Is sliced Great Harvest bread!!
No joke.
Sliced veggies aren’t so bad either!
Smell of the earth:
I learned all about sandwich prep using the slicer, which was quite fun!
Uh oh.
“You’re not going to make me slice those onions are you!?!”
Whew. Thanks.
These monkeys did them instead!
After we were done for the day, Matt and I took a field trip to the Patagonia outlet! Last time I got my favorite pink furry kids size fleece here and a purple yoga tank top that I love. This time I did not intend to buy anything because I literally have ZERO space in my duffel bag…
but you know how that goes!!!
SCORE for these two awesome shirts that were $5 a piece and messages I want to wear on my body!
Also, I found my favorite tank top in two awesome colors on sale
And two cute running tops – one for winter, one for spring!
Once we returned to the hotel on foot, we put together our final hotel room dinner (although Matt will carry them on when I head home!)
Guess what favorite tinned food made its obvious appearance!?
Sardines!!! I found my favorite flavor and style at the Good Food Store! This brand is more expensive than others, but worth it for the smoky lemon flavor.
We turned them into sardine salad with a packet of mayonnaise and a hot sauce packet scavenged from salad bars and condiment stations during our trip. Plus 2 chopped carrots (cut on a paper plate with a butter knife by Matt!)
I was in charge of microwaving some broccoli + cauliflower that were seasoned with salt and pepper packets plus these two we stumbled upon:
Lastly we got a bag of Food Should Taste Good chips – Sweet Potato Flavor – for eating our sardines!
Perfect inexpensive dinner!
Tonight’s feature presentation was
another Montana movie
another Brad Pitt film
another story about brothers
“Legends of the Fall”!
More Brad Pitt hotness!
I loved both Montana movies!
We’re headed to bed. Round II of sandwich school is just a few hours away!
Sana says
January 17, 2011 at 11:30 pmI loveee taking condiments and spices from restaurants when I am traveling! It’s so perfect for making meals when you are not at home!
Ashley says
January 17, 2011 at 11:31 pmLOVE the clothing finds!!!! I have 2 “live simply” t-shirts and love them. 🙂
Dorry says
January 17, 2011 at 11:31 pmLove all of your finds from the Patagonia outlet. I need to shop at outlets more often. There are some great ones in Dallas. Cheers to round 2 of sandwich school! These posts leave me wanting a hunk of GH bread.
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
January 17, 2011 at 11:32 pmThe bike shirt is too perfect for you! There’s no better feeling than finding awesome deals…and eating fresh bread.
Amanda (Eating Up) says
January 17, 2011 at 11:34 pmAh Brad Pitt, one of our prides from MO!
Kiran says
January 17, 2011 at 11:50 pmLove your inexpensive food ideas! Gotta get me some sardines after this 😉
Mads says
January 17, 2011 at 11:56 pmLegends of the Fall is such a great movie, but pretty sad. Can’t beat Brad!
Tamra says
January 17, 2011 at 11:57 pmHa ha – I see you in the background holding your nose in the onion slicing pic.
Camille says
January 17, 2011 at 11:57 pmSo much GH bread! You are making me crave our local GH like no one’s business 🙂
Emily @ One Sweet Vegan says
January 17, 2011 at 11:58 pmI love the photo of the onions being sliced and you’re standing in the background holding your nose! 🙂 I LOVE onions. I would have been the one volunteering for that job!
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
January 17, 2011 at 11:58 pmLove the cute new shirts you got! I love getting great deals on clothes 🙂
Jenn (www.real-nutrition-nyc.com says
January 18, 2011 at 12:16 amyummy and FUN!!
Suzanne says
January 18, 2011 at 12:17 amLegends of the Fall! One of my all time fave movies ever! Brad Pitt never looked hotter. 😉
Maryann says
January 18, 2011 at 12:19 amThose shirts are perfect!!!
Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf says
January 18, 2011 at 12:23 amOkay, I kid you not, just one hour ago I was researching sardine recipes and thought to myself, “hmmm. I haven’t seen sardines on Kath’s blog in a while…”
Janna says
January 18, 2011 at 12:27 am3 Things I loved about this post:
1. Man those onions looked tasty. 😉
2. You found amazing deals at my favorite Dillon store.
3. Your meal looked scrumptious and easy. Maybe I will give sardines another try! With a dark beer even! 🙂
Christine (The Raw Project) says
January 18, 2011 at 12:30 amLove the new tops, I wouldn’t be able to leave empty handed either. 🙂 Cute slicing pics, what a day!
[email protected] says
January 18, 2011 at 12:31 amYour new shirts are perfectly you!!! I love when that happens!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
January 18, 2011 at 12:38 amthose shirts were well-worth the space – $5?! you would have been losing money if you hadn’t gotten them. 🙂
i don’t know about sardines, but whoa brad pitt sure was pretty back in the day (not that he’s bad looking now!).
Shannon (A Better Me) says
January 18, 2011 at 1:01 amSuper cute shirts! 😀
Lisa says
January 18, 2011 at 1:10 amLegends of the Fall is SO good! The novella is good too – it is by one of my favorite authors, Jim Harrison.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
January 18, 2011 at 1:18 amthank the lord you didn’t have to slice those onions! just curious, did you ever cry when you did (if you EVER prepped them!??)
Cara Craves... says
January 18, 2011 at 1:21 amHave fun with your next sandwich school!
Hopefully you guys are not too tired!
Allison @ Happy Tales says
January 18, 2011 at 1:38 amThose sliced veggies are SOOO colorful!!! I love it!
I am loving all of the shirts you got… hopefully they’ll squeeze right in to your luggage! Or you could always just wear a few layers, ha. Do they have an online store? I’d love to have a shirt with messages like that 🙂
Crystal says
January 18, 2011 at 1:45 amLove the two new t-shirts!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
January 18, 2011 at 2:19 amI am a condiment taker too! Never know when you’re going to need them 🙂
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
January 18, 2011 at 3:49 amI love slicing food on slicers!! We have a small one at home, I really should use it more often!
Emmy (WIne and Butter) says
January 18, 2011 at 4:54 amI LOVE the ditch the car message – I live in the UK and I dont even know how to drive! Informal exercise is definitely the best way to stay healthy!
AND yes yes to slightly more expensive tinned sardines. I was always like ‘why splurge on tinned food?’ – but it makes them actually a really good meal, + super healthy and still really cheap. I like the portugese ones with chilli in the tin, served on cheesy kamut crackers (im getting really specific here :)!) with hot sauce and crudite – YUM! xox
Blog is the New Black says
January 18, 2011 at 5:19 amThe colors in all of these pictures are stunning. Love the purple onions!
Caitlyn (A Spoonful of Life) says
January 18, 2011 at 5:41 amHa ha…I spy Kath holding her nose while the guys cut onions! That’s a great picture!
Lauren at KeepItSweet says
January 18, 2011 at 6:10 amYou two are unbelievably creative with the hotel dinners!
Hannah says
January 18, 2011 at 6:16 amOh, I’m so envious of that industrial slicer! I used to work ina cafe that made lots of sandwiches, and I had to slice everything by hand…
polly says
January 18, 2011 at 6:24 amLOVE LOVE LOVE these posts.
Onion face = giggles. 😀
XOXO
Katie says
January 18, 2011 at 6:32 amOh onions! They make me cry so much! Glad you didnt have to slce them!
THose shirts are so cute and great deals!!! I love finding good deals !
Have a great second day of sandwich school! : )
stacey-healthylife says
January 18, 2011 at 6:42 amI love legends of the fall, so good. Great find on the tops and super cute.
Lauren says
January 18, 2011 at 6:50 amI am beyond impressed with your ability to put together these romantic hotel dinners! You guys are truly travel savvy. 😉
Simply Life says
January 18, 2011 at 7:04 amooh that bread does look GOOD!
megan @ blackberries for jam says
January 18, 2011 at 7:17 amThat’s it. I’m breaking into my can of sardines today. I just needed a little nudge. Thanks!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
January 18, 2011 at 7:22 amIt’s a good thing they didn’t make you slice those onions! That would have been tragic! 🙂
Jessica (Dalyauthenticity) says
January 18, 2011 at 7:32 amOh my gosh, Kath, I LOVE those shirts. I am bad when it comes to going in stores on vacation. Like you, even if I don’t “have room”, I will always find a way to “make” it! Your trip looks like so much fun! So jealous!
Nichole Wood says
January 18, 2011 at 7:32 amHi! Love love love your blog but the Canadian in me had to speak up….Legends of the fall, although ‘takes place in Montana’ was actually filled just outside of Calgary Alberta Canada 🙂
Cannot wait to see what photos you post next 🙂 The bread one was awesome!
Nichole Wood says
January 18, 2011 at 7:32 amsorry, typo *filmed
Samantha says
January 18, 2011 at 7:35 amThose slicers scare the crap outta me. Glad you still have all your finger tips!
XO
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
January 18, 2011 at 7:38 ami am so impressed with y’all eating from the hotel so much…i would have probably just given up by now!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
January 18, 2011 at 7:39 amHaha, I you slicing onions! I am thinking that will not be your job in the shop! I love that movie too! I haven’t seen it in a while…I need to watch it again. Have fun at sandwich school today!
Faith @ lovelyascharged says
January 18, 2011 at 7:45 amI officially want one of those sandwich veggie slicers now! No wait, scratch that, I NEED one!
Jess (Sweet Potato) says
January 18, 2011 at 8:06 amI am still scared/intimidated by sardines. I’m not really sure why, though…
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
January 18, 2011 at 8:12 amI love how thin the bell peppers came out after touching the slicer. Awesome for sandwiches and such! 😀
Laura (On the Threshold of Greatness) says
January 18, 2011 at 8:17 amLove the onion comment/photo! 🙂
I used a random Pizza Hut cheese packet on my pasta last night, too! I forgot to buy real parm and realized I had some of those leftover. Works in a pinch, right?
I’m still working up the nerve to try sardines. I ate them as a kid but now I’m scurred.
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
January 18, 2011 at 8:25 amI’m not a Brad Pitt fan at all, but even I have to say he’s GORGEOUS in that last picture. If only he and Leonardo DiCaprio never aged!!
Kath says
January 18, 2011 at 9:01 amI agree – I don’t think either aged very well.. 🙁
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
January 18, 2011 at 8:28 amBig industrial slicers like that scare me a bit, but it looks like you’ve got it all under control! Hope you had a lovely movie night! 🙂
Bess @ Bess Be Fit says
January 18, 2011 at 8:32 amYou got some great stuff at Patagonia! And I love the pic of you not wanting to slice the onions…haha 🙂
Allison L. says
January 18, 2011 at 8:39 amLast summer, my husband and I took a 2-week road trip from Dallas, east to the Carolinas through Tennessee, south to Florida, west to Houston and back to Dallas. We ate several meals in the car and in our hotel rooms like the ones you have been showing us. I am making notes for our next road trip to vary our car/hotel meals! Thanks!
Caroline says
January 18, 2011 at 8:54 amLove the stuff from patagonia…I totally want some of those shirts! And Legends of the Fall is the best! I remember seeing it in the theatre!
Melomeals: Vegan for $3.33 a Day says
January 18, 2011 at 8:54 amOh Brad! He’s so dreamy…
That bread looks amazing
!
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
January 18, 2011 at 8:55 amI love those shirts!!! So cool!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
January 18, 2011 at 8:57 amI’ve never used a slicer on veggies before. Only on meats.
Meagan says
January 18, 2011 at 9:01 amIf I were at that pepper slicer I would slice a whole pepper, eat a slice, slice a pepper, eat a slice, repeat repeat repeat!!
Anne @ butter and bear says
January 18, 2011 at 9:15 amFunny post! Love your face in the onion shot. I’m still not sold on the canned sardines though. Is there a strong fishy taste? I am always looking for easy ways to get more omega-3s in my diet, so I would love to use canned fish, but have always been to scared to try it.
Katherine: Unemployed says
January 18, 2011 at 9:18 amI have never seen that color of sterile gloves!
Kath says
January 18, 2011 at 9:24 amThe sardines do taste fishy, but not in a fish market way. More of a soft, buttery way. I think their richness is what I love most about them – it’s incredible! I tell people I believe they are THE healthiest food on the planet!!!
Marieke says
January 19, 2011 at 8:07 amI have had a tin of sardines in my cupboard for about 6 months now. Spurred on by your blog to buy them, now really spurred on to eat them at last! (late reply, just catching up)
Jessica says
January 18, 2011 at 9:25 amYay for cute new shirts!
Boo to that slicer, though, I’m so scared of them. We used to have to use them when I worked in the cafeteria and I was super slow at it (out of fear!).
Jessica
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
January 18, 2011 at 9:31 amLove the “Ditch the Car” tshirt!!
Eileen says
January 18, 2011 at 9:33 amNice shopping loot … I would have been powerless in the face of a Patagonia outlet. LOVE the “Ditch the Car” T-shirt.
Stephanie says
January 18, 2011 at 9:36 amLOVE those t-shirts and LOVE Legends of the Fall.
Emily says
January 18, 2011 at 10:17 amI have always been afraid to try sardines too–my mother eats them all the time and I think they smell awful. I just watched ‘Fish fight’ on BBC though so now I feel compelled to try different types of fish! I suppose I will take the sardine plunge!
LOVE Legends of the fall! It was filmed by my hometown in Alberta and Brad bought a house there after he was finished. I doubt he ever visits!
Lizz (Leading the Good Life) says
January 18, 2011 at 12:36 pmSo will you be wearing 6 layers on the plane to get those new shirts home?! I’m picturing Joey from Friends when he puts on all of Chandler’s clothes. 🙂
mary (what's cookin' with mary) says
January 18, 2011 at 1:01 pmIs it weird that when seeing a bunch of perfectly sliced veggies makes me SMILE ?? ;P
Brittany says
January 18, 2011 at 1:04 pmI love Legend of the Fall. So glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Krissy says
January 18, 2011 at 3:07 pmLove the clothes! I want to go to a patagonia outlet stat!
Canadian says
January 18, 2011 at 3:37 pmI love the “ditch the car” t-shirt! As a car-free bicycle commuter I must have one! Unfortunately it seems to be “unavailable” at online retailers. 🙁
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
January 18, 2011 at 3:52 pmI love the “Eat Local” shirt! I can’t believe the awesome deal you scored on it!
Maria @ The Fitted Apron says
January 18, 2011 at 10:56 pm$5 bucks? That’s a steal!
Sara R. says
January 19, 2011 at 12:56 pmI wanted to let you know that thanks to you, I just bought, ate, and enjoyed a can of sardines! I am not a picky eater, but they freaked me right out with their little spines sticking out all over the place. I tried them though, and they were quite yummy mixed with some chopped onion, pickle, carrot, lemon basil and mayo. Thanks for inspiring me to try them!
Kath says
January 19, 2011 at 1:53 pmYay!!
LCE says
January 19, 2011 at 5:36 pmThe author of Legends of the Fall (Jim Harrison) writes about this area of Montana in many of his novels. He’s amazing and you run into him often in the area. 🙂
Kelsey says
January 22, 2011 at 10:30 pmI NEED a patagonia outlet in my life oh so badly!!
Lisa says
January 27, 2011 at 6:35 pmYears ago I worked at the mall right next door to a Great Harvest Bread Co. OH man….around the same time every day the whole place would smell wonderfully from the baked bread. It was so tempting!