Off the Grid Dinner Date

The plan for tonight was to cook dinner, play board games, and watch house flipping shows. On the walk to the store to pick up groceries, we called an audible. The glowing lights, the savory smells of 20+ food trucks and and the sounds of all the people having fun derailed our low-key night in. 

The thing about food trucks is that you're always subject to severe food and drink envy because there is no way to have everything. Death by indecision. The no-brainer was the Magnolia Proving Ground IPA, San Francisco's finest.  

The other no-brainer was The Chairman's Coca Cola braised pork steam buns. We knew ourselves enough to know we weren't going to be those people in the 50-deep line for a lobster roll or the new Korean BBQ truck, so we opted to split some chicken and veggie dumplings in spicy vinegar sauce. Then the sub-zero temperatures hit (at least 52 with a breeze!) Yep, fall is here... and it's time to call it a night!

Clearly a steam bun and a dumpling isn't quiiite enough for a growing girl. So on a Safeway run to grab a banana, Nathan couldn't resist the cinnamon scented pine cones. Now autumn has really made it's presence known in my apartment. 

To top it off, some sourdough toast with peanut butter, banana and pumpkin... heavy on the cinnamon. 

Gratitude journal entry: In case it wasn't obvious...I'm grateful for all things fall!

Overnight Oats

I used to have oatmeal almost every morning, but in the summer a bowl of hot oats is too much to handle. This was a refreshing alternative! 
Right after dinner last night, I put together a bowl of “overnight oats” and left it in the fridge overnight to do its thing.

The mixture:
1/3 cup old fashioned oats
1/3 cup plain yogurt
2/3 cup almond milk (or any other kind of milk)
splash of vanilla
pinch of salt


This morning I topped mine with half a sliced banana, frozen mixed berries (thawed), granola and shaved coconut. On the side, I had a glass of lemon water, which I read on back to her roots is supposed to be good for digestion and purification.
Speaking of healthy, I went for a run after work today (I’m trying to keep it up!). Unfortunately, running was hard today. Some days are just harder than others. So it was brief and ended with a 20 minute homemade workout in my room using moves such as this:

and:

Since dinner was still a couple hours away, I made an afternoon snack: cherry and grape tomatoes, torn basil, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar and basil olive oil. It felt indulgent because of my for goat cheese. Dinner tonight is at one of my favorite fast-casual restaurants! Surfside.