Beef

It was already a balmy 60 degrees when I left the house yesterday morning – love!  I think my ideal temps would be from 50-70 degrees, no humidity. That’s not too much to ask of Chicago, is it?!   I made a mason jar parfait for my train breakfast – one container Chobani (2), strawberries, bananas, a little drizzle of sugar free pancake syrup and...

I got up early yesterday to make sure I had a decent breakfast to start my day off on the right foot.  Just a simple egg white omelette with ham, spinach and cheese (6) with fresh fruit.  I cooked the omelette while I was in the shower.  I just pour the ham and egg whites in a skillet with a lid, turn it on low,...

You’ll want to print out this Best Beef Marinade Ever and use it on any cut of beef.  But first, a recap of my weekend: Ah, what a great weekend!  The weather was perfect, and it was a great balance of productive and relaxing. My friend Alison texted me that “if you are bored . . .” that they were just hanging out in their...

It’s cruel that Mother Nature can give us temps in the 60s in February, and then hit us with rain/possible snow/30mph winds when it’s almost Easter.  The kadults had work early yesterday morning, so when they leave, the dogs come into my room and snuggle for another hour with me until I have to get up.  Let me tell you, its hard to get up...

Since I didn’t meal plan this week, I needed to accessorize my breakfast by picking up a cup of steel cut oats at Pret in my building.  It’s only 4 points per their website, and so creamy.  Although paying $3 for that cup of oats when I can buy a whole container of dried oats, well, I need to get back to meal prep!  I...

It was a long week at work  last week.  I was pretty spent by Friday night.  The dogs and I snuggled and somehow I stayed up late watching Girls until 1:30 a.m.!  I can’t remember the last time I stayed up that late.  I usually like to go to bed the same time on Friday and Saturday as I do the during the work week....

I switched bags that I travel to and from work because the zipper on my back pack keeps coming undone without me knowing.  On more than one occasion, my backpack has been wide open while I am walking through the train station with my laptop, wallet, etc. just hanging out in the wind.  So what I failed to do was put my gloves in my...

I read that Helen and Caron thought that my overly snacky high point Friday was due to my two glasses of wine, but sadly, that was not the case.  I’d already eaten at least 15 points by then, and I will tell you that the snacking of 31 points was ALL day – not just at night, which is when the urge to snack usually...

I had hoped to post a recipe for a PB2 granola that doesn’t taste like ass and is low in points, but that my friends, hasn’t happened yet.  But I had a parfait on my breakfast menu, and darn it, it’s just not the same without granola.  Why does granola have to have so many points?!   I had Kashi Go Lean in my desk drawer...

Once you learn how to cook the perfect steak, you won’t have to depend on a fancy restaurant to eat delicious beef. What is the best cut of steak for the home cook? You actually don’t have to break the bank when eating beef at home.  That steak below is about $1.25 a serving.  Last time I checked you couldn’t get a coffee at McDonald’s...