Both things that take half an egg! You know, so the husband gets to eat what he wants, and I get to eat what I want. (Hint: my dinner doesn’t have any spam in it).
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steak and cheese from the ashburn cafe
And the best thing about it is, they deliver! The only thing that would make them better is an online ordering system …
Conversation with the husband this morning:
TH: There’s a … vegetable … on the counter.
Me: You mean something besides the lettuce?
TH: No. No, just the … lettuce.
Me: I’m making a salad for lunch.
TH: Oh. Ok. Just wanted to make sure they weren’t taking over.
Me: Vegetables?
TH: Yeah.
Me: Oh. Nope, that was just me.
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eggplant parmigiana
My first exposure to eggplant was in a dish a vegetarian roommate prepared. The eggplant was neither tasty nor not tasty; it was just sort of there. I ate it, but decided that eggplant probably wasn’t my thing.
A few years later at a work lunch, one of my coworkers ordered eggplant parmigiana. When the food came and he saw me eyeing his food (it didn’t look very vegetarian, he appeared to have a breaded chicken breast sitting on his plate!), he offered me a taste. Not wanting to offend, but not looking forward to it, I accepted his offer. And I was surprised at how good it actually was! I guess the secret to preparing eggplant is breading it, deep-frying it, then smothering it in tomato sauce.
So thanks, Morley. I never knew what I was missing out on. 🙂
Mmmm, nothing like apples dipped in caramel. You know, cuz one kind of sugar is never enough.
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to bed without dinner
I thought about making myself some spaghetti or rice for dinner, but then I realized that all the dishes are dirty. Pans, plates, silverware, you name it, it’s dirty.
meh. Who needs food?
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chipotle for little people
I am a fan of Chipotle, but their food portions are, well, ginormous. I can’t eat but half a burrito or a taco and a half. So, alas, it is a waste of food for li’l ol’ me.
Enter Moe’s! Besides all the funny names (uh, can I get a <whisper> moo moo, mr. cow? </whisper>), they have a kids menu! So I can get ONE taco with a side of chips or a mini-burrito with a side of chips. (Ok, I just checked the nutritional value on the burrito – it rings in at 400 calories, so it’s not that little.)
My dinner – with chips, cookie and a drink – (don’t tell my dentist, but that cherry coke looked too good to pass up) still came to … yikes, 1000 calories, so it’s not a puny kids meal. Contrast that with a Chipotle burrito that rings in at 1000 calories all by itself.
The one downside is the tiny little child-safe cup that comes with the meal. It is a little embarrassing, but that’s just the price I have to pay in order to not throw away half my dinner.
If you’ll excuse me, I have to go finish my cookie.
I just got the confirmation letter for my week in the outer banks! And for those of you not privy the east coast wonder known as ‘obx,’ it’s just a region of the coast in north carolina.
I’ve never been to the outer banks, even though it seems everyone else in northern virginia has, and they have the ‘obx’ bumper sticker to prove it. Now I will finally get my chance to visit this mysteriously superior beach.
I love beach towns! I’m actually not really a swimmer, but I do enjoy dodging the waves as they hit my knees. Or maybe waist, if the husband has convinced me to live on the edge. 🙂
Beach towns are always so relaxed. And they have the best food! Candy shops full of fudge and salt water taffy, ice cream shops, corn dogs, funnel cakes – there’s a tasty surprise around every corner.
And the fun little stores! Where else can you buy crazy hats, $2 t-shirts, voo-doo magic palm-reading crystals, kites, shotglasses with your name on them (well, not my name …) and 28 varieties of salt water taffy?
OBX offers dolphin cruises, something you don’t find in the chilly waters of the Pacific Northwest. As well as the Wright Brothers Memorial, and the tallest lighthouse in North America.
Now I just need to get busy on my spray-on tan!
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sucks the sweet right out
What to do when you accidentally buy completely unsweetened cranberry juice? Sprite zero to the rescue!
With a ratio of about 10 to 1 (with the Sprite on the heavy side) sprite-cranberry is actually kinda good. The cranberries suck the sweet right out, and you get a tangy cranberry-lemon-lime drink – very reminiscent of apple slice. If you’re, um, old enough to remember apple slice.
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on my own
The husband is in Vegas for the rest of the week for work and play. So that means that I get to do whatever I want! woohoo! I sent him off with a walletful of play money, so I think that means I get to go on a shopping spree …
So the first order of business for tonight was to stop off randomly on my way home from work for a cheeseless taco and burrito. (Which are surprisingly not bad – way better, than, say, a cheeseless pizza …) And now I’m working on a box of teddy grahams. And there’s no guilt about spoiling my dinner, because I just had my dinner! And no worries about what the husband is going to eat. I suspect Toby Keith will take care of him.
Second order of business was to turn the thermostat up. To 73! mwuhahahaha, farewell couch blankets.
Ok, that was fun. I’m starting to get lonely now ….