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October Bliss- All about Food

Happy last Wednesday of October!  Seriously… this year has disappeared.  Can you believe we’re a few days from November?

Here we are for another month of Bliss with me and my sweet friend Meg.  Bliss is a monthly link-up for us to share our favorite things from the month!  Due to my previous blunder with my iphone, I’m sort of sharing some things from the past 2 months because I finally have pictures!

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  • Hummus Chips

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I picked these up randomly at TJ Maxx one day and I’m so glad I did!  These remind me of bugles, but lighter and tastier.  I ate the entire bag within a day and I can’t wait to get my hands on another!  They provide the crispiness & tastiness of chips, but I feel healthier knowing that they’re made out of chickpeas.

  • Healthy Choice Café Steamers

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Would you believe me if I told you this was $2.00?  Well possibly because it’s just a cheap frozen meal, but I was extremely impressed with the value of this frozen meal.  I don’t suggest you eat frozen entrée’s for lunch every day, but if you’re busy and can’t pack a decent lunch every now and then, these Healthy Choice Steamers are the way to go!  For only $2 you get a delicious meal that I wouldn’t consider the most unhealthy frozen meal you could choose.

  • Hot Chips

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Clearly I’m all about food right now.  I literally ate an entire bag of these in one sitting with the largest glass of water I could find.  I can’t handle hot too well, but I sure do love the flavor of it!

  • Happy Hour

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Who doesn’t love a good happy hour?  A co-worker and I headed up to Applebee’s about 2 Friday’s ago for drinks & appetizers.  We ordered the mozzarella sticks and pretzel sticks.  Everything was delicious and we spent an or two  laughing and talking about work.

  • Quality Time with Nick

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Last time I was in Starkville, Nick and I had some frozen yogurt before I left.  They have a connect four game at our local fro-yo place and so Nick and I played a few rounds.  It was a fun and relaxing way to end our weekend together.

I could go on and on about the things I loved this month, but I’ll take a breathe and let y’all take over!  Link-up your Bliss below!

Couponing at Whole Foods

Good Morning sweet friends!

*Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post.  I had an awesome experience with Whole Foods & their coupons yesterday, I just wanted to share the information for those of you who say that Whole Foods is expensive, but want to still support a great company*

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Yesterday, I kind of fell in love with coupons… more specifically, Whole Foods coupons.  I had a plan to do some grocery shopping on my lunch break yesterday.  I had picked up the Whole Foods coupon brochure about a week ago and saw a lot of great coupons.  Each of the coupons were things I would eat and enjoy.  When I arrived to Whole Foods, I had a plan in mind… find what I need, pull that coupon out when I retrieve it and keep moving.  Don’t spend too long searching for something and don’t get something if they don’t have the flavor or type I want so I don’t waste money.  An example: I had a coupon for granola & soup, but I couldn’t find a flavor I thought I’d enjoy, so I didn’t buy it.

When I started spotting some of my items… it quickly became clear that almost everything I had a coupon for was already on sale.  Love Instantly!

Receipt Breakdown: (The price is what I actually paid after the coupon)

Whole Foods Cereal – $2.99 ($1 off coupon)

Vegetable Broth – $1.49 ($2 off coupon)

Runa Drink – $.99 ($1 coupon)

Tofu Spinach Ravioli Frozen Meal – $3.99 ($1 coupon)

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips – $2.00 ($1 coupon)

Luna Bars – $.99 each ($1 coupon for 2)

Mojo Bar – $.99 ($.50 coupon)

I bought 2-3 more items that I did not have a coupon for, but overall I saved $8.50 in coupons and was extremely pleased with the items I brought home.

I know everyone’s argument is that Whole Foods is not the cheapest place to shop, but I love what Whole Foods stands for and that they support the community they work in, I’m willing to pay extra for that.  They also support local farms & businesses.  When you combine their sales & their coupons, I’d say it’s definitely worth your time & money to shop at Whole Foods and I either got my items for the same price or cheaper today with this simple strategy (Seriously, Cliff & Luna bars for .50 each)!  That doesn’t mean that I do all of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods, but I do what I can so I can support a company that I believe in and love.

I left Whole Foods with a huge smile on my face and the cashier commended me on my coupon usage!

  • Do you shop at Whole Foods?
  • Do you use their coupon books and pair them with great sales?

Vegan Donuts

More than anything right now, I want to make vegan donuts.  I need to purchase supplies, first one (maybe only one) being a donut baking pan.  I see them at Target, so I may just grab one on a whim next time I’m in there to finally fulfill my dream of baking my very own vegan donuts!  Nick and I discovered vegan donuts over the past year and instantly fell in love!  When we were visiting our friends in Atlanta this past January, we went to a cute donut shop that served vegan donuts alongside their regular donuts and we both ordered a vegan donut for the first time.  Delicious!  Then we discovered a vegan cart location in Animal Kingdom at Disney World and they sold vegan donuts as well.  After that, we were hooked and regular donuts were not as satisfying anymore.  I’ve been browsing pinterest for some vegan donut recipes so I can try to make some at home and I’ve found the following good lookin’ recipes:

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Now that fall is upon us, I see myself making a lot of vegan donuts on the weekends as a comfort food!  What goes with a good donut though?  Coffee and other warm drinks!  Here are some delicious looking hot drinks that I can’t wait to try this season!

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Now that my mouth is watering, I’m off to make my very first batch of vegan donuts and probably a cup of coffee to go with it!  Now I just need to decide which one to try first!  I’ll let y’all know how they turn out, but I’m hoping I find vegan donut baking to be easy, delicious, and a typical Saturday morning activity!

Questions for today:

  • Have you had vegan donuts?  What are your thoughts?
  • Have you ever made donuts at home?  Was it a success or a catastrophe?
  • What comfort food are you looking forward to making this fall?

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