The bug had really bitten Lina, while I devoured the soup (why did I doubt her?) she was making banana nut muffins. She had found these adorable little bread tins so she used them for her muffins, yes, from scratch. 
These are better then what you would find in a bakery. Lina only allowed me to have half, she wanted me to wait until after we went to the gym but I whined about the fact that they were warm now so she relented, LOL. It's not like I can complain because in between making batches of muffins she made my dinner because I was hungry. So she whipped up a beef salad for me because she knew how much I love it. She actually cooked mushrooms with the beef and added pine nuts. Need I say it was delicious?
I think not!BTW, since she had all of the ingredients out she decided to make savory muffins also full of cheese and herbs. It almost tastes like pizza bread. Lina says it will be perfect with spaghetti, mmmmm.
Now don't be too envious of me (of course you should be a little) because I also had to go to the gym twice today. She even called me to make sure I was on my way before she got home (dang it, she caught me, I was planning on going after my nap, she was having none of that). She had tried to wake me up to go with her in the morning since it was too rainy for her to run but I wasn't getting up. I explained later to her that I must be mentally prepared. She can't spring something like that on me. Guess what we're doing tomorrow morning?
BTW we now have a coffee maker. Neither of us are coffee drinkers but you know we're all about being the hostesses with the mostesses so any coffee drinkers that visit can get their morning fix. Although, since neither of us are coffee drinkers we don't really know how to work the coffee machine so while we'll be fabulous hostesses, you'll be making your own coffee, LOL.
6 Mannions Speak :
Know how some people stress-eat? Well, I stress-cook & stress-clean! LMAO
Needless to say, I was stressed out today!
BTW, I actually managed to brew an entire pot of water! All by myself!!! Of course I did have to read the entire manual first! Huh! I'm so proud of me!
TRAINER'S REPORT ON LEIHA: For all her drama, she's kickin' butt! I'm verrra proud of her! It doesn't take much to get her to move her porn-star booty, she just has to be told! LOL I threatened to call the gym today to make sure she made it there!
She also doesn't make a fuss about eating healthier foods, as opposed to the take-out/eat-out yummies she is used to! of course she does OWE ME for the chinese buffet stunt, as well as the prolonged conversation with her li'l bro, which made us late to the gym! I love that she is chums with her siblings, but again... she OWES ME! I'll just cash those in when the mood strikes! hahaha!
I'm off to dress my bed (loooove sleeping in freshly laundered sheets) and put my laundry away!
Night all!
I can just imagine that phone call -
'Hello,this is Evilina,do you remember the girl who asked for the remote the other day? Has she been there today,at all???' *G*
I have to say,all the food looks good enough to deal w/walking every day & more.Utah to Florida is a little far to walk,though *G*
The cheese & herb muffins you mention make me think of those cheesy biscuits they give you @Red Lobster,yum!
I've never had beef salad,but it looks good,you know I love beef.I'm grinning at the pine nuts,though,b/c they are EVERYWHERE here & Richard hates them,he says they taste like sap LOL.We see ppl collecting them when we're out hunting/camping & he just shakes his head in disgust,it's funny how much it bugs him.
Keep the adventures coming,it makes it not so bad,how far away you both are. (((HUGS)))
*lol* I also stress cook and stress clean -- not that you can tell by the state of my house currently! How unfair that Leiha gets a roommate who cooks for her and all I get is a mandatory trip to Dallas TX for a week. And then the plane was 2 hours late leaving! I thought I was going to be stuck in DFW forever. sigh*
Of course, even though my roommate doesn't cook for me, she picks me up at the airport -- no matter what time of night the plane finally gets there. *g* Which was way more appealing to me last night then food. After all, I can always eat the peanut butter straight out of the jar with a spoon. *lol*
I'm happy that you two are settling in and having a blast. Good luck with school - as I said before, I can't imagine going back -- it took everything I had to get through the first 4 yrs.
Ann
I noticed the comment about no coffee maker... Linda, you have to come so I have someone to go to Starbucks in the morning to get coffee!! Pleaseeeeeee!
Leiha, you need to find the closest Starbucks to be the hostes with the mostest, we can walk there together in the mornings (or early afternoon!)
Wow, all of that food looks so yummy. Next time, along with the pictures, you need to add the recipes. I'd love to get the one for the soup, and both banana and savory muffins! Can you ask your roomie to e-mail them to me? Pretty please????? I've been cooking like crazy since the holidays.
I'm having so much fun reading about your adventures! I wish my roommate (the idiot, LOL) was so cooperative!
Hugs to both of ya,
Ro
You can stress cook all you want Lina. I'll support you by eating anything you cook. I am that good of a friend!
I was proud of the fact you made a pot of hot water too, LOL.
It's not my fault you decided to do homework while I was on the phone with my brother. I was in my sweat waiting for you chick! Ahhhh, the chinese buffet. I guess I'll wait to see what my punishment is before I say it was worth it, LOL.
Bo, that would be cool to gather your own pine nuts. I am a big fan. Feel free to gather some for us the next time you go hunting:)
I can't imagine going back to school either but I'm more then happy to support Lina while she goes back (and by that I mean eat her cooking while she stresses, LOL). Being stuck at the airport suck! Good thing your roommie is willing to pick you up whenever.
Nancy, you must have missed the part where I said we bought a coffee maker. That's what you get for reading my blog while talking on the phone with me, LOL. Good news is, if you don't want to make your own coffee startbucks is a couple of blocks away, as is baskin robbins!
Rosie, since those recipes are out of a cookbook they won't be posted. I hate transcribing things, LOL. But any recipe from the internet I will try and post.
The idiot is good for one thing, getting on your nerves, LOL. Tell him I said hi!
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