Until dinner time, I’ve eaten kind of boring food – lots of leftovers and other “regulars.” I tried to make them look pretty and that definitely helped with the taste, but dinner was the ultimate feast for the eyes thanks to a housewarming gift from my sister (and her boyfriend). Let’s start with the highlight of today’s eats. Why save the best for last?! 
Things that make me happy – our new Le Creuset heart-shaped casserole!!!
This casserole dish just makes me smile 
Thankfully it wasn’t just pretty, it was also delicious! I followed this recipe from Cooking Light for butternut squash and parmesan bread pudding, but made a few modifications. I cut the recipe in half, omitted the onions and oil and instead sauteed some mushrooms and organic baby spinach covered with some oil spray, used skim milk instead of 1% and used 1+ week old ww baguette (I let it soak in the egg mixture while the butternut squash was roasting).
So delicious! I think the addition of mushrooms and baby spinach was genius – adds bulk, veggies and another dimension to the dish. Adam and I both loved this! 
If you make this, don’t omit the cheese – it’s definitely key!!
Other eats…
BREAKFAST
Banana oats with extra banana and crunchy Barney Butter
I was bored with the combo today. An extra little spoonfull of BB helped
MID-MORNING SNACK
Oikos with pear slices, dried apricots and Kashi Autumn wheat for a snack
I <3 oikos!
LUNCH
An Asian combo: hot and sour soup + mystery tofu stir fry
I found the stir-fry in our freezer. I made it awhile ago – it was not labeled so I had no idea what I was about to eat.
Nothing too exciting but it did the job of filling me up.
AFTERNOON SNACKS
Another little find – last white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookie
I also ate some unpictured roasted almonds and nibbled on an old larabar which ended up in the trash. For some reason I was hungrier than normal today. Oh well
Do you believe that pretty food tastes better?
