Perfect in a Pinch Halloweeny Cottage Cheesy Breakfast!

This time of year, I stick pumpkin in almost everything! It's festive, fun and full of fiber!

Today, I decided to try it in some cottage cheese.

My 1/2 pint mason jar looked as follows:

1/2 cup of lowfat organic cottage cheese
5 shakes of my cinnamon jar
1 pinch of ground ginger
2 "pumpkin cubes" of pureed pumpkin (I froze 2 ice trays full of pumpkin puree)
1 squirt of agave nectar

I brought this to work with me, but I have to be honest...it sat on my desk until I became so hungry, that I HAD to eat it.  I mean, cottage cheese ... pumpkin???

Well, my instincts were RIGHT ON!  This stuff tasted GREAT!

I can't believe it took me this long to try this.

Getting back to basics, I truly am enjoying how having a few staples in the fridge, freezer and pantry can produce such a plethora of bountifulness!

Kind of Ironic

Kind of Ironic, a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

I am Halloween Ready!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!, a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

May our true princesses shine today!

Halloween Crumbs

Halloween Crumbs, a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

I don't eat these puppies, but I love getting them from Vendors! Look how AWESOME they are decorated!

Chillin... get it?

Chillin... get it?, a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

With 80 degree late October days... I did NOT wanna take the chance of these guys not making it til Wed!

Sweet Ideas

When I saw this email from William Sonoma in my inbox, I was transfixed on the colors and on the corks of these cute bottles... These might be plastic, but I thought, I'd love my SPA Bathroom to be adorned with little containers like this, filled with colorful and sweet smelling salts and scrubs and soaps all around the spacious haven! 

Fashion and function? Yes PLEASE!

Got Beans?

I was told that the law of the vacuum is "if you make space for something, it has to be filled". I was also told "get rid of things that no longer serve you, to make room for things that do"... On Sunday, I weeded through about 15 cook books that I have collected over the years. Since my diet is pretty restrictive now (for mainstream standards) I found maybe 1 or 2 recipes per cook book to keep.

I busted out my scanner, and grabbed the few relevant future meals, and set aside most of the cook books to be donated or sold in an upcoming yard sale.

When I got home on Tuesday night... there was a huge container/box on the counter (the mail collection box).  For the life of me, I couldn't remember what I ordered THIS time, but as I tore it open, my Bean By Bean cookbook (talked about in THIS post) was staring at me in the the face!

I gasped! Why? Cause the Universe will provide. You don't have to know how, or when or why... I am learning just to trust and enjoy.

And just like I KNEW it would... the above picture is EXACTLY how I envisioned my new addition to the family... right next to my herbs and spices cookbook and right next to the Flavor Bible.

My cookbook staples are really exciting me! I wanna run home and cook some more!

Thank you my fairy kitchen Mother J... you're simply the best!