gots my toes did

i loooove weekends and three-day weekends even more.  it's so nice to have an extra pair of hands to help out even if i have to reiterate the same task twenty times to the other adult member of my household.  

anywho, on labor day, i treated myself to a much needed pedicure.  pedicures are my only monthly splurge and for some reason, i missed august so my 4th of july red and blue toenails with stars were looking pretty horrific.  after one hour of pampering, all is well for my ten toes and feet.  can't wait for the holidays when i plan to paint them in my usual festive red and green with silver glitter!  btw - only 109 days until christmas!!!

how to make a $20 pizza for only $7.50

left - the $5 medium size spinach & garlic pizza;
right - the $7.50 add your own toppings special :)

i've recently discovered the best deal everrrr!  during certain promotional months, whole foods has a sunday "take & make" pizza special...buy 1 pizza, get 1 free...but it's limited to cheese, pepperoni or the chef's special, which has always been spinach & garlic whenever i've taken advantage of this killer deal.  the regular price for a 12" pizza (comparable to a medium size at most pizza joints) is $9.99 but with the promotion, it's roughly $5.00/ea (a little basic arithmetic for my mathematically challenged readers ;).

i buy either the cheese or spinach & garlic pizzas and then add my own toppings!  this weekend, it was portobello mushrooms and roma tomatoes!  a gourmet pizza for only $7.50 ($5.00 pizza + $1.50 one portobello mushroom + $1.00 for roma tomatoes)!!! 

now how can you beat that?!   

the baby bistro - spaghetti bolognese

my little princess looooooves pasta!  one of her favorite dishes is spaghetti bolognese. unlike marinara sauce, bolognese is heavy on meat and contains very little tomato sauce.

i usually make penne (instead of spaghetti) and stuff the centers with the bolognese sauce to make sure the tiramisu eats the sauce and gets her iron and protein.  

the recipe i use is from Annabel Karmel.  i usually double it (everything except the chicken broth because it's easier to stuff the penne when the sauce isn't runny) and freeze it since she eats this at least once a week.