*Please update your bookmarks to my new website: Hi friends! Happy Saturday!
This is the first “normal” weekend we’ve had in a month! I almost don’t know what to do with all this time on my hands! Not that I’m complaining– it feels really good to be lazy sometimes. 
Yesterday was a short work-day for me, so my husband and I grabbed lunch out at Granville Cafe. I had their awesome house salad, topped with goat cheese and a delicious lemon vinaigrette:
(taken with my phone camera… )
Soooo good. I wish I could figure out how to re-create this dressing– I’d eat it every. single. day.
After lunch, I did my Insanity workout, then relaxed with my new book:
I saw this book featured on Dr. Oz’s show a while ago, and I finally got around to ordering it on Amazon. I’m always on the lookout for more “manly” dinner ideas to make my husband, but I want them to taste good AND be healthy! The Engine 2 Diet cuts out meat and dairy, as well as many processed foods, so I figured it would have some good recipes! Last night, I tried the “Raise-the-Roof Sweet Potato Lasagna.”
It was filled with sauteed veggies and tofu:
Oh, and I used Martha Stewart’s “candle trick” while cutting my onion last night:
And I think it really did help! I think the flame burns up some of the gasses (that make you cry) from the onion.
The lasagna was a bit time-consuming to put together, but it looked beautiful when it was all done!
The husband enjoyed two slices for his dinner:
Topped with some raw cashew “cheeze”
I simply combined some raw cashews, garlic powder, sea salt and a splash of lemon juice in my mini food processor, and pulsed it together until crumbly. It tastes better than Parmesan, in my opinion! 
I used it on my dinner, too:
Spiralized zucchini noodles, topped with Paesana marinara and raw cashew cheeze. YUM!! I would have tried the lasagna, but I don’t eat soy products– since it may negatively affect the thyroid, and almost every member of my family on BOTH sides has thyroid issues! I figure, better to be safe than sorry, so soy isn’t something you’ll see often in my diet.
I’ve been interested in my dog’s diet lately as well, ever since that scary lump popped up a few months ago! I’ve been reading that dogs shouldn’t be eating wheat or corn, so I’ve been on the lookout for a healthier dog food for her! After doing some research online, I found that this Wellness brand dog food had received excellent reviews from other pet-owners– it had improved their dogs’ allergies, which Yasha suffers from as well! (I’ve heard that purebred dogs generally suffer from allergies– another reason to adopt from a shelter, rather than buying from a breeder!)
I was excited to find Wellness Super5Mix Weight Control (Yasha’s supposed to lose 4 lbs!) on Amazon, with free shipping!
Yasha’s never been so excited to see the postman visit!!
I ordered the 13 lb. bag, so it should last us a while!
Check out all the perks of this food:
Yasha’s not a picky eater, so when I mixed this into her old food last night, she happily gobbled it down! I’m going to gradually wean her off of the old food by mixing in this new food, and hopefully we’ll start seeing some positive results soon!
I think our lazy weekend is going to turn into a movie-filled weekend… we saw Toy Story 3 last night, which was SO good! I was definitely choked-up by the end!! And I think this afternoon we’re going to go see Killers!
Hope you are all having a great weekend!!
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That is great that this dog food could really help Yasha! My dog was a little over weight so we fed him green beans because they would fill him up with out adding a lot of calories.
Aw.. love the “excited Yasha” pictures. How adorable! <3