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So when I told Tony that I was going to bread the polenta the first words out of his mouth was “NNNNNooooooo!”   So I left his plain!  I’ve always tried to get a crunch on polenta, maybe I am not cooking it at a  high enough of a temperature to sear the outside??  All I know is Hannah and I really liked the breaded version! I...

So day #2 of the grocery store challenge – so far I haven’t spent any of my $20 budget for fresh fruits and veggies – still using up what we have. We have two refrigerators, typically the fridge in the basement is for beverages, but it does take the overflow of the upstairs fridge if there isn’t any room.  This is where our Chinese leftovers...

I have a new favorite cheese!  It’s called Iberico.  I had to look it up to see what exactly it was! IBERICO(Eye-BEAR-ee-coh)A blend of cows’ and sheep’s milk gives this cheese its smooth flavor. A popular Spanish cheese often enjoyed with a selection of fresh fruit, quince paste (Membrillo) or savored with a young red wine. The only vegetable other than a Daikon Radish (anyone...

So today was March birthday celebrations at my office.  Turns out I have a March birthday coming up too (you’ll just have to wait and see!) so I was in charge of cutting the cake.  At one glance I quickly went to my desk and looked up how many calories it would be/units of insulin and immediately decided this wasn’t insulin worthy!  I would have...

So maybe it was the Chinese Food on Saturday night, or dinner out last night, or maybe the tempura shrimp and veggies on Friday night that I AM UP TWO POUNDS THIS WEEK!  Um, definitely not the direction I’d like to be in!  So I am 165.  It as good eats though! 😀 This morning I spun my cheese wheel and picked this one:  ...

Whew, what a busy weekend!  But I think Hannah had a great birthday and that’s all that matters!   Now to catch you up on my Sunday! First of all, the weather sucked!  We probably got 5 inches of rain (thankful its not snow!) and water in our basement like we usually do this time of year.  It’s not a big deal, just a hassle.  Our...

We didn’t get home until 9:15 tonight and it was a long day and I am tired.  Off to fold laundry and watch The Apprentice with Tony. Come back tomorrow for my recap of today – dinner was so good!   Hope everyone had a good Sunday!  See you tomorrow.

My backyard looks like a lake we’ve had so much rain and it looks like it will continue all day.  And we have an hours drive to get to my mom’s concert – both Hannah and I don’t like driving in the rain so its a toss up at this point who is going to drive! Hannah met her friends for a birthday breakfast at...

First of all, thanks to all your well wishes for Hannah’s birthday.  I’ll have her do her own guest post to say thanks! So the day started out with fresh coffee (Hannah’s recent favorite – Intelligentsia Summer Blend) and Buttermilk Banana Milk Chocolate Chip Pancakes.  She said these were so good, they didn’t even need syrup!    So after breakfast we showered and hit the church...

I can’t believe you are already 17!  Seems just like yesterday that you would put on dress clothes and put everything you could find in the house and put them in all of your purses and carry them around the house!  The birthday parties we had where you had a fashion show – and for your 8th birthday when we woke all your friends up...