If you want to be skinny, and stay skinny, there’s one thing you need to do: Love Your Vegetables. I mean, really LOVE them. You have to find a way to cook them, without fancy high-fat creams and sauces, that causes you to crave them as much as you would crave a candy bar. Heck, [...]
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So, friend, this is what I ended up making for that dinner party. This cobbler cheesecake was so beautiful when it came out of the oven. However, by the time I had the camera ready, this is all that was left. It was so gorgeous, with the parchment paper all crinkly and brown and [...]
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Since NBC dubbed me last night officially as a “recipe tester” (I AM NOT!) (My kitchen… my moms with blogs friends ((we are not mommy bloggers!!))… my gifted friend’s mugs. Visit them here: Momofali, and Rachel (awesome for you gadeners!). Amy, you know her. And my new friend Wenderly. And of course, Mikaela, from NBC.) [...]
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Prior to our visit to Chicago, I was scrambling around trying to find a babysitter. The girl I normally use for overnights was going to be out of town… but her boyfriend wasn’t! The boys already knew him… he’s a biology major, and KNOWS WHERE TO FIND FROGS… even when we’re not at the lake!!! [...]
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Even though the party doesn’t start until 7:30, I like to have everything done before the kids walk into the door from school. Because, after that, I could loose my cool. Cucumbers, onions and tomatoes are already cut, covered and on the porch (it’s cool there) and waiting to be turned into Greek Nachos. (Don’t [...]
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I’m making this for brunch this morning: Source: noblepig.com via Susie J on Pinterest All except for the following adaptations: I’m not too keen on having that many carbs… so I decided to boil/saute some potatoes to substitute for the bread crumbs. Then, it hit me. Potatoes are full of carbs…. so I’ve been [...]
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There is a fabulous tiny restaurant within walking distance of our house that my husband and I sneak off to when the little boys are asleep, and the older boys are doing homework. We like to talk to the chef while he pours us a drink, and he tells us about some of the exotic [...]
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I may have had a couple of zucchini’s left… but the mother-lode of the season was clearly, hands-down, the Nasturtiums. Yes, our front yard looks amazing this fall… which might explain why I had so many squireels snacking on my front porch? This was taken before the squirrels arrived… Desperate to get those flowers and [...]
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Miraculously, just before the frost hit here, I still had some zucchinis thriving in the yard — with blossoms. So, I made these. And I ate them up. To make them, slice your zucchini into little rectangular shapes. Mix some olive oil, basil, Parmesan cheese, salt and bread crumbs — yes… I used Rice Chex [...]
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