Tasty Tidbits

Last weekend I took a painting class with some friends at a nearby winery. It was lots of fun! There was an instructor who walked us through layering the paint on the canvas. Everyone was painting the same picture, but it was amazing how differently they all turned out!



Here's my final product! We're going to hang it up (probably in the kitchen). I'd really like to do something like this again. I didn't realize I liked painting, but I do!



We also got our first snack box from VeganCuts. It's a subscription program, but you can order one & then cancel, if you aren't happy. I think we'll get 1 or 2 more but then stop. It was fun to open & see all the goodies, plus it's a great selection of items! On top of the snacks, we got natural laundry detergent (the berryplus you see), a cuppow (for on top of jars, to make it easier to drink), a reusable straw & a $25 gift card to iTRAIN, an online workout site. We haven't tried it all yet, but I'm excited for each thing!

Here's what we've been eating in the last week:

Breakfasts

• Raspberry yogurt with Almond, Cherry, & Millet Granola
• Mama Pea's Apple Cider Donuts
• Joy's Spinach, Kiwi, & Chia Seed Smoothie
• Gena's Toasted Almond Quinoa Bake
• Bananas & pb

Lunches

• Leftovers
• Pretzels with Katie's Melty Pizza Hummus
• Mom's Bean Salad
• Buckwheat Pesto Salad 
• Apples, oranges & clementines

Dinners

Saturday:

• Mama Pea's Sloppy Josephines on a modified version of Jenna's Potato Rolls
• Baked sweet potato fries
• Green salad

Sunday: 

• Tortellini Vegetable Soup

Monday:

• Leftovers from Saturday night
• Green Salad

Tuesday:

• Potato & Onion Perogies with sauteed Brussels sprouts, onions & mushrooms

Wednesday:
Game night with friends

• Popcorn
• Pretzels with hummus
• Peanuts
• Bean Salad

Thursday:  
Traditional choir night dinner at Mom & Pops'

• Eggplant Parmesan
• Green Salad

Friday:

• Pasta with white beans & roasted cherry tomatoes
• Green Salad

Treats

• Mom's homemade nutroll
• Homemade Fig Newtons
• Trader Joe's Sipping Chocolate
• Katie's Brownie Batter Frozen Yogurt - This required an ice cream maker (I used my KitchenAid attachment), but it's almost worth getting one just to make it! It had the tartness of yogurt plus dark chocolate flavor. Yum!
• Mama Pea's Quick & Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies - These were peanut buttery & delicious!