So....I've been thinking about delving into videos. What do you think? Would you want to see stand after stand of fresh, tropical fruit, where I buy my groceries, where and how I cook my food, how Chinese people exercise, or other random Chinese life scenes? Let me know. We'll see if it happens, but I thought every once in a while I could do a WIAW video showing you more of my life here in China!
Until then, I just have some pictures of the two large meals I ate the other day. I've been eating so much oatmeal lately (it's rainy season here), but the other day I finally made a huge Refreshing Green Smoothie for breakfast and ate it with some toast. It was a sweet and delicious way to get in a small head of lettuce first thing in the morning. Sounds appetizing doesn't it? Trust me. It was!
Breakfast:
A blender-full of my Refreshing Green Smoothie with two slices of Homemade Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread and Flax Cinnamon Peanut Butter. Trust me, I refilled that glass multiple times with smoothie. So good!
Dinner:
This meal is one of my favorites. Steamed rice, baked sweet potato and ALL the roasted veggies. If you have a hard time eating vegetables, try roasting them! I roast mine without oil on a my favorite silicone baking mats and then just add my favorite condiments and toppings. This night I had roasted zucchini, carrot, Shiitake mushrooms, bell pepper and red onion. Then I topped everything with nutritional yeast, red chili flakes and later, buffalo sauce. This meal hit the spot and all the starches filled me right up!
Tell me:
What's your favorite way to cook vegetables?
Have you ever made or edited a video?
What are your favorite condiments?
Thanks Laura, Arman and Jenn for the link-up!
Eat Consciously,
Faith
Kate @ Kate Lives Healthy says
I'd love to see your video creations or even written posts about shopping and markets...or anything! Sriracha is my go to condiment lately
Faith says
Thanks for your input Kate! I'm hoping to try videoing a little this week as the rain is stopping for a while. And I just got a new bottle of Sriracha in the mail today. Best!!
oscar says
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO COOK VEGETABLES?
Grilled, but no grill here.
HAVE YOU EVER MADE OR EDITED A VIDEO?
Yes.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE CONDIMENTS?
Mustard, Ketchup, fish sauce, curry, peanut sauce, salsa,....
Faith says
Love all your fav condiments...peanut sauce especially is my favorite!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
Love the looks of that dinner. We've been eating a TON of sweet potato lately!
Faith says
Sweet potatoes are so perfect right now. They always are so satisfying!
Linda Zaworski says
My favorite way to cook veggies are roast them with different spices, whatever I'm in the mood for.
I've never made a video, but love yours!
My favorite condiment is spices and Earth Balance Butter!! OMG!!! So good.
Faith says
Spices really are such an awesome way to change up the flavor of food! And Earth balance really is so good. I haven't had it in ages!! Thanks Linda!
Patricia @Sweet and Strong says
I love roasting or grilling veggies! I easily devour them with no condiments. And I love how simple your bread recipe is, I've always wanted to just make my own.
Faith says
Roasted veggies really are so good on their own. And I hope you can give the recipe for the bread a try! I really need to make a new post on it so that the instructions are all together and easier to read...beginning blogger issues haha!
Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says
Umm YES!!! Yes, yes, yes, a million times yes to videos from you! I would love to see more of China, I feel like I know a tiny bit from reading your posts for a while now, but seeing it would be awesome. This day of eats is totally my style, I've been drinking tons of green smoothies lately and potatoes + veg + nooch has been my dinner for over a week now <3 It's so good it's hard not to crave every night!
Faith says
Thanks for your input Natalie! And seems like we have similar taste buds. Can't go wrong with whole plants in my opinion!
Leah M | love me, feed me says
I'd love to see videos from you!! It would be so neat and I'm sure they'd be beautiful. You made a wiaw video once right?? I think that's what first inspired me to get into video actually!!
I just got a silicone mat and it's life changing. Makes life so much easier. Roasted veggies are always my fave <3 Even during the summer. Grilled veggies are also SO good!! I'll happily eat veggies cooked any which way 🙂
Faith says
OMG I forgot about that video haha! I'd probably be embarrassed to go back and watch it! Thanks for your input though! And yay for silicone mats. So so so amazing!
Melissa says
Flax cinnamon peanut butter? Sounds so intriguing. And your dinner looks gorgeous!
I don't typically edit or make videos - I also don't watch them too often because they take longer than pictures, but that's just me 🙂 I love mustard, honey, salsa and hot sauce as my favorite condiments. But not all together!
Faith says
I feel ya on the watching videos. Some people love then and some people find them too time consuming! And I love all your favorite condiments!
Cora says
Would love to see a video!! I think that would be sooooo cool.
I'd like to get on a smoothie train. My craving for vegetables is so minuscule these days, it would be nice to know I'm getting them in at least some how.
Faith says
Good to know! And yeah, when my veggies are slacking, green smoothies are how I fix that:)
Alyssa @ renaissancerunnergirl says
I LOVE grilled veggies but only have a grill when I spend weekends at my parents' house - none in my Manhattan apartment!
Faith says
Ah, killer! Grilled and roasted veggies are definitely my favorite. But yeah, it's so hard to have a space that allows you to own a grill!
Emily Swanson says
I'm really terrible at making videos, but I've edited a few. 😀
And I would absolutely love if you made videos about all of these things, 'So….I’ve been thinking about delving into videos. What do you think? Would you want to see stand after stand of fresh, tropical fruit, where I buy my groceries, where and how I cook my food, how Chinese people exercise, or other random Chinese life scenes? '
That homemade whole wheat bread looks perfect!
Faith says
I've only made a few for fun and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully a Vlog wouldn't be too complicated...maybe;) And that bread recipe is so old, but I still use it all the time! It's great!
Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says
I've been grilling allll the veggies lately - perfect for when I realize I've been slacking in the veggie department that day!
Faith says
LOVE grilled veggies! They may even beat roasted veggies in deliciousness:)
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
I love the idea of roasting veggies on a silicone mat!
Your meals all look so delicious, Faith!
Faith says
Those silicone mats get so much use in my house! A couple years later and they're still going strong! Thanks Liz!