Scary, right? haha... that is just beet juice, don't worry... :)
Well, there was no blood shed this weekend... just a few tears when our beloved 8 year old television finally bit the dust...
Although I am glad to finally be rid of the eyesore television that took up an entire wall of my living room, I was not glad to be rid of the hundreds of dollars from our savings in order to get a replacement... since this wasn't cutting it.
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| our bedroom TV |
We finally decided to pull the trigger yesterday and came home with this beauty...
It is 10 inches smaller than our old TV, but it is so much slimmer and seems so much smaller than our old one. We definitely need to get a taller stand for it too, since this one is quite low. Another day, though...
Weekend Happenings
We had a full weekend for one that was supposed to have "no plans." We did make it to the gym all 3 days of our weekend and Mike finally decided to join, so that was pretty exciting.
Friday night, we went to a wine tasting in Chapel Hill with friends. We sampled wines and cheeses and then went out for a few drinks afterward.
Saturday, Mike and I raced to the door to see what was in our GoLocal Produce Box. This week there were lots of goodies so we made our meal plan based on the items for this week.
There were also sweet potatoes, a pineapple, spinach, and garlic. I am so glad we decided to do this.
Saturday night, we met with some friends at a bar to watch the Patriots vs
Sunday, we went to church, Sunday School, then straight to the gym. We left the gym, did some grocery shopping and then searched for a TV. By the time we got home, we were exhausted. We made some dinner, ate some cookies and milk and then crashed by 10 pm.
Since we both had off on Monday, we decided to try out a different gym in the area and loved it. I think it will become our new weekend gym since the one I usually go to is too far from our house. After that, we spent a good few hours deciding and purchasing a new TV.
Before we left on Monday, I made a smoothie for breakfast and threw together some chili in the crock pot (recipe below).
After the gym and TV outing, I came home and finally tackled my beets that I had gotten last week. I had reached out to several people and the consensus was to roast them with EVOO and sea salt and pepper.
Roasted Beets (sort-of recipe)
Beets (however many you want)
Sea Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
EVOO (for 1 beet, I used about 2 tsp)
Preheat oven to 375 F. Peel your beets and slice into discs. Make sure you wear an apron because these things are colorful and will stain!
Once sliced, place beets in an oven safe container with the other ingredients. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30-40 minutes, flipping half way through.
Easy peasy... I threw mine on top of a grilled chicken salad with goat cheese and walnuts. It was delish!
While I am at it, check out these awesome individually wrapped goat cheese packets I got from Trader Joe's! Great for on the go packing.
Anyway, we had the chili last night for dinner and it turned out really good. Pretty spicy, but really good.
Tex-Mex Chili with Shredded Chicken
1 lb cooked shredded chicken
1 can dark red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can light red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 can "chili-ready" beans
1 can corn (drained and rinsed)
1 jalepeno, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
Sea Salt - 1 - 2 tsp
Black Pepper
1-2 tbsp chili powder (to taste)
1-2 tbsp cumin (to taste)
1-2 tsp red pepper flakes (to taste)
1-2 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
Combine all in the crock pot and set to low, leave for up to 8 hours. Serve with toppings and cornbread!
We have so much for leftovers, so we will be eating that for lunches for a while.
Well, that was our weekend, I hope you all had a great one as well. Have a good day!
Glad to help on the TV front, hope you're enjoying the new set!
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