Say hello to the new, temporary coffee carafe.
I never did understand why coffee carafe’s are made to be so thin. It’s as if they could break at any given moment. And yesterday as I was washing dishes, I thought about this. And then I reached for the carafe. And it fell. And broke. Into a million and one pieces.
Hence the make-shift and (hopefully) temporary coffee carafe. A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Especially when it comes to coffee.
Breakfast
Oats In A Jar!!!
I took my normal mix of overnight oats and filled up an almost empty peanut butter jar. And for crunch, I sprinkled on about 2 T. Galaxy Granola Hint of Honey and 1 tsp chia seeds. Gotta have that c-r-u-n-c-h factor!
Morning Snack: Nectarine and a Babybel cheese
Lunch
I took my lunch (a side salad topped with leftover snobby joes and some kashis on the side) outdoors and into my backyard today. And I just sat there, taking in the quiet sounds of nature. It was wonderfully relaxing. Sometimes I find it hard to live just in the moment, but it’s worth the effort.
Afternoon Snack: 1 c frozen wild blueberries, 1/2 frozen banana, 1/2 c. milk and the last of the Galaxy Granola Hint of Honey (which was my favorite, by the way!)
I’ll bet this sorbet style snack would be even more amazing with less milk. If you have a powerful blender, 1/4 c. of liquid might work best. 
Dinner
Summer should be full of cookouts, bbq’s and fun. And chicken sausages.
Tonight’s dinner was practically screaming summer and I couldn’t have been happier. This is one of my favorite summer dinners. And it couldn’t be easier to throw together. Al Fresco sweet italian chicken sausages. Sauteed onions and peppers. Trader Joe’s ketchup. Whole wheat roll.
Everything was perfect and delicious.
+ a simple side salad with olive oil and sea salt to round out the meal
Question: What “screams” summer to you? Flip-flops, s’mores, beaches, campfires, berry picking, eating outside, bike rides…
Smelling bbq’s is summerish. nice eats. so nice. need more desserts tho
that’s a really clever makeshift carafe – though bummer that yours broke! :[
and your oats and salad look fab – and that blueberry-banana sorbet! yum. to me, grilling screams summer, as well as fresh fruit
Ice cream screams summer to me
Icecream and sundresses are essential summer items for my life. Your lunch salad looks to die for, by the way!
It used to be “getting to go to the lake finally” when I lived in Colorado! Now it is SWEATING the minute I step outside here in Sunny Central Florida. =O
lol love your carafe. my answer is BBQs and swimming pools! and fresh peaches & tomatoes, on the food front.
WOW that smoothie is beautiful!!
screams summer? DEF grilling out! sunshine! pools!! and fresh FRUIT AND VEGGIES!
Ha, ha!! I love your make-shift coffee carafe! And summer is definitely all about sitting by the lake, wearing flip flops, tank tops, and BBQ’s!! OH, and DEFINITELY icecream!
strawberries, beach trips, grillin’, a cold beer in the hot sun, sunscreen, make-up free days, mosquitoes (ick), lemonade…..
love your carafe! very genius if you ask me! watermelon screams summer to me
Bummer on the carafe. I’ve definitely broken my share of them. You wre so creative making a substitution though! Berries, watermelon, and the beach scream summer for me!
Aww, sorry about the coffee carafe (I never thought about how to spell that word until today).
BBQs, freshly cut grass, skunks, sun dresses, sunscreen, fruit, sweat, pools, after-dinner walks. I love it all!!!
Summer means berry picking, going to the beach, the smell of sunscreen, smoothies, and swimming.
Ice cream! Sun screen, sunshine, beach towels, sand between my toes…
Oats in a jar…yours look just perfect! And that dinner as well, mmm!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)