November 2009

Hot Hummus

by admin on November 30, 2009

Happy HIMYM Day!!! :) I’m watching right now – it’s a rerun, but still hilarious.

Work was nutso today! Emails, emails, emails…rescheduling things…processing…nonstop!

I made myself a little snack around 4:15 today. I’m usually digging through the cabinets around 3:30, but my lunch held me over really well.

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An apple mess, a la Jess  :)

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I diced one tiny gala apple and popped it in the microwave for 1:30 with some cinnamon. Once that was softened, I topped it with a tablespoon of peanut butter, an little drizzle of pumpkin butter, and some graham cracker crumbs.

Yum! This was also a great choice because I was freezing and couldn’t even think about having yogurt today.

Once Nick got home, we headed over to the chiropractor. Is it sad that I’m upset when I don’t really need adjustments? ;) I just miss that feeling of having everything put back in place – does that make any sense? Probably not. Either way, it was a good visit!

I was excited for dinner tonight!

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I dreamed this up the other night and have been waiting to have it ever since.

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When I went to TJ’s this weekend at my parents’ house, I bought a package of their whole wheat Naan bread. I mainly bought it to go along with some of their Indian meals I also bought, but I had the best idea the other night.

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Hot Hummus Flatbreads

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It was even better than I thought it would be!

For the flatbreads, I just put the Naan on a foil-lined baking sheet and Nick and I each made our own with whatever toppings we wanted.

On mine, I layered:

  • spinach
  • TJ’s Garlic Hummus
  • black olives
  • sprinkle of feta
  • diced red onion
  • diced sundried tomatoes
  • crushed red pepper
  • parsley

After we had the toppings on, I popped them in the oven for about 15 minutes until they were hot and the bread was a little crispy.

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This TJ’s hummus is super garlicky – that’s all I can taste! But it’s so good.

We also had some salads with more olives, feta, onion, and tomato.

 

All that’s left for me to do is pack my lunch for tomorrow, fold one more load of laundry, and maybe paint my nails? I meant to paint them while I was at my parents’ this weekend, but that never happened in between all the eating + shopping  ;)

 

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Buzzin’

November 30, 2009
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I think the chocolate coffee beans + a few cups of coffee helped! I’m swamped – completely swamped – with work today, but the caffeine did help. My computer is also being super slow today, which is not helping one bit…I’m hoping it will warm up a bit so I can get things done faster [...]

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Jolted Awake

November 30, 2009
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Well, it seems I’m back to my normal routine now that I’m home. I didn’t get up with my alarm. I turned it off, snuggled back in bed with Nick, and finally got up when his alarm went off later this morning. Oops! I guess I was catching up on all the sleep I needed [...]

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Productive Purge

November 29, 2009
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We’re home! My mom made us breakfast this morning before we left the house, and these sausages were great. I’m not sure of the brand, but she gets them at Sam’s Club – they’re so good for breakfast! I’ve used chicken sausages before, but usually for dinners. This was a fun change. I had some [...]

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You Butter Believe It

November 29, 2009
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Want to know the most exciting thing I bought at Trader Joe’s the other day? Butter. I think my heart started beating faster when I saw it. Nick and I got to try this Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter at the Foodbuzz Festival and fell in love. I don’t really know how to explain how it [...]

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Obsessed

November 28, 2009
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I love the camera! We actually have 2 Rebels now, so it’ll be great! Nick and I will both be able to take pictures on vacations or when we go hiking or just everyday and not have to worry about sharing or passing the camera back and forth. It was fun playing with it last [...]

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Mexican + More Shopping

November 27, 2009
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Okay, I’m finally home for good tonight! We went to one of my family’s favorite little Mexican places for dinner tonight – I was hungry! All that shopping today kicked up my appetite. I got a bean and mushroom quesadilla with some guacamole salad and some rice. Their rice was actually pretty good, but all [...]

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Shopped Out

November 27, 2009
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For now We were gone from 7:30 this morning until 3:30 this afternoon! AND, if that isn’t crazy enough, my older sister actually went with a friend to Williamsburg to the outlets last night at midnight and didn’t get home until 6:30 this morning…and then she went out with us, too! We didn’t have much [...]

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Black Friday Fun!

November 27, 2009
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Well, my mom, my sister and I are about to leave the house for some Black Friday shopping! It’s one of our traditions to go – we always go to the same mall, and we’re usually done shopping around lunchtime when the crowds start getting really bad. We never go to places like Walmart where [...]

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Good Gravy

November 26, 2009
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How is it that I ended up making the turkey gravy and my grandmother’s ham gravy today, and I didn’t eat either one? Also…I had never made turkey gravy before, so I’m not sure they should have let me  But both of them turned out well! We had an impressive spread today! And lots of [...]

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Thankful

November 26, 2009
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Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope each and every one of you has a great day today, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not. It’s still always good to remember all the blessings we have and be thankful for everything in our lives. This morning has been great! I got up and laid in bed with my mom [...]

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