The weather was absolutely beautiful yesterday I am told (damn you Mother Nature) so the hubby wanted to go for a run after dinner.  I decided to peel myself from my desk chair and join him.  Sitting at a desk from 7am to 7pm does not do good things to the legs.  My entire body hurt to run and my legs felt like cement blocks were attached.  I drug my exhausted self 2.21 miles and called it quits.  It looks like I will have to work my butt off to get back to where I was endurance wise.

Breakfast this morning was out of the ordinary for me (i.e. not a GM or oats).

I found this lonely english muffin in the back of the pantry and figured I should probably eat it.  I filled it in with 1/4th cup egg beaters and strawberry jam.  (Love the savory/sweet combo).  On the side I ate a few strawberries and slices of banana.  It was nice to change up breakfast but I am worried it won’t keep me full as long!

I also used a Dunkin Donuts coffee sample I received in the mail the other day.  I have never actually been to a Dunkin Donuts before.  There weren’t any where I grew up and the only ones I know of here are in real shady parts of the Loop.

Results:  It smelled pretty darn good, but I was not very impressed with taste.  I blame that on my snobby fresh ground Central Market coffee habit.  A lot of the bloggers I read swear by their iced coffee, so maybe one day.

Here is a review of my Monday:

I sat here all day.  Literally.  I was in the chair shortly after 6am and didn’t get out until our run at 7pm.  Sadly, this is pretty organized as far as my desk area goes.  (And yes, I make piles and know exactly what each one is for)

Survival kit.

Lunch.  Joseph’s Lavash wrap (you must try these!), hummus, veggies, veggies on the side, and pita chips (x about 5 more servings as snacks).

Dinner.  Cereal, strawberries, bananas, and lots of cinnamon.  Yes, I drink iced coffee with dinner.  I also had an unpictured protein cake after my run.

That is it folks.  I still have class today and tomorrow (don’t even get me started on that topic) and more to cram into my brain than humanly possible.

Fun fact: I now drink coffee like I take tequila shots:  fast and in multiples.

P.S. I finally updated my About Me page, so check it out if you feel so inclined.

Sorry to go missing for a couple of days.  Rest, study, errands, and repeat.  That has been my weekend thus far.  Averaging 5 hours of an sleep a night is starting to take its toll on my body, so I did a lot of relaxing yesterday.  Of course relaxing means I wake up the next morning full of anxiety about not studying.  Ah, vicious cycle.

Let me give you a little recap of my weekend eats and activities:

Friday’s lunch was a Flatout stuffed with leftover BBQ tofu.  One of the best wraps ever.  Little tip:  wrapping the bottom half of your wrap in foil keeps the thing together!  You can pick it up with one hand and eat.  Genius.

I managed to snack my way through this bar Friday while studying.  I also devoured a mini bag of popcorn.  Salty and sweet combination makes for optimal studying snackage.

For dinner I had a huge plate of fries.  Yep, fries for dinner.  It was a pretty perfect Friday night.  The hubby was gone golfing with guys from work, so I figured why not eat fries and relax.  I had one HUGE sweet potato left in the pantry which I transformed into a HUGE plate of fries.

Dessert was Cinnamon-Apple protein cake.  So delicious.  I love getting chunks of apple!

Saturday:

The  hubby and I ran 5 miles through River Oaks.  If you ever want to feel about what you have, run through that neighborhood. We rounded off our run with a 2 mile walk back to the car.  It was beautiful outside!  (Houstonian readers-anyone know the trail system in MP?  Where can I put in some miles?)

Saturday’s lunch was a GM and AB sandwich eaten at the pool with my books.  Classy.  I will just let you know, when you bring a stack of textbooks to the pool-people look at you funny!

Saturday’s snacking included some mini-turkey sandwiches.  I used Melba whole grain crackers, Laughing Cow, turkey, and some pickle.  These are tasty and fun to eat.  Other snackings included handfuls of almonds and a couple Hershey kisses (dang my husband for restocking the candy bowl!)

My dinner was a make-shirt burrito which got a little overdone on side.  Basically, I turned a pan on smoking hot while I stuffed a Flatout with mushrooms, onions, tomatoes (I am using Hunt’s canned tomatoes because the fresh ones are overpriced and taste bland right now), cheese, and cajun seasoning.  I rolled it up then stuck it on the really pan and pressed down with a spatula.  Clearly, I don’t have a panini  press or one of those cool all in one griddles.  (Cuisinart- I would gladly try one out for you!)

The hubby was feeling really snacky and I don’t like keeping snacks in the house while I sit at home studying, so we walked to the store and picked him up something.  We also came home with this guy, maybe girl.

Anything cheesecake is bound to catch my eye.

This bowl times 2.  Twenty minutes later, a million calories to burn, and a huge tummy ache.  Lesson learned…for today at least.

Sunday:

Had planned a long run today, but my stomach was still upset from the ice cream extravaganza last night and I am behind on studying.  I ate half a sandwich thin with AB and then did 3 miles of .25 sprint intervals.

Found this Cliff drink on clearance at the store last night and we picked up a couple to try.  It seemed okay after my run this morning-didn’t upset my tummy or anything.  It is hard to tell if it could refuel me after a long run though.  Probably worth the 70 cents though.

We ran by Target for a few things and they bagged our goods in the cute reusable tote.  Earth Day promotion maybe?  Either way, the bag is cute and I can never have enough grocery totes!

I finally replaced the coffee maker that I destroyed.  Well I shattered the pot portion into a million little pieces on the floor.  As you can see, this pot is stainless steel.  My hubby said this should be Karissa-proof!

I am already enjoying the first pot of coffee.  I will be going back for round 2 today.

How was your weekend?  Any great runs or workouts?

Today was full of lots of good eats.

Lunch started with a bag of new wraps.  Flat Outs.  I actually made a wrap instead of pizza, which is my favorite use for these.

My wraps would probably hold up better if I didn’t fill them to maximum capacity.  Of course, if they weren’t filled to maximum capacity I wouldn’t like them as much.

On the side were some veggies and light ranch.  These cucumbers were okay, but I am already craving fresh veggies from my mom’s garden.

Study snacking included a cup of hot chocolate, handful of pretzels, Cliff Z bar, and a handful of Wheat Thins.  (Study snacking 5:  Karissa’s will power: 0)

Dinner was a homemade pizza.  Pre-made pizza crusts are one of the best quick dinner options.  It literally took me 10 minutes to throw this pizza together and 10 minutes for it to cook.  My half is heavy on veggies and very light on cheese.

Toppings:  spinach, onions, lots of mushrooms, Boca burger bits, and a sliced chicken sausage on the hubby’s side.

I enjoyed a nice big veggie slice.

On the side I finished up some pre-cut apple and veggie slices that needed to be eaten.

After dinner, I enjoyed another protein cake.  Given the proximity of bikini season, I should really cut out the desserts and snacks but I just honestly don’t care this week.  I have been too frazzled to care.

You can almost smell the chocolate-y goodness can’t you?

Strawberry stuffed Protein Cake

Use Chocolate Protein Cake recipe found here

When you add in chocolate chips add in a small diced strawberry.  Cook as usual.

Flip out upside down onto plate. Cut protein cake in half.  Smear small amount of strawberry jam and place a layer of sliced strawberries.  Replace top and enjoy!

5 Hours From Now…

I haven’t really mentioned it before but I am really interested in competing in a triathlon.  I followed Caitlin’s triathlon training over at Healthy Tipping Point and just kind of got hooked on the idea.  Since I don’t have a bike and haven’t swam farther than the nearest pool lounge, I decided to do a little more research before I started invested time and money.  I figured the best way to see what it was all about was to go to one.  The hubby and I are volunteering at a Gateway to the Bay Sprint Triathlon at Kemah tomorrow.  Just reading through the course description this evening I started to get Tri-envy! I want to compete, I want to conquer.  For now though, we are volunteering.  We got our assignments this week for the bike course.  Report time:  4:30am.  YIKES!  Kemah is about 30 to 40 minutes away too.  Needless to say I should be asleep because we are leaving in 5 hours!

On that note, I am going to bed!

Any exciting plans for the weekend?

After the Tri, we are going to grab lunch, run a couple errands, and I will then chain myself to my desk until Monday morning at 9.

Good morning bloggers.  This is going to be a fast post with some good stuff!  I have a 12 hour school day awaiting and must brief my TX Pretrial!  (Cannot wait for this class to be over!!!!)

Yesterday was a bad snack day.  I caved.  I was stressed and didn’t feel great. Hmm…maybe law school is why I can’t lose my Texas Ten.

But, today was a great exercise day.  I tried my first ever HIIT workout this morning.  WOW!  It kicked my booty and I loved every minute of it!  I saw the workout posted yesterday over at One Fit Foodie and have seen it a lot at Meals and Moves. These girls on onto something!  Click here to see the workout I followed.  She also also links to Janetha’s page and her own page explaining what HIIT is.  Thanks girls!  I enjoyed my workout!

Lunch yesterday in pictures:

Snacks included A LOT of jelly beans (they are gone now-thank goodness!), What Thins (don’t even know who bought these?), and Cliff Z Bar.

Italian Polenta “Bake”

1 roll polenta

1 jar pasta sauce

vegetables of choice

cheese of choice

I cut the polenta into 7 think slices.

While cutting polenta, start large skillet on high heat.  Once skillet is hot add in slices of polenta.  (Optional-I added about 1 Tbsp of Smart Balance to pan).  I seared eat side of the polenta slices.  Once each side has some color remove from pan.

Reduce to Med-High heat, add olive oil, and saute vegetables of choice.  I used mushrooms and onions because that is what we had on hand.

Turn oven to Broil to preheat.  In medium casserole dish arrange polenta slices in single layer.  Pour sauteed vegetables on top of polenta slices.  Optional to sprinkle with seasoning, but my pasta sauce was already tasty enough.  Then pour on desired amount of pasta sauce to cover polenta and vegetables.  I used about half the jar.  Sprinkle top with your choice of cheese.  I used about 1/4th cup mozz and a lot of Parmesan.

Place under broiler about 3 minutes.  Watch this carefully!  All broilers are different and you don’t want to burn your meal.  Since everything has already been cooked, this is just to warm up sauce and brown cheese.

Serve with additional Parmesan if desired.

I enjoyed mine with a side of roasted asparagus.

After dinner my stress levels needed dessert.

Chocolate Chip Protein Cake

3 Tbsp egg subsitute

1 Tbsp no-sugar added applesauce

1 tsp baking powder

1 scoop Lean Dessert Protein-Chocolate Pudding

mini chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients together in a non-stick sprayed bowl, sprinkle on chips, microwave approx 2 mins.  (The new microwave takes 1 min 45 secs for best cake!)

I then topped mine with small scoop of vanilla ice cream and sugar free strawberry jam.  Wow, this was an awesome dessert!

I may or may not have eaten more of those darn Wheat Thins!  This girl is going to have some work to do be bikini ready after this finals season.

I have gotten a few responses for guest posts, but I would love to have some more!  (You would be contributing to my study time).  The post can be about anything you want (I would like it to remain PG-13) and can be as short or detailed as you want.  Anyone that bakes or has recipes would be greatly welcomed considering the oven and I aren’t really friends.

I heard the East Coast had weather in the 80s yesterday!  Crazy!  Anyone up there enjoy the unseasonably warm spell?

You all can keep the heat, I am enjoying the break from heat and humidity here in Houston today.

I was really excited for my run this morning because there was hardly any traffic and only a few people out on the trail.  (Note to self:  run at 8am on Easter Sunday more often)  I had planned a 9 mile run, but within the first mile I knew that wasn’t going to happen!  It was unearthly humid!!!!!  I am entering my second summer here in Houston and still cannot believe the humidity!

I could actually feel myself running into particles of moisture.  Gross.  I ran slow.  Slower than I have in a long time.  I honestly couldn’t breathe.  The air was too thick to breathe and the allergies were horrible!  After 59 minutes and 6 miles I threw in the towel!  My hat was so completely soaked that sweat was pouring into my eyes…YUCK!

Anyway, it is hot here.  And humid.  But time to recap the weekend anyway.

Saturday started with a nice 6 mile run.  Finished in 54:50.  Not too shabby.  I wasn’t pushing too much, just enjoying the run.

During Saturday errands we stopped at Whole Foods to find this sweet deal:

Buy 1 Get 1 Free take and bake pizzas.  Yum!  These things are so huge!  Clearly I had a slice of this monster for lunch Saturday.

Dinner was a HUGE sweet potato with vegetarian beans and cinnamon.

The hubby and I also split a sliced apple with dinner.  Yes, more cinnamon.

After dinner I couldn’t beat my sweet tooth.  I gave in.  I will conquer my sweet tooth this week-hopefully!

On the plus side I made this delicious protein cake!

Chocolate covered strawberry protein cake

1 scoop Lean Dessert Protein-Chocolate pudding

1 tsp baking powder

3 Tbsp egg substitute

1 Tbsp applesauce

about 10-15 mini chocolate chips

Strawberry jam of choice

I used a bigger, shallow Pyrex bowl to cook in.  Spray with non-stick spray.  Add in wet ingredients.  Mix in dry ingredients.  I use a small whisk to make the dough fluff up a bit.  Sprinkle mini chips on top of mixed batter. Microwave about 2 minutes depending on microwave strength.  Take out and cover with strawberry jam of choice.

*I bought Smuckers sugar free jam yesterday because that was all that WalMart had–YUCK!  This had nothing on Polaner’s sugar free with fiber.  I will have to go to Kroger and get the good stuff next time!

Trooper has been a real spit fire this weekend!  Here he is protecting his squirrel.

Easter Sunday started with pre-run fuel…

Kashi Go Lean Truly Vanilla packet with banana, AB, and sprinkle of Honey Nut Cheerios.

Then I went on a run through a tropical rain forest, erh, went on a run around Houston.

I got home (showered first, no worries) and then unwrapped this baby.  All I can say is… WHY DIDN”T I BUY THIS SOONER????  Ahhhhhh….felt so good on the leg muscles.  This thing probably would have helped a lot when training for my 3 halfs.  Oh well, I am enjoying it now!

Lunch started with this WalMart find.  Just 100 calories for this monster sized wrap.

Stuffed the wrap with hummus, mushrooms, cucumbers, onions, and pickles.  On the side some pita chips.  The wrap tore a little bit while I was eating it (when doesn’t that happen?), but I loved the slightly chewy texture.

Currently snacking on a bowl of fruit, writing this post, and starting homework.  If you haven’t noticed I am a massive slacker when it comes to school.  I just really dislike all my classes this semester so I have no motivation whatsoever!  Off to read, read, read!

Anyone do anything special for Easter?  Family traditions?

Clearly the hubby and I don’t do a lot of holiday celebrations.  We live 1,000 miles from our friends and family so there isn’t much of a point.  We just did what we do every other Sunday.  (I didn’t get any Easter candy…disappointing but good for the abs)

To top off my 12 hour school day yesterday I came home to find a broken microwave!!!!!  How am I supposed to eat???????  I don’t have time to turn on the oven and we haven’t grocery shopped in 2 1/2 weeks.  Needless to say, I will be living off cereal until the microwave is fixed!

Good thing the hubby picked me up some milk!  We have never bought the Light version, so he decided to give it a try.  Since I will likely eat cereal for a meal today…I shall let you know!

My hubby also picked himself up this pizza for dinner last night.  Maybe he subconsciously knew our microwave was broke!

I threw a little bit of spinach on while he wasn’t looking!

I ate the last of my salad with 1/4th of leftover Boca burger.  Why did I put a 1/4th of a Boca Burger in the fridge?  I don’t even remember what I did with the other 3/4ths.  I also stole a piece of the hubby’s pizza.  I love CPK.  (He got them on sale for 3 bucks because there is no way I am paying 6 dollars for frozen pizza!)

In other news, I have come up with an AMAZING protein cake recipe!

Apple Cinnamon Protein Cake

3 Tbsp egg substitute (or egg whites)

1 Tbsp applesauce

1 scoop vanilla protein

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon (or more if you are like me)

1/8th tsp/dash vanilla extract

Desired amount of finely diced apple (I used about 2 Tbsp)

Spray microwave safe dish with Pam.  (Obviously I did not do this in the photo above…oops)  Add wet ingredients–eggs, applesauce, vanilla.  Add in protein, cinnamon, and baking powder.  Use small whisk or fork to mix ingredients well.  Try to get rid of all lumps. Add diced apple to batter and microwave 2 minutes.  Adjust time for your microwave.

Anyone else think this has already been the longest week ever???

There was a lot of weekend recap happening, but obviously I left out a lot of food!

Let me start with today’s lunch:

Lunch was a toasted sammie with Laughing Cow Swiss and raspberry jam.  Dessert was a calcium chew and half a Cliff Z bar-brownie.  Some how I always end up eating these in halves.

I also had a big ol’ GM.  I used mixed berries instead of blueberries and it turned out to be of a Mud-colored Monster.  Oh well, tastes good to me!

Now, here are some random foods consumed since Friday:

Massive jar of oats/oat bran mix.

Turned into a massive bowl of apple cinnamon protein oats.  So filling!

I had saved a couple pink pancakes for the hubby, so he had PB pancakes on Sunday morning!

Tuna salad-salad.  Yes I made this is a casserole dish because all of my plates were dirty.

New “fake garlic bread”.  Toast bread, spread on Smart Balance, sprinkle Kroger’s Zesty Garlic & Herb spice, sprinkle on Parmesan.  I am addicted to this combo!

Boca burger salad.  I promise there is Boca under all those mushrooms!  Another piece of “fake garlic bread”.

Cadbury egg!  About the only kind of chocolate candy I like!  I always eat at least one every Easter season.  Anyone else think they have gotten smaller since they were kids?  Not that that is a bad thing!

PB & J protein cake.  Deliciousness!

Found the cutest Easter treats, click here to make!

Isn’t that how it always seems to go?  Oh well.  This would be only about my second time drinking since the new year because of all my training, thus my tolerance has seriously gone down!  This girl will be chugging h2O today!!

Lunch was thrown together quickly so we could get to Purdue’s open practice session.  (I skipped classes yesterday and the hubby got out of work early).  This was some spring mix, topped with veggies, can of fat free tuna salad, and half a toasted sandwich thin.

This little can came in a set with crackers.  I already ate the crackers, so it worked well as a salad topper instead.

Yep, there is Duke v Purdue up on the Reliant sign.  Open practice was a lot of fun.  The players came and autographed and took pictures with all the kids we were sitting next too, so we took pictures and told them all goodluck.  Click here if you care to see a lot of pictures of the Purdue team!

After practice, the hubby and I decided to stroll down and use a gift card we had to Cyclone Anayas. We had really wanted to sit on the patio, but it was windy!

My favorite part about Mexican restaurants.    These chips were especially good, so thin and crispy!  Salsa had a nice kick, but I wish it was chunkier.  I like getting chunks of tomatoes on my chips.  Two of these bowls were demolished.

I ordered the Skinny Margarita .  It was the drink of the month.  It was made with tequila, lime juice, and agave.  It was surprisingly good and surprisingly strong.

My hubby ordered the large Perfect Margarita.  Twice.  I may or may not have drank half of his second margarita.  I cannot help that Patron goes down so easily.

I ordered the enchiladas with mushrooms and spinach.  I had about 4 bites of my rice and 1 enchilada.  I was already stuffed from eating an entire thing of chips.

Each of our meals came with the pretty bowl of black bean soup.  I did manage to eat about 1/4th of this.  I love black beans!

The hubby ordered enchiladas too, I don’t remember what kind now.  I ended up stealing one of his avocado slices and all his diced tomatoes.

The hubby and I then watched the end of the Butler  v Syracuse game with friends.  Go Butler!  Another Bball team from Indiana!

After a long night, the hubby and I had a sweet tooth so we split an unpictured protein cake and went to bed.  The hubby is on the fence about the protein cakes, but since he keeps eating them I think he likes them.  If you haven’t made them yet, don’t be surprised that they don’t taste like birthday cake!  Of course it won’t, it is about 1,000 times healthier for you.  It is a bit dense and obviously not covered in frosting.  I am honestly not a big cake person, so they are perfect for me.  Kills a sweet tooth and helps boost my protein intake!

As I write this post I am snacking on a plate of apple slices.  Honestly I think I could eat apple for every meal.  Apple is definitely my favorite snack.  I slice it all up then sprinkle cinnamon on it…delicious!

Anyway, this morning I hopped up and hit gym!  Since I have been training for races since about October, it has been a really long time since I have gone to the gym without  a mission.

I hit the elliptical and brought this with me.  I love this girl!  So excited to see her on the cover of Shape!

After the elliptical…return of the GM.  I didn’t take a picture because I was literally running out the door.

It is now about 11 and I am skipping the rest of my classes for the day to go watch Purdue’s open practice at Reliant with the hubby!  I am super excited!  Feels so home-y to be watching my Boilers right down the street again!  Posting and food might go undone today depending on how things go!

Wednesday recap:

I promise to get back on regularly posting in the evenings, I am playing catch up with school work this week!

For lunch I had…apple slices.  Like I said, I could eat this every meal!  I also had a toasted sammie with Laughing Cow (Swiss) and jam.  Such a fun combo.

Jam that I am lovin’ right now is Polaner Sugar free with fiber.  It doesn’t have that fake sugar taste, and who doesn’t need a little extra fiber in their diet?  Flavor of the month:  strawberry.

Dinner was boring.  Using up things that need used.

This meal.

With some diced tomatoes and pineapple added.  TV dinners never have enough to them for me.  Even visually I just need more food.  I always add my own fruits/veggies to them to pump up the portion.    The meal was okay.  I didn’t photograph.

I made some “fake garlic bread” with a toasted sandwich thin, smear of Smart Balance, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning.  Surprisingly good.

My hubby got these in the mail for his birthday from my mom.  This is Sublett’s BBQ sauce.  It comes from a little place up in Monticello, IN.  Best BBQ on the planet hands down.  I honestly could have drank some from the bottle, but instead am day dreaming about BBQ tofu!

After dinner my insane sweet tooth was calling.  I decided to do a second try on Janetha’s protein cakes.

Success!  Major key was using a bigger cooking bowl/cup.  I will list my recipe below, make sure the check out the recipe on Meals and Moves linked above!

Protein Cake

3 Tbsp egg substitue

1 Tbsp applesauce (whatever the hubby had in fridge)

1 scoop protein (chocolate)

1 tsp baking powder

Microwave about 2 mins.  My microwave is crappy, so it might be less in others.  I then cut mine in half and added sugar free jam and smear of PB.  Delicious!  This made a huge cake!   I honestly might downsize recipe next time to fit in my smaller cups.

Okay, BOILER TIME!!!!!!

Ah, it is so hard to get back into  school work and a regular schedule after Spring Break.  Well, lets be honest it is hard to get back into school work at any point.

Remainder of Tuesday eats:

Dinner was the remaining 1.5 servings of Lentil soup.  I really like this stuff and will probably buy again next time I am at the store.  I always add fresh ground pepper to it (and all soups), but I also enjoyed adding small scoop of regular hummus.

On the side, piece of ww toast with Laughing cow, tomato, and fresh ground pepper.  Seriously the best combination ever.  I also had about 5 crackers with hummus.  I needed some crunch.

Unpictured snack included a huge bowl of cantaloupe.  I have NEVER liked cantaloupe.  I love every other melon possible, but for some reason stayed away from the orange stuff.  Well, long story short-the hubby likes it, I bought him one, cut it all up, ended up eating a bowl, and didn’t hate it as much this time.

I am fighting a serious sweet tooth these days so I decided to make myself a little something.    Every time that I track my food I come up short on protein.  I am short on my protein on almost a daily basis.  (Likely because I am a carb and fruit queen!).  In hopes of killing two birds with one stone I attempted to make  protein cake that I saw over at Meals & Moves.

Problems with my attempt include: not using a big enough dish and not having very good protein.  (Again, I must be too lazy to get to store).  Anyway, Janetha’s cakes look awesome everyday so I am going to tweek the recipe and try again.  When I get a combo that works for me I will post!

Wednesday-Half Way There!

Still no cardio for this gal.  I am hoping to hop on my stationary bike for about 20 mins today.  Although I have taken the dog on as many walks as possible to get in some activity (he doesn’t mind), I am being very careful not to jump back in too fast and cause injury.  In my mind I can run 26 miles on the weekend and hit the gym Monday for an hour–WRONG!

Lauren from Biochemista suggested some yoga and foam rolling for my post-race legs.  Somehow I still haven’t bought a foam roller (I am just lazy), so I did some yoga and stretching this morning.  Legs are feeling good!  Thanks for the advice!

After stretching, I did about 35 minutes of upper body strength work.  Gotta have time to watch my Buffy episodes.  They just don’t make sitcoms like they did in the 90s!

Breakfast was the last of my strawberries, 3/4 of banana, about 1/2 cup cheerios, cinnamon, and some Texas honey.  Yum!  I followed this with a glass of chai tea.