April 17, 2009

I really liked how my ragu turned out, considering I just threw stuff in the pot and kept my fingers crossed!  I started out with 3 strips of bacon, chopped, until the fat rendered a bit, about 5 minutes.  Then I threw in container of sliced mushrooms, and cooked those down for about 7 minutes.  Then I added a rounded tablespoon of minced garlic and...

I wasn’t even thinking when I was putting my lunch together that I am having pasta for dinner!  Hopefully my veal ragu I made last night has had a chance to get more flavor in the fridge today – I am really surprised I liked it considering I don’t like mushrooms or veal!  It has a very bold, meaty flavor – I plan on making...

A couple weeks ago I won the BSI recipe contest with Avocado Crab Bisque.  My new friend Ruth from Plentiful Plants sent me a bunch of Canadian Loot! I got up to work out this morning at the gym 😀 but when I tested my blood sugar, it was 50.  So I grabbed one of Ruth’s bars and ate half on the way to the...

Yes, after several filled out applications, two personal interviews and no job offer, she got hired on the spot at a kids birthday party place.  She called to tell me on the phone since I was still at work, but Tony said she had about the biggest smile on her face when she told him!  Good job Hannah! Greek Garlic Lemon Potatoes (check out this link...

Only 15 days more!  I also bought Jillian’s Fat Blast Metabolism (not sure what its exactly called) on Amazon today for $10.00 – its 40 minutes long – I’ve heard she’s got 60 minute DVD’s out, but not sure I’ll ever be ready for that! So my lunch was Plan B!  My red pepper soup was in fact pasta sauce!  As soon as I defrosted...

One of the best things about cleaning a refrigerator is finding things you forgot you had!   All the way in the back, it must have fallen out of my lunch meat drawer, was an UNOPENED package of jalapeno havarti!  So spicy!  I made an egg white/half bagel sammie with ham and jalapeno havarti: 2.2 ounce bagel 1.25 diced Easter ham 1 ounce jalapeno havarti handful...

I am too busy crying from Biggest Loser!  Quick post, I need to finish Biggest Loser to see who they vote off, and then off to snuggle with Tony! Stats for the Day: 1483 calories 48 grams of fat 170 carbs 29% of calories from fat 26% from protein 45% from carbs 40 minutes of elliptical 20 minutes day 14 of 30 day Shred! 10...

When I gave Tony a bite of this and told him it was asparagus guacamole, he asked if there were avocados in it!   Hannah’s first thing she said after eating three chips full of this dip is that she is going to have this as an after school snack every day this week! I adapted this from Canyon Ranch cooking, the only thing I changed...

This Spinach and FF Feta Egg white Omelet is quick, delicious and easy. It took me about 40 minutes, but we have two clean fridges!  Mind you, the second fridge in the basement is typically the “beverage” fridge.  But around any holiday, it becomes the food overflow, and sadly, many food items get forgotten in there! I didn’t even realize I had a whole container...

I defrosted sirloin steaks that I had in the deep freeze, but knew I had to stop at the store to pick up raw shrimp for the dinner I was making for Joe tonight.   I got 1.25 pounds of the big shrimp, and when I went to the register, it rang up at over $14, and I thought that wasn’t right, because the “card” price...