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Nutty pasta

Pasta!! I made this over a week ago, but the recipe is still worth sharing. Although “recipe” may not be the right word, since it’s a pretty loose formula. But I made the effort to photograph it, so dang it, I’m gonna freakin’ share it. Roasted nuts – brazil, pecans, cashews, almonds Basil Parsley Garlic infused olive oil Plain almond milk Nutritional yeast Sorry for the lack of measurements, but I was kinda playing mad chemist, throwing things in until I got the right amount. Unlike my previous pesto, this was a really thick one…. Read more >

Planned dinners

The weekly planned dinners have continued with major (budget saving) success, but since I’m serrrriously behind in blogging, I figured I’d give you a teaser of what’s to come.   Wednesday dinner: veggie burger   Thursday dinner: veggie sausage, brown rice, spinach salad   Friday dinner: crock pot veggie chili Saturday dinner: BBQ   Sunday dinner: night shift @ work   I brought my standard seitan, quinoa, & carrot combo as a main. Monday dinner: brown rice and coconut/peanut tofu stir-fry   Tuesday dinner: pesto pasta Wednesday dinner: veggie sausage and sweet potatoes

Breakfast quiches

In my last post I mentioned that we’d be starting weekly meal planning.  We’ve never really done this before, but our budget is tight and grocery shopping is pretty much the only area that we spend.  Plus it makes sense now that Kyle’s working and his schedule is consistent (as opposed to when he was in school and constantly had random meetings or events or clubs or whatever).  Now we know when we will be eating and we can plan things out. BYO lunches.  Home-made dinners.  Repeat.  That’s the plan. Here’s how the first week… Read more >

Shabby apple winner

1. I’m home 2. Heres the winner!!! #203 April (who commented) “Second pick is the Freshman Year Skirt- http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-1216-freshman-year-skirt.aspx which I might actually be purchasing soon. I mean I already have the shoes to go with it, so…” Congrats! Email me with your mailing info and phone number so I can get your $50 discount to you. And for the rest of you the discount I mentioned before is good for the whole month. Back to regular posting soon.

Shabby Apple (giveaway)

Have you ever heard of Shabby Apple?  They are an online dress boutique selling women’s dresses, skirts,  swim ware, jewelry & accessories, and other apparel.  They have cute stuff.  In addition to the jewelry, I want every single dress…I mean, it’s summer after all!  So when they contacted me about offering a deal for you, my dear readers, I was all about it.  Because, why not!?!  I like you guys 🙂 So if you want to win a gift card for 50 dollars (for any item on the site), read on… Left: Overboard  Right: Headliner… Read more >