Day 7: Oops

Okay, kids. It has been a busy week. Because it is my last week and B has been spending the week with me, I have been busy beyond belief. I have found myself being very lazy lately even though I feel like I have so much to do before summer is over (which for me is in 3 weeks).Still, I have great news: B has a job interview tomorrow; I hope that they can work with his availability :]

Tonight on the agenda, I plan on pretending to be a good little housewife and cleaning everything (hopefully burning a few calories). This place is a disaster. While I am not sure it will happen, it needs to before tomorrow!

Sorry for not keeping my food inspirations, interests, and journals posted-- I honestly thought about it each night, but I just didn't do it. I am going to try to get myself to do it better, really. I want to start sharing more recipes, tips and learning experiences.

So, today....
Breakfast: Are you kidding? I woke up at noon.

Lunch: I made Dinty Moore Beef Stew and rice. I love this stuff because it is cheap and keeps you full long.
When making soup or stew, make a serving bed of rice to stretch your dollar and keep you fuller longer. 

Snack: Well, I guess this was my breakfast. But, I went to Einstein Brothers' Bagels and got a chocolate chip bagel with strawberry cream cheese and a caramel blender (like a frap but more delicious). I was really impressed by the selection of items @ EBB-- especially for lunch

I really want to try this-- especially if you get it with a side like potato salad or soup!

Dinner: B and I prepared this dinner last night-- I like to call it Fake 'N Bake BBQ. We bought a rack of ribs at Aldi for $10, not kidding. Since we don't have a grill here at the apartment, we combined some recipes from Alton Brown and some standard recipes online. We went for the whole process- brine, dry rub, braise and glaze. Bill added extra cayenne by mistake which made them extra spicy, but I still really loved them. I saved the other half of the rack in the fridge. I'm going to pull it off the bone tomorrow so we can make sandwiches.
With the ribs, we decided to go big or go home-- we made baked potatoes, corn on the cob, baked beans and ate leftover corn muffins. When making baked beans, add 1/4 cup brown sugar for a little extra kick!!

Two corny tips (hardy, har):

1. When boiling corn on the cob, put in 1/4 cup sugar into the water with as much salt at you like. Boil the corn in this mizture for 8 minutes. 

2. When making corn bread or muffins, add a can of cream corn for some extra veggie servings and to make them sweet and moist. 

Snickerdoodle...mmm

Dessert: I know it's bad, but I ordered delicious cookie sundaes for Bill and I from D'Agostino's Pizza. These are so good, and I'm having "girl time".

Second Dinner: No existent,too much junk!!

Op 20: I stepped on the same scale today, and compared to last week I have lost 2lbs! That is awesome; I am super excited. It's a great start. I am going to start writing in here more to track my eating habits while spending less money and going more homemade. Here  we go!