Friday's Five Faves

Bagel bites...you take a bagel, shrink it down to 2-bite size and put some donut glaze on it. Totally ingenious idea if you ask me. We get them from a local bagel shop, but I wonder if I can figure the recipe out to make them in my bread machine...


Chili dogs...Leanne style of course. Get your favorite veggie dog (I like the ones by Morningstar), nuke it, place in whole wheat bun, top with veggie/bean chili (Health Valley makes a good one, as does Smart Chili), some diced onions, mustard and ketchup...mmmmmmm!! I think I'm eating something completely naughty, but really I'm not.

Kashi GoLean Crisp...this stuff tastes awesome, and it has 9 grams of protein!. It's good mixed with the plain Kashi GoLean Original, and it's also good in yogurt.


Noxzema skin care...yes I am talking about the stuff from the 80s and 90s, but it has recently been updated and revamped. They now have a line formulated for adult skin (ie. occassional breakouts, yet dry) and it's awesome. I still use SkinCeuticals for my moisturizers, but I have never believed in spending alot of money on facewash. Noxzema has always been super cheap and this new line is perfect for my skin. I have been using the daily scrub as my regular cleanser and I keep the make-up remover wipes in my car and gym bag when I just need a quick fix.



Summer reads...I was out of control at B&N the other day. There are so many good books out right now that I seriously could have bought 20. I know it's kind of silly to buy books when you can rent them for free from the library, but there is just something about buying a book and then admiring your stocked book shelf. For some reason I think it makes me look more intellectual when my book case is populated. So what if a lot of my books fall along the lines of vampires, cute animal stories and chick-lit. Don't judge me. This what I left with yesterday...

Jennifer Weiner's new book, Fly Away Home. Anything by her is a guaranteed good read.


Kathryn Stockett's, The Help. This book has gotten rave reviews, and I LOVE stories that are set in the South.


And don't laugh at me, but Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Believe it or not, I have NEVER read this book. I know, this is like a total shame. I never read this in school like everyone else seems to have. It's pretty much considered a sin here in the great state of Alabama to not have read this book since Miss Harper Lee is somewhat of a local celebrity. I mean, what on earth would I do if I ran in to her and she asked me if I liked her book?! I am actually about through with this one, and I really did love it. All the colloquial speech and Southern sayings cracked me up.