Soup

Fall is definitely in the air – it was only 31 degrees yesterday morning when I left for work.  We are going to take down our gazebo this weekend, which is always the sign for the end of summer. I found a Jimmy Dean breakfast bowl in my deep freeze, who knows how long its been there.  I have to think a while, because the...

I was contacted a few weeks ago from Legends from Europe, asking if I’d like to participate in their blogger recipe contest.  I jumped at the chance!  Then quickly forgot about it! Legends from Europe is on a three-year campaign in the United States to increase awareness of the legendary ingredients: Grana Padano: Parmigiano Reggiano: Montasio: Prosciutto di Parma and Prosciutto di San Daniele:       ...

I somehow thought that if I just walked my dog slow, he’d be happy making it to the river and back.   Mind you, its probably only about the distance of two football fields to get to the river and back from our house, and while Ed loved it, by the time we got back I thought I was going to have to carry him up...

I was able to get another round of cough syrup and z-pak – hopefully this second round will knock out this cough.  The worst part is that I feel fine, I just have this nagging cough.  I am worried too about the 5k I signed up for – luckily its still three weeks away! Over the weekend at the farmers market I bought a small...

Yesterday Tony and I had to leave just around the same time.  I was cooking up my shrimp for my soup for lunch when Tony came into the kitchen dressed and ready to go.  While I had showered, I still was in my p.j.’s.  He said he wasn’t in a hurry (my car was parked behind his), but all of a sudden I felt like...

I am finally posting my White Bean Soup!  I brought this to a co-worker yesterday, and it was a tad on the salty side.  I think by sitting the salt rendered out of the ham, so if you make this, I suggest you eat it up in a couple days. White Bean with Ham and Bacon makes 4, 1.5 cup servings:  276 calories, 6.9 fat,...

I really enjoyed my morning yesterday.  I was up around 6:30.  I don’t have to leave my house until about 8:10, so it was nice to just blog, read blogs, put my food together, shower and not feel like I was rushed.  My problem lately?  I’ve been staying up until 11:30 or later!  I am too old for that so for my exciting new plan...

I was never able to open the pictures my sister took on Sunday, but our friends gave us some old pictures that had me laughing.  I know I’ve talked about having glasses as big as my face before, but what’s with the giant mumu flower printed dresses? I think these were both taken in 1996 – this picture below was when my sister was 7...

I have to make this quick because some thunder storms are headed our way and I don’t like to have our computer on when its lightening and thundering! This weeks WI  . . . I gained .8.  But I will take it – I am sure I ate my weight in cheese at yappy hour this week, and I ate a lot of salty things...

On Tuesday and Wednesday we had temps in the 60’s in Chicagoland.  We have had one of the mildest winters on record this year.  But on Tuesday I never worked out – my blood sugar never got over 125, even with taking half the amount of insulin.  Then Hannah’s birthday was on Wednesday, while I thought about it, I didn’t suggest going to the gym in...