One of our favorite stores since moving to Las Vegas is Fresh & Easy. I like a lot of the things they sell there, plus how small the stores are. But I think my favorite part of all is getting discounts on fruits, vegetables, meat, and breads that are nearing their expiration date. Sometimes I will stop in just to see what fruits and vegetables they have, with the intent on using it for dinner that night. Other times, I get breads or meat that I can freeze and stock up on.This brings me to my
Daily Photo: Del Taco Lunch
We took a trip to the park and since I lack the skills of packing park snacks, we were starving after wards. So, we stopped off at Del Taco. I missed Del Taco when we were living back east. David and I each had: 1 Chicken Taco Del Carbon (4 WW Points+), 1 Taco (49¢ small ones - 3 WW Points+), and 1 bean burrito with green sauce (small, 49¢ ones - 8 WW Points+). So, a 15 WW Point+ lunch...kinda big, but considering that I used to order the Chili Cheese Fries which are a 14 WW Point+ value alone,
Free Kindle Cookbook Downloads – Gooseberry Patch
I've shared with you before about various free cookbook downloads (ebooks) and I am happy to share that there is four more you can get through Amazon. Each of these is a Kindle download, but even if you don't have a Kindle (I don't), you can still use these on your iPhone, Blackberry, Android, or even on your computer.
Here's the links to get your free Gooseberry Patch cookbook downloads:
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Meatloaf Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Chocolate Chip
Ina Garten’s Lentil Vegetable Soup
While making up my menu plan, and in an attempt to use up some of what I have in my pantry, I noticed that I had two bags of lentils. I've had them for a while now, so I figured: use 'em or lose 'em. I knew I wanted to do a soup with them, so I start my search for a new soup recipe to try. I wanted something low in fat and meatless -- not that we don't eat meat, but we are eating less meat lately.
I ended up deciding to make Ina Garten's Lentil Vegetable Soup. It made a HUGE batch. Of
Visiting Town Square Las Vegas with the Family
We took an outing to Town Square recently - it's one of our favorite places to hang out. It's an outdoor mall in Las Vegas with lots of great shops and restaurants. There is a children's park in the middle where kids can play. During warmer months, there is water play feature at the playground, plus movies in the park. At night, all the trees are lit of white lights and there is music playing from speakers as you walk around.
There's an Apple Store, which the kids love to visit. I think
Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipe
Several years back, family friends of our invited us to dinner and they served this potluck-type side dish, which I called Cheesy Potato Casserole, but they called it Funeral Potatoes. I thought it was an odd name, but they were good and over the years, Cheesy Potato Casserole (or Funeral Potatoes) became a family favorite.
Quinoa with Latin Flavors – First Time Cooking Quinoa
In September, David, Mattie, and I went to the "Not Back to School Party", hosted by our local homeschool group. It was a potluck and everyone was encouraged to bring something to share with the group.
While there was an assortment wonderful things - pasta salad, fruit, chips, and more - there was one item that particularly interested me. It was a cold dish made primarily with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). The mom who brought it said she found it on the back of a box of Trader Joe's guinoa?
Broccoli and Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells
My 90% off groceries at CVS
Tonight, we took a trip over to CVS to take advantage of a couple items they had on sale. We didn't expect to leave the store with much, but was surprised to find a bunch of food items on 90% off. Apparently this particular store was trying to clear out some of the excess holiday items they had in stock.
For the most part, I don't usually get much groceries at a store like CVS - just the occasional snack item or cereals. But, every once in a while, I can find unexpected deals. I went through
My Soul Food – #Reverb10
I'm a bit late to the #reverb10 initiative, but rather than say I will make time to do it (perfectly) next year (my typical response), I thought why not just start and finish out the last few days of it?
The #reverb 10 prompt for December 26 is titled "Soul Food" and it said:
What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul?
Without a doubt the food that I will never forget is kibbeh. This ultimately sums up my year as a year that I