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We had to leave the house at 8:00 to get to the doctor appointment by 9:30.  We got there just in the nick of time!  The closer we got to Chicago, the slower the traffic got.  It didn’t matter though, because the doctor didn’t see us until 11:15!   He had an emergency with a new patient before us, so we just waited.   The best part...

I can’t believe it’s been almost a month since Tony’s knee replacement surgery!   Today is the day we go back downtown to get all his staples removed!   Have no idea what the plan is for lunch, I am taking a breakfast sammie with me in the car.  I’ll post later this afternoon when we get back. Who watched Biggest Loser last night??   Can’t wait to...

Dinner turned out really good!  I love when I don’t overcook the meat!  I adapted yet another recipe from Cook’s Country – the adaptation is that I did not marinate the pork chops for 1 to 2 hours (marinated in whiskey, apple cider, brown sugar and Dijon mustard) because I thought if I marinated the pork all day, the whiskey might start to “cook” the...

I am loving my lunch!   I wish I could take better pictures, because the pictures don’t put into words how good this tastes!   I make my two serving lasagna’s in a glass bread pan: The last layer was sauce and then 1 ounce of mozzarella cheese. The best part is that I cooked my quinoa last night in my rice maker!   Since I have an...

I don’t know what it is about shredded zucchini, but it always results in the fluffiest eggs!  This morning’s breakfast was: 1/2 cup egg whites .5 ounce goat cheese 2.5 ounces shredded zucchini (squeeze as much water out as you can before adding to eggs) .5 ounce hard salami, sliced 1 whole grain english muffin 3 large strawberries I had every intention of getting up...

One of the things I like most about Cincinnati chili is that there are no huge chunks of tomatoes (it uses tomato sauce as its base) and I leave those damn onions away!   And I love the flavor combination with the cinnamon and allspice! The first time I had chili mac was at a Steak and Shake – with spaghetti, cheddar cheese and kidney beans. ...

Wow, I’ve been so busy at work today, just taking a quick break.  I knew I wouldn’t have much time today and promptly forgot my camera at home!  But you know me by now . . . I had an egg white/spinach sammie for breakfast and a flatout sammie with tomato soup for lunch – uneventful!  Day 20 of 30 day shred is complete!  I...

and How This Book Won’t Help You on Your Next One!   Today is Day 6 of my brother’s Virtual Book Tour! I am sure by now most of you know that Charlie is my brother and he’s written this book: Of course I think it is a great read, partly because he’s my brother, but because I get his sense of humor and I think...

I OVER COOKED THE RIBS!!!!!!!!!  I am showing the recipe I used below, but after talking about it, Tony and I agreed that we would do this all over again, except skip the step on the grill with the hickory chips.   It was really difficult to control the temperature on the grill, and as such, I believe we overcooked them on the grill before they...

I am determined not to let the rain deter me from making ribs today!  It is a very interesting process, which I’ll post tonight – but the most interesting part is that the barbecue sauce goes on last and never goes on the heat.  And the process is half grill and half oven to get “fall off the bone” tender. But first lunch was chicken...