This Saturday morning has been go, go, go from the minute we woke up! We spent the first hour of our day doing dishes and laundry and picking up around the apartment. After snacking on a quesadilla (Colby jack string cheese warmed on a whole wheat quesadilla), Ryan and I headed to the gym for…
Giant Oatmeal Cookies
When I made Jenna’s chocolate chip cookies a couple of weeks ago, I realized one very important thing. I like my cookies BIG. I don’t particularly enjoy the fact that most cookies are the size of a silver dollar. (Whatever happened to silver dollars?) When it comes to normal cookies, I inevitably eat five… plus…
Meatball Madness
Things got a little meaty tonight after our evening walk with Sadie. I tackled my first attempt at homemade meatballs! To make the meatballs, I combined the following: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 tsp. thyme 1 tsp. rosemary 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. basil 1 tsp. salt 1 c. fresh whole wheat breadcrumbs To…
Taco Pasta
I told you a pasta craving was sparked after lunch today! 😀 Tonight’s dinner included fettuccine noodles, but *shockingly* marinara sauce did not make an appearance. Before I left for work, I prepared taco-seasoned chicken in the crock pot which made our apartment smell amazing when I walked through the door this afternoon. I used…
Apple, PB & Granola Sandwich
Does this breakfast scream fall or what!? With all of the hullabaloo (fun word!) about pumpkin popping up around the blog world, apples, another autumn staple, sometimes fall to the wayside. Not today! Bring back the apple! 😀 Last week my friend Betsy sent me a link to a recipe for apple sandwiches, featured on…