WIAW: Tangy Toasted Coconut Fruit Salad & Random Bites

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Howdy everyone! Hope everyone is successfully getting over the humpiness that is Wednesday. My eats on Tuesday were sporadic and pretty random as my appetite wasn’t what it usually is. I didn’t have a very concrete meal except for breakfast (it was delicious, by the way!) As always, thanks to Jenn for hosting!

Side note: This is last 24 hours of my giveaway for a copy of Tasty Food Photography! The recipe you see below was taken and edited using tips from the book. I’ve found in enormously helpful and can’t believe how much it’s already improved my photography (in less than a week)! Click here to go to the giveaway post! 

My day started with a quick trip to the gym before breakfast. I played tennis with Kyle on Sunday and to say I’ve been sore would be a huge understatement. Holy mother of the Big Man’s son, my entire back is one big knot! I took the next day off and shook myself out with 15 minutes of incline walking and 20 minutes of stationary biking. Nice and easy. Now, on to breakfast!

DSC_1073I made this cool and creamy fruit salad that was absolutely delicious! Tangy greek yogurt blended together perfectly with the sweet fruit and the toasted coconut brought a delightfully tropical twist to it. I highly reccomend it and have been snacking on it multiple times a day! Here’s the recipe if you’d like to give it a try!

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Since I ended up snacking the entire day, here are a few of my other eats!

I’m in love with a new cup I just recently purchased from Home Goods ($4)! You know that feeling when a cup fits perfectly in your hand and holds just the right amount of morning coffee and you know it was a match made in heaven? No? Just me? 

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The lemon bars were definitely one of the highlights of my day! The best lemon bars I’ve ever had, by far! I don’t know about you, but I love mine extra tart :).

What’s the best thing you ate today?

xoxo Christine


Comments

  3. says

    Wow, your fruit salad looks so good, Christine, I could eat it all instantly…and I’m not just saying that because I haven’t had breakfast yet! Happy WIAW!!

  4. says

    Okay, there’s too much pretty going on in this post! That salad looks to-die-for! But, I’m loving the mug even more! Love the colors!

  5. says

    Extra tart lemon bars are the only way to go!
    And that breakfast looks totally delicious! I think I would have to leave out the rum though… seeing as I’m 18, it’s not exactly something I keep on hand 😉

  6. says

    Girl. Tennis makes me SO sore too! When people ask me to play I’m super hesitant because I know I’ll be a whining brat until the pain eases… :)
    That fruit salad looks amazing!!! And so do the rest of your eats… I’ve been dying to eat some fresh corn this summer.. Great reminder. The best thing I ate yesterday (because I’m a slacker and haven’t eaten today) was Whole Foods sushi. I always get it on Tuesday nights and it’s always a winner! :)

    • says

      Hahaha I’m ALWAYS the same way!!! Like, don’t take me running for more than 4 miles or I’ll whine your ears off, and after a long day of leg workouts, I’m the most annoying person you’ll ever meet :D. Mhmm their sushi always looks so good!

  7. says

    Gosh,,, I really hope I win that ebook :) All I’ve eaten today is a banana… so I guess that’s the best thing I ate today! 😉

  10. says

    Your. Photography. Looks. Friggin. Fantastic. And the design of the recipe plugin thing looks absolutely adorable. And, er, I guess your food looks okay too. 😛 (Your food looks fantastic as well!)

  12. says

    Fruit salad itself is great already but your recipes takes it up at least two notches.
    And yes, I understand how you feel about your new cup – though it’s not coffee but tea for me usually. That being said the cup looks really cute as does the leaf bowl. I have a feeling it won’t be too long until I’ll go shopping for dishes again …
    The best dish I had so far today was homemade pizza with lots of vegetables, lentils, chickpeas and green olives for lunch. I’ve just recently re-discovered pizza and am on a kick now.
    Happy Wednesday!

  14. says

    This salad looks really refreshing and it’s better than just straight dipping fruit into a greek yogurt container! Lol

    I know EXACTLY what you mean about the mugs which make you feel like they are made exactly for your hand!

  16. says

    YUM on all accounts. I’m a huge fan of coconut and greek yogurt so that’s a winning combination. Again, gorgeous pictures too!

  17. says

    Best thing I ate was zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting. It was so good, I had to cut it up and deliver it to everyone that I knew, so I wouldn’t eat the whole thing.

  18. says

    Ohhh your fruit salad looks amazing! I’ll have to try it! I love all the colors in your food.

    The best thing I ate yesterday was my big salad of carrots, cucumber, spinach, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. Delicious!

  19. says

    Wow, that fruit salad looks incredible! I can already see a difference in your food photography too, beautiful!
    Where did you get the table/wood you shot the fruit salad on? I want something similar but I can’t find anything like it!
    All of your food looks absolutely scrumptious! :)

    • says

      Thanks Sarah! I LOVE your photography as well. Can I ask what time of lens you use :)? It’s actually a small outdoor table that has been worn down by being outside for so many years! It’s pretty wrecked, but looks vintage in pics :).

  23. says

    I completely know the feeling of the perfect coffee mug. There is really nothing better. Your eats look so yummy! That fruit salad…OMG. I need to make it asap.
    Happy Wednesday gorgeous!

  24. says

    That fruit salad picture is lovely! My mom has a (really) old school Betty Crocker cookbook that I’m pretty sure we only keep around for the lemon bar recipe. Such a treat!

  25. says

    Oh goodness, this recipe looks super amazing! I’m all about everything fruit! Especially in the Summer time.

  30. says

    Really creative with the salad with rum and coconut! I think those two are a perfect match!

    And as for those lemon bars…… is it bad I’m craving them even though I’ve just eaten lunch?

    Best thing I’ve eaten today was pretty boring but tasty, a chicken and potato salad with olives. Salty goodness!

  33. says

    ALL of your eats look soo good! i love runny eggs and that fruit salad with toasted coconut sounds like the perfect thing to eat in this heat wave!! im suddenly craving that! also those lemon bars- oh. em. gee, yes please :)

  37. says

    What a day of delicious eats! I was sooo sore today after a killer squats workout yesterday so I loved my own ‘easy day’ of active rest. Your AM combo of greek yogurt+toasted coco+fruit= GENIUS. You rule, ladybug!

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