I Walk In This World

Hello friends!

I’m here.  Currently fighting the flu though. 

My life has dictated that I cut back on blogging for a bit.  I simply don’t have time, lol!  Work is really really busy.  Home is busy.  I’m house hunting (wee!).  And I’ve got a slew of family birthdays coming up in March that I’m trying to plan for.  Never fear, all is well.  I’m just swamped.

But there’s always time for coffee, right!

ETHICAL EATING SPOTLIGHT (or Ethical Drinking!)

Green Mountain Coffee sent me a sample of their Fair Trade, Organic Rain Forest Blend coffee to sample once I contacted them in an effort to promote their ethical stance to coffee production.

Their Story!

The goods.

This made an excellent cuppa coffee. 

Girlfriend gotta hairCUT!

Does she know how to Vogue or what?

Lastly, I wanted to mention that I met up with Lauren last Monday for coffee, and she is as sweet in person as she is on her blog!  I can’t wait to get together with her again.  And speaking of sweet, look at the goodies she brought me as a “welcome to PA” gift!

Her homemade granola which is amazing!

Because you always need chocolate.

Her very favorite white wine.

Ok, I gotta go lay down.  Sweat out this flu bug. 

xo

Er

Michael Pollan and Steve Ells, the founder and CEO of Chipotle, were both on Oprah yesterday, to discuss The Truth About Food and Eating with a Conscience. 

Um.  TOTALLY!!!!

Michael, Steve, Oprah…I’ve been blogging about Ethical Eating for a year now! 

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Contact info:  esavearth [at] gmail dot com

Breks this a.m.  Can you guess it??

• eggwhites with peppers
• veggie sausage
• Laughing Cow cheese
• whole wheat english muffin
• tin mug coffee

Last night I tuned in to the State of the Union address, and ordered up a cocktail from our bar.

• pomegranate seltzer
• chunks of mango
• ice

A delightful cocktail.  Who needs the vodka?!

I also whipped up a healthified version of one of my favorite childhood snacks…Haystacks!  All you need are these ingredients…

Melt together 3/4 cup of butterscotch chips and 2 Tablespoons PB.  Stir in 2-3 cups of the cereal.

Mound into little “haystacks” and refrigerate til firm.

It’s THAT easy.  And if you limit yourself to one of these dudes, the cals and fat aren’t too bad.

On my way to the gym I got sidetracked by this gorgeousness…

Srsly.  Is there anything cuter than a doggy snuggled up with a man????

Ran to the gym, did 30 mins LEVEL 12 (hills) on the elliptical and ran home and did 120 crunches.  Plus 10mins of at-home dumbbells for my arms.  I expect to look like this pretty soon.

I’m spoiled this week, in terms of dinner prep.  Pretty much I got to stand around reading magazines while Hubz got things going…

**Disclaimer**

I don’t like pork (unless it’s bacon).  But Hubz does.  So when I saw these super lean (organic) pork cuts at the store, I nabbed them for him.  Good wife, right?

But he did a nice job on these, and I managed to grumble my way thru the meat b/c I knew I was low on iron/protein for the day.

• lemon pepper organic pork tenderloin slice (notice it’s a deck of cards in size…the right portion!)
• green beans with toasted sunflower seeds
• tiny baked tater
• water

Here she is again, desperate to be included.  Beggar!

I have questions for my readers, especially ones who never post. 

1. Had you heard of Ethical Eating before reading my blog?
2. Has Ethical Eating become important has it become in your life?
3. What kinds of things would you want to see me include in future Ethical Eating posts?

Please.  Comment.  I need to know where y’all stand!

Ciao,

Erin

Newsflash, in case y’all weren’t paying attention. 

I almost didn’t post my Breks pictures out of shame for eating the same thing AGAIN. 

BUT. 

A lot of food bloggers eat the same oatmeal every morning and post those pictures, so I figured y’all can suffer another day of my eggwhites, lol.

• eggy whites
• peppers
• onions
• hot sauce
• LC cheese wedge
• english muffin – whole wheat
• coffee

Yeh.  I know.  The same lobster mug.  Look.  I’m a tired woman in the mornings.  I’m lucky I even take pictures let alone remember to mix it up for your viewing pleasure.

Hm.  It seems I have a lot of attitude today.

Wonder what that’s about?

Anyone STOKED for the President’s State of the Union address tonight?  I am.  I was a huge Obama supporter and campaigned and stuff for him.  I still support him. 

What I DESPISE is our Congress, for the most part.  I wish we could turn it upside down, shake out all the riff raff and old useless politicians, and start fresh.  And if they don’t get off their ass and pass some legislation BESIDES this healthcare debacle, I’m going to seriously reevaluate my political leanings and future support of candidates. 

Last night I did a solid 30 at the gym…elliptical Level 11 (random intervals) while reading my book.  Makes the time FLY.

Dinner. 

Question.  What goes best with a bowl of split pea soup?

PEAS of course!

Hubby gave me the stank eye while I was filling our bowls.

• split pea soup + egg noodles + 1 spicy black bean burger
• bowl of steamed peas
• toasted 8 grain bread
• water to drink

This was good, although the pea soup came from a little packet.  I think I coulda made a bit better one myself.  Hubz downed it tho, so I consider it a success.  I really am blessed to have a husband who puts up with my eating lifestyle and actually ENJOYS most of what we eat.

♥♥

Hey.

What’s this?

A breakfast that isn’t eggwhites?

*faint*

Yesterday I was so stoked to prep a breakfast that wasn’t eggwhite-based for y’all.  And I forgot to post it.

Yeh.  Good one, dumbass.

Anyway, have a look.

• Nature’s Path waffle topped with unsweetened coconut, 1 T Maranatha PB, flax seed, drizzle of maple
• side of mango chunks

And just in case anyone was worried how Hillary was surviving these cold PA winters…rest assured…she’s cozy.

What food are you stuck on right now?

Ciao,

Er

Let’s have some fun,
This beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.

Hold me and love me
Just want to touch you for a minute

Let’s play a love game,
Play a love game

Do you want love or you want fame?
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game?

So if you can ignore the more-than-obviously inappropriate lyrics for us to be singing to and dancing with our DOG, you can see how…

1. much we love our dog
2. much we love entertaining ourselves at our dog’s expense
3. much Hilldawg loves a Sick Beat and wishes she was Lady Gaga

You decide.

Last night I did 40 minutes of Detox Yoga.  It was, um, interesting.  And by interesting, I mean totally gay.  I had a hard time taking it seriously.  I felt powerful and relaxed afterward, but all that detoxing must have unleashed some bad shit because I had a panic attack about 5 minutes after stopping my practice. 

Not my idea of Zen.

I embraced my other mantra…“thank god for pills.”

I was in the WORST mood after that yoga practice.  Christ.  Totally not what I was hoping to feel.  So Hubby cheered my up by [see above pictures and lyrics].

Dinner was carbs!

Well, not ALL carbs.  Look at this salad!

Salad and leftover spinach and mushroom lasagna!  With a teeny piece of leftover Italian chicken sausage (free range organic).

• spinach and mushroom lasagna
• spinach and green leaf salad with carrot, tomato, croutons, chia seeds, roasted no salt sunflower seeds, goat cheese
• water to drink

YUMZ.

I spent the rest of the evening coveting home furnishings from the latest Pottery Barn catalog.  What is that they say about the 7 deadly sins??

What’s your big sin?!

Ciao,

Er