In the Kitchen

For the last few weeks I've been trying to follow a no-sugar no-flour diet. I have a sweet tooth and I LOVE bread so I thought it would be hard to follow. Yes, I have cheated while going out to eat and on vacation, but other than that I've kept to it pretty good and I'm proud to say since starting I've lost 10lbs. I also feel so much better knowing that I'm eating food that is good for my body! Before starting this diet I used to make Spaghetti almost once a week, its easy to make and one of Nicks favorites. It also is filled with empty calories. So Tuesday I decided to make a different kind of spaghetti, spaghetti squash. 1 cup of spaghetti squash has 42 calories in it, compared to one cup of pasta that has 197. What an easy way to cut back on calories.

Here is what a did-
Preheat oven to 375
Cut squash down the middle, length wise
Scrape our all the seeds and stingy stuff in the middle with a spoon
Place squash on a cookie sheet face down, rind up
Cook for 30-40 mins. When its done the rind should be a little softer
With fork scrape out all the squash strings.

Looks yummy right?!


This is what the squash looked like after I was done with it.

I also made turkey meatballs to go with it. I could not find a recipe that didn't use bread crumbs so I made one up.

1 lbs ground turkey

2 Tbps ketchup

1/2 onion minced

1/2 c. Parmesan cheese

some garlic powder, salt, basil, oregano and Italian seasoning.

Mix together with hands. Form balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 30mins or until done in the center.

The verdict - I really liked the whole meal. I thought it was even better the next day. Nick thought the squash was just ok and would prefer pasta but ate his whole plate. We both loved the meatballs and I think spinach would be a great addition to them.

A steal of a deal!

It seems like everytime I turn around lately I've been finding the best deals! And I'm not complaining. Saturday Nick and I went yard saleing with some friends, it was kind of wet out so there were not alot of yard sales but we just so happen to stop at one that had clothes in both of our sizes. Nick got 10 shirts all name brand and very nice for $10. I got a mixture of 15 dresses, shirts and dress pants for $10. Brans like New York and Company and Ann Taylor Loft. All my size, even petite. Today I got some pretty awesome deals that I'm very excited to share with you, you meaning my mom and sister since you are the only ones who will read this! :)
The first picture below is two cups and saucers I got at a thrift store today, I paid $2 for each set and when I got home I relized they were starbucks brand and originally $19 a set! What steal!


The other pictures are of my sunglasses I got in the mail today, 10 pairs of sunglasses actually. www.hip2save.com ( one of my favorite deal/coupon websites) had posted a deal last week, 10 pairs of womens sunglasses for $10 plus $6 shipping! That means I paid $1.60 a pair. I was a little worried that they would be older style cheap glasses but I was pleased to find out I was wrong! They were all cute and name brand! Well except for 1 pair. But hey 9 out of 10 works for me! And they all still had their original price tags on them. I paid $16 for $240 worth of sunglasses! I love getting deals like that! I posted pictures of my wearing my 4 favorite pair. :)