I went to Fresh Market and Trader Joe’s this week for groceriies.  Between the two stores I spent $84!  That’s huge considering how expensive everything is at The Fresh Market.  I ended up getting my tilapia, shrimp, and as a treat 10 stuffed escargot shells for Tony.  They have the escargot and herb butter mixture all in each shell and I end up baking them in my mini muffin tin.  He loves them!

When I got home, as I was putting away my groceries I remembered I never tried the kale I bought last week, so I ended up trying kale chips.  I had about 2 cups of chopped kale, drizzled about 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and mixed that around.  The sprinkled parmesan cheese and grey sea salt and cooked them for about 15 minutes in a 375 oven.  The result?  Not much flavor at all.  First I expected bitterness, maybe I overcooked them because they were very fragile.  I tried dipping them in jalapeno mustard but it wasn’t coming together.  I probably ate about half of what I made.

My sammie, however, was delicious!

• 1 ounce corned beef
• 1/2 ounce swiss cheese
• 1 slice Trader Joe’s 10 grain bread
• .5 ounce sauerkraut
• 1 teaspoon thousand island dressing

This whole lunch was only 310 calories, 15 fat (mostly from the olive oil) and 27 carbs

Then by the Fresh Market is a DSW, and they have a huge clearance room.  I was able to get a new pair of gym shoes for only $25 with tax!  They are Saucony brand.

um, can you tell blue is my favorite color?!

Menu for the Week:

• turkey tetrazzini
• grilled tilapia tacos with refried beans and Mexican rice
• white chicken chili over baked potatos
• shrimp scampi over thin spaghetti with garden salad
• tofu stir fry for me and Hannah and beef and broccoli stir fry for Tony

See you at dinner!

Yep, supposedly we are going to get up to six inches of snow by tomorrow!  Last December 1st Hannah had a snow day from school, so hopefully we won’t repeat that this year!

I defrosted steak last night, but didn’t use it, so I diced up some for a steak/egg scramble with an ounce of peasant bread with a pat of butter.

448 calories, 21 fat, 15 carbs

 Now I am of to continue the laundry, clean out the fridge and make my menu for the week and grocery shop!  So happy I have one more day off!  See you later!

He found a movie I would like on t.v., For Your Consideration.  It’s the same cast as in Best in Show, and a Mighty Wind.  I just love those type of quirky movies!  So with coffee in hand, Tony went to make me breakfast.  SO GOOD!  The surprise though was that there were scrambled eggs with Tabasco in the middle!  I have a feeling this will keep me full for a long time.

Then I took Ed on a short 1 mile walk – too many other dogs at the trail and he is not friendly to other dogs!

My turkey soup turned out okay, but the noodles ended up kind of gummy.  I added them to the simmering pot thinking they would could slow, maybe I should have cooked them as instructed and then add to the soup? 

Hannah and I are going to start Christmas decorating, much to Tony’s dismay.  If it were up to him we wouldn’t put anything out until the third week of Christmas!  Since its about 40 degrees today, we figured we would start with the lights on the deck.  See you later!