I try to fight it, I really do. But my GOODNESS I love suburbia.
I like leaving for work in the morning & seeing all of the stay at home mommies going for their morning strolls with their young tots. I might shed a tear of jealousy thinking about their flexible schedules & the fact that they’ll probably get to watch Gilmore Girls today but NOT COMPLAINING. God made Netflix for the working woman. I digress.
BEST part about suburbia: Costco. It’s like dinner & a show in a warehouse. Dine on the hotdogs & surprisingly good pizza AND people watch. All for only $55 a year. Bargain.
Garr & I walked in the other day with our shoulders back & our chests puffed out. So freakin’ confident.
“Excuse me, where is the MEMBERSHIP counter??” we said a little too loudly.
“Umm right there” *points 3 feet away*.
“Ahh yes thank you because we are here to purchase a MEMBERSHIP.”
A Costco membership is something we debated about for a while. Do I need a 60 gallon bottle of ranch dressing? No, but I need the OPTION. More so, are we ready for this step into adulthood? Yes. Yes, we are. A rite of passage if you will, we are now your newest Costco members thus rounding out the suburban dream we said we’d put off until our thirties. WHOOPS!
All I bought were some new pillows & a rug. Need to step up my bulk buying game.
Time: 30 minutes (prep +cooking) | Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. of whole grain penne
- 1 lb. of pork chorizo
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 1 cup of shard cheddar, freshley shredded
- 1 cup of pepper jack cheese, freshly shredded
- 1 tbsp. of butter
- S+P, to taste
How to:
- Cook pasta until al dente, drain
- In a skillet. cook chorizo over medium heat
- Once cooked through, add red pepper + jalapeno + S+P, cook another 3-4 minutes
- Add pasta back to hot pot + add butter
- Stir in cheese + S+P
- Add chorizo mix + combine well
- Serve hot
- Not kidding this time – smash this in your face
Emerging Adult Eats 
I’m so jealous you have a Costco close by! It’s like shopper’s heaven!
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It’s the best! Tell me what you need in bulk & I’ll send some your way 😉
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Nice and easy recipe!
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Yes indeed! Thanks for reading!
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But the important thing is that they were very affordable pillows and a rug! 🙂
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Hahaha yes! Like $9 pillows. My dream!!! Thanks for reading, Linda!
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Ah lucky you!
I have no idea where the nearest Costco or even Wal-Mart is.
I know, I know #citylife
Yummy yummy in my tummy though 😁😁
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Tell me you AT LEAST have a City Target!
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We do…somewhere….
Oh wait I know where!
Nevermind 😀
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Oh laa la … its looks so mouthwatering 🙂
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& it is! Hope you give it a try!
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OMG! I think I REALLY LOVE YOU! Chorizo Mac & Cheese with Sharp Cheddar and Pepper Jack cheeses. Yep, you are definitely after my heart!
Girl, you can save so much money shopping wholesale!! Buy things that don’t expire: paper towels, toilet paper, trash bags, cleaning products…. We buy a box of 150 trash bags. They last a year and we’ve used them several times to move and for things that aren’t really trash. 1 year! How many times have you bought trash bags in the past year? See!
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Hahaha & I love YOU, Debbie!! Yes, yes, yes I need to get in the habit of buying that stuff in bulk. Trash bags for a YEAR?! K I’m sold.
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I like your recipe. Will be switching out the pork Chorizo for soyrizo!
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Yum! Let me know how it turns out!
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I am going to make the soyrizo on Monday and this on Tuesday. Will let you know. Marcey
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We absolutely love your site and Instagram! Everything looks beautiful! 🙂
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Yay you made my day!! Thank you, thank you!
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This looks amazing..doesn’t look at all heavy like a lot recipes. Definitely movie night dinner for myself and my partner. Thank you for shaving
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