Typically when we go to the dog park, we spend half the time playing fetch with Sadie and the other half of the time walking the trails at the park.
Not today! Today our time at the park was dominated by round after round of fetch!
Sadie spent a lot of time in the water today, swimming around after her slobbery tennis ball. I think she’ll sleep well tonight!
Dinner
When we arrived home, dinner came together quickly thanks to some two-ingredient crock pot chicken we had waiting for us.
After adding a bit of taco seasoning to the mix, I used the seasoned chicken in a pseudo-quesadilla that I made by warming up a FlatOut flatbread on the griddle, sprinkling it with cheese and leftover steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and topping it with another FlatOut flatbread.
This was so good! I blame the cheese… and the chicken… and the flatbread. Okay, everything but the vegetables, though they added a nutritional punch, so they were pivotal in their own right.
Foodzie Steals My Heart
After dinner it was time to break into a box of goodies from Foodzie that I received through the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program.
According to the Foodzie website, Foodzie is an online marketplace where you can discover and buy food directly from small passionate food producers and growers. Foodzie believes that instead of a small number of large food companies, there should be a large number of small food companies. I love that!
This box was a Foodzie Tasting Box, a neat package full of new and delicious food products to try that people can subscribe to receive from the company monthly.
In the box:
If I had a Foodzie subscription, I can assure you I’d start salivating the minute I saw their package on my doorstep!
Since I am a curious person by nature, I tore into quite a few of the goodies in the box after dinner.
I started with the freeze dried pineapple from Peeled Snacks.
I loved that the only ingredient in the bag was dried pineapple! Very tasty! I bet this would be fantastic stirred into Greek yogurt or sprinkled on top of a smoothie bowl.
Up next was an almond biscotti by Biscotti Bari.
On my gosh! This biscotti tasted so good that I figured it was probably extremely calorie-dense, but the entire biscotti had only 90 calories and tasted perfectly buttery and slightly sweet. I’m not sure how they do it, but I am a fan.
Now that I am adequately full, please excuse me while I entertain my husband.
We’re testing out hiking gear for Ryan’s big guy’s hiking trip that he’ll be going on soon.
Tonight is test-the-sleeping-bag night!
We’re so special. 
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You two are too cute!
Agreed! Way too cute!
I actually think the sleeping bag pics are AWESOME! My husband set up our tent on top of our bed for our anniversary (part of it) b/c it was too rainy to camp outdoors. Doing random things can be hilarious!!
And your dinner sounds SO good. I love cheese and chicken….mmmmm 🙂
That dinner looks amazing…and I’d love to open my door to a tasting box like that!!
Thanks for the foodzie tip! i’ll be sure to check them out.
& have fun testing the hiking gear! I loveeee those kinds of sleeping bags =]
I got my Foodzie box today, too! Surprisingly enough, I have yet to open anything up…however, those Alfajores really don’t have much of a chance with me. They sound AMAZING, don’t they?? 🙂
yes… they’re gone already, too. 🙂
Bahahahaha 😉
Ha! Oh my word. That sleeping bag is ridonk! I got a good chuckle from that!
And I am so intrigued by Foodzie now after reading about it here and on Live, Laugh, Eat. I am so bummed I missed out on that opportunity!
You two are so adorable 🙂
I have tried that type of dried fruit before too, it’s so good! My favorites are the mango and pineapple
ohh I love the idea of those tasting boxes! 🙂
Don’t get too hot in that sleeping bag! 😛
Foodzie sounds really neat! Thanks for sharing, I’m definitely going to check it out, I love trying new foods.
Haha I would do the same thing, playing around in that sleeping bag!
Allie just received a foodzie box too.. they must have done one big shipment to all of you!
I love the sleeping bag photos! 🙂
super cute! you guys are an adorable pair 🙂
that foodzie box has me curious now… hmmm 🙂 hahaha.
hahaha I love the sleeping bag picture – you’re too funny!
I am drooling at the thought of that pineapple. I feel like any time I post a comment on your blog, its related to drool. Just to clarify, I don’t have a saliva problem
Haha this comment made me laugh out loud!
you guys are so cute! i think sadie needs to have a sleeping bag picture too!
Haha we would get her one but she’s so needy that she’d probably end up in ours.
I love Flatouts! They make them in my hometown! 🙂
That gift box looks so fun! I love sampling things like that!
I loooove biscotti… Almond dipped in chocolate is my favorite!
I totally agree with the idea that there should be more small food companies instead of having a few large ones. I hate places like… Wal Mart. 😉
That quesadilla looks amazing! Those Flatouts are awesome, I also like the La Tortilla Factory line. There are few things better than melty, gooey cheese. 🙂
I haven’t ever heard of Foodzie but I really like what they are doing. It’s so hard for smaller, local businesses, it’s great whenever they can get some ‘love’ and a leg-up. I’ll have to check them out, thanks for sharing!
Oh and great pix of all your fun in a bag, hope the night goes well. 🙂
Yeah maybe it is a good thing I don’t get those tasting boxes — I’d eat all of that stuff right away!
You’re just too funny. Sadie makes me laugh too.
Bahaha! The sleeping bag pictures are priceless! No judgment from me though…my husband and I set up a huge tent in our apartment after receiving it as a wedding gift. You do what you gotta do! 🙂
Sleep Well! You guys look super cozy in those bags.
I am SO JEALOUS of the Foozie box!!
Haha u need to make that pic of you in the sleeping bag your FB profile pic- so cute! Also a 90-cal biscotti? I’m intrigued!!
Everything about this post? Delicious! I must say, my favorite thing about your site (aside from your posts) is the fact that the little spoon doesn’t move when I scroll up and down. I get to look at peanut butter all the while 😉
Crock pot dinners are so easy, I just never use make them once the weather gets warmer but I really need to break mine out again!
Have fun testing out the camping gear, sleeping bags can definitely be fun 😉
Those look like some amazing treats! And that quesadilla looks delectable. 🙂
You guys are too cute in the sleeping bags.
Awww that’s too cute! Sleeping bags are a key part of hiking. Good that you two are testin them out haha 😉 I like the concept behind Foodzie!
Hey nice bag! Curious to know the consensus on it. I just slept in mine the other night haha.
Man, I am so jealous! That looks awesome~! I wish we had stuff like that in Australia [speaking of that… Do you know of any blogs similar to yours where the writer is in Australia? or do I have to become the Australian rep? :P]
I thought Ryan went on a hiking trip when you were with your family in Europe? Anyway, cute pics! You’re an adorable couple. 🙂
No he couldn’t go to Europe b/c he had the hiking trip on the books already, so it was too much vacation time off from work.
Alfajores de dulce de leche!!! Mmmmm!!!
Hahah those sleeping bag pictures are a riot 😛
I’m jealous of your taster goodies!! The biscotti looks great! Actually the flat out sandwich looks great too! I will have to try those, where do you find ’em?!
Hello Julie.. I wanted to ask you something.. You train in the morning and then you have breakfast.. I do this too because I heard that you burn more fat this way.. but, I read somewhere that you burn fat, but you also burn muscle…so…what do you think? Because I’m trying to lose some weight, but I cannot wake up like at 4 a.m. to eat and wait 2 hours to digest everything.. thanks for your answer, and you’re definitely the cutest couple around!!! xoxo
That’s cool! I would totally be into tasting foods 🙂
What a fun night. I will be sleeping in a tent this weekend. First camping trip of the season and I can’t wait!!
That foodzie thing sounds cool!!!! 😀 All of the snacks look yummy!
LOL you guys are hilarious & adorable. That biscotti needs to happen with my morning coffee asap!
That quesadilla looks really good! 🙂 Love the idea of the foozie box! So many new things to try! I’m jealous that I didn’t get one 😉 The sleeping bag pics are too cute!!
You are too cute in that sleeping bag!
I would have totally done the same thing and started taste testing everything upon getting the package! I have never heard of Foodzie…will be checking into it soon!
Hope your enjoying a wonderful Thursday!
LizAshlee
Flat out wraps on the grill are amazing, then again anything on the grill is amazing!
I think I’m going to print off that picture of you in the sleeping bag and keep it by my desk!!! It’s HILARIOUS!!! hahahaha
LOL the sleeping bag company should use those photos of you two as ads, they’re hilarious!
I looove Foodzie! I’m hooked on their Tasting boxes which I started getting earlier this year. It’s so fun to get a package at home and find a bunch of yummy surprises inside! The alfajores this month were hands down my fave product.
I get claustrophobic just looking at that sleeping bag! But I’ll just concentrate on the dried pineapple, because it’s delicious!!
I just literally laughed out loud at my desk at work….you crack me up…per usual 😉
I want to try your recipe for the crockpot chicken you made for the bbq pulled chicken. what kind of chicken breasts do you use? boneless? skinless? Thanks!!! Oh and I LOVE your blog and look forward to reading it everyday!! :0))
boneless and skinless! 🙂 enjoy!
Haaahaha those sleeping bag pics are AMAZING!!! Did he (or you?!) really sleep the whole night in it??!! It looks super comfy, actually…
Thank you Soooooo much for introducing me to Foodzie! I literally can not wait till my June basket turns up.
Also, I am new to your blog, and Sadie is just the cutest!
I saw your post on Foodzie – my company has a corporate account with them and we just got out May tasting box and holy biscotti! I haven’t dug into the Almond yet but the Lemon Poppyseed was amazing!!
Hahaha those sleeping bags are hilarious!