What I Love Wednesday

Tomatoes. I love tomatoes. Love them. Dream about them. Crave them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I grow them in my garden, but not nearly enough to satisfy my huge appetite for perfect, ripe, juicy summer tomatoes. Here's how I've been eating tomatoes lately:

Gorgeous, marinated tomato salad using a variety of heirlooms. Mmmm. 

No-bake lasagna lets the fresh, tangy flavor of summer tomatoes shine through. Mmmm

Tomato sandwiches. All day. I could eat 5 tomato sandwiches per day. Maybe more. This grilled onion and tomato sandwich looks quite tasty. 


Linking up with What I Love Wednesday at Lollipops Blog! Go check out what other bloggers are loving! What are you loving this week?? Spill the beans!

IKEA Planning

Hi Tiny Wallet Stylers! How was your weekend? Ours (as we mentioned in our Menu Plan Monday post) was absolutely wonderful. 


Mike and I have been meaning to get over to IKEA for a while- we have a little notepad with running lists for each store we don't get to regularly: Michael's, Christmas Tree Shop, etc. When we have more than a few items on any list, we make a stop at that store. Most of the time it's not urgent things that we need, so it's okay if we wait a little while. We find that this technique prevents us from suffering from the "just need one thing" syndrome- we walk in with one thing in mind and walk out with a whole cart full of things that we just don't need. 


So anyway, on this trip to IKEA, we're looking for:

Lyckhem Dining Table- $179.00. 

Possibly one or two of these Tryta benches- at only $9.99 a pop, they would be great extra seating. We would paint them and add pillows and cushions to make them more comfy!

This Gilslev rug for the new office/guest room. $19.99 for a 6'x4' rug?! Does anyone have this- is it reasonably nice? We would be using it to cover up the ugly, scratchy rug that is already in there. 

A pair of these adorable Eivor curtains for the office/guest room. It's a small room, so we're going to use gray/white as the main colors and then add fun splashes of color with accessories and art. They ring in at $14.99 for the pair! 


We'll report back with all of the cute things we will inevitably bring back home with us :)

Menu Plan Monday!

Good morning friends! Can you even believe that August is nearly over?! I most definitely cant- although waking up to low 60's this morning certainly helped me to be happy about the fall weather that's just around the corner! I am thankful for the gorgeous and warm weekend- we headed up to York, Maine to celebrate my "little" brother's 19th birthday! 

Here is what we have on the menu this week:


Breakfasts: 

• Steel cut oats (I started using the McCann's oats in a box- 3 minutes to cook!), with fruit and peanut butter
• Smoothies (although only at work- our blender broke!)
• Cereal/yogurt

Lunches:

• Lemon Pesto Pasta Salad (Make ahead)
• Chickpea Quinoa Salad (Make ahead)
• Baked sweet potato with veggies (for me!)

Dinners:

• Thai red curry and basmati rice

• Lasagna rollatini with sauteed zucchini
• Black bean and sweet potato quesadillas
• Whole wheat pizza with whatever toppings we have- I ususally put goat cheese and lots of veggies!
• Mexican Polenta Casserole

What are you most looking forward to whipping up this week? Let us know and link to your menu so we can visit!!!
As always, linked up with Orgjunkie.com- go check out the copious menu plans that are posted there weekly!!!