Day Three Hundred and Eleven

I made some chicken fingers and they turned out real yummy. I added hot sauce, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce to the wet part of the covering and a bunch of spices to the dry part. Not very healthy but oh so yummy. But I was a good girl and chopped it up and put it on a salad and had some cantaloupe with it.

Day Two Hundred and Ninety Nine

I made sausage rolls for movie night tonight and they turned out yummmmmyyy. I am glad I took them over there or else I probably would have ate every single one of them myself. We started watching a movie called After.Life, but it was so horrible we turned it off not even halfway through. We then started watching a bunch of shows on Netflix. Fun, relaxing night. :)

Day Two Hundred and Ninety Six

I had a busy awesome day yesterday. First Christa and I went to lunch and had yummy Mexican food. Which was perfect because I had been craving it. We then went to DSW (a shoe store) where I did plenty of drooling over shoes. After that we stopped by Gamestop where I did plenty of drooling over games (I am so easily pleased!) 

We then went to Ben Franklins Crafts so Christa could find the perfect yarn so I can make her some long gloves and she also found a cool book on  gruesome cupcakes that had tons of recipes I want to try, especially the zombie's breakfast one! 

The final stop was at Trader Joe's where I picked up a few bottles of three buck chuck and some ginger snap cookies. Yum! A fun day overall. See, mummy... I do get out every once in a while!

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Six

I cooked a potato tonight in Hassleback style: I keep wanting to call it Hasslehoff style, so I have to think a second before I say it. It turned out pretty good, but I think next time I will add some garlic and herbs to it before cooking the second time.

Day Two Hundred and Fifty Four

I went to my first derby practice since the accident and had so much fun! I did way better then I expected and felt very comfortable back on my skates. I took Sandra along with me and Dawn went as well. Afterward Sandra and I stopped at Costco to get a hot dog.. she had never had a Costco hotdog before!

Day Two Hundred and Forty

I went to the farmers market in Redmond today and it was nice. I got some cheese, blueberries, and yellow raspberries.

There were people with their dogs so I plan to come back next time and bring Riley with me! I also want to check out the one in Issaquah which is on Wednesdays I think.

Day Two Hundred and Thirty Six

It was a real nice movie night. I brought over some lemon corn muffins I made and the taboullah for Christa to try. Both Christa and Allie loved both things. We also had ribs and talked, and talked, and talked! Awesome time as always.

Day Two Hundred and Thirty Five

I made taboulleh today. It looks pretty yummy, but I have to let it sit for a few hours until it is done. So it is for lunch tomorrow!

Day Two Hundred and Thirty Four

I was trying to come up with new and interesting ways to use the fruit from my yard when I came across some recipes for fruit liqueurs. I decided to try it out.

I found some jars at the thrift store and made up my first batch. This first batch is blackberry with lemon zest and mint. It won't be ready for about three months, but I am excited to see how it turns out! As soon as the plums are a bit more ripe I plan to make some plum liqueur!

Day Two Hundred and Twenty Eight

I did another one of those long walks to and from the bus stop, except this time I brought my hiking backpack with water. Last time I did this walk in the heat I felt icky partway back.

So this picture is the view from the top of the hill by the bus stop where Riley and I sat for a bit and drank some water. I went earlier today, before my coffee, which worked out well since it was cooler and I really enjoyed my yummy breakfast.

Breakfast was scrambled eggs with goat cheese, garlic, and rosemary with a few wedges of cantaloupe. Having the fresh eggs with breakfast again made me think about getting a couple of my own chickens. I bet I could build my own chicken coup, and chickens are pretty cheap to buy, like 15 to 20 bucks each.

Day Two Hundred and Twenty Seven

I made a yummy lime and blackberry parfait today! I used blackberries from my garden (of course), lime yogurt, and fiber one cereal for the crunch. It was super yummy and less than 200 calories.

Day Two Hundred and Twenty Two

All Done!

Dinner for movie night tonight was chicken parmesan and it went over well! Allie liked it so much she was licking her plate. We also watched some episodes of Supernatural that I brought over so Christa could watch it and see if she liked it enough to watch the whole season.

Overall another great night. Now to get home and put together a powerpoint presentation that we have to do tomorrow that my group members only just now sent me!

Day Two Hundred and Twenty One

Meatballs! 

I made homemade meatballs tonight, and while they are good, they aren't excellent. I used ground beef, mushrooms, red peppers, and whole garlic, but they are missing something. They are nowhere near as good as my moms, she makes the best!

Day Two Hundred and Fifteen

For movie night tonight we watched Bring It On and Bring it On Again. Christa provided the movies and I brought dinner. I made the best corn muffins ever; I used Jiffy mix and added some greek yogurt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. I also made a salad with chicken, edamame, black olives, blackberries (from my yard), chickpea's, tomatoes, and cucumbers, with Mango Vinaigrette dressing.

Day Two Hundred and One

I have posted everyday for 200 days! Holy cow.. that's pretty impressive. Tonight was movie night and it was really nice. We had leftovers and I brought over some tarts I had made. I used a graham cracker crust and filled it with caramelized banana cream, bananas, and strawberries, and topped it with some chocolate chips and macademia nuts. They turned out pretty good.

Also.. it was a big night because Allison walked! We were so excited and she was giggling along with us. Christa got it on video so she could send it to her hubby. Yay Allison!

Day One Hundred and Ninety Seven

A day in the life of unemployed me! First, wake up around 10am, make some coffee, feed the dog, get dressed and head out for hair appointment at 11am. Spend about an hour getting an AWESOME haircut and then head to Martina's for lunch and visiting.

We had a really nice lunch of sourdough bread, mozz cheese, tomatoes, fresh basil, nitrate-free ham, and olive oil, oh and strawberries! I then headed to the library to pick up some books I had on hold and to print out some pages for a paper I need to write for school. 

After the library with memories of the yummy lunch still in my head I stopped at Trader Joe's picked up some of the aforementioned ingredients as well as some ginger cookies. Yum! After I got home I video-chatted with Susie and then read for the rest of the afternoon. What  a hard life!

Day One Hundred and Eighty Seven

Finally another movie night with the Charters. We had a slight break from them and it was nice to hang out again. We had omelets with chorizo and mushrooms. And then I made mini trifles. Yum! We then watched a bunch of South Park episodes. Very fun night!

Day One Hundred and Eighty

School is exhausting! I forgot how tiring it is to sit in class and listen to lectures and absorb information. I didn't have class until 1230 and I got out at 1500, but as soon as I got home I laid down for a nap! After the nap I got a bit more active and finally cleaned up the section of the cottage I use for storage. I also did some homework and ate a healthy dinner; grilled chicken sandwich and a peach.

Sandra had mentioned this weekend how horribly she eats around people and how good she eats when she is alone and I found out I do the exact same thing! It is official, I can no longer hang out with people! At least not around meal time. :)

Day One Hundred and Seventy Two

OMG! I am stuffed! I made a yummy stir-fry which consisted of tofu, quinoa, peppers, spinach, broccoli, garlic, and cherry tomatoes sautéed with soy sauce and teriyaki sauce, all around 400 calories. I can't get over how filling it was and at 400 calories.

Also, I have done yoga two nights in a row and I think it made a big difference in my sleep. I also didn't realize how stiff my back is! I guess that makes sense since I have been having horrible back problems the last few weeks. I need to keep up this yoga for sure.

Day One Hundred and Sixty Seven

Movie Night! We watched a movie that originally was a 2 part movie on ABC Family, called Fallen, that partway through I realized I had already seen! We had BBQ ribs and broccoli and biscuits to eat! Yummmm.

I also gave Alli her present for her 1st bday. I had crocheted here a blanket using pink camo colors that Calli stole for her own since she liked it. 

I also made her leg warmers with a matching tutu! I think they turned out really good! Alli modeled the tutu...while eating an apple so she gets nice and strong for her future as a ballet dancer.  

And Riley had to try it on as well.. silly puppy!