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Okay, when I told my husband that we were having oven fried chicken for dinner, I MAYBE should have told him that it was oven fried chicken BREASTS! I found this recipe online at www.recipezaar.com (Recipe # 82102).  In order to bring down the calories just a bit, I dipped my chicken breasts in 1/3 cup fat free half and half instead of the butter. ...

We saw a cooking challenge on FoodTV recently, and one woman was making crab stuffed peppers.  They looked so good!  Well, I had two poblano peppers and came up with this with what I had on hand. 2 poblano peppers, seeded, cut in half 4 ounces chicken 1/2 cup Rotel tomatoes with chiles 2 ounces pepper jack cheese I cooked the chicken in Pam until...

My husband picked up a message on our answering machine this morning saying that there would be no bus service for school because of a house fire that was on the next street over. I immediately got the dog, grabbed the camera and headed up the street.  As soon as I turned right, and saw the firetrucks at the top of the hill.  I knew...

After coming home, putting the groceries away, chopping up the tomatoes, etc. I decided to make a simple meal tonight.  My daughter LOVES turkey cheddar brats.  They are Johnsonville brand and each one is only 120 calories and 6 grams of fat.  The more charred the better! I cut up one potato, drizzled with a little olive oil and french fry seasoning and oven baked...

Yes, after seeing the commercials, and being out and about with my daughter today, I had to try the Volcano Taco.  It was VERY spicy, which I loved.  I ordered two, but only ate one because I didn’t have the nutritional information.  SO GLAD I checked when I got home – each taco is 240 calories, and 17 grams of fat!  But it satisfied my...

Okay, not the healthiest way to start the day, but the bread I baked yesterday meant only one thing: French Toast! Denny’s French Toast 2 eggs 1/3 cup fat free half and half 3 tablespoons splenda 3 tablespoons flour pinch of salt pinch of cinnamon 4 one ounce slices of bread 1 teaspoon butter (to pan fry with butter flavored Pam) Mix together the eggs,...

Okay, I have tried to like salmon, but I just can’t get over the taste.  I think this is the fifth time I have tried it, but no such luck.  We used the cedar planks and they gave everything a nice smokey flavor though!  But I loved the Barramundi!  I marinated that in an Asian marinade: 1/2 cup lite soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame oil...

This recipe made two HUGE loaves!  I made the dough before going out to lunch and it quadrupled in size by the time we got back!  I punched it down, divided it in two loaves.  I left one plain and added 1 cup of wheat berries to the other one.  It kind of made a swirl like cinnamon bread! Sprouted Wheat Berry Bread 1 tablespoon...

We met my sister-in-law and her family for lunch.  While we waited for my nephew and his girlfriend arrive, it was like a bottomless bowl of chips!  I knew I shouldn’t have started, but the next thing you know, I probably had the equivalent to 1/2 basket of chips and salsa! I ordered chicken fajitas (NO ONIONS!) and I ended up having one and a half...

I woke up with the dog between us, and he was sound asleep.  For some reason, I was starving when I woke up, so I had a bowl of Peanut Butter Puffins and 1/2 cup skim milk.  I didn’ want to eat a lot knowing that we were most likely going to meet up with my sister-in-law for lunch. I sat outside under our gazebo...