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I failed.

Looks awesome, right? It wasn’t. Sometimes meals just suck.  I can’t remember ever making an inedible meal before.  Maybe this dinner was never meant to be – after all, for two days in a row I forgot to prep the tofu the night before, like 

Whole Foods Values

Whole Foods claims to have lots of values in the store, but they are hidden amongst so many tempting and more expensive items, that it’s hard to get out of the store without feeling like it should be called “Whole Paycheck”.  They offer free Value 

Workouts: February 6-10

Here are my workouts for the week. I developed a bit of a cold on Sunday that hung around for a few days.  Nothing serious, but breathing hard was, well, hard – so I kept the workouts on the lighter side in the beginning of 

Colors and Bottles Painting Event

from the Colors and Bottles FB page Last week, Colors and Bottles tweeted about a special price for this Tuesday’s painting class at Camelot Cellars. Colors and Bottles is company that holds painting parties – with wine! The have an artist lead each event and 

Breakfast Chili Potato Hash

Breakfast Chili Potato Hash

When I organized the pantry I found a can of turkey chili that was nearing the sell-by date so I set it on the counter to remember to use it. After a few weeks, something made me think of breakfast hash (I think I had 

Weekend Fun and Good Food

We had a really busy weekend with lots of friends, food, and fun.   On Friday, we had another edition of Hell’s Kitchen.  It’s a thing we do every few months with a group of friends where we gather at someone’s house, the girls drink, 

Tropical Irish Oatmeal Bake

Tropical Irish Oatmeal Bake

Tropical Irish Oatmeal Bake I made another version of irish oatmeal bake this week.  I wanted to make it “tropical” based, though I recognize that blueberries and cranberries aren’t quite tropical.  I also added egg whites (I used Trader Joe’s Egg Whites in a carton) 

Decluttering Update

I think we’ve done alright with decluttering in the last month.  Using this decluttering calendar, we’ve been doing a little declutter at a time.  I have to admit we’ve struggled with doing it every night – but I do think that we’ve stuck to the calendar 

Cajun Cabbage and Beef

Cajun Cabbage and Beef

Cajun Cabbage Recipe adapted from Taste of Home 1 pound ground beef 1 medium red pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice 1 teaspoon 

Facebook. Drama?

I can’t believe how many people on Facebook complain about how they can’t stand the drama of Facebook or how they need to “take a break from Facebook” or they warn/threaten that they are going to be cutting down their friend list (or all three).