I know I've been slacking tremendously on my posting, and it does pain me as I really do love sitting on the couch at night and writing my posts, but I just haven't had the motivation to lately. I've been making new and wonderful breakfasts' everyday, and even my pictures have sort of been slacking which makes me sad... but I guess when you get in slumps, you get in all around slumps and that's whats happening here. The thing is, I want to get a couple of posts out to you guys this weekend, because... as of next Thursday I will not be readily available to the internet as I am going on vacation. Where am I going on vacation you ask? Korea. I had mentioned it months back that I was going to Korea... but, well, I'd never written about it on here, but Jordan and I had broken up, and irrational me cancelled my ticket. However, seeing as we are still very amicable, I thought it would still be fun to take a trip there. I've always wanted to see Asia (Thailand being my number one), but having someone there makes it nice, especially someone who I feel so comfortable with. I am looking very forward to this trip, as it is very much needed.
We finished shooting Blue Mountain State Season 3 two weeks ago, and it's not that it was a difficult show to work on by any means... but after working long hours everyday it gets tiresome very quickly, especially when you are not rejuvenating properly with sleep. I found that by the end of the pilot we finished before this show I was so insanely burnt out I needed a vacation because my brain was seriously crying hard. This show was a blast, I met some of the most amazing people in Montreal, and had the time of my life, but there was also some... office drama that really got to me, and just escaping is going to be nice. Unfortunately once I return from Korea, October 4th, I will be returning back home to Ontario, which to be honest I'm not entirely gung-hoe about... but that's life. Right now it's looking like I won't have a job until January either... unless by some lucky fluke I get on The Chronicles of Riddick, but I very much doubt that right now. However, it'll be nice to take some time off, because, fingers crossed, January I will be working in Quebec City, until April, and then be back in Montreal for Blue Mountain State Season 4, until then we shall see though.
One thing I'm very much looking forward to when coming back home is seeing my baby boo, Izzy. I haven't seen my kitty in five months going on six, and out of this whole experience of living away she's the thing I miss the most, okay fine you're in there too daddy-ola, as I know you'll read this and be sad :P. I cannot wait to go home, and be able to sleep since I'll have my little munchkin at the end of my bed! That and... I bought a Vespa! On the show they rode 9 Vespa's for like 30 seconds, and because they bought them they re-sold them. Luckily for me, my mom has a high position and I ended up being one of the lucky few who got to snag one (along with my mother). What's even more fun is the fact that they were all custom painted, mine is beautiful lavender, while my mom's is cool mint! My first "vehicle", and I cannot wait to get my little tush on the back of it, woohoo!
Okay, okay, have I talked enough yet? I think so, my fingers are getting sore and I'm actually wanting to do my work out, so I want to post a few of the smoothies that I've recently been enjoying for breakfasts/snacks/post work-out meals. Now one of my all time favourite oatmeal's that I've posted on my blog was the Tangelo Creamsicle Overnight Oats, as they replicated my childhood favourite summer treat. I had been craving those oats again, but didn't really want a bowl of oats so I figured I would make it into an overnight smoothie, which was perfect. The same flavours were used, just this time it was to be drank instead of eaten, smart idea Sam, very smart!
Creamsicle Smoothie
Recipe inspired from here
- 1 orange, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup frozen strawberries (just because I wanted to twist it up)
- 2-4 tbsp oats
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- Coconut flakes to garnish
Place all of your ingredients in a bowl, stir and cover overnight. In the morning give your ingredients a whirl in the blender until everything is well incorporated, et voila!
Orange Pecan Smoothie
With all this being said, as you can see above I even started adding oranges to my smoothies, and not just the juice, but the whole orange. This smoothie was made because... my orange stock was well, overwhelmingly huge (in a good way), but I wanted to use some up so I could go out and buy more fresh ones. I'd also taken some pecans from work so I wanted to make a smoothie with them for a beautiful nutty flavour. Well, this was delicious, no, actually that's an understatement. I can't even really describe the unison of the flavours, but it was a perfect medley and was very much enjoyed, yummm!
Ingredients:
- 1 medium orange, peeled
- A teeny bit of orange peel
- Handful of pecans between 12-14
- 1 large banana, frozen
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
Place all your ingredients in your blender, give them a whirl until you've reached desired consistency. Pour into your glass and picture yourself on a tropical island.
Mango Orange and Coconut Smoothie
I've mentioned it before and I'll say it again, I consider myself to be 95% vegan. I bake and cook only vegan foods, but once in a while I indulge (I really dislike vegan ice cream, and sometimes I just want that sinful delicious ice cream that I love so much), in this category is also Greek yoghurt. One thing I discovered this summer, after depriving myself from... satisfying yofhurt for far too long (3/4 cup of yoghurt at 50 calories, filled with aspartame and gelatin thanks but no thanks), with Greek yoghurt there may be skim milk, but there isn't the disgusting addition of gelatin.
This summer, not only did I fall in love with Greek yoghurt, I also explored the different flavours from mango and orange, maple syrup, date and fig, mocha, blackberry, and others... and was just in heaven. Truthfully the one I thought I would love the most (mango and orange) was my least favourite. With that being said though, it did make one heck of an amazing smoothie which I seriously craved for many days... so had to indulge a few times. Adding yoghurt to your smoothie takes it to a whole new level (this week I've been adding silken tofu, which I find gives the same result), but the fact that it was already mango and orange flavoured was perfect since I didn't have mangoes on hand. This smoothie was a milkshake, it was sinful, and indulgent yet healthy, mmm!
Ingredients:
Give everything a whirl in your blender. Sit, gulp, enjoy.
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
Last but certainly not least, one fantastical smoothie. This is the smoothie that inspired me to continue adding oats to my smoothies. I'd had oats in my smoothies before, but having banana + oats, and allowing them to sit overnight makes the smoothie thick and just all around delicious, almost like a very thick milkshake. We all know how fantastic peanut butter and banana is, peanut butter oatmeal cookies too, which means that this is basically a no brainer as to how this smoothie is going to turn out. What I like about overnight smoothies is that, your ingredients are already together in the morning, all you have to do is add them to your blender and poor (snap a picture or two if you're a blogger), otherwise it's basically read in one minute and is utterly wonderful.
Ingredients:
Place all of your ingredients in a bowl, stir and cover overnight. In the morning give your ingredients a whirl in the blender until everything is well incorporated, et voila!
This summer, not only did I fall in love with Greek yoghurt, I also explored the different flavours from mango and orange, maple syrup, date and fig, mocha, blackberry, and others... and was just in heaven. Truthfully the one I thought I would love the most (mango and orange) was my least favourite. With that being said though, it did make one heck of an amazing smoothie which I seriously craved for many days... so had to indulge a few times. Adding yoghurt to your smoothie takes it to a whole new level (this week I've been adding silken tofu, which I find gives the same result), but the fact that it was already mango and orange flavoured was perfect since I didn't have mangoes on hand. This smoothie was a milkshake, it was sinful, and indulgent yet healthy, mmm!
Ingredients:
- 1 large banana, frozen
- 1/4 cup Liberte mango and orange yoghurt
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup water
Give everything a whirl in your blender. Sit, gulp, enjoy.
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 2 heaping tbsp oats
- 1/2 cup soy milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 heaping tbsp peanut butter
- 1 large banana, frozen
Place all of your ingredients in a bowl, stir and cover overnight. In the morning give your ingredients a whirl in the blender until everything is well incorporated, et voila!
Do you like to switch up your smoothies?
Or do you usually make the same ones over and over again?
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