Just kidding. I hate nada about all of you lovely people, but at the end of this post, I’ll reveal 7 things you didn’t know about me. Perhaps you’ll hate some of them, but I hope not.
(I also hope I’m not the only “adult” who automatically associates “7 Things” with Miley.)
Something I do hate? Windows Live Writer.
Once again, that female pup of a publishing program decided that she hated both me and my eats yesterday. So, I apologize for the hump day hiatus.
I also apologize if this post seems rushed, but I am ridiculously busy for once in my unemployed life. This is a good thing, and I should have a few life updates to share within the next few weeks.
(Food bloggers are all about the teasers lately, aren’t they?)
So, yesterday, in between writing and re-writing posts, cursing Windows Live Writer and, you know, living life, I managed to do a bit of eating. Shocking, I know.
Despite the fact that it was, perhaps, the windiest day ever in NYC, I started my day with iced coffee. Plus a plum to eat while pondering breakfast possibilities.
Because I had some brown rice left over from my veggie burgers, I decided to make brown rice breakfast pudding. I’ve read several articles mentioning that this is one of celeb chef Bethenny Frankel’s go-to breakfasts—and I’ve been meaning to try it.
I’ve never been big on rice pudding, but something about this breakfast sounded really good to me. And it was.
Bethenny simply cooks 1/2 cup brown rice with 1/4 cup milk (I used vanilla almond milk), maple syrup, cinnamon, raisins and almonds for 5 minutes. I doubled the recipe because I somehow suspected that 1/2 cup of rice wasn’t going to be enough for breakfast.
NEW FAVORITE BREAKFAST. Cinnamon vanilla almond-y brown rice, plumped-up raisins, extra almond crunch and a hint of maple syrup. What’s not to adore? This was incredibly easy to make—and a serious contender for one of my best DPAABs.
The only thing is, it didn’t keep me full for long. Even though I doubled Bethenny’s recipe, I was hungry 2 hours later.
At which point I opted for mas cinnamon and raisins.
I had one of Kim’s Light cinnamon bagels—half with cream cheese and half with Smart Balance. Because I think it’s mildly blasphemous to enjoy a cinnamon bagel sans raisins, I threw some on top.
Me gusta. Kim’s wheat bagel is still the front runner—but this one gets props for packing A LOT of cinnamon flavor. This always warrants bonus point in my book.
Lunch was an egg-white omelet with spinach, roasted red peppers and cream cheese. Doused in sriracha, of course.
To my fellow cream cheese lovers, if you have not yet introduced our dearly beloved spread to your omelets—PLEASE DO. It’s pretty life changing.
On le side I had a corn Vitatop.
The very generous Vitalicious people sent me too-many-to-count Vitatops, and this was my very first. I LOVE corn muffins, and this was certainly no substitute for one. However, for a 100-calorie muffin top, it definitely nailed the “corn muffin” flavor. Maybe it’s just because I’ve never had a Vitatop before, but I wasn’t thrilled with the texture. It was sort of dry and a bit grainy. If you’ve tried Vitatops, have you found this? I’ll write up a full review once I put more of a dent in the 293293828472842384 muffin tops currently residing in my freezer.
Dinner, Part I: a very disproportionate plate of green cheetahs and carrot fries.
Eight carrot fries, to be exact.
I may or may not have gotten lost in a riveting phone conversion and baked the carrots for an hour. This resulted in approximately 54 casualties. Que triste.
Dinner Part II: this.
Not really. That’s just a beautiful basil leaf, straight from el garden de Kev Thug.
Dinner Part II was actually…
pizza!
Who am I? I’m really not a liar; I legitimately do not like NYC pizza. But these pita pizzas? Whole ‘nother story.
This one was actually a whole wheat wrap (which I liked better than the pita!) with 1/2 cup vodka sauce, 1/3 cup shredded mozzarella and fresh basil.
Buenisimo.
Non-popcorn dessert was vanillia fro-yo & almond butter.
Sorry for the meltiness, but I forgot to take a pic til I was halfway through ze bowl. Slash I don’t have the self-control to stare at fro-yo + AB through a lens before digging in…
Ok, onto el premio.
Gracias to the lovely Whitney for passing this along to me.
7 things you didn’t know about me?
- I suffer from chronic insomnia. This is self-diagnosed, but I’m fairly certain that WebMD wrote their insomnia description with yours truly in mind.
- Despite the fact that I’m 22 years old, I have seen (and loved) all three High School Musical movies. I know all the songs. And some of the dances.
- Equally embarrassing, I have recently developed an irrepressible, incredibly inappropriate crush on Justin Bieber.
- Despite those last two facts, I assure you I’m not a child predator.
- The first CD I ever owned was Alanis Morrisette’s Jagged Little Pill. I think it’s hysterical that, at age 10, I used to belt out Alansis’ most eloquent lyrics (i.e. “would she go down on you in a theatre?”) without any idea of their meaning.
- I got kicked out of camp when I was 13 for sneaking to a boy’s bunk. Woops. The following summer, the camp tried to send me home three times, but Kev Thug refused to pick me up. Reason #1283232 he’s a thug.
- I was ranked 7th in my high school class. On the “Top 10” page of the yearbook, where my fellow overachievers chose Emerson and Thoreau quotes to appear under their mugshots, I went with the always insightful “Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7, 8, 9.”
And, I’m pulling a Jenny and passing this award onto everyone because I’m seriously obsessed [not in a Swimfan way] with all of you.
T.G.I.T.,
Sarah
52 Comments
October 8, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Brown rice breakfast mix looks delish!! That would be a super yum dessert too. And although Im not a cheese eater, the pita pizza pic is perfect! Looks sooo fresh. Congrats on your award!
October 8, 2009 at 1:39 pm
OMG 1. as usual, your food creations are incredible, 2. i didnt know there were corn vitas! OMG!, and 3. I associated the title not with Miley, but it reminded me of 10 Thing I Hate About You.
October 8, 2009 at 1:40 pm
AND I forgot to put in there that Alanis was my first CD ever, too! Cool!
October 8, 2009 at 1:43 pm
That breakfast is tre unique
I think I liked the corn muffin vitatop the least; it was a bit too sweet for me. Vitatops are best when they’re chocolatey and microwaved to the point where they start to melt. Eat with a spoon and enjoy
October 8, 2009 at 1:46 pm
UMM as SOON as I read your title I started singing Miley to myself. Thank you and you’re welcome
Also, did you know that sriracha was cheating on you with me? I mean, not a biggie, I’m totally cool with sharing the love of my life as long as you are!
October 8, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Can’t wait to hear the new life updates.
All this food is making me hungry! Everything looks great.
October 8, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Corn vitatop!?!? No freakin’ way. I need to get my hands on some!
Also, I think I need to try Bethenny’s creation. I sounds like pure bliss in a bowl
October 8, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Omg, I have a totally inappropriate obsession with Justin Bieber too! I feel much better knowing that I am not the only 20-something out there that loves his catchy songs!
October 8, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Jagged Little Pill was the first TAPE I ever bought!
October 8, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I need to try the brown rice pudding! it looks good, but like you, i have a feeling it won’t fill me up…
October 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Jagged Little Pill was like my 3rd or 4th. My first CD was REM Monster. I still have it floating around somewhere!
October 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm
brown rice breakfast totally sounds like a DPPAB…amazing
and a great change up from the classic oatmeal!! well done 
i have yet to try the kims light bagels but heard they were phenom! and the vita tops as well! lucky duck for getting that generous pacakage!!
LOVE alanis, i remember listening to the TAPE on the way to overnight camp a while back haha!!
October 8, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Your 7 things are funny
Mmm… froyo + nut butter. Favorite dessert. I think I have a lot of favorite desserts.
October 8, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Could your food have been anymore yummier today? I think not. Brilliant idea with the rice pudding by the way but it sucks it didn’t keep you full. I killed about have of my sweet potato fries the other day because I don’t how to work this crazy european oven.
October 8, 2009 at 3:45 pm
ive been dyign to try that brown rice pudding. hm. i don’th ave any raisins, but i have everything else!
October 8, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I really have no idea what this Miley reference is! Haha.
The brown rice pudding? Sounds phenom. I bet it needed peanut or almond butter, despite having a few chopped nuts in it.
The carrot fry deaths killed me. And that froyo + almond butter? GAHHH!!!!
Jagged Little Pill was so my first, too! MamaJ and I used to belt the songs together! She probably thought it was hilarious I was singing dirty things and didn’t even know.
And HAYYY smarty pants. Knew I loved you furreal!
October 8, 2009 at 4:14 pm
You’re too funny. I love the brown rice breakfast! Also, I love High School Musical. And my first CD was The Toadies. My first tape, however, was Mariah Carey way back when I was about 7. I still love her.
I have been wanting to try Vitatops so bad, but I’ve heard they’re pretty dry too.
AND btw, I never really understood what was so convenient about Windows Live Writer. I have a Mac, so naturally I use another service, but I’d rather just type my post up in a word processor and copy paste it. But that’s just me. Why do YOU use it?
October 8, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I need to try that brown rice pudding..it looks wonderful!
Vanilla fro-yo and nut butter is one of my fav combos! Delish!
October 8, 2009 at 4:29 pm
sorry about that biotch of a live writer! mmm, the abundance of cock sauce makes me happy
October 8, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Haha, I love this post! Cream cheese in omelets is heavenly, no doubt.
I too had that Alanis CD at around the same age. Funny how innocent we were back then.
I feel your insomnia. Sucks.
October 8, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Good call on the egg white omelette, looks spectabulous.
…and I’m pretty sure your Alanis CD tops my Aladdin.
October 8, 2009 at 6:20 pm
My first CD was jagged little pill, too!! Hilarious.
October 8, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Okay, firstly that title made me think of the movie “ten things i hate about you” but then…..miley. hahha
Secondly, i’m kind of really obsessed with your food! i gotta try bethany’s recipe, gotta try a pita/wrap pizza!!! English muffin pizzas are pretty bomb too. Had a few of those over summer
And lastly, i still haven’t seen this week’s GG!! my life is lacking some XOXO lovin’ ! I’ll make time for it soon enough, but how was it?!
October 8, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Oh my gosh! Your 7 things about youuu! Your Alanis thing reminded me of when I bought my Spice Girls album and I was singing along to “2 become 1″ at the top of my lungs.
I’ve had brown rice for breakfast before too
It’s so easy to make it breakfast-y. Actually, what you had for breakfast I had as part of my lunch a couple weeks ago lol. Once again, food gemelas!! Everything is this post looks delicious. For the VitaTop.. maybe you put it in the micro for too long? I know that can happen. Pero mi favorito es el vanilla fro-yo con AB.. would it be manteca de almendras? Anyway, love you girl!
XO
http://www.ohonemorething.wordpress.com
October 8, 2009 at 7:49 pm
mmm cream cheese and omelets! Though I’m guessing a similar taste affect could be accomplished with laughing cow? Love that stuff!
I like the grainy vita tops, ie apple berry or multi bran, but the chocolate ones are kind of dry. I haven’t tried the corn vita top yet, I’m waiting to make a pot of chilli to eat that flavor!
October 8, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Can’t wait to hear your exciting life updates!I love breakfast rice pudding!
October 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Between live writer eating your posts and the oven eating your carrot fries…you werent having the greatest of days…but, what you did post looks beautiful and here’s to you havin a killah Friday in expectation of the weeekend just ’round the corner
October 8, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Haha as soon as I read your post title I started singing Miley in my head. Fail I’m 23 haha.
Carrot fries!!?? Holy use of the 10lb bag of super size carrots that I have. Wooo hooo!
October 8, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Cream cheese on an omelet? Of course that would be delicious! I have got to try it
Also am digging the vodka sauce on a pita pizza. Such good ideas on this blog!
October 8, 2009 at 11:55 pm
“Female pup” haha, I like how you phrased that.
Almond butter and vanil froyoz! Bombbb.
I bought carrots this week specifically for carrot fries
October 9, 2009 at 12:21 am
I’m salivating! Cream cheese (or cottage) ROCKS on eggs. It’s brilliance. I got a Vita pack too! I’m debating which one I want to try first. Right now I’m leaning towards chocolate!
October 9, 2009 at 2:28 am
I too owned the Alanis Morisette CASETTE TAPE and I still know all of the lyrics. My best friend used to sing random Alanis songs acapella when she was drunk on our drives home.
October 9, 2009 at 5:21 am
Lol – poor carrot casualties! Your dinner looked really yummy though! I love courgette! Mhmm and your pizza…….
October 9, 2009 at 7:29 am
Congrats on the award, I loved reading your 7 things.
I have to try the cream cheese omelet.
October 9, 2009 at 8:51 am
I’ve been eating sugared up rice my entire life and everyone made fun of me for it… Never knew it had a proper name! Hah!
You’ve inspired me to give it a go again!
October 9, 2009 at 10:28 am
haha i loved each and every one of your your 7 things. i am more convinced than ever we would be friends in real life.
have a wonderful day love!
October 9, 2009 at 10:32 am
Hehe…#6 is so cute!
I have got to try that brown rice breakfast! How can it be one of my favorite foods, yet I’ve never had it for breakfast?!
October 9, 2009 at 10:39 am
My mind went right to “10 Things I Hate About You” as well. And Jagged Little Pill was my first CD as well – I remember my little brother getting very upset about what happened to “Mr. Play It Safe.”
And I’m going to NEED to try that brown rice for breakfast – that looks delicious. Though, I *am* surprised it didn’t have more staying power. Maybe for a weekend brunch… We’ll see!
October 9, 2009 at 11:02 am
Seven things about you are too funny! I love the brown rice breakfast. Brown rice does that to me too, it does not keep me full for longer.
October 9, 2009 at 11:07 am
alanis was my first cd too!! i also belted out inapprope lyrics…i also thought “cross i bear” was “cross eyed bear” for a solid year, but whatevs.
i havent seen the HSM movies, and i am refusing to. not because i think they are stupid, but because i KNOW id like them. and im 27. and i dont want to have to explain to kyle why i am interested in 13 year olds.
something tells me your pedophile comment may get you a different kind of traffic to this blog, hahaha!
btw, you crack me up. i swear its like i am reading a post i wrote a long time ago and forgot about, or else you are my long lost twin.
vita sends the most amazing packages. mine lasted months and months (ok i still have a few)
October 9, 2009 at 1:29 pm
shoo, woman… who are you with all these glorious eats? ’tis lovely.
p.s. i’m just going to throw it out there, i’m supa jealous that you live in nyc!
October 9, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I tried making brown rice breakfast pudding once and it was an epic fail and a half – so I really appreciate this recipe!
and high school musical is totally mature — well, at least the feelings I have towards Zac Efron while watching it are totally mature
ow owwwww.. yeah, I went there.
October 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Congrats on the award! Love all your eats…especially the rice breakfast.
Don’t miss the $50 coffee giveaway on my blog.
October 10, 2009 at 2:40 am
lol! Sarah, you just never fail to make me laugh. I just love you so much!
I also agree. Pita pizzas have the perfect balance of crispy and chewy base.
October 10, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Oooohhh…the brown rice breakfast looks good!!!! I’m not an oatmeal fan but that looks like something I could sink my teeth into.
I think my first CD was Whitney Houston’s first album.
October 10, 2009 at 8:34 pm
#1 I love corn vitas!!! They rock!
#2 I love Kim’s Light Bagels & I love Kim! I got to chat with her a bit via email/letter–such a nice gal!
#3 I’ve never cosidered putting cream cheese in an omelet, but since I eat one for bfast every day, I shall try it
October 10, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I have been meaning to try this brown rice breakfast, a la Bethenny Frankel. And now after seeing it in your bowl, I think I will, sooonn.
I officially love you and your blog all the more because you’re a HSM fan. There’s nothing wrong w/ that- after all, we’re all in this together, right?
October 11, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Haha I secretly love Miley Cyrus and that song was #1 on my running playlist for several months!! It got me through some tough runs haha Love the 7 things about you–cute idea!
October 12, 2009 at 11:32 am
You crack me up! Did you see that Justin Bieber was on the today show this morning!? Perhaps you were even there trying to meet him
October 13, 2009 at 9:29 am
HAHA! I’m so glad I came across your blog today- you absolutely crack me up! I actually just admitted to seeing High School Musical 1 and 2 on my own blog (and when I saw the first one I immediately googled Zac Efron to ensure I was not a child predator), so you’re not alone! Looking forward to reading more of your blog.
Jenny (www.colorhungry.wordpress.com)
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