Good morning! Can you believe it's already Thursday? I feel like this week has gone by fast. Yesterday was a fantastic day. In the morning and early afternoon it was sunny and got up to 65 degrees F! I went out on my lunch hour to do some errands and soak up the sun. I… Continue reading Spring Rain & Roasted Tomato Soup
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End of the Week Roasted Veggies
It's Saturday - the end of the week! Since I do my grocery shopping on Sundays, by Saturday I'm at the bottom of the barrel food-wise. I probably have a few vegetables lying around that somehow did not get consumed during the week and need to be used up. This is a great time to make "End of… Continue reading End of the Week Roasted Veggies
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Curried Chickpea Salad
According to my meal plan this week, I was supposed to make curried chickpea salad for lunch. Well life happens and I ended up making it Wednesday morning to eat for dinner later that night when we needed something to eat on the go. That's a perfect example of meal plans being flexible! I found this… Continue reading Curried Chickpea Salad
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Blueberry Pancake Oatmeal
I love to eat oatmeal all through the winter. It's so simple and comforting. But alas! It's starting to feel like spring outside this week! Yesterday I went out for a fun lunch with my friend and I was soaking up the sunshine on the drive to and from the restaurant. On the way back… Continue reading Blueberry Pancake Oatmeal
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Onion Barley Casserole
Here's an easy side dish that is a nice alternative to rice. I found the original recipe on All Recipes and the only change I made was to swap vegetable bouillon for beef bouillon. Onion Barley Casserole Serves 2 1/2 cup barley 1 tbsp oil 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp bouillon (I used veggie)… Continue reading Onion Barley Casserole
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Heart Pasta and Homemade Breadsticks
For Valentine's Day MIL gave us a bag full goodies. Two of those goodies were heart shaped pasta and Dave's Gourmet heirloom tomato sauce. We decided to have them for dinner last night. I also made homemade garlic breadsticks and vegan parmesan cheese. The breadsticks recipe I used was Quick and Easy Garlic Breadsticks from Hillbilly Housewife. … Continue reading Heart Pasta and Homemade Breadsticks
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Popeye & Protein
It's so cold in Kansas today! I woke up and the radio said it was 5 degrees F outside. I had the hardest time getting out of bed. We turn the heater way down at night and pile on the blankets to save energy (and money) so the house is super cold in the mornings. … Continue reading Popeye & Protein
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Baked Pumpkin Ziti
Every once in a while I like to flex my cooking muscles by attempting a complex recipe. Something completely from scratch that is a little more difficult that what I normally whip up on a Tuesday night. This usually occurs on special occasions, as was the case last weekend for Valentine's Day. I recently checked… Continue reading Baked Pumpkin Ziti
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Easy Baked Polenta
I'm sort of a polenta virgin. I've heard about it here and there but I don't really know much about it to be honest. I've had it maybe once in my life. But I've always been interested in making it at home. So when I came across a recipe for easy baked polenta on All Recipes not too… Continue reading Easy Baked Polenta
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Not Everything’s a Winner
This morning I put some pinto beans in the crockpot to cook all day for a recipe that I'm experimenting with for the meal plan I'm trying to create. This evening after working out I was excited to see how they were doing, so I immediately went to the kitchen as soon as I got… Continue reading Not Everything’s a Winner
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