White and Green

WHITE:

Here in Minnesota, we've been hit with another snow storm.  Thank goodness our alley way has a paid plow service, because I don't know if my back could take shoveling our sidewalk, walkway, driveway AND a good chunk of the alley...  For your viewing pleasure:

L tackled the majority of the driveway,

 

while I conquered the sidewalks and walkways...

Then, we removed these huge honking icicles that had been collecting on the gutters.  I was impressed by their size...

GREEN:

L and I recently decided that we need to eat healthier, and one way to do that is to add colorful vegetables to our plates.  A few days ago, we used asparagus to brighten up our Morning Star Chipotle Black Bean Burgers (mine completed with a spoonful of sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese, L's with pico de gallo on top).

The next day, we decided to try our hand at steaming brussel sprouts (a vegetable that neither of us had even tried until a few days prior at M & Bs' house), and they turned out to be really easy to steam and then we just added a pad of butter, a dash of salt, and a shake of pepper to give the sprouts a bit of flavor.  They went surprisingly well with our grilled cheese sandwiches!

Hopefully we will continue using fresh and colorful vegetables to make our meals more healthy :-)  While it may not seem like a lot, it is a step towards better eating for the L family!