Holy Hell Of A Weekend Detox

If many of you are like me, you enjoy your weekend. Maybe it no longer is the Bacchus-inspired-debauchery-filled times of youthful (nights that run into) day gone by. Or maybe it still is. And if so I say cheers to you Donatella Versace of the Suburbs (and I also say now's the time to invest in a super powerful night cream, key phrase here is "free radicals"). But neither here nor there...we have fun.

We throw caution to the wind. We drink whatever cocktail sounds yummy and we eat whatever gooey, sugary, meat stuffed and cheese topped dish that we can get our hands on. And it is amazing. We are feeling young and setting this world on fire, or something like that. We are intelligent, poignant, telling "it" like "it" is...because people love that. 

A good time had by all...

...some had a better time than others...

...why not, it's the weekend...

..."but it tastes like rainbows...and gasoline"...

...RED SOLO CUPS kids? Really? How gauche. 

(disclaimer: we do not give alcohol to our children. They act like drunken midgets any way, it would simply be a waste of booze.)

King of the world baby, king of the motha truckin world...and then...it's Monday. 

Alarm clock goes off. That bitch. You drink coffee in a haze. You head to the interstate, or your cubicle, or are awaken by those drunken midgets for a full day in "Mommyland" or you get on that big piece of machinery to work in the heat all day, or you get to hang out with other peoples' drunken midgets (dear God). And you get to spend today sucking at work, sucking at life and maybe even hating the world a little because you are also recovering from this...

Nothing says sexy like a "skin tank".

But wait. I say getting back to the routine of Mondays doesn't have to totally suck (Ok, it's so going to kind of suck, but hey I said not totally). Let's indulge in a bit of Monday inspiration, shall we? Let's partake in a dose of Monday medicinal laughter, the best kind of Medicine, really (okay the best that doesn't come in a sippy cup/tervis tumbler/wine glass...because geez ya lush, we just did all that..focus!). Let's remind ourselves to not take it all too seriously. And let's do some damage control with a Mostly Plants Recipe to give you that friendly health infused start-of-the-week-bitch-slap...ahhhh just what the doctor ordered!

First the funny from my gal-pal over at Shedens: sausage parties on the daily. Elaine keeps us all up to speed and rolling on the floor with laughter (and work out tips) in an "everything a girl needs to know" type fashion. She has hilarious info on celebs, hot guy fixes in the form of Fwine Hump Days and Your Weekly Dose of Hotness plus the best from all things web and pinterest (check out her Mother Of All Life-Hacks List). This is our place ladies, where we can do some of the-feels so right it can't be wrong-web searching that the men in our lives pretend they don't do, except this is way classier and much more informative, so yay us!  

The best of the best (IMO) are Shedens Just Another Hilarious Monday posts. Seriously, I don't know how she finds all of these precious little gems that get posted on Mondays, but it literally has me in stitches. When I am staring down the barrel of a green spinach, acai berry juice and flaxseed filled blender on Monday (because I ate my weight in bacon over the weekend) some literal laughing out loud until your eyes get all weepy is exactly what I need. So let's start there:

My fav nugget from today's Monday post:

Check out the rest right here at Shedens: Just Another Hilarious Monday and get your much needed comic relief for the week!

After you that we can move on to our recipe!

Greek Pitas

This is a great meal for lunch but could def be a quick weeknight din din too (just add some cous cous to the plate and you are good to go babe!). It's super simple and super fast! If this is a lunch on the go, prepare veggies and feta in a Tupperware type container, where they can marinade deliciously all morning long until lunch time. If preparing this at home or for dinner, go ahead and let the veggies and feta marinade an hour or two before serving. This recipe makes four servings.

Ingredients

• 3 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 cup cucumber (diced)
• 1 cup red, orange or yellow bell pepper (chopped)
• 2/3 cup red onion (chopped)
• ½ cup radishes (chopped)
• ½ cup italian parsley (chopped fresh)
• 1 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
• whole wheat pita breads (8 inch, halved)
• Pesto Hummus or your fav Hummus will work too
• large pieces of green leaf or romaine lettuce

Chop up all veggies (except the lettuce) and throw in a bowl. Add the olive oil, vinegar, parsley and feta cheese. I like to toast my pita in the oven under broil for a couple of minutes, (which you can do if at home or near a toaster oven). If not, the untoasted pita works just as well. Spread a generous helping of hummus on inside of pita, and some of your lettuce and fill up with the marinaded greek veggie blend & top with just a little bit of extra feta. Yum!

Now instead of stressing about all the weird shit you said and all the junk food you ate over the weekend, you can shake it off, enjoy some good belly laughs and decently good-for-you grub.

You are welcome.