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So today was the first time I tried to make fresh pasta.   However, most of the recipes I saw called for a pasta machine attachment on the stand mixer (which I don’t have) or a stand alone pasta maker (again, which I didn’t have!).  But there had to be a way to make it before these things were invented!   You know where my go to...

Hannah and I went on some errands.  One of our weekly traditions is hitting our local thift store.  I got this really cute shirt for $3!    Another trip was to the Dollar General to pick up cleaning supplies.  As I was walking down one aisle I immediately knew what I wanted for lunch! So we just hit up Wendy’s for plain baked potatoes and...

Well, maybe not a traditional biscuit, but it turned out good!   I ended up using up the rest of my pizza dough last night and rolled out the dough and used my biscuit cutter to make biscuits – they baked at 350 for about 12 minutes.  Very yeasty!  Tony was expecting a flakey biscuit, but once the sausage and gravy went on, it was really...

So Tony had a taste for pan pizza and I decided to do it in the cast iron skillet.  While it turned out good, I still didn’t quite achieve the crunchiness he was looking for – maybe the edges are swiped with melted butter??   Anyone have any ideas?  And I had a hard time getting the sides to stay up because of the olive oil...

So this soup is a puree of the kale/bean soup, with the addition of half a can of sauerkraut (with juice) and 4 ounces chopped corned beef. My friend and I discussed the flavor and both decided that the next time I make this, leave out the beans and add carrots and use more of a chicken broth base – and more sauerkraut too!   Good...

I used the last of my egg whites to make an egg white sammie – no veggies, just 1/2 cup egg whites, light english muffin and .8 ounce slice of muenster cheese: Then I picked something up at the store that looked interesting.  It’s a Peach Smoothie – 10 ounces was only 120 calories and it provides 20% of calcium and 160% of Vitamin C! ...

One of the hardest things about being an insulin dependent diabetic is Chinese food.   You have no idea usually how its cooked so here is how I deconstruct mine!  So I weighed everything that went on my plate: 3 ounces cooked shrimp 4 ounces shrimp fried rice 3 ounces steamed broccoli 4 ounces beef broth 2 ounces cooked Chinese noodles 2 ounces cooked chicken thigh...

Okay, this is going to be quick, I have exactly 7 minutes left on my lunch break!    Originally I brought baby spinach and carrots to go along side my bean soup.  Since the soup didn’t work out for me, I had to go to Plan B! I used 2 ounces of the sesame bread from Panera (if you haven’t tried this – get it as...

So Beadie is this weeks hostess of the BSI secret ingredient.   I am sure there are millions of people who like kale, I happen to be one that doesn’t.  But that didn’t stop me from trying!  I had beans to cook up so I decided to do:  Bean Soup with Winter Vegetables 4 ounces diced pancetta 1 pound dried beans (any kind) 4 medium cloves...

So we only got maybe 1/2 an inch of snow overnight, but then a lovely thing occurred as the temperatures dropped – black ice!   It normally takes me 10 or 15 minutes at the most, today took me 45 minutes!  I even tapped a car in front of me (no damage!) at a stop light it was so icy! And then I heard we may...