Sharing my favorite healthy recipes!
Today I would like to introduce Keith Ahrens who I was privileged to meet on line. I have been looking for people with weight loss success stories who are losing it the right way. Diet and exercise. No pills, no surgery, no tricks, just hard …
It’s a chilly and rainy day in Chicago today, so no riding my bike to work. First off, I need to update my weight loss! I am down another pound this week, which is a miracle considering last weekend after the death of my brother …
I’ve had a bit of a set back this past week. My brother in law passed away at the age of 51 on Sunday October 4th. He lost a 15 month battle with lung cancer. It’s always a shock when you hear anyone who has …
I have to thank Pots and Plots site for the basis of my soup I made this weekend. She made a Baja Chicken Enchilada Soup that sounded amazing. Since I already went to the store, I decided to see if I could use that as …
I can’t believe its Friday already! It’s been a long week, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. No big plans, just plans to relax! (And of course cook/bake!) I didn’t update my weight loss efforts last week, but I was up 1/2 …
Grub Street New York compiled a list of the TOP 20 chef empires. These chefs were scored based on how many restaurants they owned, TV shows, cookbooks, gadgets, etc…they are involved in. I’ve had so much fun visiting these sites and learning about chefs I …
Congrats to Errign who wins a coupon for a free POM tea drink!! Thanks to everyone who left a comment! Errign, I will contact you to get your address. Do you know what this is? Neither did I. When I was grocery shopping over the …
OK, who doesn’t love boston cream pie? When I saw this recipe at www.myrecipes.com I knew it would be a great way to have a lo-cal dessert after dinner. This recipe makes 2 servings: 1 large banana (frozen)* 1 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt 1/2 cup …
My Mom gave me a great loaf of bread that’s perfect to make French Toast. But, after looking at the nutritional information, each slice of bread was 160 calories! Yikes! But, I thought two slices of french toast with sugar free syrup wouldn’t be THAT …
Welcome to the second installment of my series of profiling people who inspire me! These people have lost weight and kept it off. No miracles, no pills, no surgery. I “met” Jen through her blog, and even though she’s had a recent tragedy of losing …
First of all, I need to give a shout out to my Mom!!! Happy Birthday Mom!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!! If everyone can wish my Mom a Happy Birthday, that would be great! Last week I featured a new product called True …
This recipe comes from this months issue of Women’s Health Magazine. It reminds me of my favorite at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro…their lettuce wraps which are so good. But this recipe looks pretty easy! I like it because it only has a few ingredients, quick …
The weekend started out by taking the boys to see the movie 9. It was really good, and a little scary (although my sons said it was not scary to them!) I loved all the characters and I always wonder how people have the imagination …
Weigh in Friday! I can’t believe another week has come and gone already! That’s why I am trying to make every day count, because before you know it, its time to weigh in again! For those of you who don’t know, I am doing Weight …
I was lucky enough to get a sample of some new snack foods you may have seen in the stores recently. They are True North Brand Snacks and I had seen them in the store, but wasn’t sure what they were. When I got the …
One of my worst habits I would say would be late night snacking. I do great during the day, eat a great dinner, but after the kids go to bed and my husband and I are watching TV, we tend to snack. And why do …
What a weekend! It was GORGEOUS in Chicago over the weekend, 80’s and Sunny! The highlight of my weekend was getting together with my twin sister Biz and our best friends who are twins. We have been friends since the 3rd grade when they transferred …
One thing I am trying to do this time around losing weight is to find a different way to do the things I love but in a better way. What I am talking about people is chips and dip! My husband and I don’t go …
Hi everyone! I am excited to start a new series on my blog profiling Weight Loss Superstars! It’s never a perfect road to weight loss, but for someone like Diane, who has lost 150 pounds and kept it off for years, I consider her a …
I decided to make this pasta dish for a few reasons. One, is since I make pasta every week, I was looking to switch things up a little, and secondly, I chose a dish with an ingredient that my husband loves which is capers. Since …
It’s been a busy weekend so far, so I haven’t had time to post anything yet! This will be a quick post today. I’m pretty sure this is going to be my go-to breakfast every weekend. The Breakfast Pizza I made it last weekend and …
I can’t believe the week is almost over!! I have a 4 day weekend this weekend, so I am totally excited about that! For dinner the other night, I made my mini meatloaves again. It’s such a nice change from burgers or tacos! I used …
I’m not sure if you have seen these in the store yet. They are relatively new. In fact, I was asked to try these a few months ago, but every store I went to, they were not on the shelf. That is all changed. You …
It was kind of chilly over the weekend, so instead of grilling out, I wanted to make some kind of pasta dish. I went to Cooking Light and searched for pasta dishes. As I scrolled down the page, this recipe for Baked Ravioli shouted my …