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Pasta, My Pasta!

Did someone say carbs?

I have a serious, deep-down, get-in-mah-bellie, love-affair with pasta. Blame it on my Italian roots, or the fact that most Hispanics love Olive Garden. Seriously, it was a childhood staple. When I got to college however, the OG was a luxury I couldn’t afford, so I learned how to make my own dishes inspired by Tuscany via FoodNetwork and The Travel Channel. Those late night study session would have been far less memorable with plain old pizza.

Enter: My Crafty Creations Meet – Spinach & Chicken with Bowties

Mean Green Delicious!
Mean Green Delicious!

A little parmesan alfredo sauce, some frozen spinach, broccoli and cauliflower…VOILA! You’ve got yourself a scrumptious dinner. I recommend using large spinach leaves or wilting fresh spinach on your own (it’s easy, don’t flip) so that your pasta doesn’t come out looking quite so bacterial-y. Go for fierce!
Learning experiences, friends. Don’t judge.

The beau and I both share a love for pasta. However, we also realize that we cannot be stuffing our gobs with this delectable goodness all the time, so we’ve really taken to other scrumptious grainy goods.

Here we have some couscous!

Toss in some steamable couscous (Central MArket - $2), sliced bella mushrooms, onions, peppers and sirloin. What a COMBO!
Toss in some steamable couscous (Central Market – $2), sliced bella mushrooms, onions, peppers and sirloin. What a COMBO!

 

The couscous is a current FAVE!
Use a table-spoon of EVOO or Butter to sauté your veggies. I used a spray or two of PAM Olive Oil to cook my sirloin. Season the steak with salt, cracked pepper and a two tablespoons of Teriyaki sauce.
This meal takes less than 20 minutes to throw together and plate. It’s also wondermous! Mmmm!

Enjoy!

XO,
Sarah

 

 

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Study Nights

Midterms are HERE!I’ve got 3 exams in the next couple of days and would be completely lying to you if I said I wasn’t stressed. What happens when I stress, you ask? I BAKE! Ginormous amounts of cookies, brownies, blondies, cupcakes…pretty much using everything we have in the pantry and occasionally adding random “what happens when I add this” ingredients. It’s not quite full-on nerd science, but I still feel like Dr. Bunsen.

Sadly, I’ve been so consumed with studying that I haven’t even attempted to step away from this desk longer than a 10 minute coffee run and to buy some much needed hair products (seriously, frizz central over here). The boys tried to distract me earlier and all they got was my best “Quit it, I’m studying for my O.W.L.s!” exasperated look.

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Best eye-roll, ever.

It’s been quite a week so far! I haven’t averaged more than 3 hours of sleep a night, naturally – I look and feel like a troll. Wicked sexy, huh?

Maybe I can get some baking in tomorrow. For now, I’ll share the nummlies we’ve had over the past few days. I’ll be sure to post recipes soon!

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Parmesan Alfredo Primavera
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Crockpot recipe!

Despite all this yummy food, I’ve been hitting my 1200 cal mark! 😀 Thank goodness for squeezing this jiggliness in some spandex and getting to the gym! 7 pounds down, folks!

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Legen….wait for it…DARY!

Study break, over! Getting back to my books.

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