Weekend Eats and a New Treat…

I managed to be pretty productive this past weekend, even after my local beer extravaganza on Saturday. On Sunday morning I woke up bright and early up at 10a to meeting up with my favorite Ultimate New Yorker, Meg, for some much needed brunch. My liver was still in tact and I was a hungry gurl.

Bring on Garden at The Cellar.

Oh hey Meg! I’ve missed you!

Traffic was nuts in Harvard Sq so I arrived a few minutes late, but just in time to pop one of these homemade tater tots. It was crispy, but light. The inside was also a burst of mashed potato. Why hasn’t anyone thought of that before?!

The Cellar has some awesome sounding items on their brunch menu including Fried Pancake Foster, Griddled Flapjacks, and a Brunch Burger. They all sounded great, but I wanted simple and good.

Poached Egg + Toast + Fruit & Honey w/ Whipped Ricotta=Best decision of the day.

There might have been an extra serving of veggies in the form of a bloody mary too. Eh. This didn’t even hold a candle to my Dad’s amazing creation.

Once brunch was done and we had said our good-byes I did the next logical thing…I went grocery shopping. If shopping on an empty stomach is a horrible idea, shopping on a stuffed belly is the best idea evah.

I was wondering aimlessly when I found this new treat, CoCo Lite Multigrain Pop Cake.

There isn’t much to these but they kind of remind me of a flattened rice cake.

They don’t have much flavor on their own but I am loving using these as a snack.

Some ideas I have had for these suckers already…

-Top with 1 tbsp of hummus
-Break apart into pieces to dip into salsa
-Top with nut butter and banana
-Spread 1 wedge laughing cow wedge

Easy peasy!

My only tip…don’t try to prepare your snack the night before. I don’t know what I was thinking (not much I guess), but I spread the hummus on my pop cake last night to have it ready to pack in my lunch bag the next day. Ugh. This is what happened overnight.