White bean and chicken chili
I have never made white bean and chicken chili before. I’ve read a ton of recipes over the years but I finally made my version of this great take on chili. The best thing is you can also make this in your crock-pot. If …
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Chocolate Chip Cornbread
There are two magazines I get in the mail each month that makes me feel like its Christmas. The first one is Cooking Light magazine, and the second one is Bon Appetit. I usually don’t make a lot of things from Bon Appetit because they …
Chicken Brunswick Stew, a tribute to my Dad
I got my love of cooking from my Dad. When I was in grade school my Dad went back to school to become a chef. Weekends were spent tasting my Dad’s “homework”. Crepes suzette, pastries with all fabulous kinds of fillings like cherry or …
Banana chocolate chip muffin – Muffin of the week
I made these muffins this morning before work. It only took a few minutes to put the batter together, and you don’t need a lot of ingredients, and the oven does most of the work! 3 bananas, mashed 1 cup sugar 3 tb. butter, melted …
My cholesterol update
I have mentioned before, I found out this spring that my cholesterol was off the chart! I went to my regular doctor check-up and I said to him. “I’ve never had my cholesterol checked, can you check it?” All it takes is a sample of …
Quick and fabulous dinner
I made a great dinner tonight in no time flat. Since school has started back for my kids, so has all the open houses, and curriculum nights and PTO meetings. Tonight we had two different meetings, and we had to be at school by 6:00 and I …
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – Muffin of the week!
I love Lemon Poppy Seed muffins. I have tried many varieties of “healthy” versions, but mostly have come up short. Either they are too dry, too diety tasting, or just plain gross. This version is quite good. It comes, of course, from one of my …
Eat your veggies!
For the longest time, I would read in health and fitness magazines, books, websites, etc… to add more fruits and veggies to your diet and not only will it fill you up, but the calories are so much less than eating a granola bar, protein …
I'm back on!
For those of you who know me personally, these are famous words of mine. Of course, “back on” means I have veered off my diet for any length of time, then when I get serious again, I tell everyone “I’m back on!” My sister even …
I’m back on!
For those of you who know me personally, these are famous words of mine. Of course, “back on” means I have veered off my diet for any length of time, then when I get serious again, I tell everyone “I’m back on!” My sister even …
Easy breakfast – frittata
I woke up this morning starving! I wanted a deluxe breakfast, but with getting ready for work, making lunches for the kids to go to school, finding socks that match etc… I thought I was going to have to resort to cereal. I opened my …
Spaghetti squash casserole
My sister loves spaghetti squash and she has been trying to get me to try it for some time. “It’s fantastic!” she exclaimed. I wasn’t so convinced. I remember trying a recipe for mashed cauliflower which people insisted tasted exactly like mashed potatoes. Lets just …
McCormick brand crusting blends….
I saw this at the grocery store today. It’s McCormick brand “Crusting Blends”. (7 oz. jar) I picked up the container and its made with panko bread crumbs and different kinds of seasonings. They had this flavor(Italian herb & cheese) or garlic, onion and rosemary …
Pot-stickers/Dumplings
I love pot-stickers! If you have never had them, you can make them yourself! Sometimes they are called dumplings. I used to pass by the won-ton wrappers at the store all the time and wonder, what do you do with those things? I finally bought …
Crock pot salsa chicken
I love making things that are super simple. I use my crock pot all year round, but in the summer it can be used even more so you don’t have to heat up your kitchen with a hot oven. I make this before I …
Successful losers….+ a recipe! Garlic Chicken
I love reading about other peoples success stories in weight loss. There is no shortage of information if you google weight loss success stories, but the one thing you have to be wary of is how did they actually lose the weight? And, if they did …
Muffin of the Week – Cheerios Banana Chocolate Chip
It’s been a crazy week this week! My 3 kids started back to school, we said good-bye to our babysitter of 12 years, my kids are growing up (sniff, sniff!). So, I have been a little preoccupied with that. I mentioned the other day …
Cheerios Challenge
One of the reasons for me starting this blog, and watching what I am eating and trying to lose weight is because I went to the doctor this past spring to have my blood glucose checked because my twin sister is diabetic, and my dad was …
Pesto-Mozarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts
How good does that look? I subscribe to a ton of places where I get recipes e-mailed to me on a daily basis. This recipe came to me from my local grocery store Dominick’s in the Chicago-land area. I had posted a recipe earlier for …
Baked potato soup
I know its still summer, but I can eat soup all year round. It’s chilly in my office, and if I have the air on at home, my family doesn’t mind having soup in the summer either. This recipe is by far my most favorite …
Great Breakfast! Breakfast wrap
The last time I was at Aldi foods, I passed by the bread section and saw that their bakery brand L’oven Fresh had a high fiber whole wheat wrap. I turned over the package and was surprised to see that each wrap was only 100 calories, …
I'm so glad I checked!
I went out to lunch at Cosi with a group of people at work. Now, when I am not watching what I eat, I just go to the restaurant, pick whatever I want and not worry about it. But, these days, I want to know …
I’m so glad I checked!
I went out to lunch at Cosi with a group of people at work. Now, when I am not watching what I eat, I just go to the restaurant, pick whatever I want and not worry about it. But, these days, I want to know …
Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Fajitas
Sometimes I like making a dish that just serves one, so I can eat the whole thing, not worry about measuring it after cooking, there are no leftovers, just one big meal. I made these from a recipe I saw in Fitness Magazine. I love …