Almost The End of a Long Week

This has been the longest week of my life. On the one hand I am glad it is Thursday because it is almost Friday, however, on the other it is not that great because I still have to get through tomorrow. I took a long nap this afternoon though so I am ready.

After school we went to a brew pub called Hopworks and I had a slice of pizza.

Their cheese pizza is the best because it has so much flavor within each part. They use several cheeses, garlic oil, very flavorful sauce, and a nice wheaty crust. They list where all of their ingredients are from to show how healthful they are so it is a plus.

After, since we were already across town, we decided to go to our favorite bakery, Delphina's, today.

I never ever get tired of their moist and buttery cream scones. 

Howie was cute again by the sink tonight :)

Terrible Morning

So Kerby and I get to the parking garage at school and find it full which means we have to be on the hunt for street parking. We found a spot but it was only an hour long which meant that it would only go until 10:50 even though we had class until 12:15. We decided that since I had a break in my classes from 10:50 to 11, I would move the car.
But, it did not go as planned... I was circling for parking until 11:40...
I was 45 minutes late to the first day of class! How does that reflect on me? I hate being late.

After class, I was not in a good mood so my sister said, let's stop for pizza. I was like 'Yeah!'.

It was a great idea, until I heated the slices up in the oven and slightly burned them (typically).

Last, to end the day I decided it was a cookie baking kind of day so I went for some oatmeal cookies. The scent definitely made me forget. Doesn't the smell of fresh baked cookies make everyone happy? :)

Spring Break Day 3

This whole waking up at 11 everyday is throwing me off. However, I was exited to open the fridge here at my sisters and see the stuff from Einstein's Bagels.

I had a 9 grain bagel which was very seedy. It would have been pretty boring with regular cream cheese, but I remembered my mom picked a different kind this time.

I have only ever had regular cream cheese because I don't like fruit, however, I just discovered my new favorite spread. The honey almond smear they carry is amazing!!! It is delightfully lightly sweetened as opposed to the tartness of regular cream cheese (ew) and there were a couple of lumps from almonds.

Plus, it finally felt like spring break today. It actually got to be over 60 degrees so I tried to suntan a little after lunch. Sadly, I didn't know that the medication I started a couple of months ago makes my skin sensitive to sun. I got a burn in less than an hour and my arms and face has been itchy sense.
But, my dog was sure happy that we spent time out there.

For dinner I was craving pizza, so I just went with a Red Baron Deep Dish Single.

Red Baron Singles Deep Dish 4 Cheese Pizza Review

Today I decided to buy and try Red Baron Singles Deep Dish 4 Cheese Pizza 

In a box you get two pizza, and a serving is one 410 calorie pizza.

At first glance, it looks like a typical frozen pizza, with a few different colors of cheese pieces, and some kind of seasoning. It is rather small at about a 6 inch diameter.
The box says you can microwave it with the cardboard crisp tray, or you can bake in in the oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. I chose the oven because whenever I do microwave with these types of pizzas, they are always undercooked tasting.

When I took it out after 20 minutes, the cheese had puffed up tall and the sides were dark and crispy (the bottom was still really light, but it felt crispy and I didn't want to overdo it). It smelled like a typical frozen pizza, which is hard to explain, I guess the closest relation is a grilled cheese smell.

When I took a bite, the crust of the edges were sharp and hurt the roof of my mouth. The cheese was alright, but it was not as cheesy as you would imagine a 4 cheese pizza being. Also, the sauce was bland and there was a lot of it. However, the crust on the interior of the pizza was wonderful. The bottom had a crunch, but above it was soft and chewy. 

Pros: The interior crust and the single serving size.

Cons: The cheese and sauce did not taste very cheesy and saucy.

Taste: 4/10

Texture: 6/10 The interior crust was nice but the edge crust and sauce was not.

Amount for calories: 8/10 Although not big, it was filling.

Overall: 7/10

The individual pizza is great for when I just want to heat something up for myself and not do a whole lot to prepare, but next time I am definitely going to try a different brand.

Finally Had Some Fun

Yesterday was kind of cool because Kerby and my friend came over and she gave me my late birthday present.

She knows me so well. Starbucks tea, a mug, a necklace, some nail polish, and kitty socks :)
All so usable.

Then we went to my absolute favorite pizza place.

Stark Street Pizza Co. has this crackery, thin, bubble crust which makes a layer of chewy crust above it, then topped with sweet, non chunky sauce, which is my favorite. Something about individual size pizzas get me excited, especially because I can choose my toppings, which of course it extra cheese with lots of black olives (no one else I knows likes this, but this has been my fav forever).

Last, we circled around downtown for a parking spot to get an ice cream.

We went to Ben and Jerry's and I choose Phish Food. The chocolate was decadent, but there were way too many dark chocolate fishes which were not very good (since they were dark chocolate, they tasted like bitter nothingness when paired with cold ice cream). Plus there was only that one bit of marshmallow in the whole giant scoop! (Yes, that is considered ONE scoop).

Slump Day

It's the middle of the week, I am not too excited for my classes next term, and I really wish I had the courage to get a job.
For classes, I settled with Sustainability, Spanish, Philosophy, and Criminology/Criminal Justice. I wish I could have added a health class too but it was later in the day, it would cost more money, and that would really take out my wish for a job.

Anyways, I had to wake up early for registration to be sure I got what I wanted, so then I went back to bed for a little nap... Which ended up kind of long, so I had some another grab-and-go style breakfast.

(However, I have decided that I am going to post all of the things that I eat during the day in my day posts, but my reviews of snacks in other posts.)
This morning I choose yet another Lance Sandwich Crackers and a granola bar, but these two were both new to me.

First I devoured some Lance ToastChee Crackers with Real Peanut Butter.

Next, I needed a little sweet to calm the saltiness from the crackers and I ate a FiberPlus Antioxidants Chocolate Chip Chewy Bar, which ended up overcompensating the saltiness.

Last I went to a long day of class, even though two and a half hours is not long, today it felt like it. This was because during the walks I have to take before and in between my classes, it was pouring so it was a wet and cold day. When my sister, Kerby, and I got back, we just wanted to get in some comfy sweats, watch tv, and have a warm lunch (plus I had a cup of tea).

This picture doesn't look appetizing, but it was a waffle fries and Trader Joe's Macaroni and Cheese kind of day. Plus I got caught up on Dance Moms.

 Once I reenergized, Kerby wanted cookies, and I thought, why not bake? So I whipped up the easiest kind I know like the back of my hand.

Warm Russian Tea Cakes out of the oven are perfectly comforting on a rainy day.

After working on my online class all afternoon, while watching tv, the day just flew by. However, my grandma brought be a slice of pizza.

I love Pizzicato Cheese Pizza because it is plain and gooey, plus they swear to use only good and healthy ingredients, which is a plus in my book. (This picture does not do it justice though as I picked off some tomato chunks before remembering to take a pic...)

Now I am going to call it a night and watch the classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with some cookies.

Blah, Saturday

So I woke up this morning just to have a really hard time getting out of bed because it is Saturday. It is probably crazy that in this day and age an 18-year old would not like the weekend. But, I don't like the weekend. I feel like I have nothing to get dressed for or even to get out of bed for. Yes, I love being lazy and watching movies all day, but I already get so much of that on weekdays (I really need to get a job.)

Well, after a mediocre bowl of oatmeal and a cup of yogurt for breakfast, I was ecstatic when my mom offered to go to Hot Lips Pizza for lunch with my sister and me. (I really wish I had the drive to go places on my own, but I don't have that yet.)

The plain cheese looked gorgeous behind the glass so I decided to get a slice. However, it was just okay. First of all, the sauce was very chunky and the tomato flavor was overkill. I like to taste my cheese and today, I definitely didn't. Second, they did not even give me a plate. They put it right on top of my mom's slice so the bottom had a green peppery taste. Eh.





Oh well. When I got back to my sister's place, (I normally stay the weekdays with her to carpool to school, and the weekends with my parents to sleep with my kitty) I was shocked by the aroma. There was a few half done pork tenderloins in the crockpot, slathered in barbecue sauce.

This made me hungry, so I opened the cupboard for a snack, and remembered I had a new granola I have not yet tried! Lately I have been buying all different kinds to appease my addiction.

Nature's Path Organic Peanut Butter Granola

When I poured my self a bowl, I was not surprised by the look of it as I have had other kinds of Nature's Path Granola before. There were traditional granola cereal ingredients like oats and crispy rice, but I was very intrigued by the actual peanut halves mixed in. These seemed like a bonus. However, once tasting the granola plain (I am a dry granola eater), it was not as delightful as it looked. I tasted the peanuts and they were very plain, not sweet, or salty, actually almost bitter. This would have been a great contrast if the granola was very sweet, however, the granola was kind of bland itself. It just had the flavor of a touch of sweetened peanut butter, which would have been not bad, if I wasn't in the mood for a healthy sweet treat. At the end of the bowl, I liked, but dad not love it, nonetheless it was an interesting change to the typical almond or hazelnut granolas.

It was a Wonderful Day 1

Who new that the first real day of my new blogging aspiration would actually be kind of interesting. I had some bloggable snacks and went shopping :)

First of all, I began my day with a greek yogurt I had never tried before which I always get soooo excited when I have a new one.

It was Voskos Honey and Vanilla bean and when I opened it, there were actual little beans in there! Anyways, it was a little more honey flavor than I would of liked, but overall it was pretty good with a rich, thick texture.

After classes, and a quick lunch I threw together, I had to go pick up the new glasses I ordered for my birthday. I completely forgot what they looked like, so I was kind of nervous.

But then I remembered, how could I have gone wrong with Kate Spade on sale? The lower ones are the Lucyann, black, with cute, pink stripes on the inside. The top ones are tortoise shell Regine. Their pink case was even adorable with the lurking eyes on the inside.

While we were already out, my mom had to return some clothes to JC Penney, so we headed over to the mall. I had never been there but who knew they had such a good clearance section?!

I ended up with a skirt, tights, three shirts, five tank tops, jeans and this neat, simple black dress. Not a bad little shopping haul if you ask me, especially since everything was $10 or less!

After all of this, I had to dig into the cookie I got at the little store on campus.

Fairlight Bakery makes a delightful Vanilla Frosted Cookie with Rainbow Sprinkles. Not only is it pretty to look at. It tastes devine. The frosting is dry and crumbly, which may sound odd, but it is a complementary texture to the melt in your mouth cookie, and neither overpower each other. Trust me, it was big, and it was gone fast.

Now, I have to prepare for my Statistics, Spanish, and Sociology midterms tomorrow with a couple pieces of cheesy goodness for dinner.