Skip to main content

No more bread and cheese for me!

Not only do I have the best parents in the entire world, but I also am confident in saying that I have the BEST GRANDMOTHER A GIRL COULD EVER ASK FOR.

Today I got a special packet in the mail from my beautiful, amazing grandmother that contained.....GUESS....
RECIPES.
Here's a list of the things I cannot WAIT to try making while I'm here:
Cheesy Broccoli Potato Topper
Fiesta Rice and Vermicelli
White Bean Pita Pizzas
Garden Ratatouille
Ziti with Asparaghus Sauce
Zesty Rotini with Fresh Herbs
Pasta with Pesto
Steamed Veggies with Yogurt Sauce
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole (one of my FAVORITES)
Tetrazzini

Sounds a LOT better than the frozen pizza I heated up for lunch today....

THANKS GRANDMA!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources and Reflections

General Mental Health Awareness Resources (linked below): National Institute of Mental Health Mental Health America Brain and Behavior Research Foundation National Alliance on Mental Illness National Eating Disorders Association Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Donor Drive (in honor of Ryan P. Johnson) Myths v. Facts of OCD: International OCD Foundation
Post a Comment
Read more

mood-o-meter

One of my main goals for my classroom this year is to teach my students how to communicate their emotions and use productive and healthy coping mechanisms. So, I introduce to Miss Forster's first grade class... ....DRUMROLL PLEASE..... The mood-o-meter!! Here's an example of a mood meter that I found online: Basically, here's how it works/how I want to use it. The colors can represent different types of feelings on the spectrum.  Blue: low energy/unpleasant=sad, depressed, sulky, tired, etc. Green: low energy/pleasant=happy, content, peaceful, calm, etc. Yellow: high energy/pleasant=excited, surprised, enthusiastic, etc. Red: high energy/unpleasant=angry, frustrated, annoyed, etc. In our classroom this year, we are going to start the year off by learning about this spectrum of emotions-->the mood meter. We'll discuss what the different colors represent, what someone looks like when they're feeling each emotion, what you feel like doing whe...
Post a Comment
Read more

set goalz make moneyyyyy

(scratch the making money part, I mean who are we really kidding) I've been thinking a lot about goals for my 24th year. If there's ANYTHING this rough, rough, but rewarding year has taught me, it's the importance of taking care of myself and prioritizing the activities and people that make me the happiest and best me. I was reading one of those buzzfeed blog list things that are always floating around facebook and it was a list of things all women should have before they turn 25. Aside from the usuals (a little black dress in the closet, an idea of what they want from a relationship, a steady income, blah blah blah), it said that every young woman should have a HOBBY. Sounds easy, right? Well here's where it gets hard. A hobby that does NOT INCLUDE: drinking, shopping, working out, or helping other people. Yep. I'm willing to bet that every single one of my friends reading this is going "well what the heck else is there to do??" It sounds SO superfic...
Post a Comment
Read more