Whew, Monday again! Good thing it’s a short week and I’m feeling pretty good after a productive weekend. I got another car load to the Goodwill and found that location was pretty packed with stuff already. Since the holidays can mean lots of new stuff coming in, nice to get the old out first. And great that lots of people are donating for the holidays, but it was a lot of clutter. So much that I felt bad for the lone employee there trying to sort through it all, it was like watching an episode of Hoarders, minus the team of specialists. I took the opportunity to remind myself to think more about the stuff we buy, how much use we’re really going to get out of it and if we really need it. I’ll probably be throwing a few items on Craigslist this week also to reclaim holiday funds, anyone interested in Coach purses or an Xbox Rock Band set? :-)
We also saw the new Harry Potter this weekend and just wow, an awesome movie that seemed more adult-ish then the earlier movies and great adaptation of the book. Now I can’t wait for part 2!
Lunch was more resourceful than creative using up a carton of Trader Joe’s black bean soup with a piece of steamed butternut squash. If you’re a fan of black beans, it’s a great vegan soup with just 70 calories per serving and a flavorful kick. It’s also cheap and super simple to heat up.
Yeah, not too exciting, but left plenty of room for an afternoon popcorn snack. I used the rest of the steamed butternut squash to create Gena’s Butternut Squash Dressing for a monster dinner salad.
Topped with hemp seeds and nutritional yeast, it made a great dinner salad accented with the wonderful fall sweetness from the dressing. Like pumpkin pie? Then try her dressing! :-)
Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away? And I don’t have a menu plan yet because everything seems to be last minute with my family. Mmmm, looking forward to that last minute chaos filled shopping trip to Whole Foods. But I’m pretty laid back about it, I’ll probably be taking a vegan bean dish in a slow cooker to my dad’s again and it’s all good.
What are your Thanksgiving plans?
Good luck with the last minute chaos-filled shopping trip! I was just at TJs today and it was insane. (Not even that close to Thanksgiving either!)
And yes, I’m interested in a Coach purse :)
TJ’s was crazy last week and the one near me is too small as it is. Should be a blast!
Last minute frantic shopping in the grocery store is definitely party of the holidays, right?! :-)
Totally! I watched two fender-benders happen in the Whole Foods parking lot last year, good times! :-)
Looks delicious! I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just right around the corner…. yikes! HAHA Plan on being with family and making lots of delicious eats!!
~Lori
I know, it’s scary how this year has flown by. There will be lots of food for us too and hopefully some decent vegan options for me. :-)
I liked the new HP too, and if there had to be two parts, I think they definitely chose a good spot to cut this one off. At least it wasn’t like, mid sentence or something! :)
Agreed, and this was probably the only HP movie that I didn’t have to run to the restroom in the middle of!
I bought that soup when I was in the States but had to leave it at the Hostel as we didn’t eat it and it was too heavy to take back home (every pound counts.. especially when your suitcase is full with nut butter ;)).
I loved the new HP too! It’s such an amazing series and the adaption was fantastic as well. I’ll be in London when the final part comes out so I might drop by Leicester Square on permiere day.. though I probably wouldn’t be the only one so I guess I’ll just leave it be hehe.
Aw, that’s sad to have to leave the soup behind. :-P
Jealous, that would be a awesome way to see part 2 of HP!