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I brought two of my chimichangas from last night and heated them up in the toaster oven – they came out really crispy!  Since I used the rest of my enchilada sauce last night, I went down to the basement to get a jar of homemade salsa that I canned.  If you don’t know the process, click on the “my garden overflows. . .” page...

When I left the house to take Hannah to school it was 13 and the radio said the windchill made it feel like 2 degrees!  It’s days like today that I am thankful I don’t have to take the train downtown to work anymore! When I got home, I let Ed out in the backyard, and all he did was go to the bathroom, run...

I was torn in so many different directions with this ingredient.  Do I try to do savory, or submit my pumpkin pancakes previously posted?   Then it dawned on me – what about pumpkin donuts! I’ve made donuts before – but simple method.  Roll out refrigerator biscuits, cut a hole in the middle, deep fat fry until they float and then toss in sugar/cinnamon combo.  Easy,...

I saw a recipe for this recently while internet surfing, but the one I saw was deep fat fried and loaded with cheese.  Delicious, of course!  Healthy, not so much. So I ended up with this baked chimichanga recipe.  Not only is it delicious, but each one comes in at: 183 calories 5.9 fat 20.7 carbs 1.5 fiber 10.9 protein Here are our ingredients: 12...

I brought stuff to make stir-fry for lunch, and as I am walking into the kitchen, it dawns on me.  I AM OUT OF STIR-FRY SAUCE at the office!  Nertz!  Well, there was some soy sauce in the fridge.  But I needed something else.  I asked my friend “taste this dressing and see you think it would work as a stir-fry sauce.”  Her response, go...

I brought my blueberry/apple/granola oatmeal, but then someone brought in bagels!  I ended up toasting 1/2 asiago cheese and had that on the side with a shmear of reduced fat cream cheese. A workout is in the plan for lunch, um, especially since I went WAY over last night on our date night – so worth it though!  See you at lunch!

Wow, what a great date night last night!  It’s fun having a date with your husband (and on a week night too)!  My step-son works valet at a high end movie theater.  Check out their site at: http://www.goldclasscinemas.com.  Each theater only has about 40 seats AND ALL OF THEM ARE RECLINERS! Check it out! So we got there around 5:45 and they sat is in the...

I had a last minute project to do, and by the time I looked up to see what time it was it was already 1:45.  If I worked out, I wouldn’t eat until 2:45 and that’s just too late for me.  Oh well, at least Ed and I got out today! Lunch: 5 ounces chicken breast 1/2 cup homemade roasted red pepper sauce 6 ounces...

Well, we don’t even have Hardee’s around here, but what I made sure does taste like it!  Breakfast: 2 (50 calorie) biscuits 2 slices well done bacon 1 egg, divided 4 ounces Pam fried potatos 1 slice American cheese, divided So while this does tip in at 470 calories and 19 grams of fat, the Hardees version is a lot worse!  My versions shaves 280...

If anyone has ever seen a Christmas Story, whenever I hear the word award, I think of this scene: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mjruvE310Y] So anyway, Jess from http://jessincheck.blogspot.com/ gave me this award – thanks Jess!  She’s a 20 something college student trying to lead a healthy life while juggling school and everything else. Rules: 1. Post the award on your blog 2. Link those who gave it to you ...