If there’s one thing I enjoy, it’s trying to cook from the weird stuff I have left in my house when a grocery trip is due. I made a version of this recipe, minus the pickle juice or milk… and, oh yeah, I didn’t measure anything. I just guessed. So my delicious tuna-pasta salad is chilling in the fridge, and should be delicious for my lunch tomorrow.
I hurt. I’ve started Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred to jump start the weight loss. It’s 30 minutes, but it is brutal if you’re like me and not used to it. A friend is sending me a copy of P90x tomorrow – so my discomfort will only get worse… and quickly.
All this is good. I need to tone up. So tonight post-workout, I am treating myself to Bell Pepper Nachos. Not as fabulous as the chips and drippy cheese kind, but a nice, healthier alternative. Mangia!
Tomorrow is a coworker’s last day at my company. She hasn’t been with us too long, but we will most assuredly miss her. To send her off – we are throwing a pot luck lunch! So in preparation, I am doing double duty cooking for both tomorrow and for Sunday’s cookout at the barn. At this point in the evening, I’m happy to report that #1 of 2 is completed!
Spicy Bean Salsa!
And now #2 of 2 is done… Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad!
As requested:
INGREDIENTS
1 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 (1 ounce) package ranch salad dressing mix
2 tablespoons dill weed
1/8 teaspoon celery seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 large cucumber, peeled and sliced
2/3 cup sliced red onion, separated into rings
In a small bowl, combine the milk, mayonnaise, sour cream, dressing mix, dill, celery seed and pepper. Stir in the cucumbers and onion. Serve with a slotted spoon. Better when refrigerated overnight.
Okay – so this is my list so far. Things are being added and dropped so I think it’s going to have to be a flexible list. I’m still short of my goal for 32 projects, but it’s okay to add items as I discover them, right?
1. Finish watching the Top 100 movies. 58 down, 42 to go.
2. Charity: April 17th Formal Wear Happy Hour DONE! 45 dresses collected!
3. Charity: April 19th March for the Animals DONE!
4. Learn how to drive stick shift. This one is on Casey.
5. Lose the weight.With Jill’s help.
6. Volunteering: Considering Habitat for Humanity
7. Charity: Tree Planting/Trash Pick Up. May 3rd
8. Volunteering: Pets on Wheels w/ Antonio?
9. Go somewhere. PEI? Anywhere?
10. Meet Joey Mac. June 23rd
11. Try making crab bisque.
12. Organize an Ohio reunion.
13. Visit NYC.
14. Read at least four books (Reading ‘A World Without End’ now.)
15. Digi scrapbook something.
16. Buy fishnets (long story)
17. Try Yoga with my BFF
18. See ‘HEART’ Live in Bmore! May 17th Tickets purchased!
19. Go through the stuff in my storage unit
20. Go to an amusement park. (Cedar Point, anyone?)
21. Find somewhere to take voice lessons – it’s time to get back in the game!
22. Choose an Armed Forces charity to collect for. Looking…
Ten more to think up… yikes.
A friend at work gave me the recipe for mini egg quiches… for breakfasts to eat on the way to work Monday through Friday. So, I, uh… made some tonight and ate four of them. WHAT?! They were yummy!! Oh so yummy!!!
And I have three left for tomorrow. Haha!
On another note, I can’t WAIT for dinner with the ladies tomorrow night. We are going to have some crazy, crazy fun! 
Recipe to be posted whenever Nicole remembers to send it to me… or when I attempt to look it up… but YUM. YUM, YUM, YUM. I’m so impressed with us. 