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Grocery Haul & Ninja Cookies

Posted on March 9, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

So I promised you guys some deets on the Trader Joe’s run from last weekend.

Well, I did a little shopping today too so I thought I’d just round everything up for one big grocery haul ~~fiasco~~ post!

Last weekend, I convinced BB that we absolutely positively HAD to go to Trader Joe’s…I lured him in with fro-yo

We both got cake batter and pistachio swirl and his looked like mine only without as much color….sprinkle hater!

Then it was off to TJ’s!!

I know, I know…WHAT was I thinking with those spreads? I’ve still got another 3 WEEKS until Easter!

And that is why they are buried in the deep dark depths of my pantry…but I swear they’re taunting me! 😉

Oh and that kalamata hummus is my new FAVORITE!! I’ve had to pace myself so as not to eat the entire container in one sitting.

In the not so sparkly (haha, get it…sprinkles?) natural food shopping, I hit up the local warehouse store to replenish my veggie bulk stash…

1 pound of greens, 3 pounds each of broccoli and carrots, 5 pounds of oranges, 24oz mushrooms and whole wheat English muffs x 2 (I’ve seriously been craving these lately…can’t wait to whip up some sort of drippy yolk sandwich!)

Then there was the other stop for the day…

I will have you guys know, I went into Food Lion JUST for the Chobani sale (yeah right…we all know my track record with keeping focussed in a grocery store) when out of nowhere, I was blindsighted!

I’m talking serious jujitsu pulled on me in the middle of the dairy aisle…

Marie’s all natural yogurt dressing, organic romaine x 2 (on sale for 99 cents yo!), my beloved Chobanis (2 for $2), cage-free eggs, green grapes, and…

BIRTHDAY CAKE OREOS?!

C’mon, I just couldn’t resist after being taunted with them for weeks on commercials, food blogs, AND Instagram!

I had a pretty tough week at work and Monday I actually went to THREE different stores looking for them, but couldn’t find them anywhere.

One whiff of the inside of the bag after opening and I swear my eyes rolled back into my head.

Then just when I thought my senses were overloaded with the sight of SPRINKLES,

I took a bite…

And then I passed out in the kitchen floor!

Ok, not really but seriously I believe it was fate for me to discover this c~~ake~~ ~~cookie~~ HEAVEN!

Confession time: What has crept into your cart lately?

Any grand plans for the weekend?
I had a very long and stressful week, so other than a housewarming party for a friend tomorrow, BB and I are just chillaxing around the casa!

Posted in Shopping, Snacks | Tagged fro-yo, groceries, Oreos, sprinkles, Trader Joe's | 19 Comments

New Breakfast Pizza & Green Eats

Posted on March 7, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Hey loves!

I hope you all are having a great week so far…sorry I went a little MIA on you guys. BB and I had a busy yet FUN weekend and well, I guess it took me a couple of days to recover! Lol

So, it’s already that time of week again…time to bring out our very best foodie photos and inspire others to get in the kitchen and create drool-worthy food of their own!

Happy What I Ate Wednesday!

And our lovely Jenn just came up with a new theme for the month of March…

I am MORE than excited for this month’s weekly parties…

Not only because green is my favorite color, my signature veggie is a broccoli, and I’m part Irish, but because including more greens into your diet is incredibly easy and so much fun once you get to experimenting.

I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Ok, enough rambling, how about we get to the goods?

After I got home from the gym yesterday (day 23 of the LiveFit trainer…woo hoo!), I was craving protein in a major way and what better way to get a good dose of healthy protein but to whip up a Breakfast “Dessert” Pizza?!

This time I used cream cheese as the base instead of peanut butter (for obvious Lenty reasons) and swiped on a bit of pumpkin butter before adding some banana slices, dried cranberries, and coconut.

I swear it was even BETTER than the original version!

For lunch, I had a salad of spinach, mushrooms, and carrots and topped it off with a big ol’ spoonful of salsa.

But that’s not all I had…

I’ve been on a bit of a hot dog kick since I picked up these chicken ones again from Trader Joe’s over the weekend (grocery post soon to come).

Yesterday I remembered to pack some bread in my lunchbox…the day before, I sorta forgot and had to get resourceful…

Enter leftover taco shells from our Mexican themed potluck a few months ago!
(don’t worry, they were still sealed…I’m not THAT desperate)

I have to say, the “taco” dogs weren’t bad, but there’s nothing like sinking your teeth into soft fluffy bread.

Mmm, carbs!!

Snacks throughout the day included some of my favorites:

Honeycrisp apple, individual Smart Pop popcorn, and my latest Luna bar steal…I got 6 of these babies marked down for 49 CENTS!

I’m working my late shift this week, so by the time I got home around 7:45pm, all I wanted was dinner in my face in 15 minutes or less.

It took 17 minutes.

Another TJ’s find: Pesto-marinated chicken breast, sweet potato topped with avocado and steamed broccoli

Think I could’ve gotten any more green on that plate?

Wait, I know my audience…don’t answer that!

What is your favorite way to GREEN up a meal?

Random Question (aka, I’m bored and can’t think of anything else):
What is the last thing you touched…besides your computer?

Posted in Breakfast, Entree, What I Ate Wednesday | Tagged avocado, Broccoli Babe, chicken, greens, popcorn, sweet potato, Trader Joe's, veggies | 21 Comments

Pretzel Crack & Other Things

Posted on March 1, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Hey guys!

I don’t have long, BB and I are about to head out for our new weekly tradition with a couple of our friends…

Thursday Trivia Night!

They have it at our local Mexican restaurant. If you win first or second place, you get a gift card to the restaurant…and well, if you come in 6th out of 8 teams like we did last week, you get to kick yourself in the rear over each and every question you answered incorrectly.

Before I get on to explaining the title of this post, I’d like to take a minute and welcome any new readers that have come over from Be @ Home! Hey guys! 🙂

For my regular readers, Be @ Home is a home decor blog where you can find just about ANYTHING to fit your tastes…design tips, crafting projects, you name it…if you’ve never heard about it, you totally need to check it out!

I also want to say a BIG thank you to Jennifer for featuring me on The Best of the Web…I am truly honored! 🙂

So, I’m kinda looking forward to Thursdays lately…not just because tomorrow is Friday, and not just for trivia night, but it always seems that by Thursday of each week, I just can’t wait to share something with you guys 🙂

Let’s see what made the list this week!

MUSIC

Am I the only one who gets a little trigger happy after clicking “buy” for the first time?

I swear I only got on iTunes yesterday to download the Phoenix and The Black Keys songs. One hour and twenty mouse clicks later…

Oh and that last song?

I like a pretty wide variety of music, but I would never really consider myself a “country music fan”…

I know, I live next to the country music capital of the world…it should be illegal, right?

But you have GOT to hear these ladies sing!

Pretty catchy, right? Yeah, I’ve been humming it for over 24 hours now! Lol

SPECIAL DELIVERY

Over the weekend, while playing some pool with my rockstar boyfriend and his friends, I posted this on Instagram:

Cinnamon-flavored crack sticks! Seriously people…you can’t have just one ~~handful~~!

Little did I know a certain Insta-ninja started scheming a plan after seeing that pic and these babies showed up on my doorstep yesterday!

Not one, but TWO containers!

Of which I promptly began quality assurance testing…

Yeah, by the looks of the dent I made in that container on the left, I’d say these will last oh about…a month!

PHOTO EDITING

While listening to all my new tuneage that I virtually emptied my wallet on, I turned my attention to something a little more thrifty:

What do you guys think of my new desktop background?

Nothing like FREE photo editing!

I’ve used the free version of Picnik for a while now to enhance some of the pictures I post on the blog, but did you know that come middle of April, Picnik will be no more?

Yeah, yeah, yeah….so sad.

Butttttttttt, did you know that until then, all the “premium fonts/effects/other really cool stuff” that you used to have to pay to use is now…

Totally FREE!?!?

Go forth into the wonderful world of FREE picniking…edit till your little heart’s content!

Just be warned…