More Ugly Sweater Pics!

More Ugly Sweater Pics!

1st Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party

J and I hosted our 1st Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party!
Here are a few pics....more to come!

the end of the night....playing catch phrase


group shot! look at that ugliness

Jess, Rachel, Kelli (sister) and I

Angie & Andy

Greg & Darcy

Ugly sweater cheese

our bartender Geoff (thanks for all the yummy martinis!)
notice the pack of lights under the sweater...clever

hot cocoa bar...colored marshmallows, peppermint schnapps, candy canes, choc. stirring sticks


the bar...we served chocolate, apple, and pomegranate martinis

Jeremy and I dressed to impress

Our front door decor

Mike (brother-in-law) being good

Rachel, Kelli, and I


more pics to come!

Romantic Dinner for Two

For Jeremy and I's wedding I made him a homemade coupon book :)

Last night he used his first one...

So I whipped up the Cranberry Spinach Stuffed Chicken (found in labels:Chicken) that he loves so much.

we had a side of butternut squash and Uncle Ben's chicken flavored brown rice

I made the protein pumpkin recipe I posted last week (labels:pumpkin).

As the saying goes....don't judge a book by its cover....same goes for pie :) This was soooo tasty and packed with protein!

Getting ready for our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party tomorrow! Don't worry...I will post lots of pics!

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

www.sarabconsulting.com

Breakfast Burrito

J and I love breakfast burritos for breakfast....lunch....dinner....whenever really!

With great quality protein coming for the eggs, complex carbs from the veggies and whole wheat tortilla, and healthy fats from the avocado...it's a balanced meal (Sara B Consulting principle)!

Breakfast Burritos

Big ole' whole wheat tortillas from our coop (New Pioneer) and Laughing Cow cheese....so good!

sliced avocado on warmed tortilla (about 15 secs in microwave) with cheese

couple whole eggs and the rest egg whites mixed with sauteed spinach and red peppers

sometimes we melt fat free cottage cheese within the eggs to make them even creamier

a side of sauteed parsnips! just like hashbrowns!

Until next time...

look good, do good, feel good

www.sarabconsulting.com

Banana Applesauce Bread

Banana Applesauce Bread

from the Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook
Ingredients:

2 C whole wheat flour
1/2 packed Splenda brown sugar
1 T baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp baking soda

4 egg whites beaten until fluffy

1 C mashed bananas

1/2 C buttermilk of skim milk with 1T lemon juice

1/3 C unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp Watkins vanilla

1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional)

1/2 C raisins (optional)
1 T orange zest (optional)

cooking spray

Instructions:

Preheat over to 350F. Lightly coat one bread loaf pan with cooking spray. In large bowl combine dry ingredients. In another medium bowl, beat egg whites until fluffy. Prepare soured milk and pour this, bananas, vanilla, and applesauce into a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just combined. Fold in egg whites, nuts, raisins, and orange zest. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 55minutes. Enjoy!

Walnut, Apple, Whole Wheat Cookies

(can be found in the archives under cookies)

I ran out of counter space :)

J and I got our Christmas tree on Friday! It's a bit early for us but we have to get all our decor up for our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party this Saturday! Don't worry...we'll take lots of pics:)

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

www.sarabconsulting.com

Thanksgiving! Mashed Carrot Sweet Potatoes!

Well...it seems we flew right past Thanksgiving and are officially in the Christmas season!
But before I go into any Holiday treats....I have to show the highlights for our thankful day.
J and I and his parents went to our friend Geoff's house for turkey, oyster-sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pies galore....and

Smashed Carrot Sweet Potatoes! sooooo goood!

Ingredients: (I times the recipe by 5 to make a big batch)

2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

1 large carrot, peeled and cut into chunks

1/2-1C low-sodium vegetable stock or Watkins Chicken broth

1 tsp grated orange rind

Pinch each cinnamon and ginger

1 T Splenda brown sugar

2 T Smart Balance or light butter

1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions:

Roast sweet potatoes and carrots at 425F for 40ish minutes (until soft). Add cooked veggies to spices, butter, brown sugar and broth. Mash with potato masher or in mixer.

I also made my famous Whole Wheat Pumpkin Cran Muffins with REAL pumpkin and roasted pumpkin seeds (both found in the archives under pumpkin).

Thanksgiving!

J's mom Beth with the marinating turkey

Turkey before...Turkey after....yum! It was sooo moist and delicious.

Geoff and his girlfriend Darcy...its martini season according to Geoff!

The spread!

Thanks Geoff and Darcy for a wonderful Thanksgiving!

to come....banana bread and squash casserole

Until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

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