Category: Snacks

Weekend Eats

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Yesterday I spent Mother’s Day with my mom and grandma. In true fashion, food was our main priority. 

We had brunch at The Root Cafe in downtown Little Rock. Such a delicious way to start the day. 


I had the Root Benny. Poached eggs on a bed of local greens with thinly sliced ham and homemade hollandaise sauce. We shared the yogurt parfait and a plate of French toast. 

So so so good. If you haven’t been to the Root Cafe, you have my official endorsement. And no, they didn’t pay me to say that. I just love everything they make. 

After brunch, we hit the Bernice Garden Farmers Market. I got a load of fresh Arkansas strawberries, yellow squash and broccoli. 

Super excited to incorporate those items into this week’s meals. 

I’m feeling a stir fry or Italian moment coming. I’ve been thinking about lasagna today. Or a veggie packed noddley stir fry. Maybe I will whip up a couple of strawberry shortcakes. 

What sounds good for supper?

How Does Your Garden Grow

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Y’all, this is the first year I’ve planted a real garden. 

Boyfriend’s backyard had a very sad, overgrown raised garden bed, and after hours of laborious love we have nursed it back to health. 


Yes, we did get rainbow colored tomato cages. Because life is too short for regular tomato cages. 

In the garden, we planted Buttercrisp lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, cucumbers, yellow squash, basil, dill, lavender and cat nip. 

We’ve placed insect repellent flowers throughout to help manage it. 

I’ve fertilized it once with organic plant food. And I’m impatiently waiting for fruit. 

So far, I’ve only trimmed the basil a couple of times, the lettuce once. What a nerve wrecking process that was. Lettuce is fickle. And it needs a ton of water. 



But I love coming home from work to check on it. It’s such a cool thing to grow your own food. My future salads will taste so good. 

I am really excited to share about my garden. It’s such a huge part of my life right now, and it will play a major role in the food I create in the upcoming months. 

Tell me about your garden. Do you have one/want one? What’s in it? How does it look right now? Feel free to post and share in the comments. Or on Facebook because I have that now. 😊

She Only Eats Eggs

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I should have called this blog When I Grow Up I’ll Only Make Eggs.

Partly because it’s true.

I do make other stuff. I have the ability to create lots of pretty, delicious food. But I don’t want to eat the same thing for a solid week.

So when I’m feeling lazy and want something good to eat that will keep me full, I make eggs. Omelettes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs.

When I started writing this, I had every intention to create new and exciting recipes. But true to form, I’ve only posted pictures of eggs.

Let’s not change things up now.

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An omelette with cherry tomatoes, orange bell pepper, shallots, power greens, lots of white cheddar cheese and salsa.

Breakfast for dinner. My favorite way to have breakfast, unless it’s Sunday brunch.

But after work today, I stopped by my favorite coffee shop, and I picked up one of their ridiculously delicious brownies.

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I had that and a nap directly after work. And I consider that to be a golden opportunity. Brownies and naps. Perfection.

And don’t worry about the eggs. I will start making other stuff once it gets cold outside. Soups, chili, casseroles, chicken pot pies. But I’m sure there will be more breakfast treats in there, too.

Snacky Supper

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Some days you just don’t want to cook.

I get it. Totally. 

Today was one of those days for me. 

So when I’m feeling lazy, I make snacky suppers. A hodgepodge of things to satisfy my lazy bones. 

  
This is kind of a sad version of it. But it was still delicious and exactly what I wanted. 

  • Pepperoni 
  • Sesame crackers
  • White sharp cheddar cheese 
  • Herb goat cheese

There also was a side of red wine. A heart healthy addition. 😉

Strawberry Ice Cream Protein Smoothie

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It’s hot outside.

Like real hot.

So hot that it’s all you can think about hot. 

And when it gets that hot, I crave something cool. 

And the first thing that comes to mind is ice cream. 

But ice cream isn’t the healthiest option. So I improvised. And didn’t use ice cream at all. 

  
What you need:

  • Frozen whole strawberries 
  • Frozen mango pieces
  • A banana
  • Vanilla protein powder
  • Unsweetened almond milk

Put a handful of mango and a handful of strawberries into the blender. Cut the banana into four pieces, and toss in a packet of your favorite vanilla protein powder. 

I used SFH Pure from Whole Foods, which is the only brand of protein powder I like. And I’ve tried a lot of brands. 

Then pour some almond milk on top of everything and start the blender. Don’t use too much almond milk at first so you can add more to get the proper consistency of ice cream. 

I didn’t measure anything. I just eyeballed it, and it made enough for two people. 

It’s the perfect summertime healthy treat.