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NOTE: about yesterday's blog
2007-07-30 23:42:00
If it is your wish to send hateful things to me because I expressed myself about poverty, your posts will be promptly rejected. Otherwise I will allow other posts (so long as they are not spam).If you can't handle one person's outlook on poverty, then the world must be rather small for you.
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I'll stick with Field Greens, please
2007-07-25 22:42:00
I'm a huge fan of pre-packaged salad. I'm so lazy like that, but I love having everything I want and need thrown in the salad, only having to toss in a couple of extra ingredients (bell peppers, cucumbers, etc). In any case, I thought "Butter Greens " was going to be an excellent salad, hence its name. I was wrong. I hated it and thought it was rather smelly (not as in foul/ripe, but there was this odor it gave off that I did not care for).Typically we buy Field Greens when buying bagged salad, which I love, and sometimes we'll add some spinach to it (raw, of course), cucumbers, and peppers. I'm a texture freak, and if it doesn't crunch I won't touch it. I think that is why I am so picky when it comes to veggies. I prefer them raw and crunchy, uncooked. Besides, isn't it better for you that way? The minerals and vitamins stay in tact?What is your favorite type of salad (bagged or not bagged)? What kind of salad do you enjoy during the summer? One of these days I will throw som...
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Choices
2007-07-25 00:03:00
We all are given choices in life, choices on a daily basis. When it comes to food it's no different. How easy would it be to choose to buy something that is so saturated in fat and deep fried so I wouldn't have to cook that night? Then again, it wouldn't be any less easy if I bought a bagged salad and grilled up some chicken breasts to create a healthy and wholesome meal. The past me would have chosen the fast food route. The new me is more conscious about the food I put in our bodies, and even if I decide to go the fast food route as a "treat" now, I realize it's a treat and it's not something we do on a regular basis. Although we never really ate out on a regular basis, we did make worse choices in the past about what we bought at the grocery store.Oh but it's so easy! Rice or Roni! (Read the amount of sodium, you'll keel over.) It's not that hard to make your own version of Rice or Roni at home! Or how about frozen tater tots full of preservatives and such?? Not anymore. ...
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Late night blogging: Let's talk Pasta Sauce & Pork
2007-07-22 07:07:00
It's almost the end of the month and my supplies are dwindling. I've been craving a good pasta with sauce lately, and watched a show where someone sauteed their veggies and then stuck them in a blender to create a sauce to hide the veggies from her kids. In the end the kids LOVED it. Now that is what I'm talking about. Except I want to roast my veggies. I'm thinking I'll use my last green bell peppers, onion (maybe just a half), and a few cloves of garlic. Unfortunately I do not have fresh tomatoes on hand (when do I ever? Haha!), so I think I'll just use one of my cans of crushed tomatoes and puree that as well. It's just a thought. And I'm thinking it may be a meatless meal as well. I'll try it without the meat.We've been doing pretty good about conserving meat this month and not eating a lot of red meat (except for the fourth of july when we had burgers). My husband is crying for some steak, but I'm thinking maybe this is something we should continue. Eating only groun...
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Recipe Review: Easy Sugar Cookies (All Recipes)
2007-07-19 20:14:00
This was an easy recipe to follow, I promised a friend of mine that I would bake some cookies to bring to an event I have to attend later today, and decided on this. I didn't have Cream of Tartar so I couldn't make the Snickerdoodles I wanted, so I looked online and found this recipe. I used butter-flavored shortening instead of butter because I love the texture it gives the cookies (although I do not like the idea of trans-fats...but I really didn't want to use what little butter I had left). It was simple but after mixing it, the dough was rather dry, so I had to add a little bit of water to the mix to make the dough cooperate while I was handrolling them into little balls. Instead of using just vanilla extract, I added lemon extract to it as well to give it a bit of a kick, and some Cinnamon as well.When they came out of the oven and cooled down we tasted them. I am not pleased with how they turned out but my husband said they were fine. They taste a bit...I can't even put it...
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NFB: Random Thoughts
2007-07-18 00:17:00
First off, I want to start out with a congratulations to my cousin Michele and her boyfriend Mike for the birth of their daughter, Marley, who was born on July 11th weighing in at 10 lbs, 9 oz! (Michele had a c-section, no doubt!) She is a gorgeous baby girl and my uterus is aching!This seems to be the "Year of the Girl" as I put it, my SIL is due in September with a girl, my friend Greg's wife is having a girl, my friend Heather had a girl in early May (I believe?), and I also have a pregnant neighbor who is hoping for a girl (I think she may just get her wish). It's definitely a good year to have a baby! I just can't wait to meet Marley when I go home in August and I can't wait to see my neighbor and my SIL's babies!This summer has been a bit boring to me, but part of that is due to the fact that now my husband is working a second job. He decided to take it on so he could fix his Ramcharger. He's working 7 days a week and I know he's exhausted, so I try to keep my nagging a...
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There is a difference between baking soda and baking powder
2007-07-17 00:54:00
I am convinced of this after making my first dessert in a crockpot (ever). I made a "hot fudge Cake Sundae" and had everything the recipe called for - except for the nuts and the baking powder. I substituted Baking Soda and it gave the cake this weird no flavor flavor- if that makes any sense?Behold- the new crockpot:And the Hot Fudge Sundae Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream (which helped it a little):I had a jar of the Calumet Baking Powder, but it had expired, so I threw it out and forgot to replace it. I do need to pick up some as I'm supposed to bake two dozen cookies for an event I'm going to help with on Thursday.Word to the wise- always keep BOTH Baking Powder and Baking Soda on hand. *Sigh*Now, to share my Hot Fudge Sundae Cake recipe with you:Hot Fudge Sundae Cake1 cup all purpose flour1/2 cup granulated sugar2 T. baking cocoa2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. salt1/2 cup milk2 T vegetable oil1 tsp vanilla1/2 cup chopped nuts3/4 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup baking cocoa1 1/2 cups ...
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NFB: Surviving the hottest day in the Pac NW
2007-07-13 23:27:00
On Wednesday, July 11th, we set records all over Western Washington state with high 90s all over the place. Up here in Bellingham, we broke the record and it got as hot as 94°F according to the news. Where I live in Whatcom County, it was up to 98°F from what I heard from neighbors. Watching King5 news at 11pm, it was still 91°F at 11:15pm! I did what I could to keep my daughter and myself as cool as possible, so I thought I'd share a couple of pictures from our adventures that day!Behold- our hot weather gear. Notice the purple bucket to the left? That was filled with cold water we were tossing onto each other. Then we have the essential SPF 30 sunblock by Banana Boat, a bottle of DEET to keep the mosquitoes from biting me, a green sports bottle of water for the active girl (my daughter, not me! HAH!), and a blue cup of ice cold water for myself:My daughter was insistent on riding her bike, so I let her and I watched while sitting on our porch in the shade. Every 5 minutes I ...
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I will be resuming my adventures in Crockpotting again soon
2007-07-11 22:41:00
A very special person sent me a gorgeous, brand-new Cuisinart crockpot, and I can barely wait to use it! Right now I do not have any roasts in my freezer, so I am looking for any chicken breast crockpot recipes that may be out there. Or maybe I should make one of those dessert recipes (yummy-ness - is that a word??) that I have been dying to try! I'm not sure, but it WILL be used.Meanwhile, there will be no cooking in the kitchen, no cleaning of the house, no sex in the Champagne room (hee!). It's just too humid and hot. And yes, to those who deal with high heat indexes, high humidity, 90+ temperatures all summer long, I know I am a big wimp. I know I'm a wimp in the winter and the summer. Now, off to go dump water all over these kidlets again and enjoy a nice warm day outside!
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Otter Pops- another low-cal, low-sugar treat
2007-07-10 22:56:00
Our local Costco had this box of 200 Otter Pops for $7.69+tax, so I said, what a good way to treat the neighborhood kids and my daughter during the heat, and we bought it. Curious at how much sugar and calories were in each pop, I looked at the nutrition information and saw that each pop (one will suffice per child, in my opinion) was 25 calories and had only 6 grams of sugar. Even as an adult, having 2 Otter Pops isn't a lot to make a dent in your daily caloric and sugar intake (again, in my opinion). Plus it's a classic kid favorite, right?Now, everyday I am known as the "Otter Pop Lady" around this neighborhood...and we've already gone through about one-third of the box, but it's a nice treat (especially for today and tomorrow- we're looking at 90s with humidity here. Yuck.).
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Irony is funny sometimes
2007-07-09 20:27:00
Yesterday after writing my post about eating and living healthy I had to run an errand for my husband (who just recently decided to take a weekend job to help put money towards his old school Ramcharger that needs way too much work done to it- plus tires which are not even cheap for his gas guzzler!), so I went into town and took care of business. On my way out of town, I decided to go through the drive-through at Wendy's and get my daughter a Frosty (those are so good, I don't care what anyone says, they taste like an old fashioned soft-serve malt ice cream). I decided to try their Frosty Root Beer Float or whatever it's called. I would say it's ironic, but I haven't really had a treat in a while, so hey...My thoughts on their Root Beer Float? I liked the ice cream with a little bit of the Root Beer, but overall it was far too sweet for my tastes. I don't know what it is about me lately, but as time goes by I find many things either too rich, too salty or too sweet for my tas...
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Eating, living healthy
2007-07-08 21:37:00
I think my husband is convinced that ground turkey is good, if not, better than ground beef. We have made the switch over. I didn't buy any ground beef this month, just ground turkey. I like it a lot more because it's so lean you don't have a lot of problems with grease. That said, the only problem is it does tend to dry out very fast. However, I have found that adding a little bit of EVOO to it while cooking helps to moisten it a bit.My stomach isn't aching as much anymore, and overall if we can continue to eat leaner cuts of meat in the end it will be healthy for us (with an occasional red meat thrown in). This month we bought frozen burgers which we used up on the 4th, and chicken breasts and ground turkey. I may never become a vegetarian (I don't aspire to), but I'm learning to live with leaner cuts of meat and even more and more meatless meals to make what meat we do have stretch out.Now my next item on the agenda is to push more greens and salads on us- I still want to c...
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Feeding a crowd on a small budget
2007-07-06 23:41:00
This fourth of July we invited our neighbors and their three kids over. We are all in the same boat (broke from paying rent), so we both worked with what we had. When we went grocery shopping last week, we picked up frozen burgers at Costco, so we used those and there was just enough for all the kids and the adults. I had a bag of potatoes so the night before I used the Best Foods recipe for potato salad and made that (minus the celery and onion though as I didn't have either). My neighbor made a chocolate cake and I made a cream cheese frosting for it.My husband manned the grill as I poured iced tea for the adults and juice for the kids and got all the condiments and buns out. Jen (my neighbor) and I started fixing the kids plates with the first batch of burgers, then we made plates for ourselves and our husbands. I was just so relieved that it fed us all and filled our bellies- we used what we had. I still have potato salad in the refridgerator! (And sorry I did not take pictures...
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PSA: Make sure you drink water in the heat
2007-07-05 23:01:00
Yesterday my little girl ended up with heat exhaustion and I spent the rest of the 4th of July evening tending to her, trying to keep her cool and get fluids into her. We were concerned as she was vomiting up everything she would drink (and what little she ate), but finally, she was able to hold down some Pedialyte and started feeling better towards the end of the night. This morning she was doing a lot better.Why did this happen? Yesterday we had temperatures in the mid to high 80s with some humidity here, and my daughter was outside, riding her bike with her friends. I thought she was drinking water but apparently she was not, because when she came inside, she told me "I feel nauseous, can I lay down?" I told her yes and asked if she had been drinking water, she said no and asked "Is that why I don't feel good?", I told her that is why I have her drink water all the time.While I took care of her, I ended up with a bit of heat exhaustion because I realized I wasn't drinking enoug...
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Happy Fourth of July to my fellow American bloggers
2007-07-04 22:44:00
Hope you have a safe and fun Fourth!
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All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
2007-07-02 21:32:00
No, it's not what you think. I'm talking about human beings being a buffet for a wide variety of pests, such as a mosquito. The one thing I dread about summer is being attacked by the swarms of mosquitoes that live around here. Of course with the scare of the West Nile Virus, that's one more thing to worry about, but I hate the itchy feeling and the uncomfortable feeling of being bitten by a mosquito.I don't know what it is about me- perhaps my body chemistry (that is what I was told by someone else who studied why mosquitoes attack) is the culprit. Since I was a kid I have always been like a magnet for mosquitoes.Sure, I've tried it all- Avon So Soft, OFF! with Deet, but you have to constantly reapply, and last summer I got DEET poisoning from overusing the OFF! and was sick for a couple of days. I'm thinking of buying some Citronella candles and putting them outside on my porches to keep the buggers away. Even my daughter is itching up a storm. I told her this is how it must...
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Food Product Review: Annie's Macaroni and Cheese
2007-07-01 23:01:00
I gave into my daughter and said, "Yes, we'll buy Macaroni and Cheese when we go to Costco" last week. Normally they sell Kraft Mac N Cheese, but they had Annie's, which my husband chose, and we bought that instead. Last night I made it and did not follow the directions correctly, so I ended up with chunks of the powdered cheese concoction that I had to stir and stir and stir to get it all incorporated. I made it like I make my Kraft Mac n Cheese- in the pot with the hot pasta, butter and some milk. Annie's calls for mixing the cheese powder mixture with a 1/4 cup of milk and then pouring it on top of the cooked macaroni, butter optional. Doh!So what are the differences between Kraft and Annie's? According to the Annie's website, the ingredients for the powdered cheese mix are: cultured pasteurized cheese, salt, non-animal enzymes. According to the Kraft website, the ingredients for their powdered cheese mix are: Whey, Granular & Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, ...
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Rising cost of food
2007-06-28 23:08:00
Has anyone else noticed the price of food going up? It's not just food, it's also non-food items such as cleaners, toilet paper, practical everyday non-food items are going up as well. It's summertime, and this is the time I love fresh fruit, but the cost of white seedless grapes are incredible. $1.29/lb at my local grocery store. I went to Cost co today and bought 5 lbs for $6.29. Not bad. Bananas are on the rise too, except at Costco, where we bought 3 lbs for $1.30 (phenomenonal, I'm telling you). Even the cost of meat has risen, at our favorite local beef company, pork chops went from $1.99/lb to $3.99/lb. I am not kidding you. Boneless and skinless chicken breasts used to be $1.99/lb but they are on par with Costco now at $2.99/lb.They also say that corn prices are on the rise due to the fact that ethanol is being produced as a form of alternative fuel. Funny how that article says "food prices should stay in check", as of late I have seen almost everything jump up in price. ...
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Five foods (or dishes)
2007-06-27 02:18:00
Five foods I will NEVER touch...1. Goat2. Brussel Sprouts3. Foie Gras4. Liver5. Pig's Blood (aka "Chocolate" from my Filipino family members)Five foods I am sick of at the moment...1. Ground beef2. Rice (ack! I know, such a no-no!)3. Tomatoes4. Honey Nut Cheerios5. Russett PotatoesFive foods I am craving...1. Tri Tip2. Salmon3. Corn on the Cob4. Cornbread (the sweet kind)5. Banana Creme PieFive food ingredients I always have handy...1. Onions/Garlic2. EVOO3. Flour/Sugar/Baking Powder & Soda4. Many spices & extracts5. Canned pumpkin (you never know when the mood for Pumpkin Bread is going to strike!)Five foods I think I could give up permanently...1. Ground beef (LOL, see a pattern here?)2. Carrots3. Oranges and pineapples (I should anyhow because of my acid reflux disease)4. Most chocolate bars (I'm serious! I don't crave chocolate, I crave baked goods)5. Coleslaw (ick)Five foods I know I could never give up...1. Most cuts of beef (except ground...I can give that one up!)2. C...
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Jonesin' for some good Chinese food
2007-06-26 01:10:00
On Saturday night we were trying to figure out what to do for dinner and I basically told my husband to go to the local grocery store (Haggen's) and to their chinese Panda-express-like place to get what we call "Haggenese", but they shut down before we even got there, which was a bummer, so we ended up with pizza, which does NOT satisfy a Chinese food craving!I've been to Kowloon Garden in Bellingham on Meridian Street as it was highly recommended by my SIL, but I wasn't too thrilled with it, and I think the reason why was due to the fact that the Chow Mein up here is different- you have to specify whether you want regular soft noodles or crispy noodles, otherwise they give you crispy noodles, which I hate. In California, it's always soft noodles. Their other entrees were okay. I've been to a couple of other places randomly out here, but I haven't found a Chinese restaurant that has wowed me yet. The next one I am going to try is also on Meridian Street (in the opposite direct...
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NFB: Getting heavy here (Note: about religion)
2007-06-25 02:15:00
Yes, I realize I haven't been writing much about food lately...there is a lot of other things going on and a lot of stuff on my mind that I feel writing about it is the best way to help me manage my thoughts better.WARNING: Discussion of Agnosticism, Atheism below. As mentioned in a previous posting, we do not have religion. I was raised in an Evangelical church but left it when I turned 16 because I was disgusted by the teachings and disagreed with the church on many issues (still do). I am now Agnostic and am dealing with a child who is becoming more and more aware of religion, so this is something we are now trying to handle in the best way possible.About a year and a half ago I attended a Unitarian Universalist church as part of my studies on that "religion" (I don't know if you can call it a religion or what!) in my World Religion s class. Having been in only Christian churches in the past, I was scared to go to this one, but in the end something inside made me feel like I was...
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NFB: Goodbye to First Grade
2007-06-22 21:14:00
My daughter is enjoying her last day of first grade right now and I'm asking, where did the time go? Granted, I am not as emotional over it as I was last year (thanks to Kindergarten graduation), but this year flew by.We switched schools in the same school district because we moved in June of last year to the place we are in now. I was not very happy with the school she attended in Kindergarten. I mean, they had wonderful resources and everything, but there were a few things I was unhappy with. This past school year though, I became more involved in getting to know people, attended some PTO meetings and offered some help as I began to realize how much the PTO does for the school. I am truly impressed and whereever I can help, I will. I really love this school and we are going to do whatever it takes to remain in this area so my daughter can finish her schooling out here. I will definitely miss her first grade teacher, who really had a wonderful impact on my daughter's education an...
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"Mom, when can we eat dinner?"
2007-06-20 22:16:00
I'm guilty of allowing my daughter to play outside til 8pm. It's light outside til about 9-9:30pm and the neighborhood kids all get together to play and ride bikes. Lately, I have been slacking as I've been outside enjoying it with my daughter and chatting it up with my neighbors. Then I look at the clock on my cell phone and say, Oh boy, it's almost 8pm and I haven't started dinner yet. So I grab the kid, get her into the bath, and attempt to make something rather fast for dinner. Who doesn't do this? I just feel guilty over it because I end up not making what I wanted to make.Because of this I decided to come up with a plan of attack for the summer and I'm hoping I can stick to it.-Wake up (no later than 9am)-Eat breakfast with daughter-Exercise-Shower-Misc "me" time (usually means making the bajillion phone calls I need to make or grabbing a moment to do whatever- be it blogging or email/internet)-Eat lunch with daughter-Send daughter outside to play while I begin clean up...
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Cookie Ice Cream Cake
2007-06-19 21:53:00
I wanted to do something special for my husband for Father's Day to let him know how much both my daughter and I appreciate him. I rented one of the Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Dessert books from the local library and thumbed through it and saw this Cookie Ice Cream Cake that looked cool to make and something I knew my husband (Mr. Chocoholic) would love. It looks like a giant Oreo cookie and instead of the creamy filling in the center, is Cookies & Cream ice cream.I've never made a ganache before and this recipe called for a ganache on the top of of the round cakes, so I went to the store to buy my ingredients (heavy cream and semi-sweet chocolate chips), and could not find anything but heavy whipping cream. I grabbed it anyhow and got home and my daughter and I went to work on her father's Father's Day surprise. The ganache was incredibly easy to make and came out very good (a bit too rich for my tastes but my husband was going to love it!). So we put that off to the side along w...

NFB: Is it mean that I totally laughed at this picture?
2007-06-17 23:00:00
I can't help it! It's cute and hilarious at the same time! Poor puppy!On another note, I want to take this time to pimp out two things I made for this blog as well as a new Blogroll I just joined. The Leftover Queen has made a Foodie Blogroll and I just joined it. There are wonderful foodie blogs on there that you can read. I can't wait to find other foodie bloggers!Also, it may go unnoticed because it's buried in my side links bar, but if you have a Myspace account and are a foodie blogger, you can now add my Pie Is the New Toast Myspace to your friends list! I have also created a Foodie Bloggers Group on Myspace as well! Hope to see you around!
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MeMe time
2007-06-17 03:11:00
I've been tagged by Jac at Effervescent Life!What were you doing 10 years ago?I was graduating from high school and getting ready to enjoy the summer before going on to UC Santa Barbara. What were you doing 1 year ago?We just moved into this place and my daughter was graduating from Kindergarten. Gosh I can't believe it's been a year! Five snacks you enjoy:1. Fresh Fruit (Strawberries, Cantaloupe, apples, bananas, kiwi, grapes)2. Cheddar cubes and ham3. Walnuts or pecans in their shell (hey cracking them open is half the fun!)4. For the sweet tooth, something cakey or cookie like. Maybe Lemon Bars!5. Iced coffee. YUM. Five songs that you know all the lyrics:1. My Humps by Black Eyed Peas (yes, it is sad)2. Back That Thang Up by Juvenile (another bad one)3. Can We Still Be Friends by Todd Rundgren4. How Soon is Now? by The Smiths5. Landslide by Dixie Chicks or Stevie NicksFive things you would do if you were a millionaire:In order!1. Pay off all debt we have (mostly school loans)...
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Red Alert! I have fallen off the bandwagon
2007-02-17 19:38:01
We have been eating out, almost ALL week long. Not all fast food but deli food, fried chicken, and man my stomach is feeling it. I have not been in the mood to cook or clean and both my gut and my house are showing it well. My mind has been on other things (obtaining my Associate's degree, my mom flying to visit me in April (YAY!), my daughter's extra-curricular activities that begin shortly (besides what she is doing now), and other things) but I know that is no excuse. The one thing I have not fallen off of is the exercise bandwagon. Still exercising six days a week. I was trying to aim for seven days, but it just doesn't work that way, especially because Sundays are the worst for me (always busy on Sundays). I guess part of me is scared that if I fall off the exercise bandwagon I won't get back on it, and I have to keep myself as disciplined as possible to continue doing what will only benefit my body and my health. Now to get back to eating healthy again! *Sigh*. It's so ea...
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Valentine's Day loot
2007-02-16 01:35:02
The teacher in my daughter's class allowed the children to exchange Vale nti ne 's at the end of the day, and I thought that was particularly very smart. My daughter was a hyper mess at the end of the day and when we got home and went through her bag of Valentine's we found a lot of candy and at least 4 packages of Fun Dip. Fun Dip. Who remembers that stuff?? It's that weird sugary stuff that is colored and you dip a stick of candy into it. No wonder why first graders are so hyper! Now I have got to do some major damage control and really make sure that this stuff is not eaten in the matter of a week or even two weeks. Suffice it to say that I am no fan of Fun Dip, but hey...if she gets it once or twice a year I won't really have a problem with that. It could be worse! I'll just make sure she brushes her teeth really good after eating it. As a child I had my favorite types of candies on Valentine's Day and they were those Conversation Hearts. I can't seem to find them anywh...
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Valentine's Day
2007-02-15 13:34:01
is really not a big holiday we celebrate. It just seems to be more of a consumerist type of holiday than anything, so I usually cook us a nice meal and we have a candlelit dinner together. We'll be doing this tonight except this year I'm going all out and we're going to have something already cooked from the deli at the grocery store! Huzzah!!! If I remember to take pictures later I will post. I got 6 inches of my hair lopped off today and I feel light as a bird. If I had more time I'd probably throw in a manicure too, but I figured today I would do something nice for me and at the same time look good for my man tonight at our late (post-midnight, since he has to work) dinner together. Hope ya'll have a wonderful day.
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Diabetic-Friendly Recipe: Bow ties w/Chicken & Mushroom Sauce
2007-02-14 01:32:01
I've actually made something similar except with Penne or Rigatoni in the past. It's quite delicious! I think I will try it with bow ties next time!Recipe 2 cups (about 5 ounces) uncooked bow tie pasta 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) reduced-fat, reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup (such as Campbell?s Healthy Request) 3/4 cup skim milk 1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1 can (5 ounces) chunk white chicken, drained and flaked Dash cayenne pepper Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, add pasta, and cook al dente, about 9?11 minutes. Meanwhile, in a separate pan, stir together soup, milk, mushrooms, black pepper, garlic powder, chicken, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat and heat through. Pour sauce over drained pasta and toss to coat. Preparation time: 25 minutes Yield: 4 1/2 cups Serving size: 1 cup Per Serving: Calories: 191 ...
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