Almost A Repeat Dinner

Last night I filled up on salad and the bread seen below and my sauce that I had simmered and slaved over in my weakened state was not used.

No worries though. I poured it into a jar and refrigerated it for an easy dinner tonight!

Ciabatta bread and Oliveri's Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese "Medallion" Ravioli .

I could hug this bread.

OH! Hello there tomatoes and baby sunflower plant.

I used the tomatoes for the sauce and left baby sunflower plant alone. It is growing like crazy! There are three plants in that little glass container . I never imagined it would actually grow considering it was one of those dollar deals at the dollar store.

Guess I need to go to Home Depot.

I chopped the aforementioned tomatoes and added them to a hot pan with sunflower oil .

Then I took this guy ,err clove of garlic and chopped it and added it to !

Aren't they so cute?

So tiny , I didn't even have to slice most of them.

They are just like regular white mushrooms but petits.

And yes , horrible manicure and sick looking hand is there for size comparison , not for the vanity factor.

How could I reach for a jar when these two were begging to be sliced and chopped and well , killed I guess .

The tomatoes and garlic simmering .

Bliss!

Well , that's all I ve got . Back to more highlighting and Celeb Rehab watching .

What do you like to do to unwind before the week ?

-A

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Since My Last Post

Since my last post , I made home made tortillas.

I rolled these balls of love out.

I made the tortillas with these guys.

PC's Organic White Flour and Sunflower Oil . I also added baking soda and salt because the recipe said so !

And rolled them out and cooked them. They take like a minute!

Then I took my badly manicured fingers , shopping with some birthday money . I stopped at the tiny health food store in the mall and snagged these and an unpictured Mint Chocolate Clif Bar that I had never seen nor tried before.

It reminded me of a girl guide cookie but was WAY too minty and I love mint. The mint was so strong that my mouth felt as if I had brushed my teeth or used mouth wash for a long while afterwards. Not in the buy again pile.

I was seeking the covetted Kombucha tea in its bottled form that I have seen everywhere around the blogosphere, but while the cashier knew what I was talking about she said she wasn't sure if it was available here yet and may be a U.S thing still.

She did direct me towards this stuff though which I am willing to try instead of my usual plain green tea.

I grabbed the little drink packet thingys because they claim to have anti oxidents and full servings of fruit and vegetables.

I am crossing my fingers that they taste nothing like the grass like Vega bar.

Since my last post, I recieved this glass cake stand from my bf's parents for my birthday. I think she feared she'd lose one of hers , as I've been eyeing the one she has at the cottage AND the one she has at home.

Not that I make cake or even particularly like cake, but muffins , coookies and such would be pretty.

Since my last post, I bought shoes !

They are no where near as shiny and pleather looking in real life as they are in this picture. I promise. I blame the lack of sunshine in Canada.

More importantly though , I bought shoes that are flat AND actually fit my entire foot. I have such isssues with these trendy flat cute shoes. My feet are narrow and and the shoe always ends up rubbing and creating a death by shoe situation.

I thought I was doomed until I found ones that are kinda elastic-y and look like rumpled up slippers when not on a foot, but still have a hard bottom instead of ballet slipper style.

So yeah YEY!

Since my last post, I took photos of Guess handbags and was responsible and said no , you have 345223 handbags and bags in general . Be sensible.

Then I must have gone into a special kinda of coma and swiped my card because the next thing I knew this bag was on my couch.

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Tonight I'm taking it easy in my weakened state and am making storebought tortellini and semi homemade sauce and salad for dinner.

Whats the last item that followed you home from the mall?

-A

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-A

It Will Have To Do

Hey ,

It feels like all I manage to have time for lately is the Friday 5 and unfortunately this post isn't to say that the end of busy-ness is over and I'm B-AAAACK. Nope its going to keep up . At least for a few more days.

While the weekend brought a lot of good things it also brought some bad stuff. My grandfather died early Saturday morning and while I was not close with him by any means , it still was not a happy weekend.
The funeral is Friday and I 'm taking the day off school , to drive downtown to go with the bf.

Tonnes of school stuff and shopping to do . T'is the season so to tide you over until I can get a block of time , my review of the Maranatha Almond Butter.


Maranatha's Almond Butter

What the people at Maranatha say about their Almond Butter :

Almonds never tasted so good. Slice up some apples and say yummm... The 8 oz. jar is the ideal size for trial, gift giving or travel. Bring your own spoon.

What do i say about it?

Initially , I wasn't sure. My first taste was off a spoon straight from the jar and to be honest I found it really really salt. My second taste was spread on a piece of well Apple loaf I guess I 'd call it . I altered a banana bread recipe to incorporate apples and cinnamon . It was delicious, thinly spread on top. So yum . It is definitely an accompaniment item and not something I'd eat straight out of the jar like regular peanut butter.

Luna Caramel Nut Brownie

I wasn't sure what to think of this bar from the get go. A bar marketed towards women?
I figured they would know how to do chocolate right then . To be honest I loved 3/4 of this bar. I loved the caramel layer and the nuts but the brownie part was so dense, almost dry and tasted like coffee to me. Defintely not going in the to buy again pile.

On a shopping exercusion today I managed to find LARA BARS!! I've heard of these and seem them on blogs EVERYWHERE but I never saw them before until today. In a Good Health store of all places. Go figure :D

I got the apple pie one, coconut cocoa chew or osmething of that nature and cashew cookie which I am most looking forward to :)

Off to take care of unhappy family matters. Hoping to get my fashion post with my recent purchases and christmas gifts up soon. Maybe in the friday five?
In the mean time , here's a to do list for you.

Head on over to The Inner Workings Of A College Graduate and vote for her in the Sam-E blogger contest.

Hungry? Or not sure what to make to -insert festive event /dinner here- clicky click to the lovely Itzy's kitchen. Her recent recipes are drooool worthy.

Goals Goals Goals

Hola :) I have to say that I am reading Goals Goals Goals to the tune of Boys Boys Boys by Lady Gaga , in my head .

Fourth day of getting up on the early schedule ( have I mentioned I am so totally not rockin' the morning thang ) and while it wasn't great , it was certainly better than yesterday even if I didn't get out of bed until 30 minutes before I had to leave the house.

Last night's eats ( BIG salad with loads of baby spinach and chicken breast) unfortunately went unphotographed but like I said , I am defintely not one of those take-a-pic-of-every-bite bloggers. I love them but it just wouldn't work out for me right now.
For me , I 'd just like a place to record and discuss ( hopefully with others eventually!!) my food , changes and goals. Yes goals. Apparently I like to say goals a lot without ever stating them. So a list!! I love lists.

Initial Changes I 'd Like To Make With My Eating :

• Find a sugar replacement that I love and stick with it. None of this , this kind of "sugar" for this food and this kind for that. 1 constant. Should be interesting since I can honestly say I love aspartame.
• Speaking of aspartame, reduce Diet Coke consumption aka love in a glass and find a suitable replacement that is not water because I already drink a butt load of that. I cannot eliminate ( well i could but what fun would that be ) it altogether as it is pretty much the only thing I mix alcohol (vodka) with and I need that for sanity related purposes.
• Incorporate whole grains and toss the white stuff. Well most of it :P

• Conquor the breakfast issue. I know I'd feel better if I ate breakfast but I am just not a breakfast gal. I love breakfast food but usually at lunch, err brunch .

I have to admit I've been super busy with school stuff so this entry was half written on Tuesday and half today. I have no been too busy though because I've managed to read way too many blogs ( i even figured out this " follow " business ) and even entered a few contests like this one over at The Healthy Everythingtarian.

Off to tackle some more school work . Next up on the "Menu" , a grocery post and another review.

A