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What a busy day at work today!  But the good news is that because I got in early I got to leave early!  I picked up Hannah basically as soon as she got home and we ran some errands.  We are “accessorizing” our kids outfits for our  Christmas picture this weekend.  I know, they are 16 and 19, I should just stop putting their picture...

This is what my desk typically looks like on Friday mornings:  I only have a couple minutes break, so this will be quick.  I made a mini egg bagel at home and brought it to work.  They are the Trader Joe brand mini whole grain bagels – they are really good!  With 1/4 cup egg whites and 1/2 ounce of fontina cheese. I have to say...

I had to work an hour late today.  I texted Tony to tell him I was on my way home, and he said “what do you want for dinner?”  I told him I had stirfry on the menu, and I walked in the door to this deliciousness! So Andrea is the hostess of this weeks Blogger Secret Ingredient Recipe Contest – the ingredient this week...

We have a sandwich shop called Jimmy John’s and they offer an “unwich” which is any sandwich wrapped in lettuce.  It’s VERY messy to eat, so I ended up bringing it back to the office and chopping it up and added a tablespoon of Annie’s goddess dressing.  I may have to work late tonight so I ran a couple errands (needed envelopes and stamps –...

Okay, so we lucked out on the snow – maybe we got 1/2 an inch!  But it was 8 degrees this morning when I took Hannah to school!  No walk for Ed this morning, I just let him out in the backyard! I used up some of Tony’s steak and made another omelet for breakfast.  Yesterday’s breakfast held me a LONG time!  Probably the high...

I thought I would make shrimp de joghne (I have no idea how to spell it!) tonight.  I ended up blanching the shrimp in boiling water for 1 minute, then putting it in cold water.  I brought the same water back to a boil and added my pasta.  I read online that the way to make perfect pasta is to do this:  boil water, add...

I like to get a lot of food for not too many calories?  Just like egg whites bulked up my omlet, I am so happy to have found (AND LOVE!) spaghetti squash!  My 9 ounce portion is only 69 calories!  Topped with pasta sauce (sadly I had to buy some, all my canned sauce from the summer is already gone!) and paired with an Organic...

is expected today.  Our commute home tonight is supposed to be horrible! It’s warm this morning though, almost 40 degrees.  So warm that the river thawed and there is no more ice: I was putting something back in the fridge last night when I noticed we still had some of our good sausage so I made Tony and I a ten o’clock snack.  The only...

Tony is a much better cook than I am!  While I can follow a recipe (sometimes!), Tony can see what is in the fridge and make magic.  Take a look at this goodness he made for himself:  But Hannah and I had white bean chicken chili baked potatoes!  Underneath my one cup of chili is a 3 ounce baked potato.  I am not going to...

I brought a salad and some leftover mac n cheese for lunch today, but stopped in my tracks when I was going to the fitness center . . . the cafe in my building started selling soup this week and today’s flavor was cream of tomato.  Um, yes please!  I wasn’t expecting the slice of bread with it, but I can never turn down bread!...