Beard Watch Day 11

Day 11:

Farmer's Market Saturday

Occasionally, Josh and I will stroll through our local farmers market and I'll marvel at all of the fresh goodness while Josh attempts to drag me away from it all. Today, however, we stopped at a very lovely cheese stand & were fed sample upon sample of some of the finest cheese I've ever had. We finally decided on a smoked cheddar (for josh) and lemon quark (for me). Let me just say, quark is the most amazing discovery since Nutella. It's a homemade (!) German cream cheese with lemon curd. It's delicious. I'm eating three slices of toast topped with the Quark right now. Plus, it's super fun to say. Quark. The really nice stand was for Spring Hill Farms, and I feel really great supporting the local dairies & they had homemade Butter! We also bought homemade ciabatta bread & these beautiful berries!! Gonna make some delicious muffins for work on Monday :)

Beard Watch Day 7

Day 7:
(yessss! I got him making a funny face)

Mustachio

My friend made these great pins to celebrate Movember & they are decorated with a blue ribbon to bring awareness for Prostate & Colon Cancer.

Aren't they cute?

Beard Watch

Day 6:

Happy Movember!

So, a friend of mine showed me this really great website for an organization that brings awareness to men's health. I'm usually a supporter of ALS and Breast Cancer awareness, but very recently, two men in my immediate family have been diagnosed with colon and prostate cancer.
Since being told this tragic news by my family, I have been brainstorming ways to support men around the world & their struggle with fighting cancer.
Until I can do more, I will become a Mo sista.

http://us.movember.com/about

Josh is currently growing a beard for his job, so for the month of November, we will be doing a Beard Watch.

Please visit http://us.movember.com to donate or read more about men's health awareness & please, encourage the men ( & women) in your lives to schedule regular screenings with their doctor.


Beard Watch day 5:

Starbucks secrets!!

Drinks not on the menu, but can be ordered:

* Penguin/Zebra/Tuxedo: This is a mocha (with caffeine) or hot chocolate (no caffeine) that is half white chocolate and half regular chocolate. It's tastier than the regular hot chocolate and less sweet than a white mocha.

* Hot Chocolate with a shot of vanilla: Once you try it this way, you'll never drink regular hot chocolates again.

* Strawberry Lemonades: A lemonade concentrate is mixed with a strawberry puree. Can be blended!

* Gummi Bear: some fruit punch based drink

* Steamer: Half regular coffee with half steamed milk. For those who like lots of milk in their coffee but don't like it cooling when they add creamer.

* Red Eye: Regular coffee with an add shot.

Killer Alfredo Sauce

The biggest problem we run into when attempting to eat healthy & buy fresh groceries, is using our resources before they expire. This week I had:

1. 1/2 tub of sour cream
2. Half and half
3. 1/2 brick Monterey Jack Cheese
4. 1/2 tub Parmesan cheese

After searching online for 5 minutes I came across instructions for making a killer Alfredo sauce. Luckily, I had chicken breasts in the freezer & fettuccine pasta in my pantry. After adding a few spices, I have to admit that this homemade Alfredo sauce was the best I've ever had.