Holla!
One of the best coffees I’ve EVER had!!
Peppermint Creme from Fresh Market. It’s better than you could imagine!!
I normally have half caf and this cup of 100% caf left me shaky from head to toe! I cured that with some power cleaning before I got to work 
I made a mug to warm up this morning – and got out my space heater, which is a POS. I have to sit on top of it to feel warm. I would love your space heater recommendations!!! Anything that rocks your hot socks?
We had another realtor come over today to get a second opinion on our house at noon. By 1:30 I was a starvin’ marvin’ ready for a Hugh Jass!
Romaine with green pepper + carrot plus raisins and the last of BethT’s nuts! [Everyone go over to Beth's blog and say "I found your blog because Kath wrote about your nuts!" heh heh. She said it's happened before!]
The lettuce was drizzled in Fig Balsamic vinegar and lemon olive oil that Larbs got me for Christmas last year. It was my last drop of vinegar!! Luckily I still have some oil left
For a protein source I paired a nice bowl of greek yogurt with some Best Damn Granola and plum jam
Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhhh. I got my fix for salad + yogurt that I’ve been missing all week!
I’ve got a little more work and then I’m headed to class ;( I might need to locate some mittens because it’s freezing in here!! But you know us – we wait until we can’t stand it to turn on central air.
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The coffee sounds amazing!
Fig balsamic vinegar sounds so good. Gotta find that.
Try the EdenPURE Quartz Infared Portable Heater. It only costs about $ .18 – $ .20 an hour to run. Great on those 50 degree days.
Hi Kath! I love infused vinegars. I have a pomegranate one at home but the fig balsamic sounds wonderful! Best Damn Granola? That’s new. I wonder how they compare with MMG. Have a great afternoon.
I love your placemats! I have the same ones in a deep purple shade. As far as the space heater goes, I would recommend this one (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=259117-1621-5570&lpage=none). My husband and I always wait to turn out heat on (we live in Ohio!). This keeps us nice and toasty once we turn it on too. We bought it 2 years ago and it is still going stong!
That coffee sounds delicious.
I love the size of the salad bowl! Talk about hugh jass.
I love everything about Fresh Market.. I love their coffee section, especially the big ol barrels of beans!
Im in NC as well and my space heater has been going all day.. ITS FREEZING!
ive seen that coffee before..and never bought it but now i def am!
That coffee sounds fantastic!
That salad looks so great, esp considering I’m starving haha. I want to find some fig balsamic vin too!
My house is freezing too! I When I go home for lunch I turn the space heater on for our dog, and I have her in a doggie fleece so she won’t freeze.
I love flavored coffees. Yours sounds perfect for the holidays! We have a Holmes Whisper Quiet Twin Ceramic space heater and it works really well. I think we got it at Target a few years back.
That salad looks so good Kath.
Have a good rest of day!
Mmmm… that coffee sounds perfect for a chilly day. And I’m loving your big salad! Perfect ingredients!
I have a quick question for you… I just bought an eggplant today and would like to bake it somehow. Any suggestions for the best method of doing this? Should I cut it into rounds first? or should I just poke holes in the eggplant and cut it after baking? Also, what spices go well with eggplant?
Thanks Kath!
The salad looks so green ! i love top salad ( or maybe everything) with nuts too, it just a magic tool to turn boring meal into an exciting one!
I couldn’t find a recipe for the nuts on Beth’s blog! What’s a girl to do?
I love Fresh Market coffee’s….Happy Buzzing!
Enjoy!
That coffee sounds delicious!
i finally had my big salad today, too – been waiting for it all week
I need to find that coffee – I love peppermint everything.
Kath,
Get a Vornado. It’s a heater fan and you can set the temp. I think mine was about $100 from BB&B but it works like a breeze and heats up a room in a hot second! Love it!
Coffee sounds good right about now. Peppermint always reminds me of Christmas — yeah!
I have been craving salads ever since I got back from San Francisco. I am in desperate need of a space heater like that – especially with all this rain this week!
Costco has got this amazing space heater that uses way less electricity than a normal one, and you can set it to heat up a small space, or a whole room. It is BOMB!
PEPPERMINT CREME COFFEE?!?! I am so jealous!!
That salad looks pretty delicious too
Peppermint Creme coffee? FIG Balsamic Vinegar? Plum Jam? Geeze, Kath, your day is just chock full of gourmet goodies. SOO jealous! Wish I had my full of fun stuff like that!
Delish eats, as always
I want some of that coffee
that salad dressing sounds awesome.
its so cold in my house that i dont take my jacket or scarf off, and sometimes i wear gloves when i’m not at the computer.
I wish we had a fresh market up here! Jealous of your coffee!
I recently purchased a LASKO heater that is great! It has multiple temp settings, fan speeds, and it oscillates. Like $39 at Target.
This is the best space heater – I swear by mine, and they are cheap enough to have one upstairs and down.
http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ I bet the bears will appreciate the “broken promises” commercial! I know this is in response to an older post but hopefully it will still be appreciated
I love thiinking to myself “oops, I forgot a protein, I guess I need to add some greek yogurt” when really I just want an excuse for greek yogurt
As much as I love seeing the food you post about, I also love seeing your plates and place mats. You’ve had so many cool ones throughout the blog!
We use the Holmes Ultra-Quiet Ceramic Heater – cheap from target! And we LOVE it! I’m slightly addicted to it in the winter and take it into each room with me
haha I have that exact same like white and blue dish! I got mine from Ocean State Job Lots!
I love that book
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 
Love the Hugh Jass annd the fig balsamic sounds amazing!
That lunch must have tasted great after the week of heavy indulgent eats!
I love fancy vinegars. They make the best dressings.
It is strange to hear you talk about it being cold after it being so hot before. Enjoy your evening
Hi. Nice salad. I noticed you said that you added the greek yogurt for protein. Often for lunch I like a large salad with nuts, seeds, beans or legumes, avocado, and bread on the side with more avocado. Is this protein-deficient then? I thought that would be an adequate efficient meal.
That salad looks yummy. You know those stretchy gloves that you can get really cheaply in the winter? I use them for running-anyway, they’re tight enough that you can type in them =D Like these: http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Stretch-Gloves-Adults-Black/dp/B00025X21M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1258062569&sr=8-2
Ohh I love Plum Jam! Good addition = )
As always, I love your gorgeous Hugh Jass.
The salad looks mighty tasty!
Hi Kath, I just wanted to say your lunch looks delish! As well congrats for your win over the weekend! I wanted to say thanks to you and some other foodies I have finally been inspired to start my own healthy blog. I’ve wanted to do it for ages and after following yours and a few others it has finally come to life! So thanks your blog is great and i love to read about your fun times and delicious food ideas x x
Hahah to “because Kath wrote about your nuts”!
Presto Heat Dish from Costco! Super cheap and super warm, I’m snuggled up in front of mine right no w
I have this baby heater I bought from Target for about 20 bucks (it’s the smallest one you can buy from Holmes). Definitely buy one with a fan, so the heat actually goes further than two feet from the heater.
Used too have the same space heater and I would totally put my feet on it and hover over it to warm up. I think the trick is to have a forced-air heater.
I am jealous of your fancy olive oil! I love that container.. it looks vintage!
I was wondering if you could offer me some advice. About a month or two ago things started to click and I began exercising. I fell in love with it and now I exercise 4-5 days a week. Recently I have been noticing my appetite increasing and I feel like it is getting out of control! My stomach is constantly growling and I can’t seem to satiate myself for more than 2-3 hours. I understand exercising requires more calorie intake but I was wondering if this happened to you when you started and if it wear off once my body gets used to it? I definitely listen to my body and eat when I need to but I’ve never felt this ravenous! If it never goes away maybe I could sign up for Man vs Food? haha
I’m always so I’d probably go crazy if we waited to turn on the heat! That or I’d literally live beside the space heater and not move. Not a fan of the cold at ALL.
However that coffee sounds like a darn delicious way of warming right up! Peppermint flavoured drinks are right up my alley!
I love Fresh Market! They just opened one by us
i have yet to find a good space heater. when you find one, please share with us!
Wow sounds like some powerful coffee!!! BOO! that space heater sounds awful
super yummy looking coffee. peppermint is so good this time of year. almost as good as pumpkin flavored….
I’m waiting until after Thanksgiving to transfer from pumpkin to peppermint … slowly, slowly.
to turn off the central air?!coffee looks great
jenna
That coffee sounds like a dream! I have to track some down…
can you buy the coffee online? i love peppermint and i love coffee so this could be a match made in heaven.
Love the post title!!!
peppermint coffee? i have got to get myself some of that! i love peppermint tea and the peppermint white chocolate mocha latte at starbucks is the best thing in the world!
We love oil filled radiator heaters. They are great at heating up big rooms. I even have one at my office-it heats up about 900 square feet nicely.
That’s my favorite coffee too!!!! And their Pumpkin Spice… it may be a tie. Oh who am I kidding – Peppermint wins every time!!
Heather,
Cut it into cubes and saute or roast. If you click on “eggplant” in my tag cloud you’ll find lots of cooking methods.
H-woman,
They were bought!! She gave them to me when I visited in September.
carrie,
If you’ve got beans, nuts and bread you’re getting lots of protein. My salad just had veggies and a few peanuts, so I added more.
Chelsea,
I need those!
Sammi,
It’s impossible for me to give you any advice without seeing an analysis of your exercise and food intake. But I’d try adding some heft to your meals and see if that helps. If it does, I bet you were just undereating too much.
Kath
I have been wanting to try the Fresh Market holiday coffees! Thanks for the review
That salad looks fantastic!! I admire all of you going back to school. I have my Masters and I know I should get my PhD now before kids come into the picture, but I LOVE not having homework.