Tasty Tidbits

 

It's hard to believe we're already several days into 2014! I was hopeful that this year would feel a little slower paced, but not so far.

 

 

We were out in western PA for a few days after Christmas. It was lots of fun seeing family & friends. And we squeezed in two trips to Trader Joe's and one trip to Whole Foods. So now our pantry is restocked & we're going to be eating well. :-)

 

 

Tink was very curious about the treats we had for New Year's Eve. She especially liked the bowl of M&Ms we put out. My in-laws always put a bag of the dark chocolate ones in our Christmas stocking, so every year I get my M&M fix. :-)  We gave one to Tink & she was having a blast playing with it. She was kinda mad that I came so close to take this pic. I think she thought I was going to take it away.

 

It was so nice only working a few days before having off again...next week, back to the 5 day work week. Eeeeek!

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

Breakfasts

• Trader Joe's Bran Berry Muffins with fresh orange & grapefruit juice
• Buttermilk waffles with fruit salad
• Peanut butter granola
• Toast (Trader Joe's Sprouted Multi-Grain Bread) with pb, almond butter, fig jam, & choc hazelnut butter
• Whole wheat pita pockets filled with veggies, egg, sprouts, & gorgonzola cheese
• TeeChia Blueberry Date Cereal - I received this as a sample & was really impressed!
• Bananas + pb

 

Lunches

• Sandwiches
• Leftovers
• Carrots, celery, & bell peppers with artichoke onion dip
• Taking on Magazine's Sweet Potato, Corn & Kale Chowder
• Spinach balls
• Popcorn
• Grapefruit, oranges, apples & clementines

Dinners

Saturday:
Dinner out with friends

• Mushroom ravioli with marinara sauce (me)
• Gnocchi with marinara sauce (W)
• Green salad

Sunday:

• Eating Well's Braised Cauliflower & Squash Penne Pasta - This was essentially a one-pot pasta, which is such an easy way to cook! We used brown rice penne & it worked well. The squash broke down during the cooking, making the sauce kind of creamy.
• Green salad 

Monday:

• Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Pitas with pea sprouts, mustard, & cheese
• Green salad

Tuesday:
NYE fun with friends

• Sweet potato chips with salsa
• Popcorners with warm spinach artichoke dip
• Nut mix
• Cookies
• Chocolate Bailey's cheesecake

Wednesday:

New Year's Dinner

• Mashed potatoes
• Sauerkraut
• Glazed carrots
• Lemon pepper broccoli
• Green salad

Thursday:

• BBQ tempeh
• Shredded Brussels sprouts
• Green salad

Friday:

• Chili
• Cornbread
• Green salad

Treats

• Christmas cookies