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Click here for the ranch recipe.

The weather has been ridiculously hot lately, but I felt like making cheesecake. Wait, that picture isn't of cheesecake! I didn't want to cook dinner AND cheesecake using the oven or stove because that would keep the apartment hot, so I made these wraps and only had to cook the bacon. I found the idea on Food Network, but I added swiss and left out arugula. I also made a different ranch dressing, which turned out to be vegan and delicious.

( Non-dairy Ranch )

Notes:
My ranch ended up being a bit thin, but our friend, who was over for dinner (mostly for cheesecake, though ~_^), said it was his favorite ranch dressing because it wasn't as thick as ranch usually is.

Pics of the cheesecake TBP.

This recipe is actually for macaroni and cheese with chicken meatballs, but I didn't want to make the mac n cheese. The meatballs were really good, and I don't even like meatballs that much ~_^

The mini-pita pocket idea isn't mine. I saw it online somewhere, but I can't remember whose site it was. My apologies to the creator, and if you see this, let me know it was you so I can post credit to you.

Click here for the bento version.

( Chicken Meatballs )

This one is salami. Yum!

Today I just brought sandwich stuff and put it together at work. I know it just looks like a bunch of lettuce, but the lettuce is hiding everything else.

Packing lunch is a little trickier now that I have to worry about the size of my containers.

Click here for my taco stuffing pic.

Plus cake and ice cream, because I had a rough day


The following conversation I had with my bf and our friend cheered me up considerably.

me: Are you guys gonna have any more tacos? I can open the other box of shells.
RV: I don't think I'm gonna have another one...
bf: Oh, and there's dessert!
RV: Dessert? What dessert?
me: Cake
bf: You remember that cake I brought in [to work] that was almost like a brownie?
RV: You mean the anchovylove-is-amazing cake?

^_^

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This was the last of my taco seasoning and I couldn't make more because I'm out of chili powder. I posted the cake recipe a couple days ago.

For lunch.

( Taco Salad Made Over )

My bf cooked tacos for us tonight ^_^

My bf ate dinner with his dad today so I had a friend over and made us tacos. I used the homemade taco seasoning to flavor the beef. Yum!

I made some tacos out of the leftover spareribs. I accidentally dumped half a bottle of crushed red pepper flakes on the meat -- the lid was flip top, but I thought it was a twist off. Anyway, I think it worked out pretty well with the undertone of sweetness from the previous seasoning, though I don't think the bf liked the mixed flavors very well. Either way, I'm just proud that I didn't waste all the leftover meat ^_^

I put this together really quick cause I didn't feel like eating what I cooked tonight (picture to be posted). I just mixed Frank's Red Hot with plain yogurt to make the dressing, put chicken on some lettuce in a tortilla and sprinkled more (leftover) minced red onions. After I took the picture, I ended up adding provolone cheese.