Satisfying Like Bagels , Chocolate And Good Cheese

There are very few foods that satisfy me like a bagel does.


A cheddar and herb bagel topped with old sharp and strong cheddar warmed in the toaster oven until the cheese is all melty and goey , but the bagel is not quite toasted. This always trumps over oatmeal messes

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Especially when the oeey gooey cheese came from the Cheese Factory near the cottage. The fresh cheddar that squeaks just like the cheese curd does is the bf's . Along with the cheese curd of course. While I adore reaaaaaaallly old cheddar, 6 year old is A-MAZING! 2 year old cheddar is much nicer for cooking and such when slicing is required. 6 year old is yummy and crumbly.

Like bagels, there are very few cookies that satisfy my chocolate cravings better than Martha Stewart's Double Chocolate Cookies.

I missed the boat on good lighting this afternoon, but trust me these are ooey gooey, filled with chocolate and the addition of Reese's Peanut Butter chips.
They remind me a lot of those big flat bakery cookies you would get at the grocery store bakery counter or perhaps even at Subway.


Is there a cookie that is just your ultimate , never fail to amazing you cookie?


What's your favorite kind of cheese?

Sad Smoothie

This face is the reason I just got back from a 3 mile dash of a walk on the creek path .

So pitiful Lily .

Rather than fix myself up at my vanity when I came back , I threw some laundry in, threw some consumables together and am now throwing this blog together :)

Yesterday there were veggies.
Wait.
When are there not veggies?

On my CSN bamboo cutting board, leftover chopped onions from Taco night , broccoli, carrot and some dirty mushrooms.

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Choppe and cleaned and slightly softened them in a skillet with some sunflower oil . I added a bit of chicken broth , fat free cream cheese and some pre cooked bow tie pasta.

Yum.

I love dishes that are filling and delicious but don't leave me feeling bloated and heavy . Especially in this heat.

After the dash, I thought a smoothie was in order. Thought being the key word here people.

Whole Food Vega Smoothie Mix ( I used probably 1 tbsp of the package)

Maranatha's Organic Smooth Peanut Butter ( 1 tbsp) YEY for my fav peanut butter being back in stock .

1/4 cup of 2 % Milk

1 frozen and unpictured banana

1/4 cup of chopped strawberries also unpictured

couple handfuls of baby spinach

I was surprised that what appeared to be about 1/4 of a blender full , filled up my sbux cup and a club glass.

I was also surprised that while this mix tasted amazing it made me feel very phelm-y . Perhaps it was the milk or combo of milk AND banana . I couldn't drink more than the club glass .



Ready to gnaw off my hand at this point, I grabbed the quickest thing . A cheddar and herb bagel from Superstore's bakery section, and smeared half of it with herb and garlic cream cheese.

I paired it with a homemade iced coffee in yet another starbucks cup ( I have all the cute ones ) because I need fuel and it's too hot for, hot coffee.

What's your favorite smoothie mix ?

What items do you hate in your smoothie ?