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So I used a different peanut/Asian marinade this morning with the hopes of making chicken kabobs on the grill with potatoes and zucchini in between. Well, I came home, and DID NOT like how it looked at all.  It called for peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, etc.  When I opened up the marinade, it looked like I had just shmeared peanut butter all...

Good workout at lunch – I was the only one in there so had control over the t.v.!  Both Rachael Ray (caught the end of her show) and Cooking for Real made killer macaroni and cheese dishes!  But Rachael made a REUBEN MAC N CHEESE!  I saw this episode before, but forgot about it.  I’ll have to try to make a healthier version of that...

No morning walk pics because it was kind of drizzly and overcast, which is supposed to be the theme for the day.  Even Ed didn’t want to walk long, we were only gone 15 minutes! Breakfast: 1 low carb wrap 1/2 cup egg whites, scrambled 1 ounce swiss cheese .8 ounce deli ham 1.5 ounce banana sprinkled with .5 ounce Nature’s Path Flax cereal 338...

I can’t believe I forgot to mention this earlier! The weekend of November 14 (and 15 and 16th) is the Great American Cooking Expo and this year its being held at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois (where my step-son Joe goes!) Cooking demonstrations, wine tastings – all for $25 per day (in advance) or $35 at the door.  Go to their website for additional information...

Okay, quick post, my lunch break is almost over! I did the Jillian workout today in record time – 35 minutes!  I only stopped once in between the circuits.  I considered it my last chance workout since Biggest Loser is on tonight!  Then I did 5 solid minutes of stretching – it feels great! I brought a southwest seasoned chicken breast that was stuffed with...

It’s so hard to get up when its still dark outside, but by the time I took Ed on his 1/2 hour walk this morning, the blanket of clouds lifted and its a beautiful sunny day!  And it felt like fall again this morning – about 50 degrees.  When I got back from our walk, I made dinner in the crock pot – pot roast/potatoes/carrots. ...

They had ham on sale, so I decided to go for it.  Again, I attempted scalloped potatoes, the bane of my existence!  Since Hannah was home I had her put the ham in at 1:00 and then put the scalloped potatoes in at 3:30.   Why I keep trying to make scalloped potatoes, I’ll never know! Well, just before 5:00, Hannah calls me and says that...

I have exactly 7 minutes left on my lunch break!  Type fast, type fast! Lunch 3 ounces raw shrimp 1 cup broccoli slaw 1 cup broccoli/cabbage/carrot mix 1 cup bean sprouts 1/2 package ramen noodles (just noodles, not packet) I had it with Pomegranate green tea – yum! Today’s workout I did sprints on the treadmill (while watching Rachael Ray make blue cheese stuffed meatballs!):...

I got to sleep in because there’s no school today.   I suppose I could have walked the dog, or gone to the fitness center, but I was so comfy I didn’t budge! Breakfast: 1/3 cup oats 1/3 2% milk 1/3 water 2 ounce banana 1 tablespoon Planter’s Trail Mix coffee Off to work . . .see you at lunch!

Hannah and I went out and about so ended up having a late lunch – more homemade pizza!  See I told you I like eating the same things over and over! I decided not to make zucchini bread today, with temps in the 80’s, I didn’t want to have the oven on in the afternoon.  But, I decided to make a new soup!  My inspiration...