Breakfast

The signs were all there.  Searching for a “looser” pair of underwear in the morning, sifting through your jammies drawer for the extra stretchy pants.  I haven’t worked out in I don’t know how long, the wine has been a staple on my kitchen counter, and those extra licks and tastes (and gummies!) added up. I didn’t weigh in on Saturday because I was downtown,...

Last Saturday morning, before we knew that Jacob’s grandma was going to pass away, I had a leisurely morning in the kitchen.  Even when Tony was sick, I could always find comfort of getting bizzy in my kitchen.  The last several weeks of his life, my kitchen was closed because he couldn’t stand the smell of food.  But if he were alive, I think he...

Over the weekend I made one of Hannah’s favorite muffins – lemon poppy seed.  She loves poppy seeds!  Have you guys tried Chobani lemon yogurt??  OMG, it’s amazing!  My store had Chobani on sale 5/$5 (although I can always find Chobani for $1 each at Walmart not on sale. I used two container of the lemon Chobani in these muffins and they were so moist!...

I am so happy to share this healthy banana muffin recipe with you guys.  Only one tiny problem – I said they were three smart points, but they are actually four – I forgot to add the two eggs to the recipe on the WW app, but still, these are a winner! But first, can I talk about how empty the train parking lot is...

Yesterday was the first morning that I had to use my ice scraper on my car.  When I parked my car and started walking to the train station, I saw all these frosty leaves and they looked so pretty.  I am so excited to be getting a manicure tomorrow in anticipation of my nieces wedding this weekend.  Did I tell you that I am the...

This Waffle Breakfast Sandwich.  If I owned a food truck, a waffle sandwich would be on it.  Make seasonal waffles, top with salty ham or bacon, velvety egg whites, salty cheese, crushed red pepper for a kick and sugar free panacke syrup.  The pumpkin waffle is crispy from the toaster (4), the ham (1) and reduced fat Swiss Lorraine (2) is salty, the crushed red...

It really feels like winter now – while my west coast friends are dying in the heat, winter has dabbled here the last couple of days – the wind was really blowing so it felt like it was in the 20s yesterday on the train platform. It was my bosses birthday yesterday, and I tried to make him banana muffins using the Bolthouse farms plant...

Yesterday was gorgeous – while it was a chilly start, by lunch it was in the low 60s and sunny – #love. In part of Hannah and Jacob’s meal plan, they baked up a bunch of baked potatoes (huh, wonder where they got that from!) and I knew towards the end of the week they would have food that would need to be eaten up...

I woke up Saturday morning, opened my eyes and saw how bright it was outside and threw my covers back and looked at the clock – it was 7:25!  For a second I thought it was a work day, and then I quickly remembered it was Saturday, and also a work day, but in the best possible way – I was working Apple Fest in...

Good morning!  I have a little bit of a late start this morning as I have my semi-annual diabetes doctor appointment at 11:15 this morning, so I got to sleep in a bit this morning.  Enjoying a nice cup of coffee on what hopefully will be our last 90 degree weather of 2017.  Chicago broke a record for longest hot streak for this late in...