Farmers Market Bruschetta

T O M A T O E S ! 

I was too lazy to make some pizza dough to put them on pizza, so I went with making Bruschetta. I found this recipe online and went to chopping. 

 First chop up 1 1/2 lbs. of tomatoes. 

Next add your garlic. Yes it is more than the 2 cloves the recipe states, but #1 the spicy garlic adds a nice kick #2 garlic contains three powerful compounds that help your body help and prevent infections. 

Next add in your oil, vinegar, Basil, salt & pepper. Yes I cheated & used the "tube 'o Basil". (It tastes just as good btw)

T A D A !! 

Bruschetta. 

Some serve on top of crunchy bread, I prefer chips.

Enjoy! 

Hot Cocoa from Scratch

Sometimes it's more fun to make things from scratch rather than just tearing open a pre made pack. 

Can't beat hot cocoa on a rainy day, so here's what we made. 

Mix 

1 cup vanilla almond milk

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp cocoa

dash of salt

Stir until combined in a pot on the stove and hot. 

Enjoy!

Furlough Foodie - Guacamole & Spaghetti Squash

One of the perks of living in Southern California are the avocados. During late summer you can pick up 25 for $5.00 from fruit vendors on the corner. Now that fall is upon us you can still find a couple tasty avocados at the grocery store. This week they're on sale for .69 each. 

This meal is from a favorite blog of mine, Oh She Glows. I was checking out her seasonal recipes and stumbled upon this spaghetti squash recipe.

The government is still shut down, so this is the perfect meal for fall & inexpensive. 

You can find the recipe here.

Cost of the meal?

Spaghetti Squash @ .99/lb......................$ 4.39
Spices - we already had
Tomato - picked from the garden
Avocado @ .69 / each ..........................$ 1.38
Red Onion - we already had
Cilantro - already had a tube
Lime - keep stocked in the frig for my water

Less than $10 for 4 servings. Enjoy! 

Countdown to #9 for Gift Giving Ideas

Sweets. Who doesn't like sweets during the holiday. My only preference is that they don't send you into a sugar coma after having one bite. Recently we checked out Happy Herbivore's from our local library.

In there we found some delicious Strawberry Cupcakes. We added some toasted almonds for a little sprinkle.

Enjoy!

Furlough Foodie

Our family was spared at the 11th hour from this government shutdown. THANK GOODNESS because our "emergency savings" would have only carried us for about a month. Eek! 

We got lucky, but it still has me worried. What if?

Off to find low cost, but still delicious & filling meals. I googled what I had in my frig "carrots, celery, and rice" and this recipe popped up.

I subbed the spinach with kale, chicken bouillon for vegetable, and added two cloves of garlic. Everything gets thrown into the pot & dinner is done in 30 minutes or less. I was a little worried my four year old would wrinkle her nose to the kale so I served it up with some faux chicken nuggets. (faux chicken nuggets? chicken nuggets minus the chicken, but not a lot of ingredients either. Our family tries to maximize plant foods and minimize animal products)

It's creamy enough that I didn't add any butter, but I wish I had a lemon. Next time! 

Enjoy!






  

Top 10 Adorable Gifts this Holiday Season

If holiday decor hasn't ambushed your local department store, it soon will! I'm here to help get your brain freeze this gift giving holiday season.

Here is your #10 gift idea - Toiletry Bag.

 - fill with great soaps / body wash

- include a "coupon" for a weekend away

- great prints for kids & adults

**50% off COUPON**Comment below on what your 

favorite print is at the store. Winner will be 

chosen Wednesday, October 2nd 7:00 pst, using random.org. 

For an extra entry visit my facebook page and leave

a comment with your favorite toiletry bag print. 

I will contact the winner Thursday morning! 

Good luck !

Check back next Monday for #9 on the countdown.