Good afternoon – or evening, depending on when you’re reading this! Hope today is treating you with lots of love and that you’re feeling lots of gratitude. Because you deserve it!
Workout
After six hours of sleep, I woke up foggy-brained and a bit dreary. I knew just what was in order: a workout and lots of water! That, along with extra greens to alkalize my digestive tract, always does the trick! I completed my chest superset workout today and kicked butt – actually, I kicked chest if we’re going to get technical here. It felt awesome to work up a good sweat. I replaced the Lunge & Twist move with kettlebell swings which got my heart rate up a bit. After a good stretch, I was ready to get breakfast in my belly and conquer the day!.
Lunch
Yesterday, I finally went grocery shopping. After returning home from HLS, my refrigerator was lacking in the veggie department but I just rolled with what I had until yesterday, when I finally stopped procrastinating and made the drive to Whole Foods. Matty came along, which is always entertaining. While I food shop, he peruses reddit and interrupts my train-of-thought to show me cute pictures of animals. Boys.
Anyways, while at Whole Foods, I picked up a new variety of Sunshine Burgers.
It has been quite awhile since I’ve had a Sunshine Burger. They’re my favorite vegan veggie burgers because they’re jam-packed with high quality ingredients and help satisfy you for hours. Plus, they’re darn delicious and ideal for when I’m short on time. While they’re quite pricey at $4.49 per box, I was smitten by the words “Hemp & Sage,” and made the executive decision to toss them into my grocery cart. Hey – I still managed to stay within my grocery budget, so whatever! 
This afternoon, when my tummy told me it was time for lunch, I got to work in the kitchen and created a delicious, warm salad in just under 15 minutes.
To start, I popped the Sunshine Burger into the toaster and sauteed a combination of spinach and kale for three minutes on medium-high heat. Then I threw together a quick garlicky nooch sauce, which served as my dressing of choice. To make the sauce, I combined Tbsp. nutritional yeast, 3 Tbsp. unsweetened Almond Breeze, 1 tsp. Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning, and a pinch of both curry powder and mesquite in a small bowl.
I topped my burger with organic sauerkraut and drizzled the garlicky nooch sauce over everything to create a pretty incredible meal. I’ve been borderline obsessed with sauerkraut lately. It’s not uncommon for me to eat a few spoonfuls straight from the jar for no apparent reason…twice a day. Do you hear me, Lori and Michelle?!
She & Him Cover
Today seems like a good day for music, doesn’t it? Good. I thought so too. Here is a video of yours truly covering the adorable, whimsical, and charming duo that is She & Him. Hope you enjoy!
Stay lovely,
Heather
I love she& him. You have an amazing voice!!
Yay – another She & Him fan. Thank you so much, girl.
I love those Hemp & Sage burgers! They were recently on sale at my local Sprouts store for 99 cents a box…whaaaa?? Crazy ridiculous deal!
Oh my gosh, seriously?! I would have purchased like 20 of them!
Great job at covering that song! Keep sharing your voice.
~Heidi (Juicing Blogger @ Juicingpedia)
Thanks Heidi! You’re so supportive. xoxo
beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much Malia!
In aweeee of your talent as always. That veggie burger seriously looks so good. I feel like I’ve been spoiled by the veg burgers of places like ION and GG so I never want to buy the frozen variety. It’s like how packaged falafel is never as good as the real thing. But I suppose the frozen veggie burgers are good to have around in a pinch for a quick 15-min lunch like you did today!
Thanks, bb! I totally know what you mean. In my humble opinion, Sunshine burgers are of a different class.
Heather what a gorgeous voice! I see the passion behind your singing also- very beautiful.
It was great to meet you this weekend- wish we got to talk and connect more. Let me know if your ever in NYC : )
xo
Jocelyn
Thanks so much, Jocelyn! You are so sweet and beautiful. I love your free spirit. Next time I’m in NYC, I’ll shoot you an email! xoxo
Such a great cover! I love your voice! I used to love those sunshine burgers too when I was vegetarian! They had such quality ingredients which I loved!
Thank you, sweet girl!
What a lovely (and POWERFUL, in a great way) voice!
Those hemp and sage burgers look delish! And like ones I could actually eat, unlike most. Making a note….
Thanks so much, Jordan! You’re so sweet. It really does mean so much to me. YES – purchase those Sunshine burgers ASAP! The BBQ variety is super delicious too!
You are amazing, seriously! I loveee your voice. <3
Woman, YOU are amazing! But thanks…makes me feel like a million bucks. <3
Love yor voice and your hair!;)
Thank you, Danielle! You’re wonderful.
Your voice is gorgeous! I’m so jealous of your talent!
Those sunshine burgers look really good, I hate that all the good veggie burgers (aka the ones without an ingredient list a mile long) are so dang expensive, at least they’re tasty though!
Aww, Lea you’re so sweet. Thank you!!! I totally agree with you. The more high quality ingredients, the more expensive the product. We have to keep showing our love by purchasing them when we can. Maybe that will drive the price down in the future, you know?
You are SO talented and adorable, Heather! I love this cover. <3
I'm dying over those Sunshine burgers! I've actually only bought their burgers once but I absolutely loved them and this variety sounds even better. I just wish they weren't so expensive…boo!
Thank you, girlfriend! Good LORD, I know – they’re so expensive!!! Definitely not an every week type of purchase. But they’re so darn delicious.
Those burgers sounds SO good. I could go for a yummy veg burger today.
you have a great voice! so jealous haha
hugs
l love She and Him. You have such a talent!
Holy voice!
Woman, you are awesomely talented!
Aww, thanks Sam!
you are seriously so talented! love it. and now, that sunshine burger? How have i not seen that one before?!!
You are seriously making me blush. I thought the same thing when I saw that package. Then squealed like a 5-year-old. Haha! If you can pick ‘em up at your local WF, get on it girrrrrl.
YES!! Love your signing vlogs, seriously can I just steal your voice?! Yummm, the kale salad looks to die for as well! Love you xox
Bahahaha I love you. If it was possible, I’d let you steal my voice for a day!
Your voice is amazing!
I like the kale watermark too.
Thanks, Mai! Matty and I’s friend, Jay, did it. He’s a gem.
heather, you are so talented! thank you for sharing your beautiful voice! i love learning what people’s talents are!
aww teri, thank you!! you’re the best.
Beautiful, beautiful voice. I love music, and you can truly tell that you sing from your soul. Amazing!
On a completely different note… love that nooch recipe! I’m gonna have to duplicate that.
Thank you sweetheart! And yesss make it ASAP! It’s sooo good.