I've never been a coffee drinker. The taste of burnt dirt was never appealing to me in the past, but since I work from home I like to spend some time out of the house around other humans, and that inevitably brings me to coffee shops. Recently I've started to acquire a taste for plain, black coffee. It still takes willpower to not order a cafe mocha when I approach the counter, but I've been clean for months. Today I visited a new (to me) coffee shop in my new-ish hood. I saw "pumpkin chai" written on their chalkboard under "Specials" and I ordered it. Not because of the pumpkin, but because of the chai- I was expecting some decaf earthy tasting tea (like the chai tea I have in my cupboard at home). I realized my mistake when I took my first sip of the sweet, creamy concoction. It was a pumpkin spice chai latte! I accidentally ordered a PSL! Ugh. Now I have to tell you all the reasons I love fall... Just kidding. :) Once the drink was in my hand, there was no turning back. I drank the whole thing. All 354,782 calories. And. it. was. so. good.
With bathing suit season behind us, I get very tempted to throw all clean eating efforts out the window and munch on comfort food (which I totally did over the weekend and regret today!). Tonight I made a healthy version of one of my faves- mashed potatoes! The star of this show is cauliflower. Here's the super simple recipe...
Buy a head of cauliflower. Cut off the florets and steam them.
Throw them into a blender with a clove of garlic, a couple tablespoons of Greek yogurt, rosemary, and fresh cracked black pepper.
Blend and serve! This was plenty for two people.
In other healthy eating news, I think we're really late to this party, but my bf and I have been obsessing over LaCroix Water! I've never been a soda drinker because I know it's bad stuff, and I genuinely enjoy drinking water. IMHO, this little can contains the best of both worlds. There's a hint of flavor, the carbonation is refreshing, and there's nothing bad in them. The icing on the cake is the cute packaging!
Tomorrow, I'll be downing one (or two!) of these zero cal drinks instead of a PSL. Stay thirsty, my friends.
Emily, I totally agree that a good cup of coffee is best enjoyed black! Cream and sugar are great for disguising bad coffee in the same way that slathering ketchup on a burger is a great way to disguise bad meat. The thing that annoys me about Pumpkin Spice ______ is that none of these products contain the actually squash. It's just a regular something with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Those spices alone don't make them pumpkin themed, IMO.
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