Roasted Veggies with Sausage

This week was off to rough start after a long weekend but I still wanted to cook something healthy and filling for the week. A blogger that I follow, Trina of The Baby Shophalic, does this same dish but in a skillet. I decided to give it a try but opted for the oven instead since I was too busy chasing my two year old around the house.

The recipe is simple: use any and all veggies available; cut in large pieces, toss in olive oil, salt and pepper; roast in the oven. That's it. I added sausage in towards the end of cooking to add some flavor and extra protein. I didn't add any olive oil to it since I was using Hillshire Farm's Beef Sausage and it makes it own oil. For a little bit of a nice surprise, I added some parmesan cheese on top as a bonus flavor.

This meal is husband-approved because there was none left the next day. He did make mention that the green beans "got in the way" (LOL), which I figured might happen since they are a little bitter. Other than that, he loved it and I will be trying some other variations of it.

Here's a list of the veggies I used:

• Broccoli
• Onions
• Carrots
• Zucchini
• Squash
• Green Beans
• Red Bell Peppers
• Green Bell Peppers
• Snow Peas

It's #turnuptuesday which means its time for a workout! I'm still in the midst of the 21 day challenge with Mr. Shut Up and Train, but even I need to switch things up a bit. Here'a great quick workout I found on Pinterest.

You can't spot train; it's just not possible so I lean towards workouts that full body deals. Something that works all the muscle groups at one time while mixing in some cardio to get the heart rate up. This one - despite having ab focus - actually does a great job of hitting the whole body. Enjoy!

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Y'all. I had the best weekend ever. Seriously. Not only was it our anniversary weekend (4 years of wedded bliss) but we also spent the day at Six Flags Over Georgia with the in-laws and had so much fun.

Let me kickoff things off with Friday....

Friday

Photo Courtesy of Adrienne M. Nixon

It's our anniversary! 4 years ago on this day, my husband and I said, "I do" at Eagles Landing Country Club. It couldn't have been more a perfect day - despite the horrible rainstorm that came through and then disappeared - and so we celebrate each year. After dropping the kids off at daycare/daycamp, we had breakfast at home and then headed out to see Wonder Woman (which was awesome!), followed by some afternoon shopping at Old Navy, and then dinner and music at Pappadueax's restaurant. Like I said, it was an awesome day.

Captain's Hurricane - I love rum

Baked Crab Mac and Cheese

Oysters Baton Rogue

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Stuffed with Peppers and Cheese over Dirty Rice

Fried Seafood Platter

Saturday
I woke up early Saturday morning to make a quick run to Walmart for some fans for our day at Six Flags Over Georgia. Good thing I packed the fans because the heat was crazy but we had a great time. My in-laws had never visited Six Flags so it was fun to be there for their first time. We still didn't do the whole park but we made some great headway. I won't post all of the pictures but here's a few:

The family taking in the sights

My son and nephew on their first ride

My sister-in-law joined in the fun on the Wonder Woman ride

The whole family enjoyed the carousel ride

This is a "flying" rollercoaster where you actually lay down and fly.

Entering the gates. Let the fun began!

By the time we left the park, everyone was starving and ready for bed. I came straight home and bathed the kiddos and then showered myself, ate a quick dinner and passed out. It was a long but fun day had by all. So much fun that my mother-in-law wants to go back in two weeks LOL

Sunday
Sunday was spent resting up from the weekend. Well, I take that back. The early part of Sunday was spent cleaning out our garage and setting mouse traps because a mouse ran in and has apparently made a home in our garage. Hubby, my son and nephew did a great job cleaning it out. After a quick trips to Lowes to pick up traps and everything else, we were set. Here's hoping that thing doesn't return but I do love my neatly organized garage now.