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Scenes from my weekend {MIMM #1}

Here we are back at Monday, but that’s okay because I had a great weekend. I hope you all did too! Here’s a quick look!

Weekend Snapshots!

Friday night Whole Foods haul…

whole foods haul

Saturday morning run while listening to a couple of podcasts. Makes the time go by so much faster!

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It’s always fun when my Birchbox comes 🙂

BirchBox

January Birchbox

Trying out a new soup recipe

No noodle chicken soup

and it was really good!

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Instead of my usual smoothie for breakfast I opted for wild salmon.

wild salmon

If you follow me on Instagram then you know my love affair with plantains. I’m not sure I will ever tire of them.

plantains

I could eat this for lunch every day and I do!

favorite lunch

What was the best thing you ate this weekend?

MiMM

Thanks Katie!

and Erin!

Savory Roasted Plantains

Savory Roasted Plantains Recipe

I remember the first time I had a plantain. It was about 7 years ago, we were vacationing in Boca Raton.  We were staying at this fantastic resort and had a cabana for the day complete with a crib for Lily she was around 9 months at the time. I don’t know what it is about being out in the sun and swimming that makes me want to eat everything in sight but it does.  I decided to order a plate of guacamole, yuca, and plantains. The thing is at the time I thought I didn’t like guacamole, and I had never tried yuca or plantains, but at that moment it all looked great! I devoured it and I was in love. Now it is rare that a day goes by that I do not eat an avocado and almost every week I make plantains. 

Savory Roasted Plantains Recipe

They are so easy to make and are delicious. You can make them sweet or savory. Most of the time I go with savory, although they are fantastic either way. I love to have them when I make rice, black beans, and guacamole. Don’t forget the hot sauce. That is a perfect meal to me!

Savory Roasted Plantains
Serves 2
Delicious and healthy savory plantains!
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Prep Time
2 min
Cook Time
23 min
Total Time
25 min
Prep Time
2 min
Cook Time
23 min
Total Time
25 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 plantain
  2. 1-2 tbsp of coconut oil (melted)
  3. 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
  4. salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 415 ºF. Peel the plantain, then cut the plantain in half and then cut each half into fourths. Put the plantains in a bowl then pour the coconut oil over them. Add the garlic, salt and pepper. Toss them all together. Put the plantains on a baking sheet (I line mine with foil to make cleaning up easier). Bake them for 23 minutes, turning them halfway through. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. Plantains are great by themselves as a side dish or with salsa or guacamole.
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