One of my favorite appetizers to make! So good and so easy!
I made these for the Blogger Potluck that Janetha hosted over the weekend (more on that Thursday!).
I buy the Buitoni Cheese Tortellini at the grocery store, and pair it with fresh mozzarella, basil and cherry tomatoes.
I alternate the ingredients on skewers and drizzle with a basil vinaigrette.
I don't have an exact recipe for the basil vinaigrette. I just combine equal parts white or balsamic vinegar, along with olive oil. I add in chopped basil and salt and pepper to taste.
As usual, my weekend begins the moment I am done with work at 4:30 pm on Friday! Right after work, I hit up GPP for THIS Leg Shredder workout.
Oh my.
My legs were officially shredded.
I took my first official ice bath when I got home. It was much needed!
I woke up Saturday morning, feeling a little under the weather. Second weekend in a row. Carl thinks it is a combination of too many workouts and lack of sleep during the week.
Definitely a possibility.
We had plans to get together with our tailgating group Saturday night, to go over the fall schedule of football games, plan fun tailgating themes and stuff like. Really, it was just an excuse to get together!
I volunteered to make a pasta salad and bring an appetizer. The appetizer I chose, was this one:
One of the items on my 2012 Summer Bucket List was to perfect the art of making iced coffee. My friend Christina has a great recipe for making iced coffee, which I really want to try. But, in the meantime, I decied to just go easy-peasy and do the following:
Brew a pot of coffee (sorry for blurry, crappy cell phone pics)
Place the pot of coffe directly in the fridge to chill
Poor over ice, add your favorite flavored creamer, and stir.
How easy is that? LOL!
I still need to try Christina's recipe, but until I do….this has been working wonderfully!
After my last Chobani love post, my cute friend Janetha (who is BFF’s with Chobani) told them about my recent love fest with their yogurt, and I received an email from them asking my fave flavors. Then they graciously offered to send me a case of those faves! What? Really?
Yup!
And last week after a particularly crazy day at work, I came home to this:
Seriously?
I was so excited to rip into this box!
Sorry, for the crappy cell phone pics! I was just too excited to grab my good camera!
I have been hearing a lot about the Honey flavor, but I was unable to find it at my local store. Lindsay @ Chobani offered to send me some to try in my case of faves. I am so glad she did! It was FABULOUS! I loved it!
As I said in my earlier post, I have never been a big yogurt fan. I’m not sure why. Something about the flavor was just off for me. BUT, not Chobani.
I LOVE IT!
Can’t get enough of it!
If you haven’t tried Chobani Greek Yogurt yet, PLEASE do! I promise you won’t be disappointed!
A HUGE thanks to Janetha, Lindsay and Ashley for being so awesome!
Please check out Janetha's Blog Meals and Moves! She is awesome! Great posts on fitness, health, food, and everyday life, and she recently hosted a fabulous blogger retreat BLEND. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her in person, and sort of working out at GPP with her. I say “sort of” because she is a rock star and much faster and stronger than I am! I am in awe of her!
I just spent an hour typing, uploading photos and editing a post about my day at the Farmers Market last Saturday. I hit publish and……….BAM! Computer crashed, and my post was lost.
Really?
Yup, really.
It's now 11:00 pm, and after this workout and Zumba…I'm over it. I can't even begin to reconstruct my post tonight.
On Monday night, I grilled chicken that had been marinating in Trader Joe's Teriyaki Sauce, and it was so delish, that I saved some to take to work in my lunch the next day. This salad came together really quickly, and I basically just threw in items I already had in the fridge.
Ingredients:
Romaine Lettuce
Grilled Chicken
Mushrooms
Chopped Sweet Peppers (Red, Yellow and Orange)
Sugar Snap Peas
Hard Boiled Egg
I topped the salad with a little Balsamic Vinegar
It was soooo delicious and filling! I will be making this salad again for sure!
I'm not really a huge yogurt fan. It's something about the texture, I think.
But, I've been hearing about Chobani Greek Yogurt for a while now, and decided to give it a try.
OH-EM-GEE!
So good.
Love it!
My fave is the Blood Orange flavor
And the Pomegranate
Not only is the yogurt delicious, but the health benefits are great as well!
Fromt he Chobani website:
Chobani is a naturally good for you indulgence. We use a centuries old straining process to make it, which results in a tasty, creamy yogurt that has two times more protein than regular yogurt as well as being naturally lower in sodium and carbohydrates.Chobani also contains five types of live and active cultures including three strains of probiotics. Plus, it’s deliciously rich and creamy so it’s an ideal way to satisfy your cravings without derailing your diet.
