Who’s up reading blogs while watching the incessant Royal Wedding coverage?
I’m up super early to jump on the treadmill… so I can feel productive while rotting my brains out watching the damn wedding.
Update #2 on the new Newton running shoes: I LOVE them. A lot. I so feel energized and have noticed an increase in speed (this is a big deal on the treadmill – I’m much slower indoors). I busted out some intervals yesterday like a champ.
Recently I read a couple of interesting items on FitSugar:
- Two thirds of consumers call themselves knowledgeable about food. Those aged 25 to 34 are most likely to proclaim themselves foodies.
- Gen Y-ers tend to gravitate toward salty snacks, heat-and-eat breakfast, and easy meals — whereas their 50-plus parents are cooking from scratch, three times a day.
Aren’t 20-somethings considered part of Gen-Y? Kind of funny that the “foodies” are also part of the group that gravitates toward packaged breakfast and “easy” meals.
The 50+ parents cooking from scratch surprises me a little. I feel like I see that generation relying more and more on packaged food and/or dining out as the kids leave home.
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Speaking of “easy” meals… I made my first nut butter!
I had a bag of almonds begging to be toasted. Toasted nut butter sounds like a flavorful option, no? Then I decided I wanted to spice things up. Spiced almonds are good. Why not spiced almond butter?
Turns out nut butter is fantastic toasted and spiced. Friday = get nuts and toasted!
This would also be amazing thinned out with almond milk or other liquid and used as a sauce!
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Spiced Almond Butter
- 1 C almonds
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/4 sea salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread almond evenly on baking sheet and toast in oven for 10 mins, stirring half way through. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Place almonds into blender and blend until almond begin to turn into a paste. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Add spices and continue blending until smooth and… butter-like…
Transfer to an airtight container. Lick bowl. Store butter in the refrigerator.
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Clearly I don’t fit into the prepackaged, “easy” meal group.
Do you prepare your meals every day? Do your parents do it? Your significant other?
I watched the wedding! On my couch .. eating.. LOL! At least you were on the treadmill 🙂
I watched the Royal Wedding while on the treadmill as well. I figured I could knock out two birds with one stone! And I prefer to cook my meals at home, and I suppose it’s because that’s how my mom always did it and still does. Have a great day!
Hahaha! This is like the 3rd time I’ve done this…
LOL! No worries. 🙂
Glad I wasn’t the only one not drinking champagne this morning.
haha that is exactly what I am doing…blog reading and royal wedding watching 🙂
spiced almond butter sounds delicious!
For the life of me, I cannot get nut butter to get to that butter like, drippy stage. It always comes out like a paste!
I think the secret is stopping to scrape down the sides. Maybe my toasting the nuts helped bring out more of the oils too?
I’m in NY this weekend running a 5K… my friend SUCKED me into watching the wedding coverage. Sigh. Hahaha! And I love the idea of a spiced nut butter!!! YUM! Happy Friday!
I need to try and make nut butters. It seems like it would be easier than I think, and all the combos I could try would really be great
bahahahahahaha! if only our treadmills did have cameras… 😉 lolol
I love the idea of spicing almond butter with these flavors! ahhhhh soo awesome!
So tempting with the spices. Lovely nut butter.