an uninspired {but delicious} lunch

i don't know that it happens all that often to me, but it did yesterday.  after a really great weekend visit from a friends, lots of good eatin's, a bit too much wine {so much for that detoxification!} and some fun but less than successful chickadee feedings, i really had no direction as far as what i wanted to eat.  it was coming on noon, i was hungry, and i was at a complete loss.  there i was, in a kitchen full of food and i couldn't make a decision to save my life.  i was at a complete loss.  and having a mini meltdown.  i realize that for someone who's not as enamoured with food as i am this sounds totally ridiculous. 

you're hungry?  eat something.  who care's what it is, just fuel yourself with some toast.

but i love food and every time i'm hungry {and sometimes not hungry} i have an opportunity to create something delicious, whether it's experimenting with something new or whipping up an old favourite.  when i feel uninspired by food i just feel.... less like myself.  maybe it was just a case of the mondays.  that's possible.

so what did i do? 

i looked to you.  i asked on my cupcakes and kale facebook page what you were cooking up in the kitchen.  and thank you by the way for humouring me and sharing your monday eats!  i wanted everything that was mentioned!  but in the end, a weird little craving for a big ol' bowl of broccoli won out. 

yes, you read that correctly.  i had a minor meltdown and in the end was appeased with a bowl of broccoli. 

haha, seriously, what is up with me? 

{big ol' bowl of broccoli}

i have to tell you though that it was delicious.  crunchy, green broccoli blanketed in cheezy nutritional yeast....
 

{lunch}

 

i quickley blanched half a head of broccoli, trimmed stems and all, and tossed it with nutritional yeast, minced garlic and salt & pepper.  so simple and so yummy.  just enough to get me back to me.

and, it totally tided me over while i looked to another of my christmas-gifted cookbooks and got back to my busy self in the kitchen.  expect another review soon!


do you ever find yourself hungry with absolutely zero kitchen inspiration?  how do you beat the kitchen blahs?