Thank You, Trader Joes

For the junk food!


Work has been a challenge this week - no Bakeman's turkey-cran sandwich to look forward to, no Twix at 2:30, no saltines for my queasy belly. So I went to Trader Joe's before yoga last night and blew $60 on safe junk food. My scores:

Larabar (cashew and cherry pie)
dried apricots
cashews
salted green bean chips
perfect bananas
sweet potato chips
dark chocolate almond bar ("low carb" by Simply Lite)

I also picked up some proper food that will come in handy, like steaks and sliced roast beast and herbed goat cheese and mini white potatos. Unfortunately, the fake butter mom recommended has soy in it and I only thought to buy one chocoloate bar - I sense frequent trips to Trader Joe's in my future.

Safe Buttered Noodles

Also known as rice fusilli with olive oil and a frozen basil cube (thanks, Trader Joe's), salt & pepper.

I'm feeling super sick today, perhaps because of too few calories and too much activity yesterday (hiked to Scenic Hot Springs on nothing but the morning's pancakes), or perhaps it's the diet fade-in, or the period fade-in. Poor body, that's plenty to deal with.

So I needed some simple comfort food. Easy to make, easy to digest. And the result? Nearly as delicious as semolina fusilli with rich fresh butter and garlic.