Kovac brought me (and the whole family) an extra present today:
It’s as big as he is!! [I have no idea what he is doing in the pic btw…] I can’t tell you the relief I have, knowing that he is cute-cat-size and not big-cat-size – I would be next on his hit list if he were any larger…
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I have worked NON STOP today. Seriously, the only time I haven’t been working is when I’ve been eating, doing 1hour’s worth of DVDs, blogging, and mucking out Chika. Ridiculous! Oh, as I just mentioned Chika – my poor girl has had an allergic reaction to something, and has MASSIVE lumps on her neck! She’s perfectly happy (albeit itchy), but it’s not nice – if they haven’t gone down by tomorrow, we’re going to have to get the vet out to give her some anti-allergy drug things 😦
ANyway, in happier news – breakfast was a big Epic GM:
- 1 cup cereal
- 1/2 cup Kara coconut milk
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp cocoa flax
- big frozen banana
- a lorra lorra spinach
- a small spoon of pea protein powder
- dates, granola, grated cacao and jam as toppings 😀
Went. Down. A. Storm. 😀
Whilst I was reading blogs etc over breakfast, I got invited to join a facebook group – remember my stats exam the other day, which was immensely hard? Well, there’s a FB group set up now in complaint! A) The exam was too hard, B) The questions didn’t match the lecture notes, past paper, textbook or homeworks, C) We weren’t given answers to the past paper anyway, so that was useless….and D) Uh, 4 of the hardest exams in 5 days!!?? No thank you. It’s good to know I’m not the only one who struggled with it!! And I’m not alone in suffering this past week either – a lot of people apparently have become ill due to the stress! Hmph. BAD UNI!!
Moving swiftly on….I didn’t want lunch today! I think stress makes me lose my appetite 😦 so this meal was a bit later than planned, but it was still delicious 😀 My starter was baby pak choi, tomatoes and grapes:
Followed by a nice bowl o’ steamin’ oats (it’s cold and rainy – oats are perfect for that weather!):
- 1/2 cup oats and barley flakes
- about 1.5 cups Kara coconut milk (I added more at the end)
- cinnamon, nutmeg
- a finely chopped apple which I nuked in the microwave first so it was soft
- Grape Nuts and Fru-Grains as toppings
Again with the fabulousness!! These oats were soo creamy and delicious…I always forget how good oatmeal is! Though the apple kind of got in the way; I think I like my apples to eat normally, and my bananas cooked into oats. Banana oats rule 🙂
For dessert, I had an orange spread with a little bit of jam:
During the afternoon, I had a small minor wave of sadness – my aunt is expecting 3 foals this year (well, her mares’ are, she isn’t…) and one was born the other day. So it was mega depressing when my mum and sister got to go over and see it this afternoon and I had to stay home working!! Gah 😦 At least there’s still 2more to go, due over the next 2 weeks! Sooo expect lots of foal pictures soonish 😀
Despite the woefulness, cereal and yogurt still made an appearance – they NEVER fail to lift a mood.
And lift they did.
For dinner, I did the most yummeh tempeh ever! I baked it, but towards the end of baking, I topped it with apple sauce, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and MASHED BANANA!! OH yeah!
Twas served with my favourite veg, and roasted chickpeas:
Well well well. That was a truly scrummy way to bake tempeh, it must be said – maybe THE best way in fact! And it’s official – banana = another thing you just can’t go wrong with. LOVE IT!
Dessert, no idea, maybe a birthday muffin, we shall see.
But now, work calls. Which SUCKS cos The EUROVISION Song Contest is on now and I don’t have time to watch it!! This will be the first year I’ve missed the cheesy awfulness that is the sum of Europe + singing. Gutted!! Here’s a taster of past Eurovisions if you’ve never seen it:
Does anyone else watch Eurovision!? I do every year (bar this one):P it was last year’s Eurovision [held in Russia] that led to my family and I going to see the Cirque du Soleil in London earlier this year (cos it was a Cirque-themed competition that year), AND it was that same year that that cute little Norwegian guy won with ‘Fairytale’ (see below if you don’t know what I’m talking about :p) – I STILL have that song on repeat in my car!! I’m such a loser 😛
Anyway: here is Fairytale @ Eurovision last year, the winning entry! Can this year do better…??
Have a good evening!
Sorry about the exam stress. 😦 They will soon be over though? I hope Chika gets better soon as well. Poor mare!
Last one on Wednesday……!
I love eurovision, but it’s totally in conflict with Britain’s Got Talent tonight. I’m torn!
Kovac’s a serious hunter!! I don’t think my cat would ever be able to catch something that big!
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Bleh, exam stress sucks! I hope the FB group works out, though! Your Kovac is FIERCE!! That rabbit was HUUUGE!! But poor Chika, I hope she gets better! Your eats look awesome, though!
Too funny about that FB group– it must have been REALLY hard!
I hope Chika’s allergies go down soon!
HAPPY BELATED 🙂 Hope it was wonderful, enjoyable, and thoroughly memorable 🙂
That tempeh sounds gooooood and you just gave me the biggest craving for oats!
So sorry about Chika and the uni woes ~ if anyone can bust through this stress it’s you, and I thought when you posted about it that if someone as bright as you are struggled with the exam then everyone else must have been in deep sh…I mean trouble 😉
My favourite Eurovision was the year Lordi won. Bloomin hilarious ~ I liked Lordi well before they were contestants because I have an affinity for cheesy death metal. Yes, there is such a thing (google Mortiis lol)
I tried an epic GM for breakfast today! Will probably post about it tomorrow but it was very nice, though not particularly filling for me (but I am a bottomless pit of course).
Enjoy the bank holiday Sun/Mon and please give yourself a little break every now and then ~ your brain deserves it!
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Oohh yay! I’m so glad you liked it 😀 I suppose the filling-ness depends on the cereal you use – the cereal I have is packed with protein and fibre which helps 🙂
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Your thempeh looks yummy…. I have tried tempeh for the first time lately and I was really impressed… so tasty especially when baked in the oven….
i love the idea of baking tempeh sweet – genius!
Oh no, poor Chicka, I hope the itchy bumps go away ASAP!
Being in the US I’ve never heard of Eurovision, but I totally love that Fairytale song! I’m a sucker for cool violin music 🙂
Kovac is a beast! What an amazing hunter! My cat will hardly go near a bug, I doubt she’d be able to catch anything near that big.
Thinking about Chika! I hope she gets well soon, poor horsie.
Ah shame – you’re missing out! It’s normally such bad music, with terrible singers; it’s so funny!
What a great way to cook tempeh…I have never thought of that!! YUM
I have to try your tempeh recipe – it looks fabulous!
Tempeh sounds intriguing!
I watch Eurovision, of course :)) It’s so much fun :))
Didn’t comment yesterday as was watching Eurovision. I hope you managed to catch some of it as I thought it was the best Eurovision that they had produced for ages. Nearly all of the songs were brilliant. I voted for Armenia (Apricot Stone!) and Denmark (bf’s home nation!) Do catch up on the BBC if you can!
I did catch the end of it actually – it was a strong year!! It’s a shame England didn’t join in the talent though….we are SO bad! :s
Oh, I watch Eurovision! We Icelanders are somewhat obsessed with it, though we pretend not to be…
The whole thing is so horribly cheesy that it becomes very entertaining!
But of course there are a few decent songs, I loved Alexander Rybak last year too! He’s cute 🙂
I agree! I had quite the crush on him last year 😛
Oh your crazy cat! I used to have a cat that would kill gophers and pile them under our porch. She wouldn’t eat them or anything…..just kill them and pile ’em up.
Nice.
Oh yeah-what exactly are FRU-Grains?
I agree yogurt and cereal are a divine combo. I first learned of that mixture from a German girl about 13 years ago.
Uh…I can’t really explain! They’re made from fruit-y type stuff and I think barley might make an appearence…but they’re crunchy and sweet and delicious!! 🙂
What the heck did Kovac catch? Is that another cat??? Holy cow your cat is a hunter!
Haha! No it’s a GIANT rabbit – it was literally bigger than him!! Crazy :s he is sSO viscious with the wildlife…birds, rabbits, baby rabbits, voles, shrews, mice. BEAST!