WIAW: Finally A Runny Egg Yolk!

So first I wanted to start off by saying, no this is not what I ate in one day, haha, I think some people are surprised to see blogger's posts filled with their recent eats, in thinking that the author ate it all in a day. Anyways, on to another great WIAW hosted by the lovely Jenn(:

I know you've probably read this statement x7 today, but I can't believe it's August! Only 18 more days til I leave for Tulane and only 4 more days til my triathlon #holymoley


I just got back after two trips (Beach trip with my frans and Grove Park Inn Spa Trip with my mom #spoiled) 

 We got up early to watch the sunrise on the beach!

Of course I was excited to workout in their fitness area again (it's awesome!) Plus I always feel so accomplished after working out and it says I burned 237 calories #yeahright

Okay enough ramblings about my travels, let's talk summer staples! 
Some of my favorite summer staples are fresh produce and local eggs and meat. At my farmer's market we always pick up veggies, berries, egg, sometimes fresh meat or fish and even homemade bread (Still have yet to make some bread of my own..)
I use the berries in my oats or nightly desserts

The eggs and veggies for salads and stir-frys 

Salad with salmon, grilled veggies and sweet potatoes

Stir-fry with steamed kale, egg whites, a leftover crabcake and a runny egg

Some tips for the runny egg yolk (aka my post's title) are to put the heat on low and cover your pan so the rest of the egg can cook and then make sure you have everything else ready to plate so that you can just slide it on your dish before the yolk cooks all the way through.
Another thing I've been mixing up with my salads lately is some sort of grain, whether it be quinoa, rice or some bread that I have in the freezer, I've been mixing it with my salads lately and it definitely gives the dish some staying power and great taste. 
Add crunch with wasabi peas, pretzels, rice cakes, chiplets or raw crunchy veggies

As for dressings I use (not all at once ;) )hummus, balsamic vinegar, mustard sesame oil, salsa, sriracha, even goat cheese and I usually put spices like chili powder, garlic powder, nooch, and dried herbs over the top as well. More flavor in every bite! #thatwascheesy


Last summer staples you can't forget? Chocolate and protein smoothies(: mm...tastes like summer 

Summer outfits? May include yoga pants to hide cover my compression socks. Oh and that donut i'm holding, plain delicious

A funky combo you should try? Chocolate, Berries and...Corn? (on the left: chocolate frozen dessert with berries, cornbread, corn nuts, chocolate and cacao nibs)

 Breakfast all lined up; water, oiaj, overflow oats (wouldn't all fit in that little jar ;) ), berries and chocolate

 Guess I'm just good at photo dumps, sorry bout that.

Loves(:

WIAW (lately); with some confessions(:

I gotta make this one quick because I had planned on getting a swim workout in to recover from yesterday's intense circuit workout; man my booty is killing me! Note; I definitely did not use the set weights haha, I'm not there yet, but it was still heavy lifting for me.

So for today's WIAW I thought since I have a new blog that I would add some random facts/confessions about myself(: So this should be fun; Thanks Jenn for hosting, I love doing these WIAW posts!

Confession number one: I am orange; okay so maybe just my palms and the bottom of my feet. Yeah I read about it online, looked it up, saw on people's blogs, in their fears of turning orange from one too many pumpkin dishes or sweet potatoes, but I am actually orange. Like noticeably. eek! My mom I think is more embarrassed haha. She is like just cut back! But when I looked up Carotenosis [yes it is an official condition(;] it says it may take up to three months to go away, uh-oh, and plus the list of foods includes way more than orange foods; I mean look at it! Hopefully when I get tan it will be less noticeable?

Foods associated with high levels of carotenoids^[6] include:

Alfalfa Apples Apricots Asparagus Beans Beet greens Broccoli Brussels sprouts Butter Cabbage Cantaloupes Carrots Cheese

Collard greens Cucumbers Eggs Figs Kale Kiwi Lettuce Mangoes Milk Mustard Oranges Palm oil Papaya

• Parsley
• Peaches
• Pineapples
• Plums
• Pumpkins
• Seaweed
• Spinach
• Squash
• Sweet potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Yams
• Yellow corn

Source: Wikipedia

So here's some orange eats that haven't been helping the cause...

I'm obsessed with sweet potato fries lately(: For dinner I had roasted broccoli, seared tuna (sooo good!) roasted asapargus, and spaghetti squash a la hungry hippie

Confession numero dos: I'm addicted to grocery shopping; I think every foodie is. I probably spent half an hour in whole foods trying to decide what to have for dinner; but hey, there isn't a whole foods in a 50 mile radius of me so when we were in Greenville I may have been overjoyed(:

Vegan Chocolate Coconut Cookie #holyyum

Collard Salad with Mango and Oranges (pre-made) with Peanutbutter Tofu (I want to try to recreate that recipe!) with a Vegan tamale (it had some sort of nutty filling, weird but good)

 Confession tres: I have a horse. Well it's my sister and I's but this past year she has been the only one riding her. I wish I had more time, but this past year I have been way too busy. I miss riding and I really hope that I can pick it back up over the summer and possibly join the Equestrian Club Team at Tualne.

There is my sister riding her the other day when I went out to the barn; gasp, Carly at the barn?! The guy that feeds the horses took a minute to even realize who I was, haha that should tell you something..

Some random eats; savory oats topped with a runny egg #needtomakemoreoften and a one too many times pictured frozen dessert mess(:

And I'll leave you with confession number four: My favorite store is American Eagle #obsessed I love everything there. They have amazing jeans, jewelry, scarfs, purses and I especially love their aerie line.

One the left I have on an AE shirt, plaid shorts from Belk and my grey tom's
Then on the right I have on an AE tank, Forever 21 shorts and Sam Edelman's shoes he designed for AE

Is anyone else orange? Please don't let me be the only one
What is your favorite clothing store? I also like Forever 21, but it is really hard to find the right size in the cute stuff because it's so disorganized. I like Target and Urban Outfitters too 

Have you ever been horseback-riding? I think a lot of people are actually scared of horses, although they are big, they are sweet and so hardworking(: