Happy Monday!
Guess what finally returned this Friday after many weeks of misses? Pizza night!! We started off the new streak well – one whole wheat veggie pizza and one shrimp white pizza.
As usual, the wheat pizza came out the winner. Personally, I always think whole wheat products taste better than their nutrition lacking white counterparts.
I worked down in the city Saturday and had planned on checking out a new gym but, to my disappointment, pretty much all the gyms in my area are closed on weekends! Luckily I walked into a NYSC to find that they were at least open late on Saturdays. The sales guy left me a message saying he’ll give me a 3 day pass so I hope I can try it out this week!
Sunday I was in the kitchen all day. Well first I started the day with a run and a quick stop at the grocery store. Can you spot anything peculiar in this section?
News Flash: Barney butter has made it to stores in the North East!
I didn’t buy that tiny little jar for 5.99 but it’s good to know it’s there. What I did buy were all the ingredients to make homemade manicotti!
We were celebrating my Pop’s birthday at dinner. Usually we buy manicotti from an Italian store in the Bronx but since no one made it down there, I decided to try my hand at them. The recipe called for spooning the ricotta mixture into the pasta shells but instead I put the mixture in a ziploc and cut a hole in the corner so I could squeeze it out like I was stuffing cannoli. Fun!
Not to brag or anything but I heard they came out better than the ones store bought
Second, I baked a cake, carrot to be exact. I’m calling it tropical carrot cake because it included pineapple and coconut. I know carrot cake supposedly always has pineapple in it but I’ve never had one with it before. I took it to another level and even whipped up my own cream cheese frosting. Look how smooth!
Although putting the icing on the cake isn’t my strong point.
All that work in the kitchen paid off when dinner was served.
My plates:
There’s nothing better than a Sunday dinner with family
Now it’s Monday so I better get out of bed and start getting ready… Have a good day!!
Questions:
- Taste wise, do you prefer whole wheat or white?
- What are your typical carrot cake additions? I like raisins and walnuts!
- Were there any exciting new recent additions to your grocery store?

































