Saucy Chicken Sausages

Hi Lara,

I have to admit it: I have a new guilty pleasure. Luckily it isn't too guilty, just something savory enough to satisfy my "salty tooth" while also managing a balanced lifestyle. It started with the innocent purchase of chicken sausages, but not just any chicken sausages, they were spinach and feta. It was harmless enough at first, but this new pleasure has evolved into a grand love for all types of chicken sausage, and during my most recent visit to Trader Joe's I found myself putting more than 3 types of chicken sausage into my shopping cart! Luckily I can freeze the ones I don't use while I test-try all the new flavors, but they're so simple and delicious how could I resist??

My most recent purchases, I also bought chicken apple sausage but I already cooked them!

All I do is put some oil into a saucepan and raise it to medium heat. I let the stove heat up for a minute, the cut the uncooked sausage and toss the slices into the pan. The packaging says to let cook for 10 minutes, but I find that after 7 (if my saucepan is especially hot) the sausages cook pretty nicely. It's a personal preference, but I can't wait for you to try these!

My beautiful spinach & feta at their initial toss into the pan

Golden-brown perfection <3 

T-minus one month until I see you for Thanksgiving!
Xoxo,
Kim

Smoothie Bowl

Hello Sweet Sister,

You're absolutely right, it's time to hop back on the blogwagon!! For the past few weeks at school, I've really enjoyed steering away from a lot of bread and dairy. I know that I did that sophomore year of college, but it's sort of feeling like a good time for me to adjust to it again. I'm not cutting them out completely, you KNOW I love my sandwiches and brunches, but I want to cut down. Ya feel?

My diet has been a ton of fruits and vegetables, soups, and proteins. My chef here in the Kappa house makes the absolute best food, and I'm sure you've seen a bit of it on the "Whatpattymakes" Instagram handle I created for her! Willpower is hard, but I want to look my best for when I graduate and enter the real world.

However, that doesn't mean I don't want to treat myself. Tonight, courtesy of stalking too many health Instagrams, I came across something called "banana nice cream". This merely entails taking frozen bananas, a bit of almond milk, and maybe some extra fruits and sticking them in a fruit processor. The results should turn out ice cream-like. Unfortunately for me, living in a sorority house, we don't have a food processor. Luckily, we have a blender.

Because the banana was super frozen and the blender was not particularly strong, I had to add more almond milk than I would have liked. The results were a bit soup-like, and so I created a smoothie bowl. I also added strawberries to the mix, and topped it off with a bit of cacao pieces. Overall, not a bad first attempt!

This is the Kappa fruit salad; I picked out all of the Strawberries for my dessert! Definitely munched watermelon, grapes, and pineapple during the process though...

WHOOP THERE IT IS!!! Agreeably, not anything like ice cream. Think more along the lines of a "smoothie bowl," which is totally all the rage right now anyways.

Hope you're at least kind of impressed! 

Love you,

Lara

The (Not So) Simple Sandwich

Hi Lara,

I know we talked about how we've "fallen off" the blogging bandwagon, and with grad school and a final senior year, could we blame ourselves? The answer: no. But we DO need to make a better effort keeping up with one another, especially with each other's personal food journeys. Those are certainly the most important. I thought you might want a sneak peek into what I packed for lunch tomorrow: The (Not So) Simple Sandwich. "What does this sandwich contain?" you may be wondering. Well, I'll tell you!

She's a beauty, isn't she?

The (Not So) Simple Sandwich

Two slices whole wheat bread

Yellow mustard

Smoked deli turkey

AVOCADO!

Cucumber

Organic Turkey Bacon

Love from your favorite food fan base,

Kim