Morning! All of July I've been getting up at
7:00 a.m., and I usually start making breakfast at 7:30.
A 1/4 cup of Greek yogurt with toppings, and one piece of rye toast with almond butter, cacao, and coconut, is perfect for fueling my
daily walk around the lake.
Or just a
yogurt bowl:
Or the
oatmeal that I had today:
While walking this month I've listened to my
first podcasts ever! I'm still not really familiar with podcasts, so I've just been jumping around a bit trying to find something that I like, but they definitely make an hour walk go by fast! I've been searching on
YouTube for them.
Other eats in the past few days have included
chicken with a
jalapeno cream sauce, and a grilled potato/ zucchini/ mushroom mixture.
Also
salmon with a
cilantro sauce, and
couscous.
I made this
nut-free cilantro pesto (I am allergic to pine nuts), and thought it was
super bland. I don't think it's the recipe, rather I just don't think I am a pesto fan. In general pesto tastes like gritty oil to me (or oily herbs), and I've never had a pesto that had enough flavour for me. After tasting the pesto a few times, I knew exactly what it needed -
vinegar. I dashed in some white vinegar and a bit of salt, tasted it, and then put in a bit more vinegar and blended it again. It was perfect. I suppose it's
no longer pesto with the addition of vinegar ... anyway, it was delicious.
With this sauce we ate
1.5 bunches of cilantro in one sitting! (All the cilantro haters are totally cringing at that - haha!)
On Tuesday I made a
pavlova for the first time. I followed
this recipe for the pavlova itself, but not for the toppings, as I figured the pavlova was sweet enough and the cream and berries didn't need to be messed with.
Before going into the oven:
After:
I topped it with
unsweetened whipped cream, fresh
fruit and
chocolate shavings:
Yum! Pavlova is a beautiful,
light dessert.
Christopher made
short work of this; there is only once slice left!
Have you ever had pavlova? Have you made it? Do you like pesto?
Also, if you have any recommendations for podcasts you think I might like, I'd love to hear them!