CooCoo for CoCoNut!

I have missed u guys!!! I feel like I haven't blogged in forever :( This weekend I was super busy, it involved some seriously needed cuddling (with Rusty), sleeping relaxing, cooking, partying with friends, sleeping,  food shopping, eating, and school work.

Yeah I know,  school work???  Being the the big procrastinator that I am,  I pushed off the studying of a 6 chapter test until Sunday!! The test was this morning and I don't think I did that well. Seriously, who gives a test the first day after Spring Break???

It's not my fault, right ;) 

Any who! I hope your weekend and Monday were lovely :) I am back in O-town, back in school, and back to my routine. Today I had class till noon, went grocery shopping, and met up with my friend Naomi to  get stuff for our  St. Patty's Day celebrations!! Check out the cute bow tie and the rocking glasses. 

I am going to look like a total goof-ball hottie! 

How are you going to celebrate St. Patty's Day? I am going to a block part-ay with some friends! I will probably have tons of green beer, or a green monster, or both ;) 

I couldn't come back to O-town without visiting Whole Foods with my momma. I loaded up on loads of goodies (you will see throughout the week!) and I finally got this! 

I am literally CooCoo for Coconut!! This was my first time trying Coconut Butter, and I am in love. I cant wait for all the lovely concoctions I will make with it!

Have you tried Coconut Butter? If so,  do you have any fun recipes? 

I am off to pump some iron (iron =10 lbs free weights )  ;)  Happy Tuesday!! 

Brown Bread- High Fiber & Low Calorie

Hope you are all having an awesome start to your weekend :)

After my no rise bread experience many of you lovely bloggies provided me with some kick-ass bread recipes. I could not help myself but give this sweet bread a shot, thanks Ercia for the recipe!

Brown Bread

• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup honey 
• 1 1/2 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup dates, I chopped up 6 dates  
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vinegar, add to milk

1. In a separate bowl combine egg and honey and mix together. 

2. In a larger bowl mix in all dry ingredients. 

3. Add honey & egg mixture to the dry ingredients. 

4. Add milk & vinegar to bowl. 
5. Add chopped up dates, raisins, or walnuts. I chopped up about 6 dates, and added a bit of walnuts that I had. 

6. Pour mixture into a 9x5 bread pan. 

7. Place in oven at 350 degrees for about 40- 45 minutes. 


The result : 

As you can see this bread was welcomed by the family ;) 

I really enjoyed it! This bread is not only good but it is high in fiber and low in calories. The bread makes 12 servings and  I calculated that per serving this bread has about 130 calories, not too shabby huh! 

How has your weekend been so far? 

Apple Pie B-fast and Green Monster Salad

 Tis' Thursday cuties!!

How was your Hump-Day? Mine was not too shabby ;) The gym visit rocked! I focused on legs and did 2 miles of interval running on the treadmill. As soon as I was done with the workout, I made it a point to really stretch out legs because lately they have been hurting. Although I am not a fan of stretching, I have come to realize that it makes the world of difference when you stretch. That is why I am making an attempt to stretch a lot more and incorporate yoga to my workout routine. I blame many of my running injuries on my lack of flexibility. Through yoga I know I will stretch a lot more and hopefully in the long run improve my flexibility :)  Check out this article that talks about the yoga benefits of flexibility.

I met up with an uncle from Colombia. He came to Miami for a dermatologist conference and look at all the goodies he got my mom and I!  Talk about skin care heaven :) 

This morning my sweet tooth was kicking, so I decided on an apple pie yogurt mess! 

• caramelized apples (sprinkled some cinnamon and popped them in the microwave for 1 minute) 
• Greek Yogurt 
• Crumbled Apple Pie Larabar 
• Agave 

It was so good!  The mix of the warm apple, cold yogurt, and crunchy Larabar were just divine. 

For lunch I was in the mood for some greens (literally). I made a delicious and hearty Green Salad: 

• cucumber 
• spinach
• celery 
• tuna 
• salt & lots of pepper 

I made my own kick-ass dressing! (some agave, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper).

Well chicas I am off to run some errands. Hope you are having an awesome Thursday!!!