A Whole Lotta Peanut Butter

The squirrel was up at 5am this morning. Lucky me. I tried so hard to put her back to bed. Even though she was up early we still didn't eat breakfast until 7:30. That's what time we normally eat.

I wasn't feeling too hungry so I had plain yogurt, pumpkin granola, and a drizzle of honey.

My mom and I headed to the grocery store and by the time I got home I was STARVING. We ended up eating at a little local restaurant in town. I learned a valuable lesson. Don't let yourself get ravenous. It's not worth the consequences. I ended up getting a club sandwich with ham, turkey, lettuce, cheddar, and bacon. No mayo. With sweet potato fries. I didn't take a picture because my mama teases me about taking pictures of my food. I ate every last bite and ended up with a bellyache.

Later in the afternoon I really craved a cup of coffee but since my tummy still wasn't much better I made an ogre for nutrients. This guy had 4 cups of spinach, 1 cup of water (you can use milk, juice, almond milk), 1/2 cup of frozen strawberries, and a scoop of amazing grass.

I had it in a coffee mug but it didn't satisfy my craving. Infact, it was a really weird blend. I don't normally like strawberries in it. I think the combo of chocolate amazing grass and strawberries made it weird. I drank it anyways.

I was feeling much better by dinner time and boy was I happy. I got a bunch of stuff today to make some neat recipes.

The star of this recipe was this guy...

No not Gus... PEANUT BUTTER!

Can you tell he likes peanut butter?

I started with whole wheat thin spaghetti.

Mixed up the sauce.

And ended with this!

The recipe is called Kids Choice Yummy Peanut Noodles. And the recipe is HERE.

I made the exact recipe but I was lazy and just added a can of oriental veggies. Next time I'll use fresh veggies. It was absolutely delicious. I was so impressed with how Asian it tasted. I've made many stir fry dishes and none can even compare. Of course the squirrel loved it.

After dinner I started working on peanut butter vanilla and chocolate chip cookie dough balls.

I have been searching for a good right before bed snack. I came across Averie's blog awhile ago and have been meaning to make some of these little buggers.

Making Peanut Butter Vanilla Balls

dates, almond butter, peanuts, and vanilla

Making Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

cashews, oats, maple syrup, agave, coconut

The result...

OMG. SO GOOD. They taste like little raw cookie dough balls. I'm not kidding.

I didn't have any chocolate chips (can you believe that?!) so I just added some shredded coconut to the "batter".
The raw food diet scares me a little bit but if everything tasted like these guys BRING IT ON!

You can find the recipes for these balls and many more at Love Veggies and Yoga.

Y'all have got to try the peanut noodles and the balls. Peanut butter was definitely going my way today :)

Now I'm getting ready to settle down with some tea and call it a night. It's only 6:30 but I'm pooped. It's no fun waking up at 5.