Stalks!! Who knew? Maybe everyone but me, but then, I’m fairly certain I’ve never even had a brussel sprout. Perhaps something to try soon … I know my grandfather loved them. Does anyone have any great recipes? Their reputation suggests they may need a little finessing …
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Where do brussel sprouts come from?
Posted in Food on February 8, 2012 | 6 Comments »
French fry Friday
Posted in Blog Love, Eating Out, Food on January 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Matt and I have been trying to save more money. Again. We’re often puzzled about where the money goes, but the one thing that seems to be the biggest roadblock to saving is going out to dinner. We don’t go out every night — we’re both good cooks. But we’re also dining out enthusiasts … [...]
New things in the new year
Posted in Food, My Life, Shopping on January 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I haven’t hammered out a list of resolutions for this year. It would probably be basically the same as any other: self-improvement, weight loss, finding out where the money fairy lives, going to her home, and demanding my cut … certainly no promises on blogging (because we see what my track record has been like [...]
Breakfasted Yet?
Posted in Food, Weight Watchers on June 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
One of my Weight Watchers weekly update booklets had a great little recipe for a breakfast smoothie, so I tried it out. It doesn’t have any added sugar, so it’s not very sweet (more like tangy from the yogurt). I like that, but Matt did not (though he was basing his comparison on the Peanut [...]
Real Simple Recipe
Posted in Food, Gadgets, Photos, Recipes, Weight Watchers on May 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Before you get your hopes up, I want to let you know up front that this is only a marginally stellar find. The whole reason behind my writing this post is to make a point: The recipes in Real Simple are actually real simple … but they also tend to be real mediocre. With exceptions, [...]
New Skinny Cow and Other Weight Watcher Finds
Posted in Eating Out, Food, Greater Philadelphia Area, Weight Watchers on April 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been doing Weight Watchers since July 2009 and am almost at my goal, having lost a total 33 pounds so far. I initially joined because my wedding dress was due in and I had doubts that it would fit. By the day before my first fitting I had made up my mind to join [...]
Snow Day Project!
Posted in Food, Recipes on February 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s going to snow again tomorrow, so run out to the store, but skip the milk and bread — instead, get confectioner’s sugar and coconut to make Irish potato candy! I’ve been looking for a recipe for Irish potato candies as I usually end up buying some for Matt every year. They seem pretty simple, [...]
Tomato Paste Conundrum
Posted in Food on February 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, I was made some “zero points” Weight Watchers vegetable soup for dinner (it was okay — I prefer the Italian version that uses baby spinach instead of cabbage), and it called for two tablespoons of tomato paste. After opening the can I was kind of annoyed that I had so much leftover and nothing [...]
Spinach and Mushroom Quiche
Posted in Food, Recipes, Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve really been finding a lot of great recipes lately. I don’t know if it’s due to the recipe e-mails having been bulked up for the holidays or a resurgence in my own interest to find new and interesting things to have for dinner, but I’m happy about it, no matter the reason. Last week [...]
The Best Food Ever!
Posted in Discussions, Eating Out, Food, Trips, TV & Radio on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Food Network has a newish show in it’s lineup on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. I only caught part of one once, but the idea behind it really got me thinking. The show is The Best Thing I Ever Ate, and it’s basically professional chefs and “food stars” (as dubbed by the Food Network) talking [...]
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