Sunday's a Cooking Day!

First and foremost 9hr 17min of sleep!!!! Woohoo. I thought I would need a nap but survived my day without one.

Had a lot of burpee penalties to catch up on. 100. Which I broke down into 10 sets of 10. Not like it made it any easier. I had half a thought t do it for time . . . and then I came to my senses. The last 2 sets were really tough. I would say it took me *sigh* 50ish minutes to get through. I was being lazy. OK, but on to the main show!

This weeks menu:
Baked sweet potato fries with thyme and olive oil: Pretty simple coated Trader Joes pre sliced sweet potatoes with EVOO and fresh thyme in a ziploc bag. Bake at 350 for about 30 min

Grilled salmon with dill
Macadamia nut crusted swordfish
Bacon Glory cups
Sauteed kale and spinach with garlic: cut up garlic cloves. Heat canola oil in a wok add garlic, cook until fragrant (not brown) add about 1/3 cup water throw in kale and cover. When Kale starts to look wilty add a lot of spinach. Spinach cooks down, a lot.

made my own trail mix with walnuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds), almonds, cranberries and dried strawberries, Next week I will add shredded virgin coconut

I tried to make fried cinnamon banana balls without sugar and flour. I was doing really well substituting sugar with raw honey, milk with coconut mils and the flour with a mix of coconut and almond flour. Problem I found is the structural integrity of the dough in hot oil. I think the gluten in regular pastry flour helps keep it together in the oil. Oh well, I tried. Smells amazing though.

I alos FINALLY after 3 weeks of pestering and endless e-mails was able to convince the woman who makes the sweet tea they have at Menocino Farms to sell some to me. She normally sells her teas at the Larchmont farmers market (which is generally overpriced and they don't have and good herb vendors). If you haven't tried the tea, go pay the $2 and get a glass at Mendicino farms. By far the best iced tea, no sugar needed.

Memo to me-Never go to the farmer's market when you don't have a voice. It's really really REALLY hard to bargain. =(

PS Sorry for the yellow-ish pics. It's from my iPhone, and no, there isn't an app for that.