Trader Joes | Fit and Fortysomething

Have you Ever

April 8, 2011 6 Comments

Have you ever tried Ostrich oil?

One of the teachers at my school has the most beautiful skin. She finally told me her secret! Ostrich Oil! It is good for so many things:

I have been slathering it all over my face at night and I love it.

Have you ever tried this wine?

I found this gem at Trader Joes last weekend and it was a steal at $7.99 a bottle. Love that it is a blend of a few wines. Bill and I tried it tonight and it is wonderful!

Have you ever looked in your fridge and decided to make a recipe based on what is left in your fridge?

This is what we had to work with:

And this is what we made with gluten-free pasta:

It was delicious! I hate to say it but Bill and I polished the whole thing off.

Have you ever tried banana soft serve ice cream?

I hate to say it but it was not as easy to make as every one has said. Is my food processor not good enough? Apparently you just blend up frozen bananas until smooth. Bill and I struggled with our processor and then we broke out the magic bullet. And finally magic occurred. Is the vita mix the only one that works well?

Now please add your Have you ever………..

Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend

Looking forward to this week. Bill and I are off to San Diego for a vacation. Can’t wait to share our adventures with you.

Filed Under: Food, Fun 6 Comments

Impromptu Dinner Party

April 3, 2011 13 Comments

Yesterday afternoon we made last-minute plans to have some friends over for dinner.

We are really loving having people over so we can enjoy our new house and use our new kitchen.

It is fun!

So Bill and I ran to Trader Joes and got the fixins for a feast

We had some appetizers:

Wine (obviously ):

We chit chatted with our guests, Gaylon and Mike. Gaylon is a doctor! She is so interesting. I think I could ask her questions all night long. I tried to hold back though.

Had more wine

And then feasted on a big salad:

Pizza!
And pasta:

It was fun!

Sometimes the things you plan last-minute turn out to be the best.

Did you do something unexpected this weekend?

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Still Going Strong

February 17, 2011 12 Comments

Thank you for all your great comments on our house. I am looking forward to “showing” you the downstairs soon. Maybe this weekend

Now about going strong……..

Still going strong without a kitchen that is…………

So Bill and I are still having fun with finding fun meals that only require a microwave and very little chopping.

Last night we started with one of these babies:

Nuked one up and then nuked some of these too:

Starting with the potato:

And starting layering.

First “nooch”:

Lentils:

Hummus:

And the finished product:

Oh yum! The best part of this no kitchen thing is no dishes!

Aren’t you glad it is Friday tomorrow?

I am. Have a great night friends!

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Improvised Oats

February 2, 2011 13 Comments

So we finally perfected cooking our morning oats!

Since we have been sans kitchen we have tried many variations of oats.

Overnight oats-not bad but yogurt is just okay in my book and it upsets Bill’s stomach
Vegan overnight oats-does not warm me up enough for a winter breakfast
Quick cooking oats-mushy
Microwaved steel-cut oats-not quite right
Old fashioned oats-will do but we so prefer some crunch

And yet they all had some problems until we found this gem at TJ’s:

Oh thank goodness Bill found this the other day. The convenience of a quick cooking oat but without the mush factor.

What we do is we warm up the water with this guy:

While that is heating up, I add the oats, cinnamon, pinch of sea salt, and raisins to the Tupperware (we looked long and hard for approximately the same size as Starbucks Perfect Oats container):

And then we add the water and enjoy with mixins. My favs lately are these babies: