Cold Vietnamese Noodles with Beef

If I drop Randy at work in the morning, I get an extra half hour in the office to myself. Totally worth it, plus it cuts an hour off his commute. My friend Cindy works right near him, so I alerted her to my arrival in her vicinity and asked her to pick a place that was cheap and kid-friendly. She picked a noodle shop near the train tracks, and oh my GOD it was good. She got spicy kimchee with seafood over fried rice, which I stuck my fork in repeatedly. Abby was happy to share my noodles, but wouldn't go near the beef. The big hit was the honeydew milk-tea with pearls, of course. Om nom NOM.

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I'm so excited to be invited/I invited myself to the party!

I love lunch and today I'm happy to say I had leftovers; three small square pieces of Perry's Plate Zucchini Pizza.  I made it last night and my husband and I couldn't finish it all.  He kind of likes regular pizza but he humors me with my fancy pizza.  He did admit that the garlic oil on the crust was what made it so delicious.

I used the second dough to make a kid-friendly pizza with red sauce and a little bit of freshly grated mozzarella on top.  The kids ate all their pizza-it helped that Groovy Girl had two friends over but Teenage Boy ended up having to eat a "second" dinner of Amy's mac and cheese.

I love leftovers!

~michelle @ peaceful reader

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Bacon And Jam Sandwich

Randy fried up some turkey bacon and asked me if I'd like it on a sandwich while I worked. I said yeah, and he hesitantly asked "do you want something ... something sweet on it?" This grosses him out, but he knows salty plus sweet is my FAVE. "Yes, put cream cheese jam on it," I told him. "The cranberry-horseradish jam." He sighed, but made a hell of a sandwich. Om nom nom.

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January 8, Lisa, Jambalaya

Today Mike made a big pot of jambalaya (or, South Dakota Style jambalaya)- Chicken, sausage, rice, bell peppers, onions, okra. Very yummy and not too spicy for everyone.

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Vacationing in Tampa - Gina

Today (and yesterday as well), we are in Tampa with my husband on his business trip. The boys and I wake up and enjoy a huge breakfast in the lobby. Then we change and stay in the pool until lunch. We come back to the room where I make sandwiches (or leftovers from dinner the night before). We have puddings, applesauce, oranges, chips and it is a variable feast. Then we nap for hours. Get a shower and get ready for our evening with Daddy. It is so relaxing and fun. I wish we had a couple more days before we have to leave. But sadly this is our last full day. Tomorrow, it is breakfast and then driving home all day.

For lunch, I had half of a Bacon Chicken sandwich from last night, chips, and pudding. I forgot to get a cup of oranges for myself. Maybe I will have a snack later. Mmmmmm.

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I forgot for a sec...Then I remembered - Natalie

I have not posted here for a long time and when I clicked for a new post I forgot for a sec what I had for lunch today. Is that a sign of aging? I wondered what it would be like months or years from now, I may never remember today's date or worst plunged into a total nightmare of forgetting my name and my home address. So there I was staring at the screen thinking. Wait, what was I thinking?

Oh yeah...my lunch today was a Granola bar.

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Tuesday, June 16, Lisa

Leftover cheese tortellini with red sauce
Zucchini sauteed with onion, topped with feta.
Kool-aid because my husband STOLE THE LAST SODA.

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