You sorta knew this was coming, right?
It’s practically a foregone conclusion I’d be sharing my vacation eats in this week’s What I Ate Wednesday; especially when you factor in the small fact I left you high and dry for the past two weeks. Oh, you didn’t notice that. Well I guess I just outed myself. My bad.
Since I’m still not feeling super chatty, I’m jumping right to the pictures with one little caveat (you knew I couldn’t be totally mum): these are some of the eats I ate over the past week while I was on vacation. They do not represent one particular day of food, although it would be a tasty day if they did. They are mainly beach eats, with a random meal out, thrown in for good measure. I like throwing things around for good measure; it makes me feel tough.
Let’s begin.
First breakfasts always included a banana. Some of us were more appropriate than others. When it comes to maturity, I’m pretty sure my four-year old nephew has me beat. He’s a classy guy. I, on the other hand, like to play with my food in the form of #publicshadowbanana because that’s not at all creepy. Dun, dun, dun.
Second breakfast, brunch, or sometimes even lunch usually involved a plate of scrambled eggs, more fruit and an English (yes, in Canada) muffin.
This particular breakfast was scarfed down the morning after the Tough Mudder. It came from Bertha’s, a classic North Buffalo diner (I crossed the border yet again). I was craving enough food to feed an army, and let me tell you, they delivered. I inhaled a veggie omelet packed with onions, peppers, tomatoes and of course, my beloved cheddar cheese. I also polished off home fries, two slices of rye bread toast, and the last third of the Hubby’s bagel with a schmear of cream cheese. I guess I was a wee bit hungry after burning a hundred bazillion cajillion calories the day before. I might be exaggerating, but only slightly.
Lunch time, when it wasn’t part of breakfast, more often than not involved snack plates, giant bowls of pineapple, handfuls of nuts, or granola and yogurt. Some days I was a proper lady and ate my food at a table. Other days, I ate right on the beach. I’m pretty sure there was some sand consumed, but I figure it’s good for digestion. Just go with it.
There was also some afternoon rehydrating.
Dinners were pretty basic because nobody likes to do a whole lot of cooking at that beach. The family motto is if you can grill it, then they’re gonna eat it, and It always involves a big slab of meat. Since this isn’t my first rodeo, I decided to take proactive measures. Right before we left, I whipped up a batch of Peas and Crayons Sweet Potato Chickpea Burgers, so I could ensure I had something tasty to nosh on each night, when all the other carnivores dined on their big hunks of meat. My burgers were ridiculously good (no surprise there) and a perfect solution to my carnivorous quandary.
Dinner also include some type of giant salad, whether it be a green salad with over the top structured fixings (who could have done that?) or a never-ending pasta salad supplied by my sister-in-law.
Desserts were easy events as well, and usually involved a marshmallow, an open flame, and a stick. I’m pretty sure I blew my vegetarian status on these, and I have to say, it was a good way to go out.
Speaking of ways to go out, I think it’s high time I end this post. So I bid you a fond farewell and say, “Until next time, mes amis.”
What do your vacation eats look like? Are you a fan of s’mores? Do you like your marshmallows brunt or golden brown?
I want s’mores!!! haha Oh, and it’s good to stay hydrated. 😉
Yes. S’mores are such fun.
Mmmm… yummy vacation eats! I feel like I eat more bananas when I’m on vacations than when home. They are just so easy to grab and go with a packet of Justin’s Almond Butter of course 🙂 Love s’mores! I can only handle one though before going into a sugar coma. So sweet but so good! Golden brown for me, no burnt mellows!
Bananas are easy, which is one of the reasons they rock.
It’s been a long time since I had s’mores, and I really liked it, but it won’t be an everyday occurence.
I’d rather eat a whole bunch of marshmallows than make them into s’mores…. but they HAVE to be perfectly golden and crispy which takes time… none of that burnt sh*t.
That post mudder breakfast looks amazing and is making me wish I had something better packed to eat today 🙂
I love the burnt marshmallows. The more burnt, the better!! Then again, I have no patience.
I don’t eat marshmallows anymore, but when I did I would burn those fackers til they were BLACK!! and then pull off the top layer, and DO IT AGAIN! I love s’mores! My eats on vacation don’t really change much, other than the fact I have to eat out more at times. That’s ok though..YUM! I need all this fruit and those POTATOES!
Burn it baby. That’s how I eat them too. I still don’t understand why they aren’t vegan. Creepy marshmallows.
MMM s’mores. And I love the nanner pics 😉
Gotta love #publicbanana.
It looks like you did a great job staying hydrated 🙂 I would say these are really tasty eats, I mean you cant go wrong with cherries and pineapple!
I don’t think you can go wrong with fresh fruit.
Everything looks so good, but especially those potatoes! I don’t know what it is about breakfast potatoes, but I just LOVE them!
I love breakfast potatoes too….and dinner potatoes…and lunch potatoes…and anytime potatoes….you get the idea.
Hahaha I love the banana shadow picture!! And the s’mores one as well – gotta have my marshmallows on the burnt side.
Creepy #publicshadowbanana
And what a picture to end on- LOVE s’mores…heck that might or might not have been my reasons for staying a girl scout ;)! Marshmallows are one of the few foods that taste even better burnt…but with a gooey consistency! Your vacation eats look fabulous, loving the abundance of fresh fruit! My vacay eats tend to be all over the place so I just go with it depending on the day’s activities!
My dad is big on fruit so we always have a bunch of fresh stuff around. Score.
Marshmallows are a great reason for being a girl scout.
I’m borderline obsessed with s’mores (even created my own pinterest board dedicated to s’more recipes). I’m a fan of patiently perfecting an even golden brown crispy exterior that results in an over all melty explosion when smooshed between crackers and chocolate. MMmm.
I LOVE me some cider<3 Magners is great. Have you ever tried pear? Also delish.
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Your love of s’mores definitely comes through. A whole Pinterest board; I’m impressed.
This was my first time drinking the Magner’s brand, although I’ve had other pear ciders before; so good.
I love the picture of your nephew 🙂 Super cute! And those s’mores… OMG!!! I’ve never had anything like that… It’s still on my bucket list 😉 lol
I think s’mores are something eveerybody should have at least once, even just for the experience. Welcome back; it’s nice to see you again.
You should know that I always save your posts for last in my reader because I know that I will always have tons to say about whatever you post 🙂 And I’ve reached the end of my WIAWs to read for now so now I get to read yours!
How do you come up with those hashtags? Shadowbanana. I die. And your nephew is adorable! (Just had to throw that in there).
I’ve never taken food to the beach. I’ve been to the beach several times. I’m not entirely sure why this hasn’t occurred but now I feel like I have been missing out. Haha. Maybe it’s because the condo we stay at is right across from the beach but you would have thought that we’d have at least taken snacks once or twice! Next time we are having a full out picnic.
Marshmallows must be burnt. Sort of sorry to hear that your vegetarian status is blown out the window but with that out of the way think of the possibilities! Lol. Just kidding. Good thing one food won’t bring the walls down on you 🙂
Awww, you made my day. Your comments tend to do that.
I think you need to have a beach picnic stat, and I should have just gone all out and had bacon s’mores. 🙂 I don’t even know if such a thing exists, but I think it should.
vacation eats are the best – it’s a great time to let loose, even with your food! Those smores look amazing!
One of my favorite things about vacation eats is I’m not always the one doing the cooking. 🙂
That pineapple looks so inviting. Like summer in a bowl!
Ooh I forgot about Magner’s! I just wrote about my love for Kopparberg, but Magner’s is super good too.
I almost always bring an alternative if burgers are on the menu. Not such a fan of burgers, unless they’re the veggie or salmon kind.
I looove s’mores. I like my marshmallows golden brown and still kind of firm in the center so they hold up to the smush. Very technical stuff, that.
Pineapple is like summer in a bowl; how apropos.
This was my first time drinking the Magner’s and I liked it.
S’mores are very technical; as they should be.
yum. excellent beach eats. and I guess I should be planning my post-half-marathon meals now.
My suggestion: go out to eat and let someone else do all the work.
Sitting down to a proper lunch is for the birds – give me a day of snacking the afternoon away and I’m a happy camper. And when it comes to marshmallows, I actually prefer them in non-s’more form… I’m pretty sure I’ve got the toasting down to an art at this point, and I manage to make them out perfectly golden brown every single time. Crispy on the outside, ooey-gooey on the inside. Great… now I want one and I’m severely lacking in any kind of open flame. Can you toast marshmallows over a candle? 😯
I like a solid dinner (most nights), but I could happily snack my way through lunch on a daily basis.
I think you probably could toast marshmallows over a candle. Although, they might end up lavendar scented. I don’t know; I ‘d say it’s worth testing. 😉
mmm that fresh pineapple looks beautiful and the smores..drooool!
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Smores are one of the best desserts ever invented!! Genius. 🙂
Yep, they’re a keeper.
Carnivorous quandary…haha! LOVE it!! And I’m DYING over the #publicshadowbanana (as I hear Psycho music in the background! Lol) I also love all the vacation eats and I very much approve of the sand-dusted beach eats…I hope to have many of those during my trip to Florida in a couple of weeks!
Find me someone who doesn’t love a good s’more and they’ll find themselves with a melted marshmallow upside their face…a golden brown marshmallow…no need to add carcinogens to our chocolate graham-crackery goodness! 😉
Sand dusted beach eats are some of the best kind, and I would love to see you smash a marshmallow up against someone’s face. So long as it isn’t mine. 😉