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Breeze Winners

Here’s the roster of ten…the lucky ones who will get free Almond Breeze almond milk. Don’t forget you can still win a lifetime supply though.  More info here. Randomly enough random.org actually picked the same person twice for this giveaway (which has never happened to me before!) so I just picked again.  Winners, email me with your mailing addresses asap. #94 Lacey I tend to buy the unsweetened plain variety of almond breeze most often because it’s extremely versatile. If i need vanilla flavor added to what i’m making, i can scrape part of a… Read more >

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.