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I’m taking the week off of blogging! With family in town, shopping, baking, decorating, it’s going to be an awesome week! I will be catching up with all your blogs and re-capping my Holidays next week! I hope you and your families have a Very …

I got this super old Weight Watchers Cookbook for a quarter at a garage sale. I’ve actually used it several times and this morning I used it to make pancakes. There was a recipe for buttermilk pancakes, but instead of adding the buttermilk, I added …

The other day I mentioned Bolthouse 100% fruit and veggie drinks and I have 3 coupons to give away!!! I drew names out of a hat! The winners picked are: Diane at Fit to the Finish!!! Kerstin at Cake Batter and Bowl!!! And DEB! my …

It’s the time during the school year where there are conferences, plays, and music concerts that makes working full time, getting a healthy meal on the table in a jiffy really hard. Yesterday was that kind of day. My husband and I ran to one …

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 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 …

Today is my son Mark’s 11th birthday!!! I took the day off from work, so we can have a fabulous day! Here are some pics of Mark! Mark consoling his sister! Big brother Paul reading books! Spending the day in Chicago Playing in the snow!! …

I had bought a huge package of chicken, so even though I had chicken in my mac n cheese yesterday, I was going to make it tonight. I was tossing around ideas in my head, so I thought I hadn’t done chicken breast sandwiches is …

DSC00474.before Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin I’ve posted two macroni and cheese recipes before. The first one is your basic ham macaroni and cheese recipe and the second one was a stove top version from Cook’s Illustrated which is fantastic. So last night I thought I …

I haven’t made these cookies in the longest time. I got the recipe from Celine at www.havecakewilltravel.com. She is an awesome Vegan cook, and I love her site because I learn all these different ways to bake. These cookies I call Freezer Cookies because I …

I received my new Cook’s Country magazine in the mail on Friday and after reading about half of the recipes, I saw one for Lemon Potatoes which I just had to make. We were going to grill out on Saturday night, but the rain (and …

I mentioned over the weekend that I finally purchased Agave Nectar from a local health food store. I’ve read a lot of things about agave nectar and really wanted to try it. Agave nectar is a low calorie sweetener that has a low glycemic index, …

I am the first person picked to review My brothers book “Why Your Last Diet Failed You….And How This Book Won’t Help You on Your Next One. Over the next two weeks, other bloggers will be doing the same! First of all, my brother is …

This is one of my favorite cartoons! I laugh every time I read it! It’s been a busy and fun weekend so far. I went to Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago with some relatives that came into town on Friday. Yesterday, I met my twin …

Chinese food is one of my favorite things in the whole world!! I have made home made pot stickers a lot, but never attempted egg rolls. It’s really easy! Each egg roll wrapper is only 80 calories, and when you fill it with things you …

A co-worker of mine brought me something to work yesterday. It’s friendship bread. Has anyone gotten this before?? I opened up the tupperware to find this bag dated 4/3/09. She told me it was a starter…a what?? I took the instructions out of the container …

I still had sweetness on my brain this morning from my waffles yesterday. I froze the rest of the waffles I made yesterday for a quick breakfast to bring to work during the week, so Sundays are the days where I usually make chocolate chip …

Yesterday I brought freezer waffles to work and topped them with fresh strawberries and banana. It was so good I thought I would do the same thing today, but decided to saute the strawberries and banana and pour that over my waffles. This recipe is …

I’ve been reading a few books I got from the library about people who have succeeded in weight loss and what it took to get them there. I like to hear inspiring stories of how people overcame adversity and finally got healthy and fit. One …

There is a number of food bloggers who participate in a kind of cook off where each week there is a host, and they pick the secret ingredient, and you can submit a recipe for a small prize. I’ve always read from afar and never …

The first thing I did when I came home from work was check the mail box, and I was happy to see this envelope in my mailbox! Kristina from Stonyfield Farm sent me coupons to try their yogurt! I haven’t tried their Greek yogurt, so …

So after dinner, I really wanted to have something sweet, but didn’t have much in the house to satisfy that, so I went online and googled “healthy cookies”. Is there such a thing? I read a lot of recipes, and came upon one that I …