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Spicy Bean Enchilada Casserole and Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Spicy Bean Enchilada Casserole and Homemade Enchilada Sauce

I like to make meatless meals every now and then, especially if it’s good enough that Lo can’t tell it’s meatless (trickery, I know).  I cooked up a big bag of pinto beans and froze half of them.  The rest I used to make Spicy 

What is Gluten Intolerance?

I’ve been gluten-free since August 2011.  When someone finds out that I don’t eat gluten, they either ask me why, or if I have celiac disease.  I usually respond that I have a gluten intolerance and I get sick when I eat gluten, which is 

February Birchbox!

I signed up for Birchbox after reading about it at Allison Lehman: Show + Tell.  Birchbox is a monthly subscription service for upscale beauty products.  For $10, you get a box with 4-5 generous samples including makeup, skincare, fragrance, body, and hair care.  Even though 

Whole Foods Values

Whole Foods claims to have lots of values in the store, but they are hidden amongst so many tempting and more expensive items, that it’s hard to get out of the store without feeling like it should be called “Whole Paycheck”.  They offer free Value 

Beef, Pork, Beef?

  When looking through my freezer a week or two ago, I came upon a gallon Ziploc bag with a roast in it.  It was once labeled with masking tape, but the tape had fallen off (masking tape isn’t good on plastic bags in the 

Workouts: February 13 – February 17

Monday:  These workouts kicked my butt.  My hammys were sore until Thursday night and I don’t know from which workout.  I don’t usually even really think of volleyball as exercise, but I suppose it should count in this league, since it’s a really strong league. 

I Love Nurtur the Salon and my Dentist

I had two appointments yesterday – both of which I was kind of excited about.  First was the dentist.  I know that sounds weird, but I really don’t mind going to the dentist’s office.  I used to have a sucky one, but now I go 

Pizza Pizza Night!

Pizza Pizza Night!

We are really bad at Fridays.  Unless we already have plans, we never really come up with anything to do.  I’m usually fine with this – especially in the winter when it’s cold and dark outside anyway.  It started snowing on Friday afternoon and we 

I failed.

Looks awesome, right? It wasn’t. Sometimes meals just suck.  I can’t remember ever making an inedible meal before.  Maybe this dinner was never meant to be – after all, for two days in a row I forgot to prep the tofu the night before, like 

Whole Foods Values

Whole Foods claims to have lots of values in the store, but they are hidden amongst so many tempting and more expensive items, that it’s hard to get out of the store without feeling like it should be called “Whole Paycheck”.  They offer free Value