Café Con Monica

Food Food Food…

So much food…

Since we are cooking at home I feel like Thenewguy does is post pictures of food and all I do is spend all my time cooking, thinking about what to cook or buying food to cook. It took a couple weeks of getting back into a groove for me to start figuring out how to cut back on food shopping expenses. When I wasn’t being careful I was spending $20-30 on ingredients for a meal which is ridiculous and way more work than just eating out!

Anyway…here are some of the meals we have been eating…

 Spaghetti & Meatballs 
Chicken Flautas 
Spaghetti Squash & Curry Meatballs
Lemon Butter Chicken & Rice 
Pineapple Chili Steak Lettuce Wraps

Thai Basil Chicken & Rice 
Steak Fajitas w/Uncle Julio’s tortillas (because I wont eat any other not fried tortillas) 
Banana Peanut Butter Pancakes (flour free) w/Bacon 
 That pretty much covers the last couple weeks for non failed dinners or anything that may have come from a box!  Feel free to ask for any recipes!
What are you cooking??

Three on Thursday

Stealing this idea from Stephanie @ Not Entirely Perfect…because those are some of my favorite of her posts and because I ALWAYS struggle to figure out what to blog about on Thursdays! So until I can get my life….here are three of my favorite things…

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 1. Cantu Products..especially the Coconut leave in and the Coconut curling cream. My hair is a pain in the ass. For serious. It has a mind of its own. Since I started using it I have had a much easier time managing it. And, thanks to Stephanie, I recently looked it up and found out is also cruelty free which makes me even happier to be using it. 
2. Re-usable Single K-cups. We’ve had a Keurig at work for a long a time but I just recently got one at home so I am definitely getting into more of a habit of taking my own coffee instead of stopping at Starbucks. That said, these are way better for the environment, I can switch up coffees and I don’t have to spend a ridiculous amount on boxes of Kcups! I got mine off Amazon but you can buy them at stores too.
3.  Hopper I know I have mentioned this before but since I’ve now used it to book several flights I can’t say enough good things. Since I already know when my winter break, spring break and long weekends are at the beginning of the school year I can start watching flights early and this app is fantastic for letting you know when flight prices drop and giving you an idea (color coded) of days the flight would be cheaper. 


What are your favorites?


Currently: January

Watching || Shameless…It has been the only show I’ve kept up with the few months. Shit gets crazy and I love it.

Reading || Just finished “Don’t You Cry” by Mary Kubica last night. I am zipping through books this month. Probably because I am really trying not to eat out and go out as much so I have more time on my hands to relax.

Excited for || Paint Nite tonight with my mom & sister. We have been looking forward to this for awhile!

Making || So much food! I have been meal prepping and making dinners. Have some great new recipes to share and a few fails too.

Hating|| Being so sore all the time. My monthly goal was to get to the gym at least 4 times a week. Making really good progress but it also means I am sore all the time.

Loving || The difference in my bank account since we started cooking at home more. It’s been awesome to save even with going on on the weekends I am still having more than I thought.

Planning || Spring Break in Austin. I am super excited to try another new city and to go for enough time to really explore.

Feeling || Happy. That is always my biggest goal and no matter what little day to day stuff might make affect that goal I can still say I am generally happy. 
 How is your January looking?? 

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