I had grand plans to make an elaborate dinner tonight, but then this arrived in the mail:
It happened. I fell in love with Glee. I’m an official Gleek.
The first season of Glee is available to stream from Netflix whenever you want so you don’t have to wait on DVDs to be sent to your home. When I discovered this, I watched the entire first season of the show in a week… the same week Ryan was away on his manly hiking trip.
Mr. Schuster kept me company. 
Ever since I finished watching the first season, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the DVDs from the second in the mail since you cannot stream the episodes from the second season.
When the mailman showed up at 5:15 p.m. (he comes ridiculously late), I just about jumped for joy and abandoned any elaborate dinner plans in favor of making an easy dinner and curling up on the couch with Ryan to watch an episode. (Yes, Ryan is loving Glee. And the Biebs. I love him.)
Our easy dinner included Carba Nada pasta (12 grams of protein in one serving, baby!), topped with marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, turkey sausage and hidden roasted broccoli and cauliflower.
I say the veggies were “hidden” because the whole bottom of the pasta bowl was packed with the cruciferous veggies!
See? Peek-a-boo veggies! I’m so sneaky.
Hoping to sneak another episode of Glee in tonight before hittin’ the hay.
Sleep well, friends!
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I haven’t had the chance to really get into Glee yet. To be honest, I’m afraid to start because it’ll probably end up consuming what little free time I have! Your dinner looks delicious by the way!
What brand of sausages do you use? We haven’t found many turkey brands and the beef ones upset my stomach.
i can’t remember the brand. :/ we opended the package on monday, so i had them in tupperware and can’t remember the name! they were only okay though – not necessarily ones i’d buy again!
Oh I’ve tried to get into Glee but I’m not there yet lol! On the other hand SYTYCD is another story!!
Dinner looks way yum, I love how you incorporate SO many veggies in your diet, you are helping me do the same :).
I’m all about hiding veggies in pasta — I especially like to make ribbons of zucchini and carrot so they seem like more “noodles” — yum!
That is totally my go-to easy dinner 🙂
Ahhh! I just got into Glee via Netflix, too! We don’t have a tv, so we have to wait until shows come online, and it’s sooo good!
ohh I LOVE veggiefull pasta dishes!
I haven’t heard of that high protein pasta before, it sound wonderfully filling!
I must confess.. I have never seen Glee!
if you like musicals then you would love glee! though it just fuels my desire to sing and dance…
You and your sneaky veggies…. AND your sneaky mr. schuster!!
romance corner, watch out for ryan!!
Yum! haha they are hidden under there!
I’m a big gleek too – I haven’t seen it on DVD but watched the seasons as they came out- I need to rent them so I can watch them again!!
When my husband was in India a few weeks ago, I watched the first season (through Instant Netlix via our Wii) in one weekend. Yes. Three days. Don’t judge me! 🙂
No judgment. They’re in school, so it’s obviously educational.
Streaming season 1 of Glee through Netflix got me through countless miles on the treadmill this winter! It’s like the perfect show to work out too!!
ryan appreciates jb, glee, AND the bachelorette?! you lucky, lucky girl 😀
no kidding, i wish my boo was into all of that!
I think it’s more that he tolerates The Bachelorette, thinks Glee is amusing… and loves the Biebs. 🙂
I am so behind on Glee. I haven’t seen any of the second season.
I totally get really into shows and need to watch them all in order, so I go through TV phases. Right now I’m obsessed with Sex and the City. I love it.
Ohmygosh I take my words back (so lame I’m replying to myself haha) I watched the Rocky Horror Picture Show episode and it’s amazing! Toucha Toucha Touch Me was my shower song for months.
I the title in your picture, and couldn’t believe I forgot about that because I was obsessed.
OMG! I just finished season 1 on Netflix (in 4 days)!!! I am now anxiously awaiting season 2 disc 1!!! I AM A TOTAL GLEEK!!!
Gotta love being a gleek and the Biebs. I love the Justin Bieber episode they did 🙂
I totally started Glee this summer, too, and love it! You can get the last 5 episodes of season 2 on hulu for free, btw…so once you get there, no more waiting for netflix!
Oh that is awesome news!!!!! Thanks!
And if you have Hulu Plus, you can watch the entire 2nd season! (It’s what we have instead of cable.)
Your dinner looks delicious! I’m drooling as I type! 😀
Glee is my fav show!! You will love season 2! I don’t even like musicals but I love this show!
I didn’t watch Glee the first season but then heard how good it was- starting streaming it on the computer, and well the rest is history. I’ve been a Gleek every since!! I absolutely love it and I can’t wait for the next season!!! Britney S. Piers cracks me up!!!
Dont you love being married to a hubs who doesn’t care what you prepare for dinner? . Mine is easy to please as well-whatever I’m in the mood for is what we have! Shortly after becoming man and wife, I had to convert him—-to be a veggie lover like me—e
LOVE Glee! I’m so happy you have become a Gleek :). Isn’t it amazing? Sometimes I get the chills when some of the songs are sung because their voices are so good!
I may have to watch the live streaming now…. uh-oh!
I was a late Gleek bloomer too – and now I can’t get enough of it! I’ve even rewatched Season 1 multiple times. Now to get the music on my iPod for runs… 😉
I absolutely love GLEE! And your dinner looks quite tastey! 🙂
I need to give Glee another shot…I tried watching it once but I just couldn’t get into it at all! That being said, I’m sure there must be reason behind all the hype!
LOVE Glee. I own the first season on DVD and I really need to own the second. I already can’t wait for the new season to start! My boyfriend makes fun of me for singing along to all the songs. Haha.
PS – I saw an MK&A thing today for their new t-shirt line launch and totally thought of you and got “I am the cute one” stuck in my head! Haha
That looks like my ideal dinner- pasta and veggies!!
I loveddd the first season of Glee, but I just couldn’t get into the second 🙁
I hope you enjoy it more than I did though!
And you sneaky girl 😉 love the dinner idea!
gaaahh, welcome to our world! isn’t glee wonderful? I’m totally obsessed. and I don’t see how anyone cannot be.
I have GOT to find carba nada pasta!
Mmmm, I love pasta bowls like that! I’ve never had that carba nada pasta though- where’d you find it?
I haven’t gotten too into Glee yet, but I recently fell back in love with Gossip Girl and have been Netflixing it like crazy!
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My hubby loves Glee too. Shhhhh.
I love veggies in pasta!! I have only seen Glee once, and I thought it was okay. But I LOVE Drop Dead DIva 🙂
I love that you used the word “cruciferous” in a blog post. Nice work 🙂
If it wasn’t for Glee, I wouldn’t be in touch with modern music! I love running to their tunes. Such amazing artists in such an awesome show.
weeee! I love glee!
Yes yes yes!!!! LOVE this! I love to sing and dance! I wish there was an Adult Glee Club 🙂
Isn’t it ridiculous how addicting Glee can become? 🙂
glad to hear you jumped on the glee bandwagon…it’s the best. My favorite is Brittany, wait until you get to fondue for 2. it’s hilarious..i won’t give it away
Hope you’re not cringing too hard at WIll’s solos! I can only imagine Ryan’s reactions! Have you ventured into the world of the Glee soundtrack? I listen to Holly Holiday’s “Forget You” more than I listen to the original!
Hahaha, my boyfriend is a Gleek too 🙂
And he LOVED the Bieber episode, and LOVED Artie’s version of Somebody To Love.
He would be so embarrassed if I told anyone that, but…ehhh well.
So glad you’re loving Glee! My boyfriend watches with me too. Def gotta get on the Glee Pandora station 🙂
dude, that dinner looks like pasta heaven – so good! I love the idea of protein rich pasta, and all those veggies underneath? perfect! 🙂 happy glee-ing! xyx
Yum, that looks like a really satisying dinner 🙂
I never got into Glee!
Ahh Glee is my love…when I found it on Netflix Instant Cue, I tried it out and watched hours on end in one day…then started downloading the soundtracks…still to this day, I have been rotating the same soundtracks to & from work 🙂
I’ve actually never seen Glee…..maybe its time to start watching????
I’m so glad you just threw out the word “cruciferous.” The English teacher in me is giggling.
like.
YES!! Glee is so amazing! How did we both not realize this before? I’m on the Rocky Horror episode now in the second season…and it’s kinda weird. But my love will live on…
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GIRLFRIEND! Just WAIT until you get to the alcohol episode. It’s my FAAAAAAAAAAAAVORITE. Think of me when you realize that Puck’s monologue about drunk girls is the most perfect description you’ve ever heard. Seriously, the writers on that show = brilliant!
my little sister just started watching Glee last month, too. She’s on season two as well, and a few days ago, at about 1:00 in the morning, we had an hour long conversation about Glee. We were ANALYZING it, and discussing it as art. It was ridiculous.
Seriously. Alcohol episode. BEST EVER.
also – have you downloaded Glee songs for your workout playlists yet? If not: GET ON IT.
Haha, my boyfriend enjoys glee as well. He makes friends with other shameless boys who will admit to watching it. Man bonding confuses me.
I just finished watching the first season of Glee on Netflix for Wii like 2 days ago. I, too, am now a Gleek. I had seen some episodes of season 2 when they came on TV and liked it, but now I’m mildly obsessed and I think I may get Season 2 on Netflix, as well. Unfortunately, my fiance isn’t as good of a sport as Ryan and refuses to watch Glee with me–he finds the entire premise of the show completely ridiculous. (He’s very anti-musicals or anything that involves people breaking out into song and dance.)