Come On Over

by Kate on March 9, 2010

“Come On Over, Come On Over Baby” and please buy my car. Christina Aguilera is not only a singer any more, she is now also a car designer.

Christina Aguilera was asked by Chrysler to design an eco friendly car. She agreed and the finished product will be auctioned off and all of the proceeds will go to earthquake victims in Haiti.

The EcoStyle by Christina Aguilera was made with sustainable materials including water based vanilla, cactus-colored seat-inserts, and bamboo appliqué on the door trim and center console. Additionally the Christina Aguilera version of the Chrysler 300 will have an “economic engine”…not really sure what that means…but it is a nice looking vehicle and it comes with Christina Aguilera’s autograph.

This car seems more like a marketing technique to make Chrysler and Christina Aguilera look eco friendly, but it is a nice concept in the right direction and the proceeds go to a great cause.

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It is back to Meatless Monday, and I want to share with you our favorite vegetarian dinner for leftovers. In my house we love spaghetti. First we made it with ground beef, then we tried Turkey breast to make it low fat, and we even tried it with ground buffalo. Now that we are vegetarians for Lent, we had to figure out a way to be more creative with our spaghetti because meat is no longer an option. Here is what we came up with.

Vegetariani Spaghetti

INGREDIENTS (As always, organic and local is better)

  • 1 red pepper (chopped)
  • 1 green peppers (chopped)
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 cup of chopped mushrooms
  • 1 garlic clove (minced)
  • 1 package of spaghetti noodles
  • 1 to 2 cans of Spaghetti Sauce (Or 1 can of spaghetti sauce and 1 can of crushed tomatoes works great too)
  • Frozen or fresh Spinach
  • Frozen Sugar Snap Peas
  • 1 Cup of Chopped Carrots
  • 1 Can of Corn
  • Parmesan Cheese (to sprinkle on at the end)

Heat 1-2 tablespoons of pil in a large sauce pot under medium heat. Add garlic and onions. Cook for one minute then add the red and green peppers.

Once softened add the mushrooms. Cook for about 3 more minutes.

Add the spaghetti sauce (if one container isn’t enough, add another), frozen spinach, carrots, corn, and snap peas.Follow the package instructions for the Spaghetti Noodles and get those started in another pot.

Once the Spaghetti sauce is simmering, leave it on low until the spaghetti nooodles are ready.

Serve by placing desired selection of cooked spaghetti noodles on a plate and top with spaghetti sauce mixture. Sprinkle on some parmesan cheese.

Yummy additions:

Add other vegetables or take away anything. We came up with this by just adding every vegetable we had one day and we loved the way it turned out.

Tip:

Want to cut the carbs or gluten? Leave out the spaghetti noodles. We have it this way all the time.

Leftovers:

We always have a lot of leftovers and we love to enjoy it the following lunch and/or dinner. Any leftovers you don’t want right away you can freeze. Heat it up anytime for another delicious
Enjoy and have a great Meatless Monday! If you try it, let us know and tell us any changes you made.

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