning or evening?

**Don’t forget to enter the rafflecopter for Healthy Surprise, there are 2 days left!

WIAW #3

Good Morning…  I must tell you that I did forget to take some pictures for today’s post, but I’ll do my best!  Thank you Jenn at Peas & Crayons for hosting WIAW!!!

This is my quick go to breakfast when I am in a hurry.  I put it in a little mason jar yesterday a.m. so I could eat when I got to work.  No time to have breakfast at home yesterday.  I love this stuff though.  Have you ever had Be Real Cereals?

I like to have a mid morning snack, no time yesterday.  However, I did munch on a few of these ginger treats. I really am enjoying them.

Lunch was great!  I had lentil soup & salad with peanut dressing.

Had some popcorn for a mid afternoon snack to get me through til dinner.  I love my popcorn!

Had 1 million vegetable stew for dinner & I’m sure I’ll be having for many lunches this week as well!

Just needed some jelly beans after dinner- I just needed them while playing Monopoly with the boys.

I also had a special treat waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday:

How cute is this?

I won this great glass drinking jar from Kasey @ KaseySurfs via Bittersweet Lemonade.  THANK YOU- I love it!!!!

The funny thing is Kasey is the one who designed the cute additions to my blog.  She’s fantastic.  I’m not so savvy, nor artistic & Kasey came up with the additions to spruce it up a bit.  She’s willing & able to assist you with your blog “sprucing” if you need help.  Just contact her via her blog:  www.KaseySurfs.com.  You’ll be so happy that you did!  She’s easy to work with, reasonable, and SO HELPFUL!  Thank you for everything Kasey!!!

Don’t forget to enter the raffle for the Healthy Surprise giveaway!  It truly is great stuff.

I’ve got a busy day, but going to start it off with a run & some Homeland!  I’m addicted!

What show are you loving right now?

Meatless Monday

Today is Meatless Monday & I’ve got a GREAT soup & other stuff for you as well.

I made this lentil soup, with a few alterations of course!

I added a can of tomatoes & omitted the onions.  I added extra garlic gloves & hot sauce.

It’s really good & simple!

I also had some leftover salad that was amazing.  It’s kale, purple cabbage, fennel, spinach with this peanut salad dressing from Carrie on Vegan.

This dressing is really great!  Not the most appealing looking, but delicious!

I also made a few other things that I prepped for the week.  I love when I’m prepared for the week with my meals because then I know that I’ll be eating well & not just grabbing things in a hurry that I would otherwise not eat if I had healthy stuff prepared!

So, I made the lentil soup, peanut dressing, kombucha squash tots, have tofu ready with ingredients for a recipe, as well as ingredients for sweet potato/zucchini patties & vegie soup.  I’ll share all of these with you as the week continues.

I had a good workout yesterday while watching Homeland, of course!  Ran 4 miles, 40 “ball sit-ups” & 128 push ups with the use of my 100 Push Up app!  So excited to be part of the No More Girly Push Up Challenge!

As for the Healthy sELF challenge.  Today is tackle a nagging task day.  It seems to be the theme of many other bloggers lately for this one- cleanin out workout clothes drawer.  I simply throw my workout clothes in this drawer & have to dig when I want something.  I’ve been meaning to clean it, but haven’t taken the time, well this is the time!  It’s got to get done!

Tomorrow I’ll announce the winner of the Affresh cleaning supplies.  You’ve still got a little time left today if you haven’t entered the rafflecopter!

The next giveaway is from Healthy Surprise!  The snacks are really amazing.  I blogged about it here, so you can check it out again if you forgot!  The rafflecopter is up & ready.  This is definitely one not to miss.  There are great things in there that I’ve never seen before  & am so happy that you’ll now have a chance to try out these goodies as well.

Click on the Rafflecopter on the top right side of the page to enter!

Are you having a meatless Monday?

Another Challenge, healthy surprise & date night

So much to share, let’s start with another challenge that I found here!  It’s a fun challenge that started a few days ago, but you can still join.     

It’s so interesting that the goal is to do 100 push ups & I recently posted about the 100 push up app.  You can use that & get supported by a slew of other people as well.  I love challenges.  It’s good for my psyche as well as such a great motivator for me.  Do you like challenges?  Join in on the fun!  I started yesterday!

I also was so excited to get such a great box of goodies from Healthy Surprise!  They have a great philosophy…

-Check the ingredients-don’t count the calories

-Grains are not good (I’m not 100% in agreement with this one)

-When you eat, eat the good stuff

-Eat for Health, not from guilt

Checking the ingredients, not the calories is a way I live my life. I  try to eat healthfully & clean; meaning, that if I know what the ingredient is, then it’s ok to eat.  There are so many processed foods filled with so much “poison”, no wonder so many people are ill all the time!

You choose how big you want your box, how often you want it & of course the customer service is amazing.  You can call & let them know if you like or dislike & they’ll take care of you!  For me, a company is super when they have really great customer service, that makes a big differnence!

Love this company.  A few of the delicious goodies that came in the box are:

I’m going to be offering a giveaway very soon, so don’t forget to check back daily!  This is really one you want to win!

Last night was date night & such a treat!  It’s so nice when Benji & I get to go out by ourselves & enjoy each other.  We went to a Greek restaurant 2 other couples (cousins) & had such a nice time!  This is part of our healthy living, spending time togehter.  We still like each other, so it’s a treat for us :).  Some couples don’t really enjoy being together, but I’m lucky, I not only love my husband, I like him & enjoy his company.  Awwww.  Really, I do feel lucky.

(Gotta do something about this picture taking, I know, but, here’s a pic anyway)

Ok, enough mush, I know!

Had a good workout yesterday too…. Ran 5 miles, got 88 push ups in with my app & am working on 100 for the challenge, and did my ball sit ups.  I know I need to mix it up more, but I like my routine.  Hmmm, wonder what I’ll do next.

What’s your workout routine lately?