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!

It's May Now, No More SNOW

I kid you not, there are still mentions of the "S" word in our weather forecasts...after we just had a few days in the 70s with gorgeous blue skies and wispy white clouds, where I could go outside in flip flops and play with the brown dogs, let the sun shine on my pale skin and absorb that Vitamin D....and now it could potentially snow again.

I'm not sure why the settlers even stayed through one winter here, I would have loaded up my wagon, rounded up my children and oxen and headed West to the beach or something.

I've officially switched to iced coffee, what I prefer in the summer- and I have NO intention of going back to hot coffee until October or something.

Breakfast was Blood Orange flavor Greek Yogurt and clementines!

I was on an orange kick I guess :)

Yesterday for lunch I had a leftover hamburger from Sunday night grilling, man those Costco patties are huge, next time we plan to slice them in half for sure! Not pictured was more of my delicious watermelon that the bf and I will be eating for DAYS because we have so much- but hey I'm not complaining!

For dinner I wanted to grill, something I've done maybe twice now in my life but I think I might enjoy it! I always thought grilling was a "man job" because growing up, my dad was usually the one who grilled, grills are big and scary and hot and have propane and it just seems like something the boy should do.  But recently I have started to think that it is kinda fun and I want to do it too. So I grilled up some BBQ chicken, grilled some romaine with garlic and Parmesan cheese and had my absolute favorite garlic pull-aparts from Target- which I know aren't very healthy but with grilled chicken and lettuce I just wanted a little something extra :)

Oh, and the other night we went to this grain and feed store to pick up fertilizer for our lawn- we laid sod last spring and we are worried it isn't coming back so we wanted to give it some food. Anyways this little gem of a store is right in the middle of a bigger suburb but it feels like it should be out in the country. It's adorable, and sitting outside guarding the loading dock to the barn building was this little precious baby, I will call him Figaro..not even sure if its a boy or girl, but nonetheless, he is Figaro. I wanted to pet him because I adore cats but he got a little nervous and ran away from me.

Anyhoo, hope ya'll had a good Tuesday and have a wonderful May Day...isn't it like the day you are supposed to bring flowers to people's doors or something? Well I totally would if we even HAD any flowers !!