Two Things I Recognize

I kicked off my relaxing day with some fresh fruit and PB YOGURT! Where has this concoction been the past few days?! Who knows! After getting ready and checking some things off of my to-do list, I was getting a bit hungry and chopped up some raw butternut squash and romaine for a salad. Carrots & Hummus sat atop the green bed and a warmed up piece of Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread rounded out the meal! I ate all of the carrots, hummus and bread (duh!); but left about 1/2 of the lettuce/squash combo....I just wasn't feeling it (although raw butternut is a great addition to salads)! So, of course, that did not really fill me up....

Therefore, I reached for what I truly desired......CEREAL! From my Cereal Stash, I combined Honey Nut Little Bites and Honey Rice Puffins and drenched them in Light Vanilla SILK.

X2 of course!

I then read blogs, wrote a food review for http://www.iateapie.net/, looked into online jobs (more on that later) and ate way too many Triscuit Thin Crisps! Those darn triangles are so addicting!

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Eventually, I made my way to the gym and walked on the treadmill at an incline of 10 for 50 minutes while watching GILMORE GIRLS! :P

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Upon arriving home and taking care of the pups, my tummy started grumbling! I opened the fridge to find a sweet potato and remembered this COMFORTING meal that is quick and AWESOME! After finding some Amy's Chili in the packed freezer, I was all set.

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I zapped the Sweet Potato until tender, cut it in half, cut the halves in half and then cut them into cubes.

Topped with a slice of 2% Cheddar Cheese......

Finished off with steamy Amy's Chili mixed with a handful of fresh spinach on the stove top....

Which smothers the cheese and makes for a melty and most delicious meal!

As full as I was, I wanted a baby slice of my pie. This was teeeny (the front was so thin it couldn't even hold the crust!). I plan on having a larger slice later while my mom and I battle it out with a few intense games of Sequence.

Now I will entertain you with my family...hahhaha!

I was getting the pie out of the freezer and slicing a tiny sliver. Here is the conversation that took place:

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Mom: That looks good! What's in it? Do you share? (haha!) Dad might like a slice.
Me: Of Course! It's Cool Whip
& Pudding! Lot's of hard work went into this baby! ;) Oh and a few banana
slices.
Dad (hurries over
to see what's up...we have about the same degree of sweet tooth...no, mine's
BIGGER!) : So what's in it? (My family is always weary of my food choices
and cooking because I like to experiment!)
Me: Just Pudding & Cool
Whip.
Dad: That sounds good. It's two
things I recognize. I'll try it.

*****He liked it by the way and thought the
bananas added a little textural element (my words, not his!)....but who wouldn't
like it!?

I just love how wary people are of "health food" (What are you afraid of guys!?...of course, not YOU guys! lol). I am working on moving my family out of their comfot zone! It's fun!

What about your family?

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P.s. I have two pups, not one....although they look mighty similar! They are my two baby girls! ;) The lovely Erica got confused (and rightfully so!) by my last post with her comment: "Love that Owell wanted the Z bar- too cute!"

I read the comment a few times and was confused until I looked back at my post. I meant Oh Well,....not Owell! So I can see how she got confused! Her name is Molly and the one who fell asleep on my computer is her sister, Abbey! lol! It gave me a good laugh!