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Frustrations and free salads

November 9, 2010 by 3 Comments

I’m frustrated with my schedule for next semester.  Because I got hosed by financial aid I have to work A LOT this year, which also means I have to take fewer classes.  And there just aren’t many classes offered next semester that will fit into my criteria, so it looks like I will only be taking two classes next semester.  A&P(which I had this semester but dropped and I’m SO glad I did- there’s no way I would have survived the semester if I hadn’t dropped it!) and Food Microbiology.  And since I can only take 2 classes that officially puts me at least a semester behind where I wanted to be with my degree plan.  :(  And I don’t think I’ll be able to take classes this summer(see above note about getting hosed by financial aid).  This super sucks!  Maybe next year the financial aid office won’t be so incredibly horrid to me and I can take an extra class or two to make up for this year…

Anyway, enough with the heavy!  Who wants some FREE SALAD?!  Like forever ago foodbuzz/fresh express sent out a bunch of salad coupons and I completely forgot about them!  I found them the other day and I was like yipee! 

Want a coupon?

The first FIVE people that leave a comment (on my actual blog, not on facebook or twitter) will get some free salad!  Just comment telling me your favorite things to put on your salad and that coupon is yours! 

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P.S. thanks foodbuzz and fresh express!!!

 

Last night I had this really yummy salad for dinner…

Spinach, Annie’s Goddess Dressing, mushrooms, carrot, chickpeas, tomatoes, and sunflower seeds.  NOM!

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Well, gotta run!  I’ve got juice to juice, a paper to write, homework to do, and a test to study for!

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Sugar and spice and everything nice

November 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

1) I just realized I didn’t post a picture of the breakfast sammich with my last blog post.  So here it is!

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2) I made apple cider!!  I can’t believe I’ve never made it before- it was SO easy!

Here’s what you do…

Homemade Apple Cider

Ingredients:
2 quarts apple juice (I made my own in my juicer with some honeycrisp apples cause I’m cool like that)
1/4 cup mulling spices

Directions:
Put your apple juice in a saucepan and add the mulling spices.  Simmer for however long you want (I think I simmered mine for about 30 mins).  Strain the mulling spices from the apple juice.  Drink up!  Seriously, it’s that easy!  And really really delicious!

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And that’s a wrap!

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Winner winner…

November 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

That’s me!  I won something!  I signed up for a give away from Open Sky and I won!  It’s an herbal non soap face cleanser.  I haven’t tried it yet, but I can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks Open Sky- you guys ROCK!

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On to juice-o-mania 2010!  Today’s concoction included a beet, a carrot, ginger, and an apple.  It was SO good!   (the ginger adds a really nice warmth to it!)

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I had a looooong day at work today.  Literally, I worked TEN hours!  Whew, I’m pooped!!!

When I finally got home from work I prepped some stuff for breakfast sammies for the week.  These things are AWESOME!  Don’t worry, I’m giving you the recipe.  You’ll definitely want to thank me for this one.

Sarah’s Awesome Vegan Breakfast Sammiches

(Print this recipe!)

Ingredients:
1 package of tofu
a little olive oil or cooking spray
your fav vegan breakfast meat- I like gimme lean sausage style or Yve’s canadian bacon
english muffins
salt and pepper

Directions:
To make your tofu…  Press some of the water out of it, then slice into about 6 slices.  Spray your baking sheet with a little mist of olive oil or cooking spray.  Place your tofu slices in the baking pan.  Spritz the top of them and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Throw ‘em in the oven on 475F for about 10-15 ish mins per side (watch them closely, that time is an estimate).  When they’re nice and golden brown, they’re done!

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Next work on your veggie breakfast meat.  Cook it up according to package directions.

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Once your done, assemble your sammich.  Put your veggie meat and tofu on a toasted english muffin ( I like the Ezekial 4:9 kind).  You can also add your favorite vegan cheese to your sammy!  Eat to your hearts content!

 

They are really really good and I swear they keep me full for a good 5 hours!  Nom!

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All I can say is that my life is pretty plain…

November 5, 2010 by 1 Comment

And it’s okay!  Sometimes I wish I could be more of a jet setter, go to all of the super fun veggie fests and blogger conventions and whatnot.  But then I remember that I’m in school and can’t afford it! ;)  Ah well… some day maybe!  

Right now the most exciting thing going on is that I got a new juicer!!!  I had one that was insanely old and didn’t work all that well.  It died this afternoon and my hubby was like why don’t we go get a new one!  I was like whaaaaa?  (he never wants to spend money, it’s crazy!)  And I was like heck yes!  So off to costco we went- I’ve had my eye on one there for a while.  (I actually would like one of those fancy pants breville’s but I can not affordo one of those!)  But I got a Jack Lalane ultimate juicer and it works GREAT! 

juice!And of course since I was at Costco I just HAD to stock up on my fruits and veggies in massive quantities!

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And the first juice from the new juicer is…

Apple, carrots, and kale!  It was sooooooo good!!!

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NOM!

After we finished playing with the juicer I started dinner.

Portabella fajitas!  And those would be home made tortillas in case you’re wondering!  Very good!

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I’m pooped- I’m headed to bed! 

Goodnight!

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will study for food…

November 3, 2010 by 2 Comments

Yup, I’m still up.  It’s 4 am!  I have two projects due tomorrow and also a test and I was nowhere near finishing them so I just decided to stay up and work on all of it!  It has been a looooong couple of days.

Guess what happened last night?

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No idea what happened or who did it.  But if I find out who did this I’m going to channel my inner Chuck Norris and give ‘em a swift roundhouse kick to the head!  Justin came home from work and said did you know that your back window is busted out?  I was like whaaaaaa???  Yup.  It was.  Insurance was called, but they didn’t cover it and the cost was below my deductable, so they weren’t really interested in my broken window.

So today I got on the phone calling some auto glass places and found one that would come to my house and replace the window(I couldn’t drive anywhere- the glass was barely hanging on).  Then it started raining.  Hard.  So I got to run out in the freezing cold rain and put trash bags and draped some sheets over the window to try to keep the inside of my car dry.  And the glass place couldn’t come to replace it with the rain.  Boo.

Then the glass guy came by and saved the day!  Around 7 he dropped by and said I’m off work but I live close and I was on my way home so I thought I’d drop by and take care of your window before I headed home for the night.  Yippeee!!!  Thanks so much glass dude- you rock!

So now I have a back window.  And it cost me almost $300.  And someone got off scott free for busting out my window.  That sounds fair, right?

 

Anyhoo….

Projects are all done.  A Chem assignment and a Nutritional Analysis of an elderly woman.  And now I’ve begun studying for my test!

 

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So much coffee! (yes, that mug really is almost as big as my head!)

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All right- back to work!  Goodnight!

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