Back to the Drawing Board:)

Well, after a one week hiatus, it was a WELCOME back to Monday Salads!  After a quick scan online for some "winter salad" ideas, I came up with this beauty:

In the mix:

• Spinach & Arugula mix
• Broccoli
• Diced Asian Pear
• White Beans
• Toasted Chopped Walnuts
• Carrots
• Red Onion
• An Olive oil, lemon juice & honey dressing

And my suuuuuuuuuuuper star ingredient of the night:

Yes, my friends, that says Wild Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese....

Now, I know...I KNOW..what you're thinking.  Blueberries & Goat Cheese?????

No...this stuff was awesomeeeeee!  It was just slightly sweet from the vanilla, which worked PERFECT with the blueberries!  Love, love, loved it!  It made the salad spectacular! :)  You MUST try it if you can find it at your Trader Joe's!

And speaking of Trader Joe's, I stocked up on a few other goodies while I was there:) (shocking:)  First, I took the plunge and finally bought agave sweetener to try.  I was thinking I might use it to sweeten up my oatmeal & coffee and things like that.  ANYTHING to get away from the artificial stuff.  It's one of my goals for the year:)  ("NO NONSENSE in 2011"...that's my resolution:)

And I also picked up these Indian Spiced Veggie Burgers.  I figured they would make a good quick lunch.  I'll let you know how they are when I try them!  (There were only 3 boxes left in the freezer, so I figured that was a good sign:)

So are you ready to hear the miracle of all miracles of yesterday???  (I mean, besides blueberries & goat cheese actually being delicious:)  I was ACTUALLY able to find a DECENT parking spot at the gym yesterday!!  Do you understand what a RARITY that is???  Not only was it MONDAY, which is bad enough...BUT it was "New Years Resolution Day!"  I was so impressed:)  Not that my normal pilates class wasn't packed to the gills...but hey, it's always nice to see people trying out new classes or routines that they normally wouldn't.  I was just happy not to have to walk nearly back to my house afterward to reach my car;) hahahahahahhahahah.......Dark + Cold = Not a friend after the gym:)

Alright, I've chatted enough;)  Have a great Tuesday!