>Despite a fun weekend spent with the Manfriend’s family, the weather was c-r-a-p-p-y. We spent their last da sightseeing and dined at Old Ebbitt, a historic restaurant (founded in 1956) next to the White House (you may remember the last time I took my fam there).
I wasn’t that hungry but wanted something more than a boring garden salad.
Seared seafood + salad was the perfect choice.
Shrimp, scallops, muscles, calamari, roasted red peppers, portabello mushrooms tossed in olive oil, sea salt, black pepper over fresh greens and served with a side of basil vinaigrette.
Aaaaand a glass of Prosecco š
Today the weather is quite an improvement…
Sunny and high of 82!
Although 3-11:30pm hospital shifts are not my favorite, I’m quite content as I type up this post on our back deck listening to the birdies chirp away.
Michael is surely enjoying the warm change as well!
(Like his new haircut? Before pic here)
In the spirit of blooming spring, I started my day off with a refreshing glass of Green Juice (a la my new juicer)
The players
cucumber
apple
celery
kiwi
ginger
garlic
parsley
Which nicely accompanied a Cinnamon-Vanilla Protein Cupcake
How cute are these new lil cupcake dishes?
Cake mix
1 serving vanilla protein powder (SunWarrior ovaa here)
1 T egg whites
1/2 t vanilla extract (I found an all natural version at Trader Joe’s)
baking powder, pinch
stevia, 1 serving
sea salt, teeeeny pinch
h20, to moisten
Microwave 1 min, 30 seconds
Topping
stevia-sweetened fat-free Greek Yogurt
crushed walnuts, nutmeg to garnish
Well in the spirit of nice weather, I’m off to enjoy this lovely day before work tonight! I feel a long run in the sun coming up š
How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? <–Wait, are we really talking about the weather?
Tell me about your weekend!
>I LOVE your necklace! Where did you find it? I live in Ohio, and today the weather is grey and muggy š¦ It was absolutely beautiful yesterday, though, so that put me in a good mood for awhile š
>I love those little cupcake dishes!! So cute! My weekend was okay… I have no idea what the weather was like because I was stuck inside studying! Molecular genetics final today… eep!!By the way, loving your blog. š You are such an inspiration to me, being both a scientist and a health enthusiast! š
>We had beautiful sunny weather in Pittsburgh yesterday as well! Can't wait to try that 'cupcake'. Thanks for so many great recipes – I enjoyed your garbanzo bean flour pancakes this weekend.
>It's gorgeous here too!! I'm so excited about it, seriously. My frizzy hair doesn't even mind. Weeeeee summer is almost here!!
>Your little cupcake is adorable!! I was in Arizona this weekend, so we had some great weather. Chicago, on the other hand, is still struggling in the 40s/50s.
>What do the protein cupcakes taste like? When I have attempted them, they are very dry and don't taste so great.
>@Anonymous I LOVE them! I think the dryness depends entirely on the protein powder. Which kind do you use? SunWarrior is my favorite. The first time I made them they were a little dry so I indreased the amount of water and always top them with either a little stevia-sweetened Greek yogurt or fruit puree (basically microwaving some frozen berries and mashing them up).
>That protein cake looks SUPERRR delicious.. delicious looking salad as well!!
>I love Old Ebbitt. Last time I was there was for brunch. I got the roasted stuffed acorn squash. I still dream about it. mmmmm
>it was beautiful here yesterday! today – meh, not so much!!love that protein cupcake š i bet it'd be awesome with some banana fro yo š
>That is the cutest little cupcake dish! I just bought two little rafekins to make mini-pies, and they're also the right size for one of these adorable little cupcakes! Yum!