Showing posts with label valentines day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentines day. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

dinner for one please

happy v-day everyone! since husband is away on valentines day, i thought i should cook up a dinner for one. i made this delicious meal yesterday and will have the leftovers tonight for my v-day dinner, along with a sappy movie and a yummy sweet {healthy} dessert. maybe ill try this from chocolate covered katie's blog. 

spaghetti squash pizza:

ingredients:
1 small spaghetti squash
fresh kale {about 3 stems}
vegan cheese {or regular shredded cheese of your choice}
pizza sauce
1 garlic clove
olive oil


cut spaghetti squash in half {i microwaved for 4 minutes first to reduce cooking time}, cook in a pyrex dish, flesh up for 20-30 minutes at 375 F. while squash is cooking, saute garlic and kale in a skillet with olive oil until nice and crisp. shred squash and put into a small pyrex dish, add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. spread pizza sauce on top of squash and add kale and cheese. broil for a minute until cheese has melted and browned {keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn}. 


take a fork and dig in! it really is delicious and tastes like pizza!


ill post some more delicious vegan desserts i have been trying soon, they already passed the husband taste test! {though i am not vegan, i figure if i'm going to indulge, i should do it the healthy way-and they are really tasty too!}

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

v-day nails

i appolgize in advance if anyone reading has a fear of feet. i admit mine are not the most beautiful of feet, but they aren't too bad either, maybe a little on the wide side.



i saw this adorable valentines inspired nail polish idea on pinterest and since i never wear nail polish {on my hands} i thought i would give it a go on my feet! i used essie clambake for the base and added a cute heart using Mabelline sheer ballet pink once i had two good layers of base that were good and dry. i topped it all off with a top coat of clear to seal it so it would last longer. i figured i could try it on my finger nails, but i would just end up taking it off right away, so what is the point?!

essie clambake & mabelline sheer ballet pink

my v-day feet

close up-yikes!

it would have turned out a lot better with a darker, or less sheer color for the top coat. you really do need a steady hand, and it took a few coats to cover the dark base color for the heart. didn't turn out as cute as the inspiration photo, but it is still fun!

ill be spending my v-day alone with a sappy movie and popcorn (and probably chocolate) while husband is away at his team training camp. any suggestions for a good chick-flick?