{"id":12635,"date":"2010-12-06T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T17:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=12635"},"modified":"2010-12-06T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T17:03:41","slug":"snow-glorious-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/12\/snow-glorious-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow, Glorious Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_yogurt.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12640\" title=\"Yogurt with granola\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_yogurt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_yogurt.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Yesterday was the perfect day to stay all bundled up inside.\u00a0 Even today is the perfect day for that! It&#8217;s blustery cold and snowing.\u00a0 After my workout yesterday, which was not running, but an exercise DVD, I took a lovely and looonnggg hot shower. Then it was time to refuel with some coffee and yogurt! You can bet your hiney that this week I made sure to have some granola on hand!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2% Fage Greek Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Homemade granola<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>And for fun, shredded coconut (unsweetened)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along with smooth delicious coffee!\u00a0<strong> I&#8217;m looking for holiday mugs that don&#8217;t cost a fortune, any suggestions on where to look?\u00a0 I want something festive and fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I snuggled up on the couch with the good blanket, which is a warm fuzzy blanket that is also referred to as <em>The Blanket of Sleeping<\/em>, because the minute Rocky touches it, he falls asleep.\u00a0 I did some blog work and watched it snow and blow outside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_birdie_marks.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12641\" title=\"Birdie tracks in the snow \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_birdie_marks-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_birdie_marks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_birdie_marks.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The birdies are still coming around for food though, so I try and make sure that I get some out there.\u00a0 Thanks to the squirrels, food dwindles at a very quick pace.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually Scott got up, and I&#8217;m pretty sure the telemarketer who called yesterday morning was to blame.\u00a0 Seriously, can we take a day off?!\u00a0 We even get calls at 9pm at night.\u00a0 Not cool!\u00a0 We chatted for a while and I headed into the kitchen.\u00a0 I got things prepped for dinner, made some more cranberry sauce, and got started on Sunday Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_pancakes.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12636\" title=\"Pomegranate Pancakes\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_pancakes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_pancakes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_pancakes.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Yum! Drizzled with the usual toppings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Yogurt<\/li>\n<li>Maple Syrup<\/li>\n<li>Fresh cranberry sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I totally went back in for a third pancake!\u00a0 Fresh fruit was pineapple that ended up being horrible.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t sweet or juicy or tender, it was so icky! I&#8217;m guessing they are out of season.\u00a0 No more till summer.\u00a0 Booo! I had an apple later because I needed some fruit in my system stat!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We braved the elements and got Rocky walked.\u00a0 It was chilly so he had to wear his big boy jacket which he totally pranced around in showing off.\u00a0 Silly fella!\u00a0 After that we found ourselves with a few spare hours that we could spend gaming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Joy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A little more Uncharted 2 to round out the day.\u00a0 After some phone calls to family, it was time to get some supper in our bellies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_veggie_burger.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12638\" title=\"Veggie burgers\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_veggie_burger-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_veggie_burger-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_veggie_burger.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Monster veggie burgers! I loaded them up too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chickpeas<\/li>\n<li>Walnuts<\/li>\n<li>Pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>Oats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With various veggies and spices.\u00a0 They were delicious and totally hit the spot! I think chickpeas make the best burgers.\u00a0 There was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lettuce<\/li>\n<li>Tomato<\/li>\n<li>Red Onion<\/li>\n<li>Irish Cheddar<\/li>\n<li>BBQ Sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On top which made this one messy burger! Heaven! I love messy food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_sweet_potatoes.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12637\" title=\"Baked sweet potatoes \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_sweet_potatoes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_sweet_potatoes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_sweet_potatoes.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On the side was baked sweet potato puffs!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We watched a touch of Harry Potter while we ate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dinner over and the kitchen cleaned up, we kicked it with an old movie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_wine.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12639\" title=\"Blush Vinho Verde \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_wine-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_wine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/OHC-12-05-10_wine.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We watched House of Wax (Vincent Price version) and sipped on this new wine.\u00a0 It was a blush Vinho Verde and it was amazing! Crisp, bubbly, and dry.\u00a0 Some blushes can be sweet and this was not at all. Such a fun wine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I nibbled on some mint M&amp;Ms and then crashed out in bed by 10:30. I was exhausted do to two nights in a row of crappy sleep.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How was your weekend friends? Anything exciting happen?\u00a0 Are you decorated for the holidays?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the perfect day to stay all bundled up inside.\u00a0 Even today is the perfect day for that! It&#8217;s blustery cold and snowing.\u00a0 After my workout yesterday, which was not running, but an exercise DVD, I took a lovely and looonnggg hot shower. Then it was time to refuel with some coffee and yogurt! 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