So, it’s Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer. Did you guys have a good one? I had a pretty good one…we’re still pretty broke here at the house, so we spent a lot of time just hanging out with friends and doing stuff that’s cheap like watching movies (Netflix is my friend) and eating healthy. I mean, we have to eat and have a lot of time on our hands, so we might as well eat really well, right?
I spent most of yesterday cooking some meals up for a friend’s sister who is pregnant and just got put on bed rest. Their little family eats very healthy and she was worried that her health would suffer if they ate a lot of fast food or just food from any restaurant, really….most of the time, food prepared in a restaurant just simply has a lot of extra salt, fat and calories.
I made her a spinach and artichoke pasta dish with high protein pasta so even though it’s a vegetarian dish, it’s loaded with protein. Parmesan, mozzarella, onions, garlic, oregano & the veggies all mixed up in a homemade cream sauce and then topped with even more cheese. YUM.
I also made a sausage, lentil and kale soup. Fake sausauge, but tastes just like the real thing! Isn’t it funny how it’s the seasonings in sausage that make it taste “sausagey”? And yes, I just made that word up. Onions, garlic, red bell pepper, potato, fresh herbs and then a huge load of kale all in a flavorful doctored up broth. Delicious and nutritious!
I’m taking a cake decorating class that started on Saturday, so I baked up some sugar cookies yesterday so I could practice my piping techniques and I’m gonna bring some of those over too. Yes, I know, sugar overload, but at least they’re homemade and organic!
Anyway, enough talk of food, I suppose. I really don’t have a whole lot else going on…ya know, it’s hard to be fun and exciting when you’re broke. Anyone have any suggestions? We’re gonna be low on funds this whole month too…so I’d appreciate ideas for fun stuff to do that doesn’t cost a ton of money!
Today’s gonna be rough, it’s a banking holiday so no chance of a deposit and I have a whopping $14 in my bank account. Guess I won’t be going anywhere today either! haha It just means I should be around if you want to give me a call though! Let’s celebrate the end of summer together!