House update: Our application checked out! We have no criminal activity on our records. Our credit looks good. Sadie is not a rabid wolf. Check! Check! Check! (Gosh, I miss her. ) So, that’s the good news. The bad news? The realtor thinks we won’t be able to move into the new place until September…
Who Spiked the Eggnog?
Straight No Chaser just released their first ever music video! It’s holiday-themed, which obviously pleases me to no end. Here’s the video for “Who Spiked the Eggnog?” a song off their latest Christmas CD, Christmas Cheers. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86NZydt0H_I] I love this acapella band and own both of their Christmas CDs (highly recommended). The happy, upbeat music…
Green Scene
Lunch today was quite the scene of green. I made a salad using several green ingredients: Spinach Celery Green beans Broccoli Apple Turkey Feta cheese Annie’s Naturals raspberry vinaigrette dressing Salads full of veggies, cheese, fruit and meat are a lot more satisfying to me than plain lettuce and dressing. It’s fun to taste something…
Onion Overload
Onions are delicious and add so much flavor to any dish that needs a little oomph. Case in point: a boring turkey sandwich. Throw in an onion bagel and some sauteed red onions and your boring lunch staple is transformed! Today’s lunch was a simple turkey bagel sandwich prepared on a fresh Alternative Bagel onion…
Redeeming My Chocolate-Covered Popcorn Indulgence
After eating my body weight in chocolate-covered popcorn (and pumpkin pie!) last night, I knew today’s lunch needed to step up the nutrition a notch. What better way to get a lot of fresh, vitamin-rich veggies in your belly than a big salad? Last night I prepped for my lunchtime salad by chopping up a…
Using Old Bay the Right Way
…and that would be with seafood (shrimp in particular). 🙂 I used this tasty seasoning to enhance my lunchtime shrimp salad. I began preparing this lunch last night and boiled approximately three ounces of lil’ shrimpies until they were nice and orange. I let them chill in the fridge overnight. To make the shrimp salad,…