Spinach Pesto Pasta

Hummus + Guacamole?

I had a few chickpeas and some of an avocado left over from the week so I mashed them up together and put it on some toast with tomatoes and salt. Sort of like a mix between guacamole with chickpeas or hummus with avocados, except it’s not quite the same texture as either of these.

Couscous Recipe by me. :D

Couscous Recipe I threw together for dinner.

• 2 cups Couscous, prepared according to directions (I used leftovers of cous cous)
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1/3 of an avocado, diced
• 1/2 15 oz. can of chickpeas
• 1/4 cup of walnuts, chopped
• 1 tbsp jalapenos, minced
• sprinkle of garlic powder, to taste
• sprinkle of salt, to taste
• 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or any vinegar but that’s all I had)

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and serve cold.

Vegetarian Meatballs - Recipe by Me!

(You can click the photo for a better resolution.)

I combined two different recipes considering that I didn't have half of the ingredients for the original recipe I found. Of these two, one I've been using for quite some time but since this adds more protein to the meatballs with the beans I figured I'd give it a try since it'd be healthier and more filling instead of just mainly breadcrumbs and cheese.

Marie's Vegetarian Meatballs

• 1 can of Black Beans
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp of Minced Garlic
• Sprinkle of Italian Seasonings
• 1/2 tsp of Cumin
• A splash of Soy Sauce
• Pinch of Salt
• 1/2 C. Breadcrumbs
• 1/3 C. Walnuts
• 1/3 C. Grated Cheddar Cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 350* and oil your baking sheet.
2. Add the can of black beans to a blender or food processor and process until they are broken up but not completely blended. 
3. Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and mix well with a fork until they are combined evenly. 
4. Form meatball size clumps with your hands and roll into meatballs or whatever shape you'd like (patties/meatballs/sausage)!
5. Place the baking sheet in the oven. Let cook for 20 minutes until they are crispy on the outside. 
6. Simmer in marinara sauce for 10-15 minutes if you want to get the meatballs coated before adding to pasta. Meatballs will be soft on the inside. Enjoy!

DONE with my color transparency project.

I actually like the way they came out. And I would also like to say that this is record timing for me to be done by 1:30 AM. We had to take color aid paper and cut them into puzzle piece like shapes and figure out what colors would be made when certain colors overlapped to create the transparencies.

Project 1 of Semester 2; Color 4 Painted Gouache Compositions

Project Guidelines: Plan your designs around specific typefaces. Look for letters with interesting positive and negative shape. You will be using these letters as a motif. Work to achieve good balance between negative and positive shapes, and to achieve an overall harmony as well as interesting variety. All 4 designs will be asymmetrical. 

Monochromatic Composition

Analogous Composition

Complementary Composition

Triadic Composition

Delicious Homemade Breakfast Burrito

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons oil
• A handful of sliced onions
• 1 frozen hash brown patty, cubed
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• 2 mushrooms, minced
• 2 eggs, scrambled
• 2 slices of avocados, cubed
• Handful of grated mozzarella cheese
• Salsa
• Tortilla shell

To make this all you do is put your oil, onions, hash browns, and garlic in a frying pan for until the hash browns are tender and onions are caramelized. Add the 2 eggs with the onions and hash browns still in the pan and scramble the eggs with the other ingredients. take the tortilla shell and lay it on a plate and pour all the ingredients from the pan into it. Add the cheese and salsa. Roll the tortilla into a burrito, make sure it is tight enough where the food inside doesn’t fall out. Lastly, bring the rolled burrito back to the pan so the cheese will melt inside and press with a spatula from side to side as if you’re making a grill with the pan and your spatula. Cut the burrito in half with a sharp knife and you have a delicious homemade burrito. Enjoy!

Spinach salad and Spaghetti Squash for lunch. (:

Cheap College Kid Pizza

Please ignore my dirty plate.

This was a pleasant surprise.

I was expecting these mashed potatoes to be okay, but wow, they are so much better tasting (most likely the butter in it…but still) than I thought they would be. Life is now made. And I am now buying these. I think they were like $1 at Walmart?

Pizza Pizza Pizza!

Toppings for the Pizza Included:

• Red Sauce
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Fresh Spinach
• Tomato
• Avocado
• Garlic
• Italian Seasoning
• Mozzarella Cheese

• Earl Grey Tea
• Toasted Bread
• Melted Cheddar Cheese
• Tomatoes
• Avocados
• Dill & Salt

Salad for Lunch!

Salads for lunch is always a good idea!

• Spinach
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms
• Cheddar Cheese
• Avocado
• Baked Potato, diced
• Olive Oil
• Dill
• Garlic Powder

Veggie 'Pigs in a Blanket'

• Leftover wheat pasta
• 2 eggs, scrambled
• some salsa
• about 1/2 cup of leftover black beans
• garlic powder
• italian seasoning
• salt

Halloween Enchiladas!

I very loosely based (I actually used cucumber and it turned out decent) this recipe off of this one from Gina’s Skinny Recipes.

Breakfast!

Bagel w/cream cheese, cucumber, + dill.

Couldn't decide how to eat my pasta...so I halved it.

Alfredo Sauce + Red Sauce w/parm. cheese.

Eating Pasta & Salad together like my father...

• plain leftover cooked macaroni
• pre packaged lettuce mix
• cheddar cheese
• green goddess dressing
• garlic powder
• dill
• oregano

Breakfast for dinner will always rock my socks.

• 2 eggs
• 2 hashbrown patties, chopped up.
• 1 slice of american cheese
• dill, salt, and garlic powder
• chunky salsa for the top