End of Summer Food

I love eating this time of year. All of the fresh vegetables available make for some good eats! A couple of weeks ago we had some yummy pizzas using fresh veggies out of our garden (and some canned ones too).

We make our pizzas on pita bread with some bottled pizza sauce, and a few kind of cheese.

We put fresh squash and tomatoes from our garden on our pizzas, along with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and pepperoni for husband.

This is an easy meal to cook because you don't have to turn on the oven if you have a toaster oven. We heat it to 400 degrees and bake until the cheese is melted.

My pizza.... delish!

Husband's pizza.. slightly less healthy looking but great nonetheless!

Our pizzas were also served with a wide variety of fresh fruits and veggies. Nothing makes my heart sing more than a fridge full of healthy food. Sometimes we have a really hard time resisting the treats so it's gratifying to know that husband and I ate all that healthy food, and that I have refilled the tray several time since.

Last night I made the first soup of the season! I used the garden tomatoes that I bottled with my mom last weekend, garden squash, pasta, white beans, spices and it was AMAZING. Bottling the tomatoes was so much fun. I felt so domestic... so 1940s victory garden. : )

My parents have an orchard behind their backyard. I have been enjoying the freshly picked strawberries and raspberries. Yum yum!

What's your favorite thing to eat this time of year?

Disney Week: Know Before You Go

Last week I spent a magical week in Disneyland with just my husband to celebrate our anniversary. In honor of the fun I had and the artistic inspiration I have gained, I have decided to have "Disney Week" on my blog. Don't worry, there will be crafts! (This weekend I will return to shirt refashions. I have an awesome Anthro inspired blouse to show you!)

If you are planning a trip to a Disney Park read on for my tips on preparing for the trip. This first tip would be great for a picnic with the kids too!

We had to drive 11 hours to get to Disneyland. I wanted to pack some healthy-ish snacks so that we would be less tempted to stop for junk food and waste money. I thought it would be much more fun to have Disney themed snacks!

I purchased Disney fruit snacks, Disney dried fruit, and Mickey Mouse cheese. I even sprung for the brand name fruit bars because they had Toy Story on the box!

(I didn't really like the dried fruit, but my husband did.)

I also brought bread and peanut butter to make sandwiches along the way (and you could even take them in to the park to save lunch money). I had the brilliant idea of making the sandwiches shaped like Mickey Mouse but my cookie cutter was too big for the bread. I had already gone to the grocery store and we were leaving the next day so I didn't buy different bread.

I didn't do this on purpose, but even the bread I bought was Disney with the Camp Rock 2 advertisement.


I also threw in some gram crackers and some 100 calorie pack cookies (compromising for my husband.) I put everything in this cute giant Mickey tote that my mother-in-law brought back from her Disney trip.

(Sorry for the sideways picture, I don't know what is wrong!)

The greatest Disney tip I have ever heard is to buy toys and prizes for your kids at Walmart or the dollar store before the trip. Then, every day you can give your kids a gift without breaking the bank. When I have kids and take them to Disneyland I am totally doing this!

I think this advice is also good for clothes. Every time I go to a Disney Park I want to buy a Disney shirt but just a Mickey t-shirt can run $30!

So instead I found this cute Mickey t-shirt at Walmart for only $3! I bought it before the trip and waited to wear it when I was there. I wore it the first and last days of the trip and feel like I got my money's worth!

My family has booked quite a few trips through getawaytoday.com. You get a great deal and they always give each adult traveler a Disney pin. I really have a fetish for pins so I love it. (The kiddos get a different prize but I am not sure what it is.)

Come back again this week for more Disney fun!

Tuesday: Tips for the parks

Wednesday: DIY Mickey accessories

Thursday: Mickey birthday card

Weekend: Anthro inspired blouse.



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