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Itz WIAW

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Another Wednesday brings us another WIAW hosted by the wonderful Jenn at Peas and Crayons.

How lucky we are! :)   Let’s get right to it.  Today you will see quite the variety in my meals as opposed to my usual eats that I had been repeating for the past few weeks.  Breakfast was wholesome and filling.

2 eggwhites plus 1 whole egg in between two pieces of whole grain toast.   I spread strawberry jelly on the toast and then poured sprinkled nutritional yeast on top.  Random, yes.  Delicious, yes.  Banana slices with melted peanut butter and cinnamon on top.

This week is Teacher Appreciate Week, so our awesome PTO hosted a lovely luncheon for us yesterday.   The theme was Italian and there were decorations, tablecloths, and even a pasta noodle attached to the invites.  Very clever!

Salad with creamy Italian dressing, red sauce pasta, and rolled up chicken things.  (Not sure the proper name for them.)  Oh and a few cubes of cheese that are hiding underneath the salad.  To top it off, there was a brownie that got consumed, but is going unpictured.  Snack this week has been fulfilled by my tasty date nut bran muffins I made.

I topped a plain one with cashew butter.  Yum!  I had some asparagus that needed to use before it went bad, so obviously I made Mama Pea’s Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Browned Butter.  We literally cannot get enough of it; itz SO good.  Fit2Flex recently posted a Healthy Turkey Sloppy Joe’s recipe, and seeing that this was right up Jonny’s ally, I gave it a go.  However, I did use black beans instead of pinto beans, and I added carrots, and a yellow pepper in addition to the red.

The verdict?  Very good!  However, I definitely over-served the sloppy joe’s and/or our sandwich thins couldn’t hold the filling.  The bottom piece of the bun became soggy and fell apart during the first attempt to pick it up.  But have no fear…

We still made it work!  Taco sloppy joe’s!  It was very good and I made an enormous batch, so we’ll be enjoying leftovers (and I won’t have to cook) for a couple of days.  Yay!  And I know you just know what I have been having for dessert lately…

Chocolate-chip cookies!  (Gluten-free, too.)  Speaking of… have you entered the giveaway yet?  You could win the most amazing cookie mix I have ever tasted.  In fact, three of you could win, so hurry on up and enter now.

What has your dessert been lately?

Bob’s Red Mill + A Giveaway

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I sure have been in the baking mood lately and itz a good thing because Bob’s Red Mill sent me three of their products to review.

Oh, the beauty of their bags!  The flaxseed meal is something that I use all.the.time.  I literally put a tablespoon or two in just about everything I make.  Oatmeal.  Protein shakes.  Blended coffee drinks.  Cookies.  Pancakes.  Snack bars.  Even tofu nuggets!  I put flaxseed in everything because of the high fiber and omega-3 fatty acids.  Ground flaxseed is easier for the body to digest than whole flaxseeds.  Many benefits without even tasting it.  A spoonful here and a spoonful there and a spoonful everywhere.

The Date Nut Bran Muffin Mix really impressed me.  I don’t usually make pre-made mixes, but the fact that each muffin packed 2 grams of fiber and 2 grams of sugar was definitely appealing.  The bag suggested adding a banana or applesauce to make them extra-moist, and I don’t like dry muffins, so I did add one banana.  I didn’t mash it very well, but ended up loving the banana bits inside.  Plus, there are so many ways to top these tasty muffins!

  • Top 3:  Coconut butter with shredded coconut
  • Middle 3:  Peanut butter with cinnamon
  • Bottom 3:  Cake batter protein frosting with sprinkles

And they just look pretty, don’t you think?  I had fun coming up with the combinations and I can’t wait to make more and vary the toppings a bit.  Next time I will probably add applesauce to the mix and see how those turn out.  I couldn’t even decide which one to try first so I mixed and matched.  :)

Best of both worlds!  My in-laws and Jonny gave rave reviews about these muffins and even suggested I make them for our Mother’s Day brunch.  I don’t think I’m going to bring bran muffins though… as good as they were! :)

My third and final product to try was the Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix.  I don’t keep a gluten-free diet or anything close to it, but I liked the idea of having a cookie mix on hand to easily whip up a batch.  Per reviews on the website, I added some vanilla (specifically, NuNaturals Vanilla Extract - 2 droppers full).  HOLY YUMNESS!

24 perfectly round, soft chewy cookies.  They were thick and substantial and delicious.  I don’t like flat, teeny tiny cookies – and these weren’t!  At all!  They were unbelievable.

You gluten-free folks have got to check these out.  Scratch that.  Everyone needs to get a bag and make these ASAP.  They were that good and you will probably be shocked that they came from a bagged mix.  Jonny asked if there was a limit to how many he could eat in one night.  I told him yes just so there would be more for me.  :)

Because I love these cookies so absolutely much, and because Bob’s Red Mill is so absolutely generous, three readers will have a chance to make (and demolish) these mouth-watering circles of warm, chewy deliciousness.  Better yet?  This mix is not only gluten-free, but is safe for vegans, as well.  Everyone HAS to try these!

Here’s how to win.  Itz really easy.  First, become a fan of Itz Linz on Facebook  (mandatory) and then leave me a comment here telling me you did.  Want to earn extra entries?  Listed below are three additional ways that you can win.

  • Follow Itz Linz on Twitter and tweet “I want to win a bag of @Bobs_Red_Mill gluten-free chocolate chip cookie mix from @ItzLinz! Warm, chewy deliciousness! http://wp.me/p264zq-rE“
  • Share this giveaway on your Facebook page.
  • Subscribe to Itz Linz by entering your e-mail address.

And don’t forget: three readers will win!  Be sure to leave a comment to earn an extra entry for each after you become a fan of Itz Linz on Facebook.  I hope you win!  And you.  And you.  Good luck!

*This giveaway will be open until Monday, May 14th at 6:00pm CST.  Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday, May 15th.  Winners must contact me within 24 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.*