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If you touch a pickled jalapeno with your bare hands, don’t rub your eye an hour later!  I should have known better too!   It stung a bit, but I’ll survive! But I barely survived Level 1 of Jillian’s 30-day shred.  I don’t think I’ve worked out that hard in months – and although I completed everything, I thought my arms were going to fall off...

I believe there are only two camps when it comes to goat cheese – you either love it or you hate it!  I love it!  When I was at the store last week I saw an 11 ounce log (nice!) and I thought it was marked $3.89.  Well, when I got home I was looking over my register receipt and it was $12.89!  I contemplated...

I wish I could say that dinner was amazing, but it was anything but.  Mind you, we have been to this restaurant at least a dozen times and have never been disappointed!  Tonight was just an off night.   First off we were sat at a table that was meant for two people not four.  Every time we have gone here we have gotten a booth,...

Wow, thanks for all the birthday wishes!   My two bosses forgot it was my birthday today.  One didn’t say anything, and when the other found out, she said “Oh, I forgot” and walked back into her office.  Oh well! I brought in Panera bagels for a birthday treat.  An everything bagel is probably the best bagel ever invented!  I brought an egg and some cheese...

and my twin sister!  Today we are 41 years young!     I am 30 minutes older than my sister.  And for some reason being the first born I felt it my obligation to take care of her.  I did most of the talking for us, made decisions for us.  That’s just the way it was.  Our parents always kept us in separate classes.  If we...

I think Tony thought dinner was the appetizer!  I marinated the chicken cutlets in 6 ounces of Greek yogurt, minced garlic, fresh grated ginger and lime juice all day.  I think I over cooked the chicken a tad, but it takes me a while to get back into the grilling swing!   So I am off to watch LAST WEEKS American Idol so I am...

Spoiler Alert – Biggest Loser Last Night! I literally was tearing up when Mike and Ron went home and Mike’s brother Max just openly wept.  I don’t even know these people, but I can usually cry at the drop of a hat (read any Hallmark commercial, weddings, Extreme Home Makeover, etc!) 😀 But that Cathy sacraficed herself for her daughter was awesome.  If I were...

Today is my nephew’s 13th birthday!   I was trying to find a picture that I have of Hannah holding Paul.  She’s 4, sucking her thumb, while she’s holding on to him!  It’s really cute, but I could not find it!   But I’ve always liked this picture! Anyway, woke up with low blood sugar today, so food was my first thought.  I cooked down the remainder...

Because it is all about the sauerkraut!!!  My favorite brand of sauerkraut is Frank’s Bavarian – my Dad used to love this one too – it’s slightly sweet with the caraway seeds.  I could literally eat this out of the can cold!  So while the beer I chose for this dinner is not Irish – it is damn good.  Boddington’s Pub Ale from Manchester, England. ...

I love our local deli.  The quality of meat is not only wonderful, but the prices match it.  We got 1/2 pound rare roast beef for $2.63!   Tony and I were going to do a comparison corned beef experiment – buying a medium to low grade and then a high end corned beef to see if there would be a significant difference in taste. ...