Happy 4th of July!!
I hope everyone has fun plans for the day, and celebrates with lots of yummy bbq food (vegetarian, of course 
), time on the beach or poolside, and of course….if legal, some holiday BREW!
Let me now show you this morning’s delicious (and patriotic?) breakfast. MMM, I love waffles. Nature’s Path Hemp PLUS Waffles, to be exact.
sandwiched w/ nuked berries & oj on the sideeee
Super speedy mini-recap; Worked, had a girls’ movie sesh and watched The Sex And the City Movie (for the third time)….can I just say how obsessed I am with the fashion in that movie? I want it all! I also re-cooked some split pea soup (from the internship recipes) since it was that good! I’m a major chef now, clearly! Hollaaaaa.
Wanna see more food? Ok!
Meatless meatball, cheesy wrap creation! With a side of bbq sauce, ketchup AND spicy mustard.
Thank you Brooke!!!!!! My homegirl knows wassup. This was so deliciously perfect, and tasted amazing with the SPICY! You will see this marvy dish again. 
I luffffffed it!!!!!! Multiple exclamation points are necessary.
with a sweet potato on da sideee
Over the past few days, I’ve also had….
a BEAUTIFUL yogurt mess....shredded spoonfuls, kashi go lean crunch, fage 2% (w/ stevia & van. extract)
oatmeal! w/ flax, almond butter, berries, agave
These are my new favorite crackers! So dense & crispy.
with a mediterranean wrap!
Oooooh, I liked this combo. The wrap was stuffed with hummus, tofurky, spinach, dried cranberries, and feta cheese.
I’ve also had a gorg salad (that was eaten alongside some unpictured split pea soup & riceee) as of late.
And looky here, someone by the adorable name of Debs has sent me a very exciting, Costa-Rican filled package!!! Hellloooo fruit, chocolates & chocolate-covered dried fruit! Thank you girl!
woop woop! Chocolate milk, NUTELLA, chocolate-covered pineapple jelly, almonds & pineapple + more chocolate goodies!
Ohhh, I've been LOVING these
And I obviously had to whip up a nutella-filled snack for dessert. My nutella cherry has been popped.
graham crackers + NUTELLA + bananas (with a glass of a. milk!)
Alright! I wanna hear 4th of July memories!!! Which 4th of July holiday has been your favorite?! Spill it!
My favorite years have always been the ones spent in Ohio, with my cousins. Watermelon + corn on the cob + HOT weather+ swimsuits + running around on the beach/Lake Erie + cute boys in swim trunks + fireworks….I loved it! 3 girls who are all the same age always spells troubleeeee!
Don’t forget to wear your red, white & blue today!
Much Love, Jess
34 Comments
July 4, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Happy 4th lovie!
SATC! HOLLAAAA!
July 4, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Hey beautiful! I hope you enjoyed my texts lastnight, my phone eventually got taken away from me, I sometimes make really bad decisions on the phone which may or may not involve one or two boys I might be infatuated with. Girlfran over here gets a little out of control. Anywho, I wasn’t functioning very well on the texting keys anyway
Just wanted to send my love your way.
Happy 4th! That meatless wrap looks like something I should recreate tonight for dins! I seriously need some goods eats today after yesterday, so I’ll probably be surfing around your blog for ideas
Since you’re good at that kind of thang.
Love the Nutella from Debs! She is the Nutella QUEEN seriously. Enjoy it! It’s fucking awesome and I’m kinda pissed I’m out of it already…and I even hid it from my Dad and everyone else who could’ve seen it. Sneaky
I suggest you do the same. Once you open that lid, you never wanna stop sniffing…or tasting.
Love you girl! Enjoy your day!
Meg
July 4, 2009 at 7:07 pm
What a care package!! Fabulous!!
I think that THIS 4th of July will be my favorite – details to come a little later
July 4, 2009 at 7:12 pm
happy 4th Jess!
I think you are my foodie soul mate, for real- your wraps sound SO good! hummus, tofurky, spinach, dried cranberries, and feta cheese is such a fab combination and the meatball one looks delish.
YEAH NUTELLA. Should warn you, once you’ve tried it…there’s no going back
July 4, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Okay…favorite 4th of July. The summer before sophomore year I went to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina with my friend. We met cute boys, hung out with them, I got my first kiss on the beach, under the stars and fireworks, on the 4th of July. Nothing has topped it since =P
July 4, 2009 at 7:33 pm
that care package was very nice and has a lot of goodies. the meatless wrap is something i need to try asap
July 4, 2009 at 7:39 pm
little Debs hooked you up big time.. enjoy all those tasty treats girlfriend
!
that mediterranean wrappage looks out of this world good — reminds of all the delish flavors of thanksgiving rolled in to a wrap, right?! i dig it for sure.
hmm i don’t know if i can pick one fourth of july that was my favorite — all of mine as a child were similar and amazing… watching fireworks on the roof of my dads car, mindlessly eating ice cream cones from the good humor man without a care, oh how i miss those days!
hope you have a very special holiday weekend gorgeous! Happy 4th
<3 xo
July 4, 2009 at 7:42 pm
when you make that drool worthy meatless meat ball wrap do you mash the fauxballs up? haha
Now im hooked!
ohh I finally got around to trying BBQ sauce because you made it sound so good
July 4, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Yay for breakkie waffles
I LOVE LOVE nature’s path waffles (have you tried the maple cinnamon ones? Deeeelish!). And what a fab looking package – how lucky you are!
Fave memory?? I loved one year (I think it was after my freshman year of HS) when my friend came to visit and 4 of us hung out all day, went to a family friend’s big party, fireworks, and then hit the pool afterwards. Fun memories!
Enjoy your night sweetheart! I’m for sure wearing my blue & white – but I need me some red!
July 4, 2009 at 8:04 pm
hi girlie,
Happy 4th of july
i hope you have a great day!!
those waffles look delicious! and a meatless meatball wrap? yum!!
aww what a nice care package
i LOVE nutella!!
xxxx
July 4, 2009 at 8:07 pm
OMG your graham cracker/nutella combo looks TO DIE FOR. Nutella is the best, I need to start buying that again. Oh, and I’m totally with you on Sex & The City…can I please please have their clothes?
July 4, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Ok, seriously, I don’t think I have EVER seen a blog post from you that WASN’T drool-worthy! Ahhhh, everything looks so amazing!
Hope you have a fabulous weekend girl!
July 4, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Love the patriotic waffles! So pretty!!
And I totally agree with you on the Mary’s crackers… they are so dense with the perfect crunch. YUM!
Enjoy your holiday!
xxoo
Heather
July 4, 2009 at 9:29 pm
LOVE that chocolate package! Oh Nutella, how I love you…
ALL of my 4th of Julys here (in Michigan) have been fabulous. You’ll see what I mean in a few days… it’s kind of crazy but not like anything else! Sorry to be so cryptic…
July 4, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Whatever that meatless wrap creation thing is, I want it. It looks amazing.
Happy 4th to you! My favorite memories are pretty traditional…swimming all day and then eating lots of summer foods, and getting to stay up late to watch fireworks
July 4, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Aww Deb treated you well!
PS I saw that you won Emily’s giveaway–congrats! Looking forward to the new look of the blog!
July 5, 2009 at 12:50 am
Oooh love your package! Definitely one filled not only with goodies, but with love as well
As for 4th of july memories, I enjoy all the food, friends, and family!
<3 jess
xoxo
July 5, 2009 at 1:32 am
Yup, you are indeedy a chef! A chef who REALLY knows how to plate her food! Talk about edible arts!
July 5, 2009 at 4:15 am
Hi cutie pie!
That memory of the 4th sounds so amazing! I think one of my favorite 4ths was spent in upstate NY with my family and one of my best friends, tubing, boating, frog hunting, thunder storms, losing my bikini bottoms after being flung from the boat, laughing until we peed our pants, finding a bat in the lakehouse, eating watermelon and spitting the seeds at my best friend, and shaving our legs while sitting on a towel and using a big bowl of water to assist the process. haha who am i?!
Onto eats…I seriously never know where to start because I just get too excited over everything. It’s official that I think you probs eat the best stuff ever!!!
1. We both enjoyed patriotic brekkies!
2. Meatless meatball wrap! Mmmm! I went to Traders and they discontinued those meatballs! Do you still get them there?
3. Those crackers look delicious and the crunchy thickness makes them bomb diggity!
4. The Med wrap = so delicious!
5. You win for best smore’s maker ever!
I hope you have the best 4th ever and I love ya chica! Oh and I need to email you back but I’ve been kookoo today so it might have to be manana. xoxo
July 5, 2009 at 4:52 am
Seriously, you are the wrap queen!
July 5, 2009 at 5:32 am
nutella is the shit…i love it in coffee oats too…1/2 cup brewed coffee instaed of H2O and its to die
happy 4th honeybee
xoxo
lo
July 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Oh my gosh! Everything looks so freaking good! I’ve been wanting to try those crackers out. I trust you’ve got good taste
And that package!!! Isn’t Nutella the answer to everything?!?!
Let’s see… best 4th of July is sitting on the dock of a huge lake with one of my best friends watching fireworks go off over it.
July 5, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Your food looks delicious! That meatless meatball wrap looks so yummy, and so does the Mediterranean wrap.
Your care package looks fantastic! Nutella is yummy
So many chocolate goodies. Your graham cracker +banana +nutella combo reminds me of smores!
I loved going to the park with my family and playing frisbee with my dad while waiting for the fireworks to start. We also got yummy snow cones, and I remember that was such a treat! I think I was like, 10? Good times
July 5, 2009 at 5:04 pm
hey girlie! hope you had an awesome 4th! thanks for the amys recco, i really liked the burgers and will prob eat them up in a hot minute!!!! your nutella “smore” looks amazing btw, i need a real smore soon, i love those things
July 5, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Love the three different kinds of “dips” for the sandwich. I always do the same thing, because I can never decide which one I want and I thought I was the only one. Whew. I feel much better about my weird eating habits now. haha.
July 6, 2009 at 12:06 am
I LOVE dips…actually, I am a condiment whore. Would you like a recipe for making your own crackers?
July 6, 2009 at 12:50 am
I really need to try your oatmeal combos. They look amazing!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
July 6, 2009 at 3:26 am
ohhh i love the patriotic wafflewich! nom nom nom. and the choco package looks to DIE for.
July 6, 2009 at 3:55 am
Who knew patriotic could taste sooo good?
Love that Nutella.
Glad you had a happy fourth!
July 6, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Sweet potato! Nutella! So good! WAIT I just had a revelation… I bet they would taste incredible together. Ahh I love how being a food blogger makes me think of weird food combos. So much potential!
July 6, 2009 at 2:36 pm
it was about time that nutella cherry was popped – you be missin’ out girl! yeah for more (obv) delicious eats – must recreate homegirl’s recipe, the beautiful yog mess and restock up on that nutella.
p.s. sex & the city = amazing. i’ve watched it 5 times. no shame.
July 6, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Boo! What fabulous food you’ve been eating! The meatball wrap really has me thinking I need to make it. And I heart the wafflewich. New for you?
Anyway, I need to thank you for receiving and responding to my texts on Friday. Just know that I woke up the next day feeling like I had been run over by the party bus.
I hope your weekend was fabby. Love you!
July 6, 2009 at 8:31 pm
i need to make a waffle sandwich..it looks delicious!
July 7, 2009 at 5:37 pm
dude! multiple !!!! are necessary for this entire effing post!!!
dont hate on me for this, but i dont like nutella. yes, i realize this goes against all that is right and normal in the world.