Murphy got a new toy today.
He seems to like it a lot.
And, Mal and I are having a GREAT time watching him play with it! 
We haven’t stopped laughing all night!
Thanks, VeggieGirl! You totally made our day! 
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Twitter inspired me to do some baking this afternoon. Well, actually, Rose tweeted looking for a yummy baked good recipe because she wanted to bake tonight, which then got me thinking about doing some baking myself. So, I guess, Rose inspired me to get into the kitchen! Thanks, Rose!
Oh, the power of Twitter!
I also had a “new” toy that I wanted to play with this afternoon. The folks from Cuisinart sent me a 4-Cup Chopper/Grinder back in November after BlogHer Food, but I haven’t had a chance to use it until now.
It’s actually a cute little kitchen gadget. Perfect for baking small batches.
My baking mission for tonight: use up some of the crap stuff in my cabinet.
You see, I have a special cabinet devoted to all of my “health” food and vitamins. It started off as the “blog food” cabinet, which was off-limits to my husband. We’d get product samples in the mail for me to review on my blog, but Mal would eat them all before I even had a chance! So, I created this separate cabinet just for blog products. Now-a-days, however, I share my blog goodies and this cabinet has become a mishmash of random stuff.
Anyway, so back to baking.
I decided that I wanted to make some sort of muffin-type goodie for breakfast tomorrow morning. But, I didn’t want to bake any ol’ muffin. I wanted one with serious staying power. Basically, a muffin that would sit in my stomach like a rock.
Here’s what I came up with…
Souped-Up Banana Muffins
Makes 4
Ingredients:
Directions:
Tonight, tacos were on the menu. Instead of the usual variety, however, I made mine into a taco salad with all of the fixings.
In the mix: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green and red peppers, shredded cheese, salsa, ground beef with taco seasoning, and half of a hard shell for scooping.
For dessert, I spread peanut butter on one of my Souped-Up Banana Muffins. Delish!
Then, I packed-up the other three muffins and put them in the fridge for later. No need to temp myself with these babies sitting on the kitchen counter all night! Out of sight, out of mind!
For some reason, I have a rockin’ headache tonight. 
I rarely get headaches, but this one is bad. I’m putting on my PJ’s and climbing onto the couch to cuddle with M & M.
Good night, blog friends!
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A couple of months ago, Amie sent me a care package with all sorts of goodies inside. Two of the surprises were pasta from Eden Organic: Small Vegetable Shells and Kamut Ditalini. Kamut Ditalini? What the heck? So, of course, I “Googled the piss out of it,” as Mal would say.
Here’s what I found:
EDEN Organic Kamut Ditalini is a 100 percent whole grain pasta that provides essential whole grain nourishment from 100 percent organic whole grain Khorasan wheat. This ancient grain provides a powerhouse of nutrients, delicious texture and flavor. These short, ribbed tubes are versatile and fun to eat. Ditalini means ‘little thimbles’ in Italian.
Besides the interesting name of the whole grain, the nutritional information for the Kamut Ditalini was quite impressive. It’s low in calories and fat as well as high in fiber, protein, and a whole slew of vitamins and minerals. Sounds good to me!
Taste-wise, the Eden Organic pastas were awesome– hearty, chewy, and not at all bland like some “healthy” pastas taste. Even Mal loved it!
I paired the pastas with a homemade meat sauce made with ground beef and chopped green bell peppers.
Dinner was GREAT tonight! In fact, Mal is taking leftovers for lunch tomorrow instead of making his usual peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the week. Now, doesn’t that say something about the meal?
And even after all of the cookies that I ate this afternoon, I still had room for a couple more. 
I had one of Kelly’s Cookie Dough Truffles.
And a small bite of Break-Up Bar. Both were de-lic-ious! 
I suppose that I should enjoy these treats while I can… things are a-changin’ tomorrow!
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