Breakfast

I know as soon as Melissa reads the title of this post she will jump up and down!  As part of the Skinny Snowman Challenge, one of the ways to earn points is to have a meatless Monday.  Um, turns out I didn’t read all the rules until last Monday, so I missed on this opportunity last week. Meatless Breakfast Casserole for One: Serves One: ...

This time of year I love all things pumpkin.  I ate pumpkin pie three nights in a row over the Thanksgiving holiday!  Even though it was Nicole’s crustless pumpkin pie, those calories still add up.  So when I saw this recipe for a Paleo Pumpkin smoothie, I was instantly intrigued.  A adapted it a bit using what I had on hand.  This made one giant...

Some mornings our dog wants to go out right away.  Other mornings, it’s a battle.  You have to end up doing a song and dance waving the leash “want to go for a walk?!”  Sometimes I need to show him I am getting on my shoes and coat, and then he will finally want to go out. Yesterday morning he was raring to go!  And...

Since I went to vote yesterday morning I had so much time before work, it was nice not to be in a rush.  If someone told me I could ever become a morning person, I would have thought they were nuts! Okay, here’s the question of the day.  Did you have to show your identification to vote yesterday?  I thought I didn’t have to show...

Another weekend has come and gone.  They seem to go faster when the temps cool down and the days are darker longer.  And another weekend when just two meals were eaten both Saturday and Sunday. Knowing I have a little wiggle room calories wise, I made breakfast tacos Saturday morning. Breakfast Tacos 3 tacos = 1 serving:  463 calories, 28 fat, 26 carbs, 3.3 fiber...

As seems to be our pattern lately, our weekends have consisted of just two meals.  I wasn’t very hungry Saturday morning so just had two pieces of toast.  We ran some errands, and by the time we got home at 1:30, I was hungry! My store sells this really thin steak – a package only costs $2.19, its just over half a pound of meat...

For some reason yesterday when I woke up, I had a taste for blueberry pancakes.  You guys know how low maintenance I am – in 45 minutes yesterday I wrote my blog, showered, got dressed, took Ed on a 10 minute walk and made these blueberry pancakes  So easy!  While I normally let my pancake batter sit to let the baking powder do its job,...

When I came home from work yesterday, there was already a memorial set up for the young man who lost his life a few blocks from our house.  There were probably 20 kids there?   Flowers were strewn across the base of a tree and a big cross was nailed to the tree that said R.I.P.  I didn’t even know the kid, but I can’t ever...

I guess you could say we live in the “sticks” compared to busy Oak Park where I grew up.  We live 55 miles NW from Chicago.  We have no sidewalks, public transportation or many street lights. I have a two mile road I have to drive to get to the main road to my office.  I didn’t even get half a mile from our house...

The weather in Chicagoland could not have been have been better this weekend!  Low 60’s and sunny.  I was really happy because my twin sister was volunteering at Gourmet Chicago which was happening this past weekend.  Last year was a bit chilly and rainy.  She got the opportunity to volunteer at the Celebrity Chef book signing table – as soon as she writes about her...