My Secret Bloggie is non-other than Chickpea at The Broccoli Hut! Not only is her blog amazing, SHE is amazing! You really spent alot of time getting to know me and my blog without ME even know. She put togethet the coolest Summer Menu Plan for me!
I opened up my box to find a super sweet letter (The Husband said he LOVED the paper) and a Summer Menu all planned out for me.
In my secret package, she included a FABULOUS Mexican Food Cookbook and Picked out the Spicy Chile Shrimp Tacos for dinner!
And, here is the rest of the stuff I NEED to complete my meal!
She knows I LOVE pre-portioned things and Kavli so she gave me some NEW stuff to try out.
* 100 Cal Raw Almonds ~ LOVE THESE!
* Akmak Crackers ~ Never tried, but, I cannot wait to with Laughing Cow Cheese AND Apricot Preserves (a girl after my own heart - who doesn't LOVE cheese and crackers!)
* Annie's Naturals Lite Raspberry Vinaigrette (one of my favorites!)
* DESSERT ~ Erin Bakers ORGANIC Brownie Bites! I've been dying to try Erin's stuff so I am soooo excited.
Thanks so much Chickpea (didn't know if you wanted me to use your real name!). I CANNOT wait to make the Summer Meal Plan you picked out for me and to try out ALL my goodies!!! You honestly made my day!
After I spend time going over all my super cool Secret Bloggie Stuff, I hopped in the car and headed to Trader Joe's to pick up some last minute stuff to finish off my Secret Bloggie package and to send out for somebody's Bday present. Before heading out, I snacked on some pistacios (3 WWP).
How I WISH I waited for snack! While I was at Trader Joe's I came across a NEW PRODUCT that I am dying to try out now. PB&A (Peanut, Berry & Almonds).
They look and sound so amazing and everyone at the store was raving about them! I am trying to hold out until tomorrow to bust open the bag.
Lunch was fantastic but not so eventful. I picked up 4 pizzas for our concrete workers for lunch and made sure one was a cheese pizza with STUFFED Crust. I had two pieces and was completely stuffed (no veggies or fruit on the side).
After everyone was finished and about to leave our adopted kitty decided to show up. Guess how?! By jumping off the neighbors fence, right onto the new concrete - booooooo! I actually think it freaked her out more than us. Luckily they were able to fix it and all was well again. She was happily spoiled inside sitting on her mat and is now sleeping (like a dog at The Husband's feet).
Doesn't it look great?! We are completely happy with it. I promise more pictures when everything is all done up, but, one thing at a time, right.
Since we decided we are now poor after paying for the concrete and neither of us wanted to cook, I threw together a fast dinner making up a
Layered Turkey Quesadilla
1 oz lowfat, finely shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
1/2 c Turkey Taco Meat (I used the one I made the other night)
5 cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 sliced scallion
2 chile lime corn tortillas (I get these at the Farmer's Market too!)
Start off by spray your nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray over medium heat. Add your first corn tortilla and top with 1/2 the cheese. Add the meat and top with the remaining cheese, tomatoes and scallions.
Add the other corn tortilla and flip cooking until both sides are crispy and the cheese is all metly and gooey. (6 WWP's). I thought of adding avocado and/or salsa but not until AFTER I was half way through (I was hungry!)
I have been craving fruit ALL day, so I decided to cut loose at dinner time. I had 2 WWP's worth of a blueberries, raspberries, cherries, watermelon and cantaloupe.
All together it was a totally fun dinner to eat that hit the spot. I was missing fruit and veggies (still missing these) ALL day.
We are currently staying home to "watch" the concrete (The Husband is hilarious!), but, after ALL that we did today and being up at 6 am, I am ok with that. We may still venture out for a movie, but, we will see if he is ok (leaving the concrete) LOL.
Click HERE for your chance to win some 2-3 WWP GNU Bars! Contest ends tomorrow night so don't miss out!
Great looking concrete, yo! You may be money poor now, but at least you are concrete rich. ha! That's exactly how we felt after finishing re-roofing our house.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are getting to relax a little tonight. Hooray for that!
Yay on secret bloggie presents!! Your package looks so amazing! And those peanuts, berries, and almonds from TJ look so good.. I have to find them next time I go! Have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteYay! I am so glad you received your package alright! Enjoy it, my dear:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great surprise! Those brownie bites look yummy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great package!! She is a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteOh no to the kitty!! Your concrete looks great though - hope you had fun watching it ;)
Wow, that's a super duper cool gift! Congrats! :-)
ReplyDeleteAw, what a great package! How cool :D And that concrete does look really nice! The poor kitty, though. Glad you were able to fix it, and that the kitty was ok.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I hope you had fun watching the concrete ;)
Your dinner looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteAngelea ~ Great point! I need to tell The Husband that one. It turned out good and makes such a huge difference. Now we get to spend more $$ putting on the finish touches - it never ends :)
ReplyDeleteHealthy ~ Thank you so much for coordinating the secret bloggie exchange - It was so fun to give and receive stuff! Can't wait to see what my secret bloggie thinks :)
Chickpea ~ YOU ARE AWESOME, still! I can't wait to try everything (probably after my bikini bootcamp in 2 weeks - hmm, another reward?) I really do LOVE it all.
Marisa ~ I'll be sure to give you a full review of the brownie bites.
K ~ Yup, we were trying to find her ALL day so she wouldn't jump in it. Oh well, she LOVED being spoiled. It's fun to "watch" concrete - you should try it sometime :P
Michele ~ Thanks, it was a fun package to get. I want to do it all over again :)
Anne ~ Thanks, we love the concrete and glad she was ok. I think she got over her freaked-out-ness once she heard that can of softfood.
C.G ~ It was such an awesome, fast and easy dinner especially since I didn't feel like cooking at all.
daaaang that quesadilla looks so phenomenal! and i love the photo of your kitty all tucked in.. in my family we call that "chubbin" because my fat 25 lb cat used to lay like that and we called him "mister chubs". haha. what a fun delivery! such a cute idea.
ReplyDeleteJanetha ~ Thanks, it was an awesome quesadilla. I LOVE it when she curls up like that. The Husband has her all trained - she know to go lay on the mats and she just sits there.
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