Sausage salad and chai-sessed

My child has a very healthy appetite, anyone I know can definitely vouch for that. But like any toddler, she goes through phases. One thing I can count on is sausage, right? Wrong! Normally my lady can eat a whole link and a half to her self but she snubbed it strong this go around. When I was cooking, I made extra because of her undying love for sausage. Well what do you know, the time I make extra; she wants none. Thus leaving me with snausages for days. 

I usually make pasta sauce for dinner on Sunday, I love homemade sauce. I usually freeze a batch for later. On Monday I had this beautiful mashup of all the weekends' leftovers. It was delicious. I had to top it with some poached eggs, because everything is better with eggs.

Tonight I had Sausage salad. I'm trying to cut back on carbs, not eliminating them just a little more moderation. So instead of tossing this with noodles, I threw in extra veggies and made it a yummy warm salad. 

Chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms, peppers, carrots, sausage, black beans, extra extra kale, avocado, and tomato sauce. This was sooo tasty. I like finding other ways to enjoy sausage besides pasta. Definitely a keeper.

I have been on a chai- craze. I always have it in my water, but a few weeks ago I tried chai pudding. 

My life changed.

In a previous post I wrote a recipe for my first chai pudding. This time, Banana Chocolate cheesecake chai pudding. Yes. 

It's as amazing as it sounds

I blended a banana with cottage cheese, and added it to the warmed coconut oil/cocoa/coconut milk mix. Dumped it over chai seeds and bam, you have pure deliciousness in a jar. I would rather eat a whole bowl of guilt free dessert than a scoop of icecream (which makes me sick anyhow). I left it in the fridge for about three hours, shaking after each hour. It will taste even better after sitting in the fridge overnight. 

This week there was a special on strawberries, two pounds for two dollars. That's pretty good if you ask me. My little one can't have them, but I accepted the challenge to finish a container to myself. What better way than to top with chai pudding. 

(Confession, I made a batch last night and finished it. I had to make a new one today to stop myself from diving into the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in the freezer)

Have you tried chai pudding yet? 

If not, do it now! 

Cheers,

-k