I’m not sure what it is lately – but my eating on the weekends has been crazy! No meals, just random large snacks, all throughout the day.  And it’s always strangely thrown together stuff.    Oh well – whatever works, right?

Monday – I definitely welcomed back my schedule though – it makes me so much more accountable for what I eat, and it makes me think ahead.

Breakfast – the last of my jar of Trader Joe’s Quick Cook Steel Cut Oats (say that a few times fast)

I’m not sure if you can see it – but I smushed up some raspberries and mixed those into the oats and THEN topped the oats with whole raspberries.  Yeah – I’m super creative like that.

Lunch – I did not make, but I most certainly enjoyed! I came back from a meeting to find this treat on my desk!

Courtesy of Angelina   It’s nice having other friends doing a challenge with you – helps keep you accountable – and you get to share!

This was a delicious chili mixture – and I loved the avocados on top! (I did NOT like the mushroom that was peaking out from behind the avocado – but I was a grown up, and just ate it! Squishy and gross – mushrooms are the WORST!!! )

Dinner – was amazing.  Seriously – hold on to your pants.   Avocado Potato Salad!

So again – I’ve failed you on the step by step photos.  But to be honest – there really was no step-by-step, there was just a whole lot of wingin’ it!

I can still TELL you how I made it though!

Step 1: Cut up 3 medium sized potatoes – toss them in olive oil, and start baking them in the oven, for 40 minutes, at 375.

Step 2: Google random things – including “Avocado Potato Salad” – find winning recipe on Taste of Home.

Step 3: Take Taste of Home recipe, change it around, make it your own!

My salad dressing included the following:

• 1 avocado
• tiny bit of fat free sour cream (*it was going to go bad before the challenge was over – I *HAD* to use it! )
• large spoonful of spicy mustard
• several spoonfuls of chopped garlic (I use the pre-minced jars)
• 4-6 stalks of green onions, chopped
• red wine vinegar
• salt, pepper, cayenne powder to your liking

I thought I’d died and gone to potato salad heaven after making this recipe – but it looks like I’ve one-up-ed myself!   TRY THIS – you will not be sorry!