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Chilled to the Bone

December 8, 2011 by Julie 77 Comments

For the second time this week, I headed out of the house to Starbucks to get some work done.

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I know it may sound a little kooky, but the hustle and bustle of Starbucks actually helps me focus and get work done. Sometimes working at home is a little too quiet and having a needy dog always looking to me to give her attention can make it hard to concentrate.

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They don’t call vizslas “velcro dogs” for nothin’.

After an early lunch today, I headed to Starbucks to spend a few hours in the zone. Ryan met up with me around 1:30 p.m. for a quick break since I was close to his work and he usually just eats lunch at his desk. 

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We both ordered grande Frappuccinos (chai crème for him and peppermint mocha for me) which left me chilled to the bone.

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Next time, when it’s cold outside, I’ll be sure to swap my Frappuccino for a latte. My teeth were literally chattering as I sipped my drink!

Gosh, I am such a baby. My Illinois friends would be ashamed.

I arrived home from Starbucks just after 5 p.m. and in the mood to bake.

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Lately it seems like my sweet tooth is in overdrive. I can’t seem to get enough cookies, chocolate and peppermint bark.

‘Tis the season, I suppose.

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I baked up a batch of oatmeal cookies that I made by following a recipe from Martha Stewart for her carrot cake cookies. (I omitted the carrot because I was too lazy to grate it and didn’t chill the dough for an hour – again, too lazy – and they still turned out fantastic.)

Dinner

Fueled by a few cookies, once Ryan got home from work, we made salmon and roasted green beans for dinner. Supah simple!

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We topped the salmon with a creamy sauce that I made by combining:

  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
  • 3/4 tablespoon Italian seasoning

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The fish fueled a chilly evening walk with Sadie.

And now it’s time to get warm on the couch and watch last night’s episode of Modern Family on the DVR!

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Filed Under: Dessert, Dinner Tagged With: baking, cookies, dinner, Frappuccino, green beans, salmon, Starbucks

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Hope says

    December 9, 2011 at 9:13 am

    I love your outfit! So cute! 🙂 I think that’s awesome that you met up with Ryan for a coffee. Salmon looks delicious!

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  2. Arlene @ Adventures in Weight Loss says

    December 9, 2011 at 9:55 am

    I’m with you (and pretty much everyone else) on working better at Starbucks. I just wrote the greater part of a 50,000-word novel there. At home, I’m distracted by the TV, dogs, refrigerator … Once I’m settled in with my drink at the Bux, it’s just me and my computer.

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  3. Laura @ My Pink Thumb says

    December 9, 2011 at 10:16 am

    Every time I see you drinking a Frappuccino, I say to myself – “is that girl crazy?!” …. and then I have to remimd myself that you live in sunny, warm, Florida. 😉 Being someone who lives in Ontario, I stop getting Frappuccinos in September. No more cold drinks for this girl until summer! lol

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  4. Allison says

    December 9, 2011 at 10:22 am

    I always used to sit @ Sbucks throughout college to do work [read, write papers, etc.] and the noise never disturbed me! I actually preferred it to sitting in my quiet apartment 😀 Something about the quiet is too eerie…

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  5. Amber K says

    December 9, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    I don’t know what it is about being in public, but it helps me focus on anything I need to do also. I think it’s because people watching is less distracting than anything around my house. And the noise definitely helps. I don’t ever go to coffee shops though, because I can’t eat any of their food and I don’t drink coffee or tea and I’d feel weird not buying anything.

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  6. Gen says

    December 9, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    It often happens to me, I drink a frappuccino because it’s what I prefer but I’m chilled right after it!
    And your dinner plate looks really delicious!

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  7. Laura@mypurposefullife says

    December 9, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    I’m the same way with studying and needing a little background noise. Plus, this time of year it’s just another excuse to enjoy a holiday drink. And I’ll take that any day. 🙂

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  8. Cheryl says

    December 9, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    I actually can NOT study at home, and I know of a lot of people who are the same. The library doesn’t work for me, either, unless I sit in the noisy part by the coffee place (which is basically a knockoff of Starbucks, anyways).

    With a registered card, you can get coffee with flavour syrups without paying extra and then keep getting refills if you’re there for long enough to need more than one drink! Just a tip. 🙂

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