Not A Flake

December 19, 2009

The weathermen were waaaay off again. We didn’t get a flake!!

But I’ll take blue skies over snow anyday ;)

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And a lovely bowl of oats!

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[Toothpaste For Dinner]

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  • 1/4 cup 9-grain cereal, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 banana
  • Chia seeds + raisins
  • 1/4 cup cottage cheese, stirred in at end
  • Cinnamon
  • Crumbled Great Harvest Carrot Raisin Walnut muffin (my fav!)
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    1/2 Pumpkin Spice Decaf, 1/2 TJ’s Gingerbread Caf

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    Not much on today’s agenda

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    1 Meg @ be fit be full December 19, 2009 at 9:47 am

    Can I hire you to make me oatmeal for a week? I drool over yours every morning! We got snow that turned into rain and created a slushy mess. Thankfully the roads didn’t freeze overnight!

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    2 Shannon (The Daily Balance) December 19, 2009 at 9:51 am

    love the oat cartoon – too cute!

    Have a nice, relaxing day!

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    3 Kristine @ Purple Pinky Toes December 19, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Aww well if you want some snow, feel free to come up and visit me in New England. We are supposed to get plenty! :)

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    4 Jenna December 19, 2009 at 9:57 am

    sorry about the no snow chica, but at least your oats look delish as ALWAYS ;)
    jenna

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    5 Ameena December 19, 2009 at 10:01 am

    You are so lucky to have seasonal weather, even if there isn’t snow! Its going to be about 80 degrees in So Cal today. :(

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    6 Daria @ Daria Can Cook December 19, 2009 at 10:10 am

    Man, we’re about to get socked with snow in the Northeast, just as I’m supposed to get on a plane. I’ll trade you! ;)

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    7 Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope December 19, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Looks like a gorgeous Saturday ahead of you. And, of course, the PERFECT breakfast to start the day with. :)

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    8 Jessica @ Pudget: Losing Weight On A Budget December 19, 2009 at 10:12 am

    I hope the same happens to us. They are calling for a lot of snow. I really am hoping that we don’t get any.

    p.s. Your oatmeal looks awesome. Mine never turns out looking or tasting good. :)

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    9 Food Makes Fun Fuel December 19, 2009 at 10:13 am

    We’re going to get a flake… and then another foot of flakes! I’m so excited

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    10 Jessica @ How Sweet It Is December 19, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Looks very pretty there. We have about 3 inches already!

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    11 VeggieGirl December 19, 2009 at 10:18 am

    LUCKY!!! Tons of snow here :(

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    12 Pam December 19, 2009 at 10:20 am

    Enjoy your relaxing day!

    Bee Happy!

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    13 christie @ honoring health December 19, 2009 at 10:25 am

    We are getting more snow now but I am kind of thankful, I need an uber low key kind of day.

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    14 Nicole December 19, 2009 at 10:29 am

    Man you are lucky…we have about foot at least up here in MD!! Tons of snow. I can have them truck some down there for you..lol

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    15 Brittany December 19, 2009 at 10:31 am

    We got lots here. Don’t worry, once you move to Charlottesville you’ll get plenty of snow!

    I still love your vixen mug- where is it from?

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    16 Kath December 19, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Pottery Barn

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    17 Erin December 19, 2009 at 10:32 am

    We have 8 inches here in DC and another 10-12 expected. Beautiful but freezing!

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    18 Kath December 19, 2009 at 10:33 am

    HA – just realized I never finished writing this post!!! I was supposed to say “Not much on today’s agenda other than a party at our house tonight!!”

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    19 amanda @ fake ginger December 19, 2009 at 10:40 am

    That cartoon is great! So cute! As are all your reindeer dishes. I love them.

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    20 Karla December 19, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Party at yours house!! Very exciting!
    I always want to reach into the computer and grab your oats then gobble them up! I guess I’ll just have to make my own, oh well!

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    21 gina (fitnessista) December 19, 2009 at 10:52 am

    hey lady :D
    so you should totally do an oatmeal to-go business. oats, toppings, mix-ins, the whole shebang. you could even do it online – just package the toppings up into a little box and all the receiver has to do is cook it ;)
    love the vixen mug :D

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    22 Kath December 19, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    I would love to do something like that :) But it would probably be super stressful!

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    23 Christina December 19, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Seriously, no snow? We’re only an hour to the North (Winston-Salem) and we have about 6 inches!! Oatmeal looks fab, as usual!

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    24 emptynutjar December 19, 2009 at 11:01 am

    That mug is so cute. The muffin and breakfast look good too!

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    25 Red Head, Yellow Dog December 19, 2009 at 11:01 am

    that’s crazy! It was snowing like mad here in durham last night! Driving while its snowing = feels like you’re in a screen saver. very weird. of course it barely stuck and there’s not much left today. My mom told me that they had a foot of snow in asheville yesterday!!!!

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    26 Sarah R December 19, 2009 at 11:02 am

    So sad you didn’t get any snow. We still have some on the ground from last week! Ick! I love the oatmeal cartoon, it’s too perfect. Hopefully this bowl was better than yesterday’s. I have to tell you that I love the reindeer mugs. The remind me of my grandmother. She had a set of dessert plates with those same characters on them that we would eat off of at Christmas every year.

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    27 Eileen December 19, 2009 at 11:05 am

    Yummy oats- I love that you crumble muffins on your oats- delish!!!

    Well, we got hit with a huge snow brick here in Southwestern VA. Even the Walmart is closed, which never happens and people are IN! It’s nice and quiet with birds finding our birdfeeder, so I like the downtime. We’ll bundle up later on and my blind dog will roll in the snow, seriously!!

    I picked up Breathe magazine on one of my errands yesterday before the big snow hit and read your article on weight, mindfulness and the holidays. Kudos, Kath!!

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    28 Ashley December 19, 2009 at 11:13 am

    There’s a Great Harvest near here…one day I’m going to go and buy one of those muffins! All the snow in my part of Raleigh is gone and replaced with gray skies and drizzle…bleh.

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    29 Kristie Lynn December 19, 2009 at 11:15 am

    I was cracking up at that toothpastefordinner comic when I read it last night :)

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    30 Sam (Merit to the Carrot) December 19, 2009 at 11:28 am

    I love toothpastefordinner! She makes great illustrations that my brother and I laugh at all day. See, I knew breakfast would more than make up for yesterdays!

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    31 Susan December 19, 2009 at 11:32 am

    I’m so jealous! I woke up this morning to 6 inches and counting!
    Love your reindeer mugs btw.

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    32 Traci December 19, 2009 at 11:41 am

    Maybe our weather people wil be wrong too and we’ll miss the snow! Looks like we are in for about 12-18 inches here in the Boston area. Yuck!

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    33 courtney December 19, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Hey Kath,

    I’m just wondering, do you add 1T chia seeds before they are gelled or is that 1T in the gelled form? Thanks. Have a great day and sorry about the snow! :)

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    34 Kath December 19, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    I add them at the beginning dry and just cook away. they slightly gel as they cook

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    35 lynn (The Actors Diet) December 19, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    would love some pumpkin spice decaf just about now!

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    36 Cassie December 19, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    How’s the cottage cheese in the oats? I love the idea for the added protein and calcium, but I’m wondering how it tastes???

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    37 Kath December 19, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    It’s amazing. Like a cheese danish.

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    38 Estela @ Weekly Bite December 19, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    We have some serious snow falling in DC…

    Have a great Saturday!

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    39 Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run December 19, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    That cartoon is so you! Enjoy your open day…

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    40 Deva (Voracious Vorilee) December 19, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    Mmmmm oats are great breakfast food. :-) We definitely got snow – made everything all white and pretty!

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    41 Faye December 19, 2009 at 2:14 pm
    42 Kath December 19, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Oh those are pretty!

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    43 Kristen @ Change of Pace December 19, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Good day to just veg!

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    44 Katie December 19, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    No snow – lucky!

    I am in MA thinking snow is coming tonight and I have an engagement party to go to, hopefully it won’t start until late!

    Love the VIXEN mug!

    Happy weekend,

    Katie
    http://katiechangesforkatie.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-giveaway-ss-bars-sahale-winner-plyo.html

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    45 Jon December 19, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    we’ve got about 6 on the ground here just outside philly, pa they’re expecting about 25 inches and it’s supposed to get much harder

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    46 Jenny December 19, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    I just bought my first vegan carrot raisin cookie – a combo I’ve never tried! very excited and glad to know you are a fan :)

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    47 Ashley December 19, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    I finally got the peppermint creme coffee from TFM!! We don’t have them out in CO but there is one close to where my parents live in Ohio. I got that and the Winter Blend [or whatever it's called] and my aunt got the too. We tried the pepp, SO good!!!

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    48 Emily Eats and Exercises December 19, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    A party at your house?!? I can’t wait to see – I’m sure you’re the hostess with the mostess.

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    49 Janna December 19, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Unfortunately the weatherman were spot on for NYC. We got/are getting lotsa snow! Lucky you people!

    Looks like a delicious bowl of oats. Love the cartoon :)

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    50 Christy December 19, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    At least you have a CHANCE of snow… our lows are in the 50′s!!! :(

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    51 Tracey December 19, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Love the mug, so cute!

    I think we may have gotten your snow today, in Chicago. It’s not a bad snow just flurries :)

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    52 Heather @ The Joyful Kitchen December 19, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    I”m loving the muffin in the oatmeal idea! You’re so creative when it comes to flavoring food :)

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    53 Joelle (The Pancake Girl) December 19, 2009 at 5:45 pm

    Mmm that muffin looks scrumptious all mixed in!

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    54 katherine (blissful-body) December 19, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    so jealous of your clear skies! we were dumped on in western nc! just got power from being off about 36 hours!!! hope you had a nice day!

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    55 Susan December 20, 2009 at 9:54 am

    Ahhh!! I love Toothpaste For Dinner and that comic is SO spot on ;)

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