May 2010

Grillin’ and Chillin’

by admin on May 31, 2010

I think every weekend should be a 3 day weekend.

Nick worked on washing the cars while I cleaned inside the house and worked on laundry. It was a productive day!

I took a break and had a little snack.

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I got these Probiotic Bars as a sample through OpenSky, and I love them! Nick’s tried all the flavors so far and really likes them, too. Look out for a full review soon – they’re really tasty and have a great ingredient list. They’re definitely being added to my shop, and soon!

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Dinner tonight was almost all on the grill. I love meals that are completely grilled – it means less work inside!

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One of the gifts in our anniversary packages the other day was this Tequila-Agave marinade from Williams-Sonoma.

Since we had good weather (and it was a holiday weekend), I decided we needed to break it out and get something on the grill tonight.

I poured half the bottle over some free range organic chicken thighs and Nick grilled them to perfection.

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I love the I can read all the ingredients! It was delicious on the chicken.

We also had some grilled yellow squash (from our co-op this week) and some brown rice I mixed with lime juice and cilantro.

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Along with a Corona + lime, it was the perfect summer meal.

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We ate our dinner outside on the deck with Maggie and Roxy. Definitely the best way to end this weekend :)

I’ve got one last load of laundry to fold, and then I’m ready to relax!

 

PS: Did you know Emily and Allison are going vegan for the month of June? I’m thinking about it…but I need to do a little planning.

PPS: I made my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble completely vegan yesterday, and it turned out even better than the first batch!

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I used all agave in the fruit mix and subbed in soy-free Earth Balance for the butter/oil.

 

Hope you enjoyed your day – back to the grind tomorrow!

 

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