Food, Fitness, Fashion

Hey everyone!!! I hope you have had a great day! While packing up to leave work at 5pm, I grabbed a dark chocolate chip pumpkin cookie from my snack draw. YUMMMMM!

After work, I headed to the grocery store to get some much needed groceries. With all the talk about soup today, I decided to make one of my favorite soups ever!!!! Pasta Fagioli!!!!!

Here are all the ingredients :

• Olive Oil (1 TBSP)

• Cannellini beans (1 Can)- drained and rinsed

• 1 onion – chopped

• 2 medium sized tomatoes- chopped

• Dried Parsley (2 tsp.)

• 1 can of veggie broth

• 3 ribs of celery- cut into 1/2 inch slices

• 1 (8 oz.) can of tomato sauce

• 1.5 tsp of dry Italian Dressing Mix

• 1/2 a cup of raw spinach

• 2 tsp. of cracked red pepper

• 4 cloves of garlic- minced

• 1 cup of whole wheat pasta

Step 1: Add the onion, celery, garlic, olive oil, red pepper and Italian Dressing Mix to a large pot over high heat.

Step 2: Cook and stir until the onions and celery are tender and the onions are a little see through.

Step 3: add tomato, tomato sauce and veggie broth and simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 4: Bring the soup back to a boil and add pasta, cook until pasta is tender.

Step 5: Reduce heat to medium and add beans, spinach and parsley. Cook until spinach is wilted, a few minutes.

Step 5: Enjoy!!!!!

I enjoyed my soup with a handful of these sweet potato chips!

YUMMMM. This meal was awesome!!! Nothing like a nice filling soup on a cold day!!! It made tons of leftovers too, so expect to see it again!!!!

In other news:

1. As you all know, in Honor of Thanksgiving being right around the corner, I will be posting something I am thankful for in every post.PLEASE feel free to join in in the comments section! So for this post:

I AM THANKFUL FOR: Coffee!!!!!!

I like it hot!!!

and I like it cold!!!

I really love the taste of coffee and how it wakes me up in the morning every morning! Sometimes when I am struggling through a morning run, the idea that coffee is waiting at home for my carries me through. I like plain old coffee with just half and half and I like fancy lattes (especially pumpkin spice). Thank Goodness for Coffee!!! yummmmmm!

2. WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS!!!! I used Random Integer.org to generate 3 random winners. Annnnnnddddddd…..The winners for my Souper Giveaway are (cue drumroll):

1. Courtney!!!! She wrote:” Ever since I saw your original post Ive been looking for the curried red lentil soup and cant find it and want it bad!!! I am very greatful/thankful for my parents they are amazing!
2. Ibelis!!!! She wrote: “The creamy butternut squash sounds yummy!! With the cold approaching theres nothing like warm and yummy soup and I love butternut squash!! And anything coffee is a plus!!! My 16 hr days would love these simple soups and coffees! I am thankful for my wonderful boyfriend Dan. Without all the things he does, nursing school would be so much more difficult than it already is. I am thankful for his patience when I’m snippy before exams, all the dinners he cooks everyday (and he packs my lunch for the following day), the laundry he does, and the cleaning. And of course all the cuddles he gives me when I am stressed (which is all the time!) He truly is the love of my life and I fall in love with him more and more everyday…”
3. Julia!!!! She wrote: ” Yay! Amazing giveaway. I am loving the winter update on what to wear, by the way. So helpful! Onto the giveaway.
   1. Would LOVE to try the Cashew Carrot Giner soup. I heart carrot soups and the cashew is a great twist on an old classic.
   2. I am thankful for you as my new running buddy! It’s been so helpful to make sure I get that AM run in once a week!”

Ladies: shoot me an e-mail (foodfitnessfashion@gmail.com) with your mails addresses and I will try to get those packages out to you think weekend!!

Night everyone! See you in the am!