Wholesome Vegetable Soup | Apple Crumbles

No Washing Dishes

Yippee! FINALLY, our dishwasher is fixed! It was so great to finish lunch and just lazily put my dirty dishes and utensils in the dishwasher. How spoiled I am! Nothing tragic at the Vets today. Shane got his shot like a good boy so now if he bites any one... it's okay?!!!! ;) I looked forward to lunch since there was no time for snacking this morning. I had the left over Wholesome Vegetable Soup Added some broccoli slaw and a Veggie Burger. Later this afternoon, hunger struck and since I didn't have time for the [...]

By Joanne|2009-01-12T19:59:53-05:00January 12, 2009|Food thoughts, Life|Comments Off

Remember Chia Pet?

I was reading another article from "Baking Management" about nutrition bars getting smaller but nuttier and healthier. The nut lately being used is the Macadamia nut which is apparently a pretty healthy nut. Personally, I always thought it was one of the fattier nuts with less benefits than an almond or walnut, for example. Another surprise was the use of chia seed in the new bars coming out on our shelves. The chia, as quoted in the article, "was one of the four main foods of the Aztecs, along with corn, amaranth and beans. It contains one of the highest known natural [...]