Appetizer

It was nearly 55 degrees by the time I got to work yesterday, such a beautiful day. I knew it was going to be a busy day, it being the last full day at the office.  I had a taste for oats for some reason, so hit up Pret for their steel cut oats – so creamy and only 4 smart points.  They have tiny...

The sun does amazing things to my soul.  Jacob and my brother would actually prefer rainy/cloud/foggy days, but no matter what the temperature is, if the sun is out, it just makes me happy. Chicago had amazing weather this weekend – temps near 80 on Saturday and in the 70s yesterday.  I can remember some Easter Sunday’s when it was so cold Hannah had to...

So I woke up this morning, walked to my computer to publish my blog post and this is what I saw: I was up 45 minutes before I had to leave, and it was still running when I left.  Gah!  Luckily I posted this to my draft folder vs. keeping it on LiveWriter, which I could only access on my desktop. So enjoy these buttery...

One of the things I love about my new job is that I am trying new foods that I otherwise might have thought I hated.  When I first read the recipe for the corn and chive pudding before my cooking class last Friday night, I wasn’t sure I was going to like it.  First, it had chives in it, and you all know my aversion...

You aren’t going to believe this, but lyrics to a song I’ve listened to 1,000 times before suddenly smacked me in the face last week.  One of my favorite movies is She’s Having A Baby with Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern.   It first introduced me to the singer Kate Bush, and I have some of her music saved to my Spotify lineup. So let me...

I had to get up bright and early for my doctors appointment.  My appointment was at 8:00 a.m., and even with the slow traffic on I-90, I got there about 7:50.  I had to go to the bathroom, but they said “hold on, they might need a sample.”  A few minutes later she said “Jackie isn’t even here yet, so go ahead.”  She finally came...

Why go out when you can make these simple pork wontons at home! Only 1 WW freestyle point each.

I can’t believe it’s February already!   I think just one more month and we’ll start to get some better weather.  We probably got about 4 inches of snow overnight, even after I got home at 2:00 a.m. from the restaurant!   Our grill looks so sad all covered in snow. Yesterday morning I made myself an egg white, baby spinach, Swiss cheese and ham omelet with...

Yep, third day in a row I got my ass up and to the gym.  I have to say, just after a couple days it’s easier to get in the mindset that NOT getting up is not an option.  And it was 0 degrees when I left for the gym – I barely needed a winter coat!  Although 3/4 of the way to the gym...

I can’t believe it’s the week before Christmas and I haven’t put my tree up yet!  I probably will tonight, while Tony watches his Monday night football.  I had hopes of doing it yesterday, but since I worked in the bar area, I didn’t get home until after 1 a.m.  Tony waits up for me, which I love.  I don’t know if you’ve ever worked...