Stuff I've Been Eating #3

Hey everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I'm back with another stuff I've been eating post. There's not a ton of variety in today's post but I do have some yummy meals to share. Almost everything you see was sourced from my stash in my pantry and freezer with only things like bananas and apples being purchased for the week. I'd like to thank past Sarah again for getting all the great things at Costco in the past so present Sarah can enjoy the benefits!

I wanted to make a variation on my chick'n noodle soup so this is a tofu noodle soup with broccoli. This was absolutely delicious and in true Sarah fashion, I miscalculated how much I made and enjoyed this for 3 meals 😅

I really wanted pizza but didn't want to pay for a Daiya pizza (about $8 at Walmart). I remembered I had some bagels in the freezer and had some sauce and cheese in the fridge (the new Walmart BetterGoods brand cheese is actually pretty good!) so I decided to make a pizza bagel. This was not the most elegant meal but it certainly tasted great and took care of a pizza craving.

You guys. I have POUNDS of frozen fruit in the freezer. I have 3 giant Costco bags of fruit (strawberries, cherries and pineapple), a big bag of frozen bananas that I keep replenishing with my overripe bananas, and small bags of mango and wild blueberries. I've decided I need to start each day with a smoothie or smoothie bowl to use up my fruit and figured it would be best to do so while it is still so hot. Once it cools off I'll switch back to oatmeal for breakfast.

This smoothie bowl is a simple strawberry banana smoothie with some grain free granola I've been holding on to, some banana, cacao nibs and hemp seeds. This was delicious!

My goal for this meal was to make another variation of the soup from above by making a chick'n and rice soup with broccoli. It should have been simple but somehow turned out terribly. I didn't use enough Better than Bouillon so it was incredibly bland and there was basically no broth. It wasn't gross it just tasted like nothing so I decided to fix it.

I could have just added some water and more Better than Bouillon, but instead I threw it into a pan with some soy sauce, rice vinegar, a little maple syrup, some garlic and a tiny bit of sambal oelek for some spice. This stir fry was much better than the soup and had more flavor but it wasn't amazing. I'm kind of sad I used the last of my soy curls in this dish but one day I'll be able to get some more.

This is a typical snack plate for me these days. I'm still enjoying my granny smith apple each day and I have some almonds on the side. In addition to the giant bag of pecans from Costco, I also have a giant bag of almonds so you'll definitely be seeing them featured in these posts as well.

So that's what I have for you today. There will definitely be some more variation next week as it's definitely a goal for me to continue to play more in the kitchen with the ingredients that I have and I'm looking forward to sharing the results with you!

Have a great rest of your week!