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Weekly Weigh In

Weekly Weigh In
Not shockingly, if you work the Weight Watcher program, it actually works. 😀  I had my planned splurges, which included a giant 20 point lunch on Monday with my Mom and sister, but I balanced it out with a low point breakfast and dinner.  I only went to the gym twice, but I got 10k steps every day except one.  I limited my wine intake...
July 30, 2018

Love Yourself

Love Yourself
I can’t remember the last time I had an McMuffin for breakfast.  When I was at Sam’s Club last weekend, they had a 20 pack for like $3 – Hannah’s had one every day for breakfast, easy to make ahead and grab and go.  They are 4 points each, but with eggs and 1/2 an ounce of cheese and fruit, breakfast is only 6 points....
July 27, 2018

Beef Lo Mein

Beef Lo Mein
I’ve had this glitty tank top for over a year and this is only the second time I’ve worn it.  Why?  Because I thought it brought too much attention to me.  I always worry about my muffin top, but you know what?  As my friend Shelley says “when you are in your 50s, you can do whatever you want!”  So I wore it, and guess...
July 26, 2018

Shrimp and Green Bean Stir Fry

Shrimp and Green Bean Stir Fry
Even though these sous vide bites don’t look that appetizing – they are delish!  Light, fluffy.  I did have several people make them yesterday (who knew so many people had the silicone muffin cups!) and here are a couple tips so they cook in the 20 minutes – make sure that the water bath line is 3/4 up the side of the muffin cup –...
July 24, 2018

Blueberry Galette

Blueberry Galette
I did something that I haven’t done on a holiday in a really long time – I started it out at the gym!  I know, I could hardly believe it myself.  The kadults and I didn’t really work out our holiday meal plan until . . . yesterday morning.  I knew my proteins were going to be whole slow cooked chicken and a bone in...
July 5, 2018

Steak and Shrimp with Green Bean Frites

Steak and Shrimp with Green Bean Frites
After I put this ricotta toast together, I had to stop by a co-workers desk to talk to her about something.  Her first response was “what is that?”  I explained what it was and she said “I love ricotta cheese!”  I brought extra today so I can have her taste how good this is.  But her second question was “where did you buy that?!”  So...
June 28, 2018

Smoked Brisket with Burnt Ends

Smoked Brisket with Burnt Ends
I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I called my father-in-law to wish him a Happy Father’s Day, and called my step-son Joe – this is his fourth Father’s Day with his Dad.  Tony loved grey goose, and while Joe has tried in the past to do a grey goose on the rocks in honor of his Dad on Father’s Day, we both can’t stand...
June 18, 2018

Home Again

Home Again
After a long day beginning with the feed yard at Tiffany Cattle Co., lunch at the Blythe home, the pasture tour of the property and the delicious dinner, by 9:30 we were all ready for bed.  We stayed at the Carriage House in Counsil Grove, Kansas.  How cute is this B&B?! And if I wasn’t so tired, I would have definitely hung out in this...
June 15, 2018

Blythe Family Farms

Blythe Family Farms
Kansas is in a serious drought.  In the last 12 months they should have had 30 inches of rain, but they have only had 11 inches since last July.  Water is life to a cattle farmer, not only for the land but for the cattle too.  As we drove by acres of corn, you could see the tops of the corn curled inward to protect...
June 14, 2018

Kansas City BBQ

Kansas City BBQ
What a whirlwind few days!  It went by so fast, but I have to say, this was such a well organized trip sponsored by Certified Angus Beef Â® brand.  I was picked up by Margaret, who works for Certified Angus Beef Â® brand, and she could not have been nicer.  There were four other bloggers on this trip (I’ll write about them more in detail in tomorrows blog), so...
June 12, 2018