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Weekend Recap [and Super Bowl snacks]

February 5, 2018 By Robyn 28 Comments

We kicked off the weekend with a talk about the ethics around physician assisted suicide. Cheers 🙂

Nick heard of the talk being put on by the Veritas Forum at Harvard’s med school and it sounded interesting. If I’m totally honest, before this talk I would have only been able to form a really ignorant opinion on this. After the talk I feel like I sway on the same side, but I am way more informed. I thought a really interesting point the first physician that spoke made was that there is a lot of energy put into this debate, but in Oregon where physician assisted suicide is legal, only 3 out of 1000 people (0.003%) choose this option. And he went on to mention how perhaps, while this is important, shouldn’t we be investing all this energy into improving palliative care which needs loads of improvement in this country.

Sooo it was an interesting and thought provoking way to stay the weekend. And then I met up with Jessi and Kara for wine and pizza at Prarie Fire.

None of us have “co-workers” so I always find it refreshing to hang with others RDs who do a similar realm of private practice. It was a great night, we laughed a lot and the pizza was fab. We split a couple – sausage with fennel and a kale white sauce pizza plus brussels and sautéed greens.

I was wiped by the time I got home and fell into bed.

Saturday morning I scanned through Pinterest for some recipe inspiration and drank a couple cups of coffee with whole milk.

Breakfast was blueberry oatmeal (rolled oats + almond milk + chia seeds + pinch of sea salt + chopped dates) with pb on top.

And then I met the Heartbreakers running group again after a semi fail last weekend with finding the group. And this time it went so much smoother. I found my pace group and ended up making friends with a couple girls on the run which was so fun! I almost didn’t go because I was in a, “this is going to be awkward because I don’t know anyone” mood, but I’m so glad I pulled on the big girl pants and went. Now I have two new running friends and one lives two blocks away from me. Win!

It was COLD. But the sun was out and there were 100 other people out there which made it fun. I forgot how much I missed having a running community. If anyone reading goes to these Saturday runs let’s be friends 🙂

Afterward I swung by the grocery and picked up this week’s groceries in record speed. Using this loose meal planning guide, we’re having creamy golden lentil soup for lunch and chicken enchiladas for dinner – I’m making this one up in my head but using this 5 minute sauce recipe that I’ve made before and it’s insanely easy.

By the time I got home I was pretty hungry so I made a smoothie (frozen blueberries and mango, frozen spinach, almond milk and vanilla vega) to drink while making avocado toast. THIS BREAKFAST was everything I was craving. Avocado toast is the most basic and trending breakfast ever….but over the past few weeks I’ve been having a long moment with it. It’s all in the bread. Iggy’s bread. Plus a high ratio of avocado to toast with lots of everything seasoning and extra sea salt.

I saw a client in the afternoon that was rescheduled from Friday and then took a “I’m resting my eyes” nap. I spent the rest of the afternoon redoing my resume and applying to a couple jobs.

And then we met friends out for drinks at Wink & Nod. Super cool place that feels like a speakeasy and has an awesome cocktail menu. I don’t remember the name of what I ordered ….the waitress told me it was a cool spin on a Manhattan and I went with it.

We were debating dinner options and then Phil threw out the idea of ordering in Giacomo’s since there was no way we would get a table on a Friday night. Loved this idea! I’m realizing more and more I do like to be out and about but I lean more on the homebody side. I love to have people over instead of going out almost always. I ordered the pumpkin ravioli with asparagus in a prosciutto cream sauce and it was incredible. Nick’s chicken parm that I stole a few bites of was also awesome. We paired it with a lighter barbera which I didn’t love (shocking as I usually love everything) …it was too light for me since I was eating a creamy ravioli.

We ate ice cream and strawberry crumble bars for a nightcap and again crashed hard into bed.

Sunday morning I read some of Simi’s book while drinking coffee. I’m almost done and loving this book so much. 1) it’s funny 2) it’s so relatable and 3) I love nothing more than an honest, vulnerable soul.

Breakfast was chocolate chip pumpkin pancakes. This recipe is my go to because I love a dense, hearty, oatmeal-y pancake so much. Also skippy natural pb with honey is the JAM.

We continued with church dating and checked out Renewal church this weekend. It’s a smaller church plant and the people there were incredibly nice. On the walk home I spotted Blackbird Doughnuts.

So we beelined across the street and stood in line for 15 minutes because you guys have raved about these doughnuts to me. There were only a couple flavors left since it was noon on Super Bowl Sunday – I really wanted a classic glazed but guava was the next best option and I think this was better! It tasted like a strawberry cake. I’m not a cake doughnut fan, but yeast doughnuts <3

The rest of the afternoon was spent cleaning the apartment, Nick hung some window shades and I went to the gym to ride the bike for a bit, stretch, foam roll and sit in the sauna.

I made a 5 layer bean dip with refried beans mixed with taco seasoning, guac, salsa, cheese and olives (not 7 layer dip because I left off the lettuce and fresh tomatoes) and we headed over to a friend’s to watch the Super Bowl.

Living here, I was obligated to be team Patriots. Our friends are die hard fans so it was an intense scene in the living room and tragic when the Patriots turned over the ball late in the 4th quarter. I came mainly there for the snacks + halftime show and emotional support. Dinner was several pigs in a blanket, bean dip, guac and buffalo chicken dip which was insane. I actually nixed getting a bowl of chili because the buffalo chicken dip was satisfying me way more than the idea of chili.

A fun, but busy weekend so I’m taking Monday morning a little slower before I have clients later this morning and afternoon. Hope you had a great weekend too! If you were also watching the Super Bowl for the snacks, share the best thing you ate in the comments. Or your favorite part of the weekend!


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Comments

  1. Megan @ A Continual Feast says

    February 5, 2018 at 9:16 am

    Boston looks like it has so many amazing places to eat! I am still having a serious avocado toast moment too. No shame!

    Reply
    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      The food scene is ON PAR I will say 🙂

      Reply
  2. Allison says

    February 5, 2018 at 9:29 am

    I was also team snacks for the super bowl! I made some everything bagel dip and it was so delicious! I am everything-seasoning obsessed and love finding new recipes to use it in.

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      WHAT is everything bagel dip??

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      • Allison says

        February 5, 2018 at 9:10 pm

        It’s the stuff of dreams! Found on pinterest of course. Every time I”ve made it everyone has inhaled it.

        https://www.taketwotapas.com/everything-bagel-dip-bagel-chips/

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  3. Sarah @ Bucket List Tummy says

    February 5, 2018 at 9:59 am

    I was back in RI watching the game with my family, so part of the intense Patriots atmosphere too! My sister took me to Blackbird Donuts last fall – soo yum!

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:11 pm

      I’ll have to go back to try different flavors this weekend…my mom is coming!

      Reply
  4. Erica says

    February 5, 2018 at 10:06 am

    If you like Iggy’s bread you HAVE to get “When Pigs Fly” bread. They carry it everywhere in Boston but also at Farmer’s Markets in Harvard Square. HOLY S*#&$ it is the best bread ever. Their sweet breads are the best but savory ones are also good.

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:06 pm

      I’ve seen it! Really better than Iggy’s?!

      Reply
  5. Katherine says

    February 5, 2018 at 11:29 am

    Those donuts look amazing!! The highlight of my weekend was homemade pizza night with my family 🙂

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:06 pm

      Homemade pizza needs to be on our list!!

      Reply
  6. Emily says

    February 5, 2018 at 11:39 am

    I ate all the nachos! I haven’t had normal tortilla chips in a while so it was a positive experience to do so with loved ones 🙂

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:06 pm

      Yes love that for you Emily!

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    February 5, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    Snacks are definitely the best part of the Super Bowl! (Though as a former PA girl I was happy the Eagles won.) We had these brownies, which are great and super easy–double the recipe, add a bag of chocolate chips, and bake for 38 minutes in a 13×9: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/the-best-brownies-54225.

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:05 pm

      I’m actually happy the Eagles one because it was their turn in my very uneducated sports mind 🙂

      Yum, trying these!

      Reply
  8. Elizabeth Ritter says

    February 5, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    I made buffalo chicken dip for the party I went to as well. Trying to find an occasion to make it again! 😍😍😍

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:05 pm

      any day is an occassion 🙂 I was thinking today of making it for dinner with a salad haha

      Reply
  9. Emily says

    February 5, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    I’ve been wanting to find a running club for a while now (I went to the Marathon Sports one for a few years but stopped due to feeling a little overwhelmed/less intense than others), so maybe I’ll come try out Heartbreakers! Curious to hear if it is a more chill running group?

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    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:04 pm

      Heartbreakers has a WIDE RANGE of paces…like from 7 min/mile to 12 min mile so I find it not intense at all so I hope that helps 🙂 Super chill from my experience after two Saturdays. We stopped for water, to pee etc and took our time. Say hi if you come!!

      Reply
  10. Amy says

    February 5, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    I conquered a large serving of warm spinach and artichoke dip with the perfect amount of grated parmesan on pita and was there for Justin Timberlake and This is Us 🙂

    Reply
    • Robyn says

      February 5, 2018 at 7:03 pm

      that sounds AMAZING!!

      Reply
  11. Meghan says

    February 5, 2018 at 7:14 pm

    Homemade guac was my fav snack with blue corn chips – just can’t beat it <3. I have to say that I was I rebel (and outcasted to the people I confessed to) and rooted for the Eagles – NOT a popular opinion lol.

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  12. Ashley V says

    February 5, 2018 at 7:58 pm

    I am an anomaly, but I don’t like Super Bowl parties. I LOVE football, so I just want to watch the game, even though my team isn’t ever in it (and hasn’t been for quite some time). I don’t even want to watch the commercials or half-time show! Also, that talk on physician-assisted suicide would be so interesting. It’s one of those things that I have a very strong (and probably ignorant) opinion about, and it might push me out of my comfort zone a bit, but it sounds interesting nonetheless.

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  13. Brie says

    February 5, 2018 at 8:28 pm

    I am 100% on board with assisted suicide, which I’ve become even more on board with since finishing my PhD and subsequent postdoc in post-stroke recovery and brain dynamics in dementia and alzheimers. I also fully agree more resources need to be put into palliative care and, perhaps even more so, into social and emotional support post-trauma. We fund OT, PT, etc, but not social or emotional counseling. In my experience, that’s often the critical component missing from successful rehab. So surprising, as we have evidence that improved quality of life reflects in brain and body health.

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  14. Amber @ Bloom Nutrition Therapy says

    February 5, 2018 at 9:58 pm

    I can definitely relate to your conversation about becoming more of a homebody. I also find that we’re ordering and picking up food more often than we are actually going out. I DO still enjoy going out, but there’s something about being able to relax at home and enjoy my food in my sweatpants if I want. We have also become to where we would rather watch a movie on the tv at home, than we would going out to the movies. Looks like a perfect weekend!

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  15. Chloe says

    February 6, 2018 at 11:44 am

    Hi Robyn! I’ve been a long time reader/lurker but had to comment today 🙂 I work in hospice as a social worker and I have had a patient pursue aid in dying from a physician (the preferred term in CA-less stigmatizing). It was such an intense experience for his whole hospice team but really forced a lot of us to come to terms with how we feel about this issue. Anyways I appreciate you bringing it up here.

    I recently joined a running group made for slow or returning runners and it is awesome! I was so nervous to go but now I look forward to that time each weekend.

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  16. Andi Zaferes says

    February 6, 2018 at 4:11 pm

    Strangely a few hours after I read this blog post, I stumbled upon this on Refinery29’s front page: http://www.refinery29.com/2018/02/189624/mount-sinai-st-lukes-suicides

    Interesting and relevant read to your seminar.

    Reply
  17. Jackie @ Reusable Menstrual Cups says

    February 7, 2018 at 12:20 pm

    That’s some SuperBowl Party goodness! I think it’s my favourite part of the day—I don’t actually care about the football 🙂

    Reply

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