Hello :)
I had the weirdest dream last night!
I dreamed that I went to eat at JESSE JAMES restaurant (??) and he was trying to impress me with his food so I didn’t write negatively about him on the blog. :mrgreen: I ordered a side salad to go with my meal and he brought out this HUGE salad as big as the table and I thought to myself, ‘This doesn’t make what you did right!’. :mrgreen: So weird, eh? haha. I did sleep a bit better though…fell asleep by 12:30.
Moving along to dinner last night…
I’m not one for really drinking much wine at home, but I do love a glass here and there on occasion! And vacation is certainly an occasion.
I love salt and pepper shakers in Corona bottles. So beachy!
My mom took a casserole recipe from a magazine and tweaked it a bit.
I actually thought that it required a lot more tweaking, but the only thing we did was sub the egg for 1/4 cup silken tofu and not use Parmesan Cheese. My mom was nervous about it not turning out but I was like, ‘Piece of cake!!’ ;) I guess I am just used to completely over-hauling recipes now! I forget there was a time when I used to be terrified to divert off the recipe.
The outcome was awesome.
With mashed potatoes and veggies:
Swiss Chard. My mom crushed some crackers over top of it and it gave it a really nice texture.
My plate (sorry it came out blurry)- Swiss chard, potatoes, veggies, casserole. I had second helpings of the casserole, chard, and mixed veggies.
Dessert was a delicious…errr…Mac apple…and half a grapefruit…
And dark chocolate :mrgreen:
We all watched some of the new show ‘Life’ on the Discovery Channel. It reminded us a lot of the Planet Earth series.
Then Eric and I headed out for a walk around 10pm! The rain stopped and it was a lovely warm evening.
We were pumped to take the SLR out for some night photography- one of our favourite things to do when traveling. We took over 400-500 pictures a day on each day of our 2 week honeymoon in 2008!!
Don’t mind the creepy man behind the park bench… ;)
I was on high alert for creepy crawlies. Eric kept grabbing me and yelling ‘SNAKE!!!’ He scared the @^^@#$^&^@& out of me! lol. Not cool hubby.
This reminded me of the showers in CHEMISTRY class in case you got chemicals in your eyes or something. I was always scared of them!
Community pool. Eric tried to throw me in, but my MacGyver skills out wit his attempts.
When we got back we watched Jamie Oliver’s new show called Food Revolution. I really admire what he is doing. It is really hard to change a system that is so set in its’ ways, but I think he will do a great job. It just takes time. It is so weird having CABLE TV to watch here. We don’t have cable at home and I miss out on so many cool shows.
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Our plans for the morning include SUPER TARGET…
I got super pumped when I saw a Target commercial on TV last night!
Thanks for all of your comments in my quiz last night! We had fun reading your opinions!! Yes, the 4 of us read through the comments together around the table and giggled. ;)
Today’s questions…
What was your least favourite class in high school?
Mine was definitely CHEMISTRY. I was pretty much useless in that class and had no interest in mixing chemicals and memorizing the periodic table.
What about your most favourite?
My favourite high school course was definitely a creative writing course that I took in my last year. My teacher, Mr Pearce, asked us to keep a journal that we could decorate and do anything we wanted in it. It was so much fun…I had magazine collages, quotes, poems, random thoughts, personal stories. He would write really nice notes in it that were so encouraging. I really need to dig that up and look at it! I would love to start a journal again actually.
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I am currently sipping on this and then we are going to have breakfast followed by some Target and a lunch out. Eric’s worst nightmare is a long shopping trip so he might sit this one out. ;)
I’ll be back later today. Have a great start to your week!
We are going on our honeymoon in Italy & France- we will be photo maniacs!!! What camera did you two take on that one? Did you take a digital point and shoot or a larger one? We aren’t sure what to do yet…
Chemistry was interesting but so not my thing. I LOVED biology- learning about cells, genetics, where everything stems from and how life builds. So cool!
Target is a dangerous store…I hadn’t been in about a month and just spent $283.56 YIKES! (there went my extra money from babysitting). I did buy a lot of cards and presents this time which is so much fun, but adds up quickly!!! I feel accomplished when I leave target only having spent $50 or less. I can’t wait to hear what you think about Target! As for the least favorite class always history courses. My favorites were math, english, and photography.
PS. your dinner put mine to shame, it looks so yummy.
I meant 183.56 but still yikes!!!
I am a special snowflake in that I loved Biology and English Lit the most… and those are what I am double majoring in! :D Most of the time people tend to like either science or arts but I think it is so enriching to take in experience from both sides.
In high school I also really enjoyed my Japanese language class, but that was also due to the friendly teacher and classmates.
Veganizing recipes is one of my favourite pastimes!
Jamie Oliver is a bit of a national institution here in the UK. A bit like the Queen only cooler. And a boy. ;)
I ADORE that cork!!!!!!! :) It’s so true :)
Have fun in FL!
Sara
Just curious, what else would you have tweaked in the recipe? I think my least favorite course in high school was calculus. My most favorite courses were literature and French!
I HATED math. I was horrible at it, horrible! Its actually scary that I worked at a bank for 3 years. That never should have been allowed! All I can say is thank God for the computer!!
My favorite class was Writing too. That and English.
Have fun at Target!! I LOVE it there – its just so much fun.
YUM that veggie casserole!!!
Fave classes were Art History, English, U.S. Government, and Euro. History, and then THEATRE. High school was truly awesome in terms of classes. Hated math, science, and Spanish though.
I have kept a journal since I was about 7 (13 years or so)- I have a huge box full of them. I think you would enjoy it- you can put absolutely anything you want in there and it’s such a release! Also fun to look back on and realize things about yourself you didn’t know back then…..
I just want to say how much I love reading your daily blogs and to me this is your journal. I mean, you have pics and all. :) Love the wine pics they look so posh and love Target, one of my favorite stores in the whole USA!
Might have to try that veggie casserole.
I hated Geometry, but loved English and History.
YUM ~ Your mom did awesome on that veggie casserole – all of dinner looks delish!
I thought my parents were bad taking a gazillion pictures but I think you all might take the cake at 500 a day EACH LOL.
Have fun shopping!
Roasted vegetable pie?
LOOOVE!
Hahahahha ;)
Have a great week, girl!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
I watched Food Revolution today, great show! When you come back to Canada you can watch them online on CTV. Just thought that I would let you know as another “cable-less Canadian” I am sure you know how hard it is to find shows online that will allow us to watch :)
Looks like your manicure is still intact! I work at Trader Joe’s and can never get mine to last more than a day. :( I do feel pretty when I have one though.
Favorite subject: Psychology/Social Behavior (also my major in college)
Least Favorite: Chemistry (the reason I changed my major to psych!)
I can’t wait to check out the new Jamie show. Not sure when it is airing in Aus though.
My least favourite subject at school was English, I just hated writing and making stuff up, which is so weird since now I love blogging!
My favourites were music and science.
I’m catching up on all of your posts! Loving them all :)
haha that dream about Jesse James is TOO funny!! And I ADORE that wine cork, couldn’t agree more!
The pie looks amazing. I was wondering if you could post how else you would have tweaked the recipe? I am always after healthier ways to cook but a little apprehensive of changing recipes myself. But every tweaked recipe I have tried of your has been terrific.
So glad you are enjoying your vacation thus far. You look so happy in the photographs you have posted.
Ooo I definitely want to play with that casserole recipe Friday or Saturday when I’m avoiding paper writing. That thing can really go places…just need to figure out a different crust/topping.
High school, oh, high school. Days I’d rather not reflect back on, but I will for the sake of sheer boredom. Least favorite class hands down was British Lit (I hated all lit, even through college, but this was the worst). Favorite was math (Stats, but I’ll pass on the Calculus and Geometry).
My least favourite was also chemistry (and math too)! I was SO bad at both. I loved English.
Funny thing though, once I hit university, I all of a sudden “got” math. It just clicked!
Wow!! That casserole pie looks absolutely great… I can read the recipe off the post, so I’m going to try it. My favorite classes were art and literature, my most hated were math and science. So now I have a career in pharmacy. Go figure. I love the job though!
I have to say, I am about your mom’s age, and I think she is gorgeous… we all should look so good with our grown daughters (ha). Way to go, Angela’s mom!
The weather looks so beautiful there! Hope your having a blasty!
I loved Biology in high school, i still love it. But i hated and still hate english/grammar classes. they stink
My favorite class in high school was also creative writing, and I loathed science. Yet, I am in the midst of getting a phd in biology. Just goes to show what the effects of teachers are on students and their futures!
I hated Chemistry – just thinking about it gives me the chills! I love your dream – so funny!
I was such a nerd! Loved chemistry! In high school I took chemistry, organic chemistry and advanced chemistry. My least favorite was gym …. is that a class? I was so self conscious and couldn’t enjoy it. Now it’s probably a different story : )