A Week of Pictures

I have to admit, I slacked A LOT on this goal. I didn't take my camera out of the house. I mainly just took pictures of the food I made. I promise, I'll get better.

Lasagna, obviously. Mr Smith's lunch all week. He's amazing.

Candy of the week

I love my washer and dryer. And no, I don't think I'll ever take that plastic off.

I tried lentils for the first time. I added lots of spices. I'm not in love with them, but we'll keep trying. The rolls turned into biscuits, so that sucked. I tried this 30 min roll recipe. I think they lied, but I thought it was worth the risk (wasn't)

Breakfast casserole. For the first time I had everything a recipe called for. The chocolate made it. I don't think we're obsessed with it like the comments on the original recipe, but it was good, something different.

Main Ingredients: oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, blueberries, walnuts, choc chips, banana (aka everything)

I saw this on pinterest and had to try it. When you cut the roots off the green onion, you stick them in a little water and they'll start to grow back. It's true! The next day you could already tell!

My own little apartment garden ;)

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And so it begins, again

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Mr & Mrs Smith

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