Week of Veggies

This week in vegetables.

Stuffer mushrooms sliced into veggie messes.

Corn on the cob . :(


For some reason I found that taking pictures of mushrooms was very enjoyable. So many angles and perspectives of these fun guys.

Greens !!!

Broccoli crowns specifically. Of course, chucked into another easy yet delicious veggie mess.

My lovely bamboo cutting board .

Veggies messes pre, mushrooms and broccoli .
Basically , carrots, onion, garlic, celery and zuchinni.

Easy wraps made the minute I get home from class.
PC's Organic Spring Mix , PC's Maple Smoked Turkey Breast, Hellmann's Half the Fat Mayo and sliced mozzerella.

A cute Lily on the way back from the vet. She's a little " special " here ;)

And no those aren't her ribs! those are wrinkles!!

Random pictures out the car window on the drive back from the vet.

It was beautiful.

Sometimes pictures say so much more than paragraphs upon paragraphs.

News:

Fat Swap!

Galaxy Granola is trying to eliminate 10,000 lbs of fat from consumers diets, in 90 days . There are so many ways you can take part and win prizes! Visit their website for details and look for a Fat Swap post in this space soon!

Ooh and all this weekend CSNstores will take an extra 5 % off your order!

-A

Not Taco Hell

For dinner tonight, I choppped up some of these :

Sweet onions, tomatoes-on-the-vine, lettuce and baby spinach.

I was seriously wanting soft tacos. I fear the evil that is Taco Hell so i went to the grocery store for some fresh tortilllas and used these ingredients from home :

Mexican rice, extra lean ground beef cooked w/ a PC taco seasoning packet ,Kraft Mexican Cheese ( i have yet to see organic or "natural" versions pop up at the stores I frequent ) and some Newman's Own Original Salsa.

I've heard amazing things from so many bloggers about Newman's Own products. I don't see many of their products at the stores I shop at but they do have a whole shelf in the Mexican section! Has anyone tried the Mango salsa? The Blackbean?

I slapped together a "wrap" as I call it with some rice , sour cream and the cheese. I am not one for vegetables on my wraps or soft tacos as I do not like the idea , taste or feel of warm lettuce and I really hate raw tomatoes and onions.

What is your favorite mexican make at home food?

Favorite salsa or salsa recipe?

Contributions

Today involved a lot of this . It also involved a failed trip to the butcher. They are closed until Monday :( So I had to make due and hit up Loblaw's/Superstores' Organic section. It was not needed though as you'll find out below.

I was craving a big salad because of all the carbs, yumminess and junk food of the holidays. I think it is the sodium intake that has really done me in . I am puffy:

In the Big Salad:

Organic Baby Spinach

Organic Mixed Romaine

Julienne Carrots

Celery

Broccoli

Sprouts

Sugar Snap Peas

Shredded Fresh Cheddar

PC Roasted Garlic Croutons

Bacon Bits

I know . It looks like a junk-y salad but there really are a lot of greens and veggies under there :

While at the grocery store the bf and I attacked that bakery section. I don't think we can help it. One of the bf's contributions was of course the garlic bread. He always falls for this one even though I can make way better garlic bread.

He also contributed some everything buns. They are like onion buns , cheese buns and everything bagels rolled into one. I hate them of course.

This was my contribution.

The neighbors ( the same ones that gifted me that snowman) contributed some perch . Well , for the bf's meat portion of dinner . So the chicken breasts were not required. A big salad is enough for me!

I'm off to do some more purple highlighting and eat my big salad.

-A