Breakfast cookie experiment + giveaway!

The good news?I finally remembered to make a breakfast cookie. The bad news?it was pretty mushy. I think I added too much liquid/yogurt. I?ll definitely try again because it was pretty good and really did taste like a cookie, which seems almost too sinful for breakfast!

Later on, I made this huge salad for lunch, which was exactly what I was craving. I used the leftover quinoa pilaf from yesterday and some spinach and added steamed brocc and some veggies sautéed in coconut oil. Sophia would be proud of me for using hot sauce as dressing, since all real Asians love their spicy foods (except me, usually).

I went to my friend?s saxophone recital yesterday, and it was really good. She has given 4 recitals in the last couple of months because she also plays the clarinet and is getting a degree in woodwind pedagogy, which means she had to give a recital playing 3 other instruments (flute, bassoon, sax) in addition to  her primary instrument. I seriously don?t know how she does it!

Some snackage while working on sorting and scheduling, etc. Stonyfield vanilla yogurt + banana + PB.

Then it was off to recital # 2, this time the principal player of the clarinet section in Wind Symphony. She was amazing. Very few errors, near perfect pitch, and so technically excellent. She didn?t even look nervous. I wish I could play that well, but that?s why she?s principal and headed to grad school on a full ride scholarship!

For dinner, I had an oat bran explosion (note to self: do not microwave oat bran) before making this bowl of green oats ala Heather. She likes her green oats sweet-style, but since I added steamed brocc and chickpeas (now you all think I?m nuts), I think they would taste better as savory oats. But hey, now I can say I?ve tried them! Serious fiber content, though?I couldn?t finish this. It?s a good way to sneak in extra veggies, though.

Raoul from MixMyGranola, a company that many of you have heard about by now contacted me about a new line of ?enhancers? that can be added to the already customizable granola mixes. I reviewed the granola a while back and am very excited to announce that MixMyGranola has generously offered a gift certificate for one lucky reader to make his or her dream mix, complete with ?enhancers,? some of which include :

organic pomegranate      organic cacao          organic vitacherry

If you?re interested in trying this great new addition to an already fantastic product (the granola mixes are delicious by themselves or on top of yogurt or ice cream), enter my giveaway!

 Two ways to win:

Deadline is Wednesday, June 10th at midnight (EST).

Happy Sunday bloggies!