Someone recently asked me if I was still blogging here, a loving family member who knows of the existence of this blog but probably doesn't read it. I say that because if they had, they would have noticed my absence from this realm. This blog is supposed to highlight good, wholesome recipes I've tried and want to share. Throughout my pregnancy, I have tried desperately to cling to this mantra of good food, but the reality is very very boring.
For the first few months I ate weird, gross or very bland food. (My favorite lunch at the time was an everything bagel with whipped cream cheese, siracha and chicken. I loved that so much.) I ate a lot of cereal, which I generally believe to be too processed to want to consume so regularly, but when it sounded good and helped with my nausea, I gave in and ate that Kashi every single day.
My second trimester I felt better, but my energy never kicked back in. With the school year in full swing and testing anxiety, I relied a lot on Trader Joe's to help me out with dinners. I have a serious meat aversion with the pregnancy which means even more boring foods. Lots of salads, soups, and pastas. I started loving the premade salads at Trader Joe's for lunch every day- I'm still currently obsessed with their 'Crunchy Slaw' salad with the peanut dressing. Love. Even though it's summer and I ideally have time to make lunch, I still buy three of these a week and eat them for lunch on hot (ugh) days when I can't bring myself to make anything.
Now that I'm 35 weeks along and due in a month, my eating hasn't changed much and my energy has only plummeted. But, I am on summer break which means even if I take forever, I can get some cooking done. The thing is that without meat to cook, I'm so bored. It's too hot to do anything too good with veggies (in my opinion, I'm so tired of grilling and sautéing) and if I never see pasta again I'll be ok. I feel like I'm living on cereal (still), fruit (adore!) and raw veggies (don't ask how many bags of baby carrots, plain old lettuce and bell peppers I'm going through a week. I'm setting records, I'm sure of it). Even sweets aren't very tempting, but baking... oh baking is my weakness. I've been baking at least weekly and sending them off with Dylan to work or freezing them for after the baby comes and we need some sugar.
I haven't felt like sharing these though, because I'm not sure how well they fit into my idea of 'good food'. They used processed ingredients and lots of sugar. But, I love baking. I find it to be extremely therapeutic and since I can't go for a long, sweaty run- baking is one of my best outlets. So, I'm sharing the baking. I realize this means my posts for what remains of the summer will be skewed in the sweet direction and I'm ok with that. It is what it is, right? If you've got a bbq to go to or a party to host, any of the sweet treats will make your guests sing your praises. So, bake on and share. Just don't eat them all at once or I'll feel just terrible (and frankly, so will you).
The recipe for these gorgeous little dandies can be found here, and I found them thanks to my favorite way to kill three hours, pinterest.
Enjoy!
-m
