Hello! I’m happy that Monday’s work day is over – it was a weird one on my end. I don’t have all that short of a week, I basically just have Thursday off and the option to use vacation time to take Friday off (which I may do in order to get some packing done) but the holiday is certainly making the work atmosphere different.
Breakfast was the usual. So even though there are no veggies pictured in this post – I did get some in this morning and I plan to do so again for dinner.
I went home for lunch to make some headway on all the Thanksgiving dishes I’m making this week. I made a quick Cranberry Apple Sauce for my work pot luck tomorrow and it turned out great!
I got the recipe from the cooking class I went to last week, so I don’t think I should publish the recipe. But if you want it, just email me and I’ll send it over to you! It’s really delicious and can be served warm or cold, which is great because that means you can make it ahead of time or last minute. Plus, it’s vegan 
I have some leftover cranberries, so I think I might have to make some cranberry muffins if I have time! Since when did I become a person who likes to bake? Changes are a brewin’ my friends.
For my actual lunch I whipped up some oats in a jar.
The jar contained: 1/2 cup oats, squirt of agave, one under-ripe banana (ick), and the residual peanut butter. It was pretty good, but it didn’t hold me over as long as oats usually do for some reason.
I broke into my snack at around 3 p.m. I got some Greek Gods greek yogurt on sale this weekend.
So I paired it with some pomagranite arils.
I’m not sure this pom was in it’s prime though, because the arils were a lot darker than the ones I’ve been seeing all over the blogs lately. It was my first time eating/cutting one, and I made a huge mess. It seriously looked like a murder scene in the kitchen! The end result was pretty tasty though.
I’m about to head out – I’ve got to get my sweet potatoes baked up so they can cool while I’m at my doctor’s appointment tonight. I hate going to the OBGYN, but it’s a necessary evil I guess. Sigh.
What does your week look like? When does the weekend start for you?
Poms always create a giant mess for me too. My shirt is splattered with red and so is the counter.
im so glad you like skippy natural.. i thought the blog world would hate me for it.. i LOVE that PB!
I am with you. Under ripe bananas are nasty. Give me over ripe please!
The applesauce looks fabulous!
Mmmm…that cranberry applesauce looks divine! Yum!
love your overflowing oats in a jar. i’m leaving for boston wednesday!!!
My week is starting to look pretty crazy – lunch and dinner out tomorrow, Thanksgiving prep after work on Wednesday, baking Thursday morning, Thanksgiving festivities all afternoon/evening and then I drive home to Pittsburgh for the weekend to see my dad and go to my high school reunion. Good thing I’ve stocked up on things like Clif Bars, fresh fruit and greek yogurt so I don’t have to plan my meals too much!
Thanksgiving is over in Canada, so the weekend is just a usual one.
I have learned the trick to taking the arils out – you cut the POM in half, and stick the halfs in a giant bowl of water. Then in the water you push the rounded part of the POM and brush all the arils out. They come out really nicely, and no mess!
that pomegranate looks delicious! and i’m sorry your week isn’t that short :- but i have an exam tomorrow..ughh
xxo
shelley
http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
the pom was most likely slightly underripe…i have had that same problem!
ummm i tried to comment on your last post, but the internet went out. what i wanted to say is lady gaga is a total diva and besides the faux-oral, i didn’t find adam’s performance to be so controversial. i guess that means i am a huge whore…whatevs
yay for discovering a love of cooking…me too! i can’t wait to whip up another pumpkin cheesecake this year. have a fab day lady!
Skippy Natural is my favorite plain peanut butter (plain as in not a PB&Co crazy PB
) My weekend starts tomorrow at 3:30 and I am already starting the countdown. Hope your week flies by!
hahah the mental image of a murder scene from poms had me giggling. i am taking a 4 day weekend and couldn’t be more excited! i think you should take friday off too
great looking apple cran sauce!
ahhh I am so close to being thru with my jar of PB, i cannot wait to make oats in a jar again
ahh the OBGYN…certainly necessary evil!!
weekend starts tomorrow!!! we’re going to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving, and I”m ready!