Monday, October 3, 2011

More Recipes for Monday

Sigh... it is so sad to see another weekend come to an end. Hubby and I had a great time walking for Race for the Cure to support my friend Erica. It was actually somewhat chilly in the morning, which was nice! To celebrate at school we made pink mustaches for all the boys, and someone even showed up with pink shoelaces!

And after doing Race for the Cure, I REALLY want a pair of these!

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We spent the rest of the weekend being SUPER lazy. Many naps were involved. We also were able to catch up on our shows, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family and a new one: Pan Am! Have you guys watched it yet? It is actually somewhat intriguing!


So the 30-Day Go Fresh Challenge is almost coming to a close. We only have 4 more days left! For the most part, we actually made everything that we ate from scratch, or we went organic (ie making chicken broth each week was getting a little too hectic). Or, we would try to eat out at restaurants that promoted local and organic menus, like Ruggles and Stella Sola. Hubby's Birthday made it a little difficult to not eat at home all the time....

To celebrate finishing the challenge we are going to have a huge vegging out party involving ordering a pizza along with lots of Ben & Jerry's! Speaking of which, have you heard?



I'm so excited to try this on Friday (the day we are allowed to quit the challenge). But I have also heard some stores are banning the flavor? I hope it is just a rumor! 

And now on to our recipes! Last week we made:





This is the dressing we used. I would have made my own, but I couldn't find fresh cranberries so I went the lazy route!

Hope you guys had an awesome weekend! I'm so glad October is here! Did you do anything fun this weekend? Have you been catching up on any good shows?

Happy Monday!

21 comments:

Cara Kuhl said...

looks like a great round-up of recipes ~ happy to discover you!

Huckleberry Creative said...

I'm loving PanAm too! And the spinach pesto pasta sounds delich!

That Chelsea Girl™ said...

Yum, great recipes! I enjoyed Pan Am, I'll probably keep watching it. Happy Monday!

Punctuation Mark said...

i loved Alec on SNL... he looks fantastic after losing all the weight!

{The Perfect Palette} said...

Glad to know that I'm not alone in my new found obsession for the show, Pam Am! Great show :)

Kyla said...

Aww, I'm glad you had a good time on the Race for a Cure! And as always, those recipes look delicious! Congrats on (almost) making through the challenge! :)

Janette said...

Yummy recipes!!!! And I love love love pink shoe laces.. Way to represent a good cause!

Janette, the Jongleur

Susan said...

Yumm!! Jess that apple salad and the italian wedding soup look so yummy! I love love love italian wedding and I'm sure homemade was even more delicious! Sounds like you had a great weekend. I really want to try watching Pan Am, I heard it's supposed to be really good! I have a long long list of shows I need to watch. How I Met Your Mother is just the best. I love it! Happy Monday!

natasha {schue love} said...

MMMM the pesto pasta salad looks RIGHT up my alley!

Breeanna @ a brilliant melody said...

Is that rum in ice cream? Sign me up!

Claire said...

mmm...italian soup and pear gorgonzola salad! and love your support for breast cancer! those pink shoes are pretty cool!

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Michelle's Style File said...

Love those pink sneakers!

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Michelle
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amy (fearless homemaker) said...

the pasta with zucchini + pecans sounds really interesting. i've never tried that combo but i can see how it would be delicious. will give it a try!

Unknown said...

Delicious recipes! Glad you raced for the cure and had a good time...
those shoes are super cute! Have a great week...and before you know it, the weekend will be here again :)

Vanessa, Take only Memories said...

I am so intrigued by Pan AM. Looks like a great show!

henning love said...

i love that photo with the pink moustache, my husband and i have a thing for moustaches don't ask why :-) those recipes look great jess! especially the spinach pesto yum!

Unknown said...

ohman. i'm sooo obsessed with pan am!

Louise said...

oooh I love those pink sneakers! xx

Marina said...

That new tv shows sounds like something I would really enjoy! :) You had a wonderful weekend and thank you for sharing it with us :)

Marina said...

That new tv shows sounds like something I would really enjoy! :) You had a wonderful weekend and thank you for sharing it with us :)

Chelsea Finn said...

Those recipes sound so yummy! After this I would celebrate too! That ice cream sounds so interesting. Hopefully they don't ban it!

<3Chelsea Elizabeth
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