Thoughts on a Thursday

Head over to Carolyn's  blog to play along...

• A new gourmet chip shop opened up near where I work.  We went over today and I had the best salt and vinegar potato chips I've ever had.  They were really good kettle chips with balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar and onion powder.  So delicious!

• I'm looking forward to a good workout tonight.  I haven't really been exercising as much as I should have lately.  I just got a new workout DVD from Netflix yesterday, so I'm eager to actually feel like I've done something this week.

• I'm looking forward to a weekend with nice weather!  It's been rainy, windy, and stormy here for a long time. Tomorrow I'm actually going to be able to hang clothes out on the line.

What are your thoughts on a Thursday???

Wonderful Wednesday...

Thanks to my mother in law, I got home to find this little guy waiting on my porch...

Too bad it's supposed to rainy and windy and hail-y and tornado-y (if that's even a word) here tonight or I would hang it up right away. 

Please also excuse the pair of hunting boots and glass of water in the background!

Menu Sunday (on a Tuesday)

Due to Easter overload, this week's Menu Sunday post was pushed back to be a Menu Tuesday.  This is a pretty boring menu post, but not every week can be a complete culinary delight!

Mon: Creamy Low Cal Pasta Salad from last week
          We had this last night and it was pretty good.  The dressing was really good and was made with Greek yogurt, so it had a protein boost, but wasn't too fatty.  We took the leftovers for lunch today.  The noodles were a little dry the second day.

Tues: Something from the freezer
          We have lots of random things just hanging out in our freezer.  Tonight's freezer offering was pinto beans.  I cooked them with lots of peppers and they were really spicy, but they froze and reheated nicely.  Yay for easy dinners!

Wed: Cajun Chicken Gumbo
          Everyone knows I love my crock pot, but this recipe looks bangin'.  I haven't had gumbo in a really long time and this recipe looks delicioso.  I forgot to get a bell pepper at the grocery store last week, so I'll be making mine without peppers.

Thurs: Cheddar Rolls
           I feel sort of lame even putting this on here (and even lamer linking a recipe!).  I love Parker House rolls and they happened to be on sale at the grocery store.  We'll be having grilled cheese sandwiches on rolls with some soup......from the freezer.

Fri:  Something!
       I'm not really sure what we're doing on Friday, but I do know that I won't be cooking dinner.

What goodies are you eating this week?

Long Easter Weekend Recap

I made this....

Yes, this is a wild turkey leg......yes, I did feel like Wilma Flintstone when I ate it.  The veggies were very delicious.  The turkey was good, but it was a little weird.

I got this.....

This little ditty was on sale for $12.  I always feel like a blue skirt or pants for work and can never find them.

I cleaned up after this....

This little cutie had some tummy troubles last night.  I was up every 2 hours with a puking dog.  She's feeling much better after a nap on the couch with her dad and some plain Greek yogurt.

We also did the obligatory Easter stuff......but I don't have pictures of that and the most exciting thing we did was throw Easter eggs at a tree to watch them explode.  I know, we're exciting.

Easter Overload

I feel like the Easter Bunny has beaten me up.

I promise Menu Sunday (on a Monday) and a full Easter recap will return tomorrow!

Thoughts on a ......Friday!

It's time for thoughts on a Thursday......but on a Friday.

• I'm off today!  I came home yesterday and did absolutely nothing (hence my lack of posting).  I ended up laying the piano for about 2 hours.  I haven't played the piano in a really long time, needless to say it was a little rough.
• Checking your work email while you're off is a bad idea......a really bad idea.
• I have been so productive today.  I've made bread, roasted wild turkey legs (another post coming soon), thoroughly cleaned our house and went to the grocery store.
• I got lots of free goodies in the mail today.  I'm a sucker for free things (even if I don't really need them).  Today's haul was a sample pack of the new Dove for Men line, a Yoplait Greek grocery bag and a coupon for a free thing of orange juice.
• TV during the daytime really does suck.  I've been sucked into watching 3 hours of Law & Order.  It was either that or the Tyra show "I'm Still Stuck on my Ex".

What are your thoughts on a Thursday/Friday?

Recipe Review: Mexican Tortilla Lasagna

 I realized that I haven't done a recipe review in over a month!  I saw the recipe for Mexican Tortilla Lasagna in my Women's Day weekly recipe email and it looked que delicioso.  I ended up running out of tortillas, so yours will hopefully be prettier than mine above.

Overall the recipe was pretty simple and was very yummy.  I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef because it was on sale (of course!).  The recipe says to divide the ingredients between two small dishes and freeze one, but I ended up making one big lasagna.  KB will be eating the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.  I mistakenly picked up some super hot enchilada sauce, so ours were a little spicy, but they were still muy delicioso.