Ciao! Come stai?
I’m trying to be worldly in honor of the World Cup. Also, I’m glad you all enjoyed my Would You Rather vlog yesterday! I’m always nervous posting videos of myself…because, well, it’s my face and my voice and my eyes that can never focus on ONE THING.
Today I’m actually headed to Boston University for orientation! I’m the cliche mix of nervous and excited, but mostly excited. Pray that I make friends, please.
In the meantime, here are some of the sweet and salty eats I ate on some day last week. Sweet + salty is a match made in heaven, am I right?
Joining Jenn for some WIAW fun!
Breakfast
Sweet: banana blueberry overnight oats // Salty: sunflower seed butter (On the bottom AND the top. I was feelin’ it.)
The absolute BEST.
Snack
Just sweet.
I didn’t add salt to these…
Lunch
Salty: cheesy scrambled eggs with whole wheat tortilla // Sweet: strawberry jam
Spinach salad with salt – pepper – honey – olive oil dressing
I’ve seen the funky jam+egg sandwich combo on other blogs before, and I’d always wanted to try it out. Last week I finally did, and it was pretty good! I think I may have spread too much jam on my tortilla though, because all I really tasted was the jam.
Snacks
Sweet: Greek yogurt with cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, banana // Salty: almond butter
If that’s not a beautiful snack, I don’t know what is.
Just salty: romaine with spinach artichoke hummus
Dinner
Leftover steak and potato hash + naturally salty salmon marinated in sweet vidalia onion dressing and dill + spinach
Random but deeeelicious!
Dessert
Just sweet: the usual dried figs with Greek yogurt
It’s just too good.
And that’s about it! I seriously don’t understand people who don’t enjoy sweet and salty things (I’m talking to you, Livv). It’s a taste symphony that was destined for our taste buds. It’s that deep.
Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!
So tell me:
What are your favorite sweet and salty combos?
Have you ever tried a jam + egg sandwich?
Daily Moves and Grooves 
This is making my mouth salivate…silly girl.
The best sweet and salty fruit combo- try this- Salt on clementines or oranges- I had it at an Asian restaurant and mind = blown. Try salting the strawberry.
Oooooo I’ve heard of clementines dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt.
A girl after my own heart! I LOVE a good sweet and salty combo, in fact lately I have been taking it to the extreme and eating sandwiches with raisin bread, which I think is a little too out there, even for me. But it was expensive bread and it needed using up! My favourite sweet and salty combo has to be PB and J. Nothing tops it. Good luck at the university today! I’m sure you’ll have a great time! On my first day of uni I thought I wouldn’t make a single friend, but I ended up making two great friends I don’t think I could live without!
Ooo sandwiches on raisin bread are actually amazing! PB&J…*sigh* it never gets old.
Thanks, Aimee!
I did the jam + egg combo one time! I think I added a slice of turkey too. It was good, but it wasn’t life changing! But those overnight oats…with nut butter on both the bottom AND top? ❤
I agree— not life changing!
Overnight oats lovers for life.
I don’t get people who don’t like sweet and salty things either. My dad detests salted caramel and it baffles me how I am his daughter because I legit coat my life in salt. Also I just booked a trip to Boston, but it’s in August so you probs won’t be there 😦
Sprinkle o’ salt makes the world go ’round. Wait, when in August?!
The jam & egg combination sounds so good! Back when I was younger (I mean a LOT younger) I ate my scrambled eggs drizzled with strawberry syrup. I’m telling you, the only reason I don’t still eat that every day is because of the shame ensued. My favorite sweet and salty combo now would have to be pretzels dipped (i.e. drowned) in Nutella. Not the healthiest for the body, but sooooo good for the soul. 😉
How interesting! I would probably try it.
Nutella + pretzels sounds like an amazing combo. I might just have to do that for my friends!
Truth. The tongue thrives upon being subjected to a reconcilation of sweet+salty.
You know what is a good addition – speaking from experience – to totally perk up the jam and egg combo a hundred notches? Cheese! Seriously, do it..at least once in your life 😉 .
Oh yes I added cheese to the eggs, but I think I’m gonna have to make it even better by adding a whole slice of sharp cheddar next time 😉
Mmm so much good stuff:)
I love mini dark chocolate covered pretzles! And ofcourse nut butter with banana …or anything for that matter!
Have a great time at orientation! I’m saying prayers but I doubt you’ll need them. You’re a rock star and anyone would be lucky to meet you😘
Oh girl, I always need prayers! God must have heard you, because orientation was amazing! Thank you a million times over ♥
I love the sweet and salty combination!! You have got to promise me that you will try this – please!! Dried fig + salted roasted almond butter. Make sure to use one of the juicy dried figs and dip away!! Its like heaven in one bite 🙂
Oh I forgot to tell you that I did try the figs with almond butter! But it was unsalted so I guess that doesn’t count…Next time I will sprinkle on some sea salt for sure 🙂
Haha! You are so funny and cute! How did you like it? I’m about to have some now!! By the way, after you open your bag of figs do you store it in the fridge or pantry? It says to store in the fridge and I do that but the figs get hard and not nice and soft lol
It was delicious! And we store the figs in the fridge. We actually stock up a lot of bags in the freezer, and when we’re ready to open them, we transfer them to the fridge!
My mom used to soften them in small batches. She would take a few figs out in a container and leave them outside of the fridge!
I wanna swim in that yogurt bowl, homie! I’m on a #yogurtstreak right now. I have tried egg & jam sandwiches before – they’re allright, not my fav though. DONT BE MAD
I haven’t had yogurt in 3 days #withdrawal
Ehh they’re not my favorite either. Egg, cheese, and avo sandwiches rule all. The jam should stick with the PB.
Sweet and salty is the perfect combo. I have see tried the egg and jam combo. It looks weird, but I’m a picky eater.
That looks so incredible! I love dried figs 🙂
Dried figs are the bestest.
LOVE sweet and salty combos!!!!!!!
Sunflower Seed butter is my jam! Make sure you try it with raw carrots! One of the best snacks 😉
I’ve tried carrots with peanut butter before, but I imagine that they would be even better with sunflower seed butter!