Day 122

Day 122 - great Sprint workout this morning and afternoon shopping with the family! Now being lazy with a snuggly kitty before class starts again tomorrow :-)

Day 121

Day 121 - date night with the Hubbs and the beautiful Shar Nicole Lee at Main Event watching KMA play!! Great Saturday!!

Day 120

Day 120 - fabulous day in Santa Fe with Hubbs, mommy, Caitlin and Becky Josey!! Awesome food and finally got to see Mockingjay!! Now on the Rail Runner heading home!!

Day 119

Day 119 - Happiest of Thanksgivings from our family to yours! We are so thankful to have such an amazing group of friends and family to share our lives with! We love you all!!

Day 118

Day 118 - got some good Sprint intervals done this morning while watching one of my favorite movies!! Bad llama!

Day 117

Day 117 - so I decided to try this "cat trap" thing that's going around Facebook...after about 4 hours, she's only stared at it once and then completely ignored it. This seems like a fail to me

Day 116

Day 116 - made an incredible green chile chicken enchilada soup for dinner! Perfect for this windy, nasty weather!!

Day 115

Day 115 - after a great workout, Hubbs and I had a great Flying Star breakfast and now we are enjoying a lazy Sunday watching "A Million Ways to Die in the West"! Love this movie!

Day 114

Day 114 - early morning run in the cold weather with yummy Texas Roadhouse for lunch!! Awesome morning!!

Day 113

Day 113 - Friday night studying always works best with a glass of chilled white wine :-)

Day 112

Day 112 - practiced IVs today and enchiladas for dinner! Woot! Brittany did a fantastic job finding my hidden white girl veins!!

Day 111

Day 111 - today I hit my goal of reading 100 "for fun" books this year! I'd say that's pretty good for a full time student! How do I celebrate?? Frozen custard!!

Day 110

Day 110 - gluten free pizza and wine - that's how I roll on a Tuesday night!

Day 109

Day 109 - Tom and I found coffee mugs with our wedding vows on them!! Omg they're so cool! "I am yours and you are mine, of this we are certain" :-)

Day 108

Day 108 - this morning I was inspired to curl up in the library with my Kindle and some hot tea! Kitty and I are enjoying the wintery weather :-)

Day 107

Day 107 - little moocher loves Dion's salads as much as I do!!

Day 106

Day 106 - Who knew that winter running fashion could make you instantly look like Hannibal or a bank robber???

Day 105

Day 105 - Holy cow! Today's cold weather inspired me to curl up on the couch with a comfy hoodie, a snuggie, a furry princess and my fabulous Nook :-)

Day 104

Day 104 - today I was inspired to be as lazy as this furry beastie! I read books for fun ALL day!!! Tomorrow is back to the grind, but today was fabulous to relax :-)

Day 103

Day 103 - day two of inspiration challenge! Today I was inspired to finish my 8 page research paper so I can read for fun tomorrow! I also got a great interval workout done & made stuffed bell pepper soup for dinner!! Great day!!

Day 102

Day 102 - so I was tagged by Joy Richeson to post things that inspire me over the next 7 days. Here's day one - my Hubbs! I love him :-)

Day 101

Day 101 - flourless chocolate cake and hot tea for breakfast! Why? Because I'm an adult, that's why. And this is me adulting all over the place :-)

Day 100

Day 100 - snuggly kitties and Cards Against Humanity with great peeps!! Great day!!

Day 99

Day 99 - date night out with the Hubbs and exploring book stores on a Friday night, because we are party animals like that

Day 98

Day 98 - those British sure know how to ship a package!! If only Benedict Cumberbatch was in it!! Haha!!

Day 97

Day 97 - dilemma of the day...move the furry cute beastie so I can fold laundry or let her snuggle and wait for her to move :-P

Day 96

Day 96 - if you don't vote, then you have no right to bitch about the way things are! Get out there & change it!

Day 95

Day 95 - weekend flew by!! Now back in the groove of school! Tonight - concept maps!!

Crockpot Food Prep & Shopping Lists

Hey everyone! Due to the interest regarding our Crockpot Prep that we did today (see the photo I posted earlier) I decided to type up the shopping list we used (with the prices we paid at Walmart) and post links to the recipes that I used from Pinterest. The only thing we didn't buy at Walmart was the bell peppers because they were cheaper at Costco. We bought store brand where we could to save money too - so if you buy name brands, they might be more expensive

We basically decided that we are both too busy to cook healthy meals every day and we are really tired of eating out - so thus the reason why we're prepping all the crockpot meals. There's only 2 of us, so we figure we can make 2-3 "bags" a week and easily have enough leftovers to get us through the rest of the week

The shopping list - we multiplied all of the ingredients for the below recipes by 4 (for 4 weeks of the month). So this will give you a total of 16 meals that have 4-6 servings per meal.

4 packages of chicken breasts ($8-$10 each)
12 Bell Peppers - various colors (these we bought in a 6-pack at Costco for $13)
4 Cans Pineapple Chunks - 15oz can ($0.98 each)
1 bottle Soy Sauce ($2.16)
1 jar Orange Marmalade ($2.12)
1 5-pound bag of white long-grain rice ($2.50)
3 pounds of ground turkey ($8.88)
4 cans diced tomatoes - 28oz can ($1.24 each)
4 cans tomato paste - 12oz can ($0.92 each)
4 containers low-sodium chicken broth - 32oz box ($1.86 each)
1 "bear" of honey ($3.47)
1 small package shredded cheddar cheese ($2.48)
12 pounds pork roast (we bought two of the "picnic shoulder roast" that was 9 pounds for $16-ish and freezed the extra for next month)
1 bag brown sugar ($1.48)
1 bottle Rice Vinegar ($1.24)
1 bottle Sesame Oil ($3.48)
4 Jalapenos ($0.20)
1 package of corn tortillas - 50 count ($1.68)
1 medium sized ginger root ($1.59)
8 Limes ($1.14)
2 bushels of cilantro ($0.96) - 138.38
2 bags frozen corn - 32oz bag ($1.98 each)
4 cans black beans - normal can size, not the big one ($0.68 each)
1 jar of minced garlic - the big one ($4.98)
1 box Hefty Gallon Freezer Bags - 25 count ($2.98)
Grand total: $152.02 (before taxes of course)

We also needed to stock up on our spices, so we bought paprika ($0.88), black pepper ($4.98) but we had the others on hand (like the oregano)

So in total - we spent about $160 on everything we needed. We bought extra chicken & freezer bags so we have it later in the month in case we need it. Once we got home, we tackled each recipe and made 4 bags of each recipe (links below) and it took us about 2 hours in total to prep everything


So here's what we made:

Hawaiian Chicken
http://www.meetpenny.com/2012/05/recipe-hawaiian-chicken-crock-pot-bag/

Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup - note, we bought a 3lb package of ground turkey and split it between the 4 bags for this recipe
http://www.meetpenny.com/2013/01/recipe-stuffed-pepper-soup-freezer-bag-crock-pot-or-not/

Cilantro Lime Chicken
http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/freezer-meal-recipe-cilantro-lime-chicken-slow-cooker/

Korean Pork Tacos (we used pork roast instead of beef roast because it was cheaper)
http://onceamonthmeals.com/gluten-free-dairy-free-korean-shredded-beef-tacos/

Day 94

Day 94 - so we just bought and prepped a month's worth of food for under $200! We are now all set for healthy crackpot meals all month!!

Day 93

Day 93 - had great adventures with the family at Gravity Park this morning!! So much fun!