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She’s a Maniac, Maniac With a Sponge!

Posted on March 23, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Cue the music…

Alternate title (without leg warmers):

What happens when I think my boyfriend could be lying in a ditch somewhere dying from a snakebite…

Notice the time difference?

Yeah…

It started out innocently enough…

I’m just washing the dishes left over from dinner a couple of nights ago.

Then I wipe off the kitchen counters and accidentally sweep some crumbs onto the floor.

So I get out the broom…

and then the mop…

The next couple of hours are all a blur…

Until I found myself in the standing in the shower, covered in Comet with a sponge in my hand.

What, doesn’t everybody get inside the shower to clean it?

If so, I’m sure you also take enough time to take a picture when you notice that your toenail polish matches the Comet EXACTLY!

On the one hand, there are PLENTY of other ways to determine how much a person truly cares about you.

On the other hand, at least if he HAD died, my place would’ve been MORE than presentable for the wake 😉

Luckily, he DID live through it…otherwise all this effort would have gone to waste.

Step 1: Score a super cheap pepperoni pizza

Step 2: Take said pepperoni pizza home.

Step 3: ~~Deflower~~ De-pepperoni the pizza.

Step 4: Cover it in everything but the kitchen sink.*

*kale, mushrooms, grilled chicken, onions, kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, cauliflower

Step 5: Bake.

Step 6: Eat.

Step 7: Drink.

What do you do when you’re worried/upset about something?
Usually, I head to the gym, but I’m about 99% sure after today that this method is much more effective…gets your heart rate up AND your house looks oh so sparkly afterwards.

One side effect: “Sponge arm”…aka, I’m almost positive the my right bicep is now double the size of my left!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Broccoli Babe, cleaning, pizza, wine | 10 Comments

Kalamata Olive Hummus

Posted on March 22, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

I know it doesn’t happen very often, but I have something very serious that I just need to get out there in the open. I ask you please to have it in your heart not to judge me.

Ok, here goes…

The other day I started to ponder a very serious question. One that had me wondering who I am and what I believe in…what I find value in…how easily I can be manipulated by the the masses.

Exactly how much worth do I put in pre-made hummus??

Today’s subject…Trader Joe’s Kalamata Olive Hummus.

Why is it that when I see a wall of multiple hummus varieties in the supermarket, I feel ~~drawn~~ COMPELLED to purchase one? Please tell me I’m not alone.

I think what gets me the most is the allure of all the many different variations/flavors/blends that catches my attention…and then my curiosity/hedonism takes over. Perhaps you guys remember how I went all weak in the knees over this hummus on my last trip to Trader Joe’s?

With it’s perfectly creamy consistency, just the right amount of olive flavor, and a hint of lemon, believe me, it was love at first dip.

Ahhhh…

Wait, where was I??

Oh yeah, so I’ll have you guys know, that I stood…staring at this container of hummus for a good solid 5 minutes. Then I walked around the store, practically becoming Pavlov’s four-legged friend contemplating it more…went back to the “hummus section” and stood there for another 2 or 3 minutes…

While some may need time to think over purchases such as expensive electronics, new cars, or life insurance plans, I deliberating over a $1.99 pot of ground up chickpeas.

But then I thought, why should I pay MORE than it costs for one can of chickpeas just to have instant hummus gratification?

And then I found these:

Wait, let me be a bit more specific:

Ok, that’s better.

Then I went home and I put these with this:

And then, absolute magic happened.

Now that wasn’t so hard!

Kalamata Olive Hummus

by Heather Powers

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: N/A

Ingredients

1 can chickpeas, drained with liquid reserved
15-20 kalamata olives, pitted
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy slowly adding enough of the reserved liquid until creamy (I used about 1/3 cup).

And the flavor is just as good if not better than the original!

Now to see about recreating the sun-dried tomato flavor…

What is your favorite flavor of hummus?

Do you regularly purchase pre-made or do you prefer to make it yourself?

Posted in Snacks | Tagged hummus, olives, recipe, Trader Joe's | 20 Comments

Where’s the Purple?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Well boos, it’s that time of week again!

Time to bring out those delicious eats and party like it’s ~~1999~~ Wednesday!

Happy What I Ate Wednesday!

Be sure to hop on over to Peas & Crayons to show some support for the gorgeous gal that makes this celebration possible each and every week!

Love you Jenn!

While my eats may not be as GREEN as they’ve been in the past, I seem to have hit almost every color of the rainbow for this week’s WIAW:

BLACK coffee in my favorite GREEN mug!

Quickly followed by my BROWN bowl of oats:

Protein oats with banana and half a square of bakers chocolate.

A couple hours later, I grabbed a RED apple to tide me over until lunch.

Gotta love the crunch of a fresh ripe Honeycrisp!

My lunch was a delicious mix of BROWN GREEN and ORANGE:

After our fishing trip on Sunday, BB and I went to a cajun restaurant where I ordered the sampler platter of jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans and rice. I could only finish half (huge portion) so I enjoyed it the next day alongside a fresh GREEN salad with some of this dressing.

As I headed out the door to run a few errands, I grabbed a bunch of GREEN grapes to snack on along the way:

Plump. Juicy. And on sale!

Among my errands, was a daunting task…

Luckily, my dear friend LUNA had stowed away in my bag because halfway through the course I got a case of the tummy rumbles.

Favorite flavor…but only because I’ve yet to find this one!

As soon as I got home, there was no time to think of what to make for dinner. I simply opened the fridge and picked out the first few things I made eye contact with: