Can't Stop Grilling

I have been getting a bit tired of my berries/cereal/greek yogurt breakfast and so I have been working to switch it up this week. I decided to thaw some wheat pancakes I  made in a big batch and froze a while ago. I adapted This Recipe but added some vanilla protein powder, PB2 and half whole wheat flour, half buckwheat flour. I think they are super filling and yummy. On the side I had some fresh strawberries and fat free cool whip. I obviously was so ravenous for these that I forgot to take a picture until I had mostly consumed the three pancakes. They are really that good, they freeze well and thaw easily overnight in the fridge. I am running low though so must be time to make some more!

For lunch I had a store bought salad I picked up at Target on Tuesday after work. There is a restaurant called D'Amico and Sons in my area and they stock our Super Target with yummy salads, wraps and sandwiches in the deli. There is one salad that I simply cannot get enough of. It has chicken, apple, cheese and walnuts with a yummy poppy seed dressing. So picked one up and enjoyed it for lunch!

While I was on my business trip last week, the bf made his own dinner, which I was pleased about instead of him just ordering out every night...BUT he made his own dinner in my favorite mixing bowls, didn't really rinse them out and left them in the dishwasher dirty for a couple days before the dishwasher got full and was run. Well needless to say my little plastic bowls had mildew or mold or something on them. SO I was pleasantly surprised and way more excited than I should be over bowls when he ordered me replacements and they arrived yesterday!!! These bowls are even better because they are cute bright colors and have nice pouring spouts, double win!

And now to the good stuff: GRILLING

I think I am obsessed with using the grill now, all I think about is looking for things I can grill. Last night I grilled turkey  hot dogs, the bf had been asking for hot dogs and we thought a snow storm would ruin or grilling plans, but luckily it only rained a bit and then stopped around supper time. WOOHOO Grilling time!!!
So I grilled us some Johnsonville turkey dogs for dinner. I had also made a pasta salad they day before in preparation and had more watermelon again. The bf like the hot dogs even though they were turkey and didn't seem to mind the wheat buns :) it's the little things that count.
Now I need more ideas for grilling, especially different veggies ideas I can grill. Off to Pinterest I go!

I Like Beverages and Sandwiches

Monday is here! YAY!!!

just kidding.

I'm tired and part of it is anticipation of BEING tired because tomorrow morning I have to wake up at 4am! I'm going on a business trip :) which is fun except for the whole working from 4am to 9pm thing. Hopefully I can tough it out and make good food choices and enjoy my trip. I will be sure to share highlights from my East Coast adventure this week 

This weekend was good for me, except we did get a whole bunch of snow Thursday into Friday so our deck looked like this. 

Gross

On Saturday the bf and I had Potbelly sandwiches for lunch, I got grilled chicken with extra lettuce on wheat.

I also got to drink a new beverage, I love these sparkling waters from Target and they now have some new flavors, this was strawberry lemonade and it was really refreshing!

Saturday night the bf and I went out to Bostons and I got cocktails! I haven't had a mixed drink in years, I honestly don't even remember the last time we went out and I drank something other than beer or wine, lol I'm such a lightweight. But I wanted something with soda so I had vanilla vodka/diet coke...it was good :)

On Sunday I decided to try the "Fruit Floes" I got at Trader Joes

I thought they would be like popsicles, but I had no idea they would have chunks of shredded fruit in them...I did NOT like this. The flavor was really good but I like to lick popsicles and not bite them, I have sensitive teeth and can't bite them. Therefore random chunks of shredded fruit were all sticking out and getting in my mouth and it was just gross. I had a little then gave the rest to my brown dogs, they liked it haha

And the sun FINALLY came out in MN, got up to 40 something degrees...although I've heard rumors of another 6-9 inch snow storm coming tonight...OY 

(don't look at my double chin, that was a bad angle to take a photo at, I should know better)