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Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal

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Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal

Are you sick of my oatmeal posts yet? Didn’t think so. Fun fact: The reason I got hooked on healthy living blogs way back when was because of Kath’s oatmeal. That’s just the truth. She helped me rediscover my love for oats and explore ways to make it fun (and pretty). If you’ve never checked out her Ode to Oats Page…I highly recommend it!

I woke up Friday morning in an extremely peppy mood and decided I was going to bring an oatmeal bake into work. I used the exact same recipe as THIS, but used blackberries instead of mix berries!

Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal

I love when the berries bleed into the bake. Serious #nom

Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal

Pretty sure I got the thumbs up on this recipe because I left work with an empty pan!

Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal
Blackberry Almond Baked Oatmeal

I think if I had to choose one meal that I was going to eat for the rest of my life, it would be oatmeal bake topped with Chobani and drizzled with peanut butter. However, last night’s dinner would definitely be in my top 5…Blake and I stayed in and made a semi-homemade dinner.

We picked up a rotisserie chicken and stir fried a bunch of fresh veggies including brussel sprouts, green beans, onions, and mushrooms. The fact that Blake likes vegetables makes me happy.

It’s something about rotisserie chicken that I just love. Maybe it’s the convenience of not having to cook the chicken? My favorite way to eat it is with a little bit of honey drizzled on top.

Anyways, this is going to be one heck of a crazy week. Tests, Papers, Midterms..EEK. Good thing Spring Break starts on Friday. Did I mention I am visiting the sister in Boulder for a long weekend? She gives me an excuse to go to Colorado at any chance I have. I can not wait to see her, I mish her :/Happy Sunday!

If you had to choose one meal to eat for the rest of your life..what would it be?

What is your favorite condiment to use with chicken?

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Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

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Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

It’s right here! Match Foodie Finds 10.0. What is that this, AOL?There aren’t actually any new options, somewhat only a new design. I attempted to compile all your superb strategies and provide you with a design that:

1. Has inexperienced in it

2. Has a pop of coloration

3. Stays constant with FFF branding and incorporates circles

4. Is easy and readable

5. Suggests FFF is about meals AND health primarily based on coloration

In any case, should you take a look at the highest of the left column, you will note some cute little icons I designed in illustrator. For those who’re not already following me on Twitter and Pinterest. DO IT!

Blueberry Oat

In honor of my new design…OATMEAL BAKE

Blueberry Oatmeal Bake
Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

*Serves ~6

Ingredients for Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

  • 2 massive bananas, sliced
  • 1 1/2C blueberries
  • 3C rolled oats
  • 3C almond milk
  • 3C water
  • 1/4C honey

**Bake at 365 for 25-Half-hour

Blueberry Oatmeal Bake
Blueberry Oatmeal Bake
Blueberry Oatmeal Bake

If I had been to do a publish about “Random Issues You Wish to Know About Lee…”

What questions would you ask?

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Happy National Oatmeal Day!

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You heard that right…There is a full day dedicated to Oatmeal and it’s TODAY! 

My love affair with oatmeal (and breakfast in general) began when I started reading healthy living blogs about 4 years ago. There really isn’t anything more satisfying than a big bowl of steaming hot oatmeal loaded with some fruit and nuts/nutbutter. My mouth is watering.

Today’s breakfast is actually sponsored by Driscoll’s. I met these lovely people in 2011 at the Fitness and Health Bloggers Conference. They sent me a few coupons in light of this glorious day, so I broke out the raspberry this morning. 

Along with a handful of raspberries, I added 1/3C rolled oatmeal, 2/3C water, ~1/2T honey. I microwaved it for about 1 minute and a half and then added some raw almonds and another drizzle of honey. MmMm.

I usually indulge in fresh berries during the Summer time and stick to frozen during winter because it’s cheaper. My favorite kind of berries are probably blueberries, especially when they are big and juicy! This mornings fresh raspberries really was a treat!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted my morning oats. I don’t know why I stopped. Heck, I started reading blogs because the bloggers I started reading posted their oatmeal frequently.

Do you like when bloggers post their oatmeal? 
What is your favorite oatmeal combination?

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quinoa + eggs

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quinoa baked eggs

I go in phases with food. I’ll be really into salads for a while, then gluten free wraps, then quinoa, then brown rice. I get on these sort of foodie kicks. There was a point in time, where all I loved frittatas. I made them all the time. Well- they are almost back in my life. baked eggs are essentially the half sister of frittatas. 

Yesterday for lunch I had a twist on baked eggs. I had left-over quinoa salad (1C dry quinoa that I cooked + 1 can northern white beans + 1 can stewed tomatoes + salt + pepper + italian seasoning), so I added about 1/3C to the bottom of a rameken. Then I cracked two eggs on top and poked it with a fork a few times to make sure the quinoa was full submerged in egg. As you can see, I accidentally broke of the yolks. OOPS.

This time, it took almost double to bake the eggs all the way through. I set the oven to 350F and baked it for 30 minutes.

quinoa baked eggs

Any kind of quinoa salad will work, as long as the quinoa is cooked. You could even just use plain quinoa. I love this because I always have extra quinoa, so instead of tossing it you can just pair it with your baked eggs!

quinoa baked eggs

I like making baked eggs better than scrambled because it’s a lot less work. Furthermore, the clean up isn’t as bad either!

quinoa baked eggs

I have some big things happening in the next few months and I am excited to share them in a few weeks! A little teaser…go check out Katie Jasper Health and The Root of Health.

One last thing. How freaking amazing is this space?

My iphone doesn’t do it justice! It’s called Yellow Barn Wellness and I am obsess. I practiced yoga here for the first time last night. In love.

I’m off to a 75 minute yoga sculpt with a few friends. Wish me luck, I’m sore. Happy weekend

Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake

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Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake

Yesterday was one of those days that made me realize (again) how much I love my job. My morning was spent recording a new episode of Anytime Health Radio, an Anytime Fitness podcast. We’ve had Richard Simmons and the P90X guy on this show, so for me to be the interviewee was an honor!

I am really really excited to share this with you because I opened up about something that I have yet to share on FFF. I will post the link on here as soon as it is edited and up!

After the recording I did some usual work stuff. At around 3 I paused for a quick workout in the mock gym located in our building with a co-worker/friend. I am so thankful to be able to workout AT WORK, during the day.

The final part of my day that just gets me excited is a little something called #ShredFest2013. A few warriors at work created a little something called #ShredFest2013 (read Hashtag Shred Fest Twenty Thirteen) for Anytime Fitness Corp…a way for the staff to stay accountable and reach their goals, whatever they may be. To work in a company where health and wellness is a top priority just makes my philosophy on life so much easier. What I like aout this support system is that whatever your goal is (they are all different), you have until April 1st to accomplish it. ShredFest2013 doesn’t happen over night. Life changes take months to fully accomplish whether it’s losing weight, gaining muscle, changing your diet, etc.

I am still pondering of what my goal is going to be, but I know that I really want to me mindful of what I am consuming. I’ve had lots of “it’s in moderation” days lately. AKA my sugar consumption has been through the roof.  We will see

And now I shall leave you with an oatmeal bake recipe I’ve made a single serve Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake before…but here’s a recipe you can share with your family!

Ingredients

  • 2C dry oatmeal
  • 2 mashed bananas
  • 1 egg
  • 1t baking powder
  • 2C Almond Milk (I used vanilla silk, 30cal/cup)
  • ¼C honey (optional)
  • ⅓ – ½ cup of pomegranate seeds

How to make Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. In a medium size bowl, mash two bananas until they are liquidly. Then, add the rest of the ingredients (minus the pomegranate seeds) and mix.
  3. Finally sprinkle the pomegranate seeds on top.
  4. Bake for ~30 minutes.
Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake

I made this over Thanksgiving. SO GOOD. My favorite part was the leftovers…eating it col

Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake
Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake
Pomegranate Oatmeal Bake

One last thing. Have you signed up for the Fit Foodie Gift Exchange yet? I have changed the date…you  only have until tomorrow to enter! This will give you more time to shop for your fit foodie 

 SO HURRY UP!

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salmon quinoa quiche

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salmon quinoa quiche

I make baked eggs a lot, close to every week. Recently, I started adding quinoa to my baked eggs for a little bit more nutritional value. Quinoa + Eggs = Quinoa baked eggs After making salmon for dinner Sunday night and having lots of leftovers, I decided..”what the hell.” I added some salmon to my Quinoa Baked Eggs Recipe to get Salmon Quinoa Quiches.

…Because that’s what they are really. The quinoa is the like the crust of my quiche and well…everything else is everything else of the quiche

salmon quinoa quiche

Plus, I got a really cute plate from Anthropologie for like $3.00 and have been waiting to show it off! Love me a good deal.

salmon quinoa quiche ingredients

  • 6 eggs (organic and free-range preferred)
  • 1.5 cups cooked quinoa
  • 4 oz cooked salmon
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and gently wipe a muffin pan with coconut oil or olive oil non-stick spray. Line the bottom of each muffin tin with quinoa about an inch deep and shred some cooked salmon on top. Then, crack an egg on top of each. Sprinkle the top of each egg with the remaining quinoa and garnish with salt and pepper to taste. Hint: you will want to use about ¼c quinoa total for each egg.Using a fork, work the egg between the quinoa to ensure that it will not fall apart. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the egg has hardened completely.
salmon quinoa quiche

Viola you have a Gluten Free Salmon Quinoa Quiche.

I promise it’s as easy as it sounds. If you make these for a brunch, you WILL WOW your guests.

salmon quinoa quiche

Whambam. I am on my way to celebrate a late Christmas with my family in Colorado skiing! I am lucky enough to bring Blake and Carly with me  They are part of the fam…

For a little refresher…my parents moved from my hometown in Milwaukee to Cleveland, Ohio, my sister goes to law school at Colorado University and my brother is doing his undergrad at the University of Colorado. Then there is me. I live in Minneapolis. For my sister and I, Christmas was spet at our significant other’s family’s houses…a big change from normal Christmas. 

That is that. I’ll report back from Beaver Creek, CO!

Any foodie/ski tips in the Beaver Creek Area?

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