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Today's recipe is inspired by my roommate Doi! She brought Spaghetti Squash to a cookout yesterday. It was pretty good tho. Lets put a spin on it! INGREDIENTS
1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 tablespoons sliced black olives
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Place spaghetti squash cut sides down on the prepared baking sheet, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a sharp knife can be inserted with only a little resistance. Remove squash from oven, and set aside to cool enough to be easily handled.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, and cook only until tomatoes are warm.
Use a large spoon to scoop the stringy pulp from the squash, and place in a medium bowl. Toss with the sauteed vegetables, feta cheese, olives, and basil. Serve warm.

Weekend Rundown!!!

Wow! This weekend was sooooo eventful. If you sat in the house you truly missed out. But...I'll rub all of my fun in your face lol and hopefully you'll get some ideas of what to do next weekend.

FRIDAY

Jazz @ The Sculpture Garden

All i can say is beef kabobs, sangria, jazz, and random conversations with 50 year old couples lol. We had a blast! I would definitely do it again.

RANDOM STORY: So...we're talking to this couple for about 2 or 3 hours about life and other random subjects lol. We get on the topic of Yoga with the lady. She goes on to tell us that the worst position for her is the "Down Doggie"...(definitely called Down Facing Dog)...Her husbands face lights up and he says "Oh I like that, Down Doggie, we need to try that together" lmao. Our conversation turned a whole nother direction lol. This looks like a couple that gets it in anywhere and everywhere lol.

U St.I'm usually not for U St. I've been there so many times and its starting to get boring. However, Friday brought it back for me. We had soooo much fun bar hopping! Marvins to Policy to Saint Ex. Friday was the first time I went Saint Ex. I don't remember too much about it because it came at the end of the night and.....yeah i just dont remember too much lol. I do remember it was HOT as HAITIS downstairs but the music was great! I rapped all of Children's Story with this random guy lol....good times.

*This photo was taken on U St. election night 2008....i was there....insane!

SATURDAY

Summer Spirit Festival with Foreign Exchange, Chrisette Michelle, Chuck Brown, Raphael Saadiq, and Erykah Badu

On a scale of 1-10...I'd give my experience a 7. Don't get me wrong, the concert was great. I think i might be a little bit biased. It started at 5:30 and to my surprise it actually started on time lol. Of course my friends and I we're not on time at all. We missed Foreign Exchange and that was kind of a bummer because I love them. We came in the middle of Chrisette Michelle's set but it took us forever to get to our seats so we missed her too. Chuck Brown came out and did his thing. It was cool for like the 1st hour but he stayed on stage for sooooooooo long!!!! I mean, was he the headliner and I just didn't get the memo? After Long Winded Brown got off stage Raphael Saadiq hopped on. He was okay but he was singing a whole but of new songs that nobody knew. So....that was kinda dry. Then my girl Erykah Badu stepped on in there 11 in. heals lol. She killed it! She sang "I Want You" and I pretty much went crazy lol. Her set was really short though, maybe 45 minutes. I think it was because stupid Chuck Brown took all the time! All in all....it was okay, I would love to see Ms. Badu by herself.

SUNDAY

Got my Jesus on at Shiloh Baptist Church. "9th and P is the place to be" lol.

Malcolm X Park

Went there last night. Such a weird and awesome place on Sundays - where you hear drum beats, see capoiera, and smell incenses. My friends and I played some drums and hit on a couple cow bells. There was an African dance class going on and everything. It goes on till night fall....good times

(Un)Wasted Wednesday

Alrighty my dears, I am leaving work for the day! I'm thinking about hitting up a happy hour if I don't do yoga. There are 2 that comes to mind....

Liquid Therapy @ Topaz Hotel

I hear that this is pretty nice. There's always a good crowd...
Every Monday through Saturday from 5pm - 7pm cocktails for $6, select bottled beers for $4, and a featured starter for half-price.

Topaz Bar
1733 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
202-393-3000

OR....

Beer and Pizza Happy Hour @ Birreria Paradiso

$5.00 Appetizers

$9.95 8" Pizzas

$15.50 12" Pizzas Price Draft Beer Choose from any beer on the current Draft List menu

Tuesdays & Wednesday

5pm-7pm

Birreria Paradiso

3282 M St NWWashington, DC 20007

(202) 337-1245

Put this on you supplies list

Its the little things that make me happy. Arn't these the cutest sticky notes ever!

From the Japanese studio D-Bros.

(Un)Wasted Wednesday

There has been a new addition to my home lately and his name is Cosmo. He's my roomate Ashley's dog and he's soooooo cute. Well anywho...this might be a good event for you Ash or anyone else that has a doggie...or wishes they had a doggie (like myself)!

The Washington Humane Society host "Canines and Corks". Its a monthly happy hour @ The Park Hyatt. The cover is $10 but its canine-friendly, it includes tickets for two drinks (beer and wine), it benefits the society, and the Mobile Adoption Unit shows off dogs from local shelters that are looking for new homes. (Bring your own dogs and they can play on the hotel grounds and enjoy free treats and water.) Event is from 6pm-8pm

Park Hyatt Washington

24 & M Streets, NW

Washington, D.C. 20037

202 789 1234

(Un)Wasted Wednesday

STAMPED

Gotta get in the free Yoga

Lululemon Summer Yoga Series in the Park

The Lululemon yoga studio chain offers free yoga classes every Wednesday in Dupont Circle during June, July and August.

June 3-Aug. 26

6:6:30-7:30 p.m. Connecticut Avenue and Q Street NW

(Un)Wasted Wednesday

Now what i do know about and love is baseball!!! I know they can be slightly dry but i absolutely love baseball games!!! Its the environment...the hot dogs...the beer... the sun...how can you say no to that? Plus...if you're just going for the experiance you really don't need to be right by the 3rd base trying to catch the next pop-up ball lol. Tickets for games can be extremely cheap, for as little as $5)

Washington Nationals VS Florida Marlins

@ 7:05pm

1500 S Capitol St SE, Washington, DC‎

(202) 640-7000‎

(Un)Wasted Wednesday

I dont know too much about football or the Redskins but I know Clinton Portis is a "Shit...well...damn" on the meter lol (that was very girly of me...i apologize lol). Well...I wouldn't mind checking them out for THE FREE!!!!

Washington Redskins Training Camp
Practices open to the public eight days during the period Thursday, July 30 through Saturday, August 8

Feel free to pack a picnic (no alcohol), bring a blanket and folding chairs, hunt for autographs and generally enjoy yourself at the Redskins Training Camp for the 2009/2010 season.
* Practices last from 90 minutes to two hours.
* There are no bleachers--bring a folding chair if you can't sit on the ground.
* Bring a camera for still photos only-- no video cameras allowed.
* Food is available for purchase from vendors.

Redskins Park
Loudoun County, Virginia

WOAH CORRECTION CORRECTION CORRECTION: Clinton Portis has dropped down to "FER-O-CIOUS" on the meter! WTH is this???

You are wrong wrong wrong wrong for this!!! How dare you come out here looking like a big ass blond R.Kelly! I'm so upset......he loses every cool point he had had!

True Life: I'm Poor lol

If you follow me on Twitter (@RikaRose09) you know that today has been a sad day in my bank account. There is more red happening in there than the Kappa convention going on this week lol. So anywho...all my posts today are going to be about things that are free or at least cheap lol.