Another veggie delight... sandwich style

My sandwich at lunch today consisted of mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, bean sprouts, red onions and a slice of cheddar cheese sandwiched together by a fluffy roll with pesto cream cheese. Seriously delicious... the pesto cream cheese was genius.

There is no picture as I am eating this at my desk at work....

Tortellini Soup

I think I may have found a perfect dish for St. Patrick's Day...

Tortellini Soup

3 cans chicken broth

1 can cream of chicken

4-6 cups water

1 medium zucchini

1/2 yellow onion

broccoli

1/2 bag of spinach

1 20 oz pckg of tortellini

basil

oregano

s & p

Heat chicken broth, cream of chicken and water and bring to a boil. Add spices, zucchini, onion and broccoli. Let cook until almost tender. Add tortellini and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until done. Add spinach just before tortellini is cooked.

Ratatouille

I never imagined a vegetarian dish could be so delish. This recipe is really good and healthy! I found this off my friend Jessica's blog and figured it was probably tasty if she made it. She found the recipe off the Smitten Kitchen's site. I served my dish over couscous and a drop of goat cheese.

The only alteration I made was I put a little bit of a can of diced tomatoes on top of the tomato puree and added a little sugar to get rid of the acidity.

365: Glad for the Grad

I don't know many grads, but here's my card...

Strawberry Shortcakes

Strawberry Shortcakes

1 1/2 c flour

1/4 c sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 c cold butter

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/2 c sour cream

2 Tbsp milk

5 c strawberries

3 Tbsp sugar

Whipped cream... definitely a must to go with homemade!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside.  In a medium bowl combine flour, the 1/4 c sugar, the baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  In a small bowl combine egg, sour cream and milk.  Add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork just until moistened.

Drop dough into eight mounts onto prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden.  Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.  

Meanwhile, combine 4 cups strawberries and the 3 Tbsp sugar.  Using a potato masher, mash berries slightly; set aside.  To serve, split shortcakes in half; fill with strawberry mixture and whipped cream.  Top with remaining sliced strawberries.

365 Catchup... Fruit, 8 Flowers and a sketch

I spent a few hours getting caught up with some of the challenges; although, I have many left to do!

Day 64: Super Sketchy Sunday

Day 63: Floral Fest

Use 8 flowers on your card. I thought this was going to be difficult but not with this new stamp I found in the Michael's $1 bin. I "heart" Michael's and secretly hate that store because of their $1 bin... they get me just about every time I go in!

Day 56: See Through Saturday

I didn't follow the rules to this exactly as I only have vellum to use as a "see through" card, but I did stamp the card and jazz it up just a bit.

Day 53: Fun with Fruit

I am a little disheartened that my stamp went a little wild, but I guess that is the curse and beauty of a handmade card.