Blogging and Greens Greens Greens!

Sorry friends. I have been a very bad blogger. Unfortunately school and life have been kicking my butt, but I am here! Luckily we have made it easier on ourselves by backing out of the dance showcase next week and opting into doing the one in April instead. That means our routine is getting a little jazzed up with some cool tricks instead of a basic one next week. I am excited about the new moves but relieved that we have more time.

I am excited about my social media class because I feel like I can really shine in it. There are only four of us in the class which makes it a bit rough sometimes, but I get to talk about you guys and my blog and how much I love all of you! It is great!

So I want to hear from you, how am I doing? Am I engaging with my audience enough? This is important as this blog is as much for you as it is for me!

 

Greens Greens Greens

So I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to get your greens in. Spinach, kale, collard greens are loaded with vitamins and minerals. But again, may people cannot stand the though of eating these greens. So I have found another way to get your greens in. Green Monster Oatmeal. Now I didn’t invent it, but I found an easy way to do it if you are someone who likes microwave oatmeal (most recipes call for stovetop or baked). Before you add your water to your oats, take a handful of spinach and a cup of water and put it in the blender and puree it until it becomes a liquid. Now yes this is a green slimey liquid that resembles the slime on “I cant do that on television “ but if you can get past that, than put that into your oatmeal and heat it as usual. Yes it will look like now that you are eating the hulk, but trust me just don’t look at it! Top with the toppings of choice and bam you are done. You cannot taste the spinach (or whatever greens you choose) but you will get the nutrients from them!

I took my Berry Sundae oatmeal and turned it into a green monster berry sundae.

Here is the picture of it. Again it is worth it!

before cooking

after heating it up just go with it!!

 

with all of the trimmings!

I have a few other variations on my berry sundae oatmeal that I will share next time.

Until then!

How do you like to eat your greens?

MBA and Savory Oatmeal

Hey folks. Yes I am around. Started school up again this week and the first week I need adjusting as to what is expected of me and when. Tough business when there are only four students in this class and are grades are based on discussions and responses to discussions. Definitely hard to get a perfect grade when others do not post the initial discussion in time to respond to the discussion on time. But hopefully the professor takes that into account. This class is my first social media class for my MBA (which is in Social media management). It is quite exciting and interesting so far! I really hope that my MBA opens up more doors for me in this field because it is really fascinating!

Showcase hopefully coming up in three weeks. Right now we are not in showcase shape and we may have to back out. Our technique isn’t up to par and my ankle still isn’t. I like to pretend that is perfectly back to normal and I can do everything because I am wonder women, but my ankle isn’t listening to my head and it has limitations! Damn nabbit as my sister would say! If I had it my way I would be cha cha chaing everywhere in my latin heels until my feet turned blue! But my ankle is till scared of those heels. 5 minutes in them and it blew up. Now if we were in perfect shape for this showcase, I would suck it up and deal with it for the two minutes I needed to wear them (yes all of this shenanigans for two minutes of dance…wow) but if we aren’t perfect than I am not risking it. Eddie and I are working hard to get there but we shall see!

Today will consist of going to my little cousin’s 5^th birthday party at pump it up; it is a place with all of these blow up stations and you get to run and go down the slides and jump around (seriously the adults have more fun at this place than the kids!) and then normal Sunday chores. Enjoy!

Savory Oatmeal

So my recipe for today is a savory oatmeal. You all need to try savory oatmeal. Don’t knock it until you try it!

Broccoli and Cheese Oatmeal

1 cup of frozen or fresh broccoli

½ cup of oatmeal

¼ cup of shredded cheese (or vegan style cheese I used part skim mozzarella)

Basil

Oregano

Directions

1) Cook broccoli to your liking (I use organic Trader Joe’s frozen broccoli florets and heat them in the microwave)

2) When done cooking season with basil, oregano and any pepper or spices you desire

3) Cook oatmeal to your liking (stovetop of microwave I cooked rolled oats in the microwave because I was at work!)

4) Put oatmeal in a microwave safe bowl (if it isn’t already) and top with broccoli and cheese and put it back in the microwave for 15 seconds or until cheese is melted

5) Top with more oregano and mix it around

 

May not look appetizing but it is!

Trust me. I was in broccoli and cheese heaven!