Oh you guys! You never cease to amaze me with your sheer and utter amazingness! Thank you so much for your sweet sweet blog birthday wishes. I can't believe little PB&J is already one year old. They grow up so fast!
Well, after a little emotional detox as of late, I am ready and excited to get back to "regular" blogging (whatever that means).
Today I am supposed to be taking my espanol final, but on Sunday my Profesora e-mailed us and said that if we had an A in the class we were exempt from taking the final...
Though I would love to be able to claim that I am just a Spanish whizz and it comes naturally to me, I attribute my success in this class to two things:
- This chica bonita. Every time I read her blog posts' it was like an extra study sess.. with the added bonus of delicoso food porn.
- The fact the the class was a breeze and a half. It was a Spanish-101 class (mandatory for my major.. don't ask) and I took Spanish for 3 years in high school. So basically, it was just a recap of things I've already learned. Me gusta.
So, to celebrate my not-taking-a-final-ness, I dove in to a wonderfully filling bowl of pumpkin oats. I used Aprils "egg white" method and added 1/2 a cup to my usual mixture.
- 1 Cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze
- 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
- 1 Tbsp PB2
- 1 packet of truvia
- 1/2 banana
I mixed all the ingreds in the magic bullet, poured in a mug, microwaved for eh, 1 min 30 seconds, and voila. It was so rich and thick from the banana. Oh, I adore so much.
Other things that I adore as of late..
Alright well I am feeling a little tight from all of my "sitting on my butt and doing nothing"-action so I think a nice hip opening flow is in order.
Preguntas:
- What is your favorite "cold weather drink": A few days ago I would have said Starbies gingerbread spice latte, but I think my Funky Monkey Hot Cocoa recipe has changed my mind. I never though I'd see the day.
- What was your favorite class in highschool / college: In high school I took a "crafts" class.. which was basically a 45 minute period devoted to coloring, making friendship bracelets, and playing with clay. It was so phenom!
52 comments:
crafts! i so wish i could take that class, i need to improve my crafting skills :)
my favorite class in college has probably been intro to existentialism, apparently philosophy amazes me.
mm what a delicious waffle!! i'm scared of the nog, never had any kind in my life!
happy tuesday!!
YOU ARE SUCH A DAMN GOOD ESPANOLA ESTUDIENTE. yes i just made up that sord for student. in spanish. what?
holler on no final though. f'reals. that must make you stoked.
1. coffee
2. uh. lunch?
Congrats on those grades! Way to rock the class.
Latin has always had my heart
That Silk Nog is most definitely epic
I've been thinking of adding my peanut flour to hot chocolate for a while now. I think you've convinced me it's the way to go.
That sounds good! I love peppermint mochas from Starbucks! Yummy.
Answers: Green Tea, African Dance (I kid you NOT.. it rocked my world)
I need to take some lessons from you on your pic taking.. I enjoy the angles.. my pics tend to be boring.. keep it up chica..
I haven't commented on here before, but your slob on my nog comment just made me actually laugh out loud!
just wanted to let you know I love your blog! :)
look at that sweeet cocoa drink! yumm!!
YAY FOR YOU EXEMPTING YOUR ESPANOL FINAL!!!
girl, you are awesome at spanish-that never was my forte.. i always sounded so southern trying to speak that jank!
fav COLD weather drink : peppermint mocha by far!
fav class : personality psych! soo interesting!
Congrats on the lack of final :)
Fav drink: hot peppermint tea with honey mmmmmm
Fav class: I loved art in high school -- it was a lot like your crafts class.
Congrats on your final (or lack thereof)!
At first I thought there was a piece of broccoli in your pumpkin oats, and then I realized it was a froggy...Hey, stranger concoctions have been made in the blogosphere.
Fav drinky? Right now I'm sippin' some Ginger Peach tea that is the dizzle.
Fav class? In high school it was African Issues and in college it's gotta be Developmental Psych. Those kiddies are tough cookies to crack!
Have a peachy day love!
that funky monkey hot cocoa looks and sounds amazing, i am def making that tonight!! genius :)
and love your soy nog with cherrios warmed up, love warmed up granola or cereal with soy nog its like the best everr!
my favorite cold weather drink is the gingerbread latte at starbucks, or just carob hot hemp milk hot cocoa...but i think this "funky monkey cocoa" will change my mind ;)
lots of love
xx
Eliza
Those are some seriously impressive marks! Fanstastic that you didn't have to take the exam but I'm sure you would have aced that one too.
My favourite drink has to be just plain old decaf tea with rice milk (how very English of me...probably because I am English), though having seen your cocoa creation I think I might have to change my mind.
My most beloved class at secondary school (UK version of high school and just as cliquey!) was always Fine Art...it just seemed so loose, free and expressive compared to the more 'formal' classes. I had an evil teacher for it though :(
I love the artistry involved in your food ~ you'd get an A-grade for presentation, that's for sure :)
<3
xoxox
ohh, going to have to go with a Peppermint Mochas #1, with Gingerbread tea following not too far behind!
Well congrats on not having to take the final even if it was easy peasy. Me no speakie spanish, so for me it would be muy difficult.
CONGRATS LADY!
Good looking eats as usual!
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Happy TUESDAY!
Katie
Just wanted to say congrats on your AWESOME spanish grade. I'm actually in between a psych final and a statistics final (which is DEFINTELY NOT my favorite class) and looking to blogs for some rest for my brain! LOL
Winter drinks? I LOVE hot cocoa, though not like most other people. I don't like it too chocolately. In fact I took a friend of mine in hs to a deli where I got the BEST hot cocoa and she spit it out, saying it tasted like hot water! LOL
congrats on not having to take your final! that must be a relief.
all of your eats today look soo yummy. it looks pretty similar to what i eat everyday: lots of pumpkin oats and vans waffles :)
as for my fave cold weather drink, it's hard to choose just one. but i guess i'd have to say either hot chocolate or skinny hazelnut lattes. yum.
favorite class? in high school it was always art, but in college my fave so far has been intro to counseling, since i want to be a therapist and all :)
have a great night girl!
Good for you not having to take the test, that banana choco drink sounds delish! My favorite hot drink is fresh sliced ginger and a spoonful of honey so tasty and good for you too!
Favorite class, for me was drama fun and hardly any writing!
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Fave drink: I'm loving the Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride tea right now! I want to try gingerbread latte but I'm trying to cut down Starbs spending.. maybe I'll get a gift card at Christmas!
Fave class: Physiology... fascinating!
-Katie
congrats of skipping the final! that's awesome!!! :D
favorite drink? capuchino!
favorite course? math! :)
that drink sounds amazinggg..you are creative :) and i want to try that oath method sometime! yum
xoxo
shelley
CONGRATS girlie!!! Never underestimate yourself... you are one heck of a smart chica! :)
I have that Silk Nog in my fridge. MUST TRY IT OUT!
xxoo
Heather
wow so impressed you get to skip the final (that NEVER happened to me)
congrats!
my favs are flavored coffee and the sugar cookie sleigh ride tea. love it!!
art by far is my favorite class, but I do love spanish :) I'm not much of a drink person, so I don't about that one..I guess I could say tea, because it is so warming and yummy!
xoxo
KUDOS on the kick @dd grades my dear :)
We can serenade each other in Spanish now!
Lovely breakfast, but that's expected.
Favorite cold weather drink = Tea. Tea. Tea.
Fav. High School Class= AP Language. My best friends were in that class, the teacher was Awesome....it was so fun & educational!
My favorite cold weather drink is hot chocolate made on the stove topped with marshmallows. And, we have this amazing French bakery down here-Sucre...and they serve the most amazing coffee. Their Gingerbread Latte is to die for!!! It's my absolute favorite :)
Hmm, my favorite class in highschool was Spanish. Good times!
And, oh my goodness your Funky Monkey drink sounds SO good. I never would have thought to combine all of that together!
Hope you have a wonderful night, love!
congratz girl! yayyy no spanish final :):)
My favorite cold weather drink..is either cafe mocha from tim hortons (half coffee half hot chocolate with whipped cream)...oooorrr gingerbread latte from sbucks! :):)
And in highschool my favorite class was the co-ed grade 12 gym class! :D:D
Ohhhh the Funky Monkey Hot Cocoa looks rockin! Ive made a guiltless vegan hot cocoa but i LOVE The idea of adding PB. I mean, holy yum!
And on HEABs blog, and on Katie (FaithFood) blog I commented right under you. Like I am stalking you :) Just kidding girl.
Congrats on your awesome grades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are not only beautiful, you're one smart cookie :)
xoxox
you are such a smarty!! Yay you for getting out of your final by doing all the grunt work earlier in the year. :) I LOVE your oats jenny...i think your restaurant should have an entire section dedicated to oats. :P And funky monkey hot chocolate! hahaha
Lucky you! No espanol final?! I wish.
That banana hot cocoa sound so amazing. I must make it asap!
Favorite warm weather drink? Peppermint Tea
Favorite Class? Photography!
funky monkey looks delish!
jenna
Congratulations on your Spanish grade!! I took 4 years of Spanish in High School and loved it, so I would say that was my fav. high school class. My fav class in college has been my art class. I loved the fact that I got to color and whatnot in a college class.
Fav cold weather drink = Chai Tea latte...all the spices remind of Christmas yummm :)
Congrats on the A in Espanol!
My favorite class everrrrr? Probably my high school advanced art class because the teacher was the coolest, hippest, funniest ex-hippie, ever. And because we did the greatest projects--airbrushing! oil paintings! acrylic paintings! loved it all.
favorite holiday drink? its been probably 5 years since I've had a "fun" christmas beverage from starbucks...but i remember liking them quite a lot.
love ya girl.
glad you like my dad's waffles..
hahaha my dad's name is van btws.
what's the deets on those egg whitey oats?? better for fluffiness or whaat? because i'm thinking those are a must to dabble with ;)
Nice work on knocking out that Spanish final...thats fantastic news.
1. I love spicy hot cocoa - with chili powder. Yums.
2. I LOVED student council in high school, it was a class for us. I also loved Spanish in college, we basically just chatted in another language.
I ALSO love a bit o cream cheese on my waffles mixed with pb or pumpkin/cranapple butter! (and on muffins)
Enjoy your night :)
1. used to LOVE hot cocoa
2. I love my psych classes--though they're tough!
I wish my professors kept up with Blackboard grades like that...I used to take some online classes and that's what I miss most...being able to see every grade!!! Congrats!!! And that hot coca sounds soooo good.
-Jil
I had a glass of egg nog last night with nutmeg on top....soooo delicious!
xoxo
Maggie
Shoot, gurrrrrl! You'sa smarty!! I'm boring when it comes to drinks - black coffee. My favorite subject was psychology!
PS. I FINALLY thought of a good Q for your Q&A post but I'll email it to you incase I get wordy :)
oo gingerbread spiced lattes are my favorite but I can't really drink them anymore so...probably peppermint tea, boring I know :)
I'm so glad you tried the oats! They keep me much more full than normal oats for sure!
And that drink looks awesome! Could you taste the PB2?
I love how you celebrate not taking an exam....MMMM! :D
My fave class in high school was this random cooking class that I took...of course! ;)
april - unfortunately, the PB2 doesn't as prominent as I would have liked.. but I loved the banana chocolate flavor so much I didn't really miss it. I think I'll definitely add a bit more next time.
thank u thank u thank u for this post bc i just pulled up the youtube video since i had no clue what was going on and the man just began breakin' this classic down (SOMEone has heard this song 1 too many times ;) ) hahaha love.
also love the funky monkey hot cocoa idea, so creative and deelish :) !
Get em you brain, you!
1. Peppermint Tea
2. French
hmm my favorite cold weather drink is tea for sure. Lately it has been all about sugar cookie sleigh ride.
My favorite class in high school has to be economics, I think it is so interesting.
Ohh good to know you made it through Espanol--I take it next semester and it's my only class that meets 4 times a week--I am a bit intimidated, but it's required for my major as well.
Ahhh so glad a fellow Soy Nog lover is out there--yummy!!
congratulations on those fabo grades girlfen!
fav cold weather drink - coming in from the snow & drinking hot cocoa w/ marshmallows... doesn't get better than that! buuut, ive recently discovered candy cane lane tea & i fell in love!
fav high school class - art :)
fav college class - photography 1 & 2 :)
fav cold weather drink, def coffee! but in the winter I crave the more indulgent coffees like cappucino or mocha mmm
that nog looks fabulous, i saw it in tarjayy yesterday
CONGRATS on the grade, gal, you deserve it!!
that funky money drink sounds great, I may have to copy cat you on that one later tonight!
I'm a HUGE tea drinker in the cold months. Yesterday I think I had 6, maybe 7 mugs of the stuff. Addicted? Perhaps, but I don't think it's a problem yet.
I've been able to take yoga in a PE class for two semesters so far at school, and I love having a free, amazing break in the day to workout and get a little relaxation in. Actually, I think yoga should be a mandatory class in a crazy college atmosphere. Then everyone would just be happy and limber, which would not be a bad thing.
look at you, ya lil Spanish rockstar!
Happy Belated bday to PB&J! So awesome you've been at this blogging thing for a year--amazing how time flies right?
And congrats on your A!!
1. Definitely any kind of tea to warm my body, mind and soul!
2. The Brain and Behavior Psych class I took sophomore year totally changed my perspective on what I wanted to do with my life, so I gotta say that was my favorite class (so far) :)
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