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My dinner on the plane ride home from Phoenix to Arizona last night…

Two Sunshine Burgers

I snagged this Vitabrownie from Alice's freezer on our way out the door. It thawed out nicely in my backpack. Gotta have dessert!

 I always pack food for trips.  The thought of going anywhere without my healthy heather food freaks me out, and it keeps me out of the in-flight Oreo and Cheez-It snack packs.  Any other snack packers out there?  Do you get weird looks from your neighbors in-flight…maybe it was all the picture taking.

Chris and I returned home to gloomy weather and an empty fridge.

Quite bare for Heather & CD

For some reason, we had 3 containers of lettuce.  Guess we were planning on a lot of salad eating around the holidays? Also inside was a container of homemade beef vegetable soup my  mom left us for dinner last night, (So thoughtful Mary Mc. and so good – thanks!), a tub of bleu cheese crumbles, some Egg Starters, cottage cheese, 1/2 loaf of Ezekiel bread, a bag of sun dried tomatoes, and one Vitabrownie.  Need food!

So, we went here….

Grocery Store #1

Chris and I love Costco.  In fact, Chris won’t purchase anything unless it comes from here or Target…I’m learning, but not quite there yet…but CD, they don’t sell Mountain Hardwear or Patagonia at Costco …Anyway, we eat so much fresh produce that buying in bulk is not a problem.  We save thousands of dollars annually by buying most of our weekly groceries at Costco.  We’re weekend regulars and know all the cashiers by name.  Love it!

The Goods

We racked up…Flat Out bread, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, bell peppers, Laughing Cow and cottage cheese…so many nutritious eats.  Chris even found a technical long sleeve shirt for $11.  Not pictured – Radley’s new dog bed.  They have THE BEST dog beds at Costco!

Now, that's a Chris & Heather fridge!

Time for lunch.

Cottage cheese stuffed egg white omelet with veggie stir-fry & hummus

Followed by a little something sweet…

Cup 'o Delights

Hidden under all that whipped cream was a warm Vitabrownie on a bed of peanut butter.  Sometimes, I put the PB in the bottom of the cup…save the best for last, ya know?

Then it was off to join Cherie for my birthday pedicure (Cherie, my toes thank you!) and MORE grocery shopping.

The rest of the goods

Much to CD’s dismay, Costco does not carry everything we need.  After a trip to both Kroger and Whole Paycheck…I mean Whole Foods, looks like we’re set for a while.  Several of my non-cooking friends ask me how I do it…Where do you find the time, much less the energy for all the shopping?  Do you really cook like that everyday? First off, I love grocery stores.  Malls – not my thing, but I could spend hours in a gourmet food shop or health food store.  The nut butter aisle, the freezer stocked full of colorful ice-cream containers, the rows of fruit in the produce section…works of art I tell you!  Food is one of my passions, and although I do invest a lot of time  in buying and preparing it, I never tire of writing out my shopping list or preparing a healthy dinner. I enjoy every minute of it!

How about you?  Love or loathe the grocery store?  What is your idea of the perfect dinner…spending hours in the kitchen making the most amazing meal or picking up the phone and ordering take-out?  Me, I’ll take a good cookbook, my cast iron skillet, and a stocked fridge over pizza delivery any day!

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