Potlucks: My worst enemy

Typically when you start working at USAA you gain about 20 lbs. The following pictures will explain why.

Diabetes

-Jess-

Firebirds

This place came recommended to me by a co-worker. According to him they have the BEST SALAD EVER (the salad pictured). It was indeed a good salad and I would recommend this place to anyone. A little pricey so don't expect to go here on a budget.

Firebirds's

-Jess-

Thai Elephant

Photo Credit: Nick Bastian

God forbid we don't try EVERY Thai restaurant in the city of Phoenix. Anyways. On our search to find the best Thai food in the Valley of the Sun we literally "googled" best Thai food in Phoenix.... That's how we stumbled upon Thai Elephant. This is the BEST Thai Food we have EVER had and we recommend anyone to try anything at this joint... b/c you will like it.

 

  -Jess-
-Jess-

Mellow Mushroom

Happy Valley Shopping Center. Phoenix, AZ
They are a chain so check if they have a location near you.

A few weeks ago I went to Mellow Mushroom for reverse happy hour and it was in fact bomb.com. Great food and great company. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of the beer that I had but it was REALLY good and I took my boo home some Hummus, Portabella Mushroom surprise and wings (as seen pictured). Hope you enjoy looking at this as much as we enjoyed eating it.

-Jess-

Random's of the Day

Fine Texas BBQ With The Drew's

watermelon salsa, somebody is messin with me..

The Ol' lady Makes A Mean Rosemary Panini

Lunch at Luthers: Outside of downtown Main St.

We finally found some Green tomato's at the Farmers Market!

My Favorite!

Hearty Vegetable Lasagna

For the past two weeks Elias has been asking me to make some of my yummy lasagna. Well... In an effort to try to be healthy I took it upon myself to look up some good recipes for a healthy alternative and found a wonderful recipe for vegetable lasagna. It came out DELICIOUS and is prolly the BEST lasagna I've made to do. I found the wonderful recipe here courtesy of allrecipes.com. The ingredients are as follows:

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 (26 ounce) jars pasta sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (15 ounce) container part-skim ricotta cheese
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook the lasagna noodles in a large pot of boiling water for 10 minutes, or until al dente. Rinse with cold water, and drain.
2. In a large saucepan, cook and stir mushrooms, green peppers, onion, and garlic in oil. Stir in pasta sauce and basil; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Mix together ricotta, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, and eggs.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread 1 cup tomato sauce into the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer 1/2 each, lasagna noodles, ricotta mix, sauce, and Parmesan cheese. Repeat layering, and top with remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese.
5. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

AND THE BEST PART!!!!! Drum Roll.....

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 448 | Total Fat: 18.6g | Cholesterol: 78mg

FINISH PRODUCT

Thai Palace, Sedona

Thai Palace, Sedona, a set on Flickr.

This past week we had the pleasure of visiting Sedona, Arizona. It was BEAUTIFUL (for more pictures visit www.jessicanfadel.wordpress.com). For lunch we visited Thai Palace, go figure, what a surprise, Thai food. Don't judge. ANYWAY.

Elias had the Panang Curry and I Vegetables with noodles. Both were very delicious. For dessert, Sticky Rice with mango. If you are in the Sedona area we highly recommend you stop by this spot. The ambiance is really nice and the customer service was really impressive.

Thai Palace Uptown

260 Van Deren Road
Sedona, AZ 86336-4826
(928) 282-8424

-jess-