Phew, it’s been quite the week. And it’s only Wednesday.
Have you ever felt out of sync with yourself? Do I sound crazy? But I swear it’s real and that’s exactly how I’m feeling this week.
I had all these plans to share two of my favorite recipes with you this week. And when I say favorite, I really mean “I’ve-been-eating-these-two-dishes-for-pretty-much-every-single-meal-for-two-weeks-straight-and-I’m-in-love.”
Okay, NOW I sound crazy.
My plan was to make these two awesome dishes and that’d be my lunch/dinner for the week. Totally solid, right?
But here’s what happened. Spoiler alert: One of the recipes involves a grilled romaine heart and after chopping up all the rest of the ingredients + making the dressing, I go to grill the romaine. And my beautiful romaine that had been hanging out in my crisper for a mere 2 days had gone bad. Two days. So I did what any reasonable human being would do: I tossed the chopped ingredients into mashed avocados and had a long talk about my dashed recipe with a big bowl of guacamole. And season 4 of The Office.
I felt better until I realized my fun desk lunches kinda went up in smoke. I’ll be honest. I just wasn’t in the mood to go back into the kitchen and come up with another recipe. Luckily, I keep a few frozen meals from Trader Joe’s on hand for emergencies.
Because sometimes you’re a) exhausted b) starving c) totally uninspired to cook or d) all of the above.
A few of my favorite last-minute meals courtesy of my boyfriend Trader Joe’s…
The Reduced Guilt Mac ‘n Cheese is praise-hands-emoji-worthy, especially with a few fun hacks. Right now, the Creamy Asparagus Soup is my favorite, I pick one (okay, two) up whenever I pop into TJ’s: It’s creamy, full of flavor and oh yeah, it’s vegan and gluten free for anybody watching out for those labels. Hot or cold, Trader Joe’s Creamy Asparagus Soup is always a winner.
Normally, I’m not big on gazpacho. I want to be. But I’m just not. I tried Trader Joe’s gazpacho before and after about 4 spoonfuls, I was pretty over it. But their Organic Roasted Tomatillo Gazpacho has made me a believer. There’s a slight kick so fair warning!
I promise I’ll be back next week with some awesome recipes and I hope the suspense is killing you. Because the grilled romaine dish is quite possibly my favorite recipe to date. So there’s that.
In the mean time, I’ll be working on getting back in sync. Sounds like a plan, right?
Pass the wine, please.
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