February 25, 2009

So this is a big day for us on the path for Tony to get his knee replaced.  He’s been off antibiotics for three weeks and today is the day we go and make sure the infection is out of his body so that can proceed with the knee replacement at the end of March.  Sadly, I have to see the person I love the...

Bacon Avocado Laughing Cow Cheese Burger Sliders! = YUM!!! So Hannah and I decided we would have sliders, but she had onions, I did not!   The first thing I did was make the guacamole – I saw this mix next to the guacamole for $1 and decided to give it a try: I gave Tony a bite of it and he’s like “what is spicy...

So while I brought in my baked paczki’s, someone else brought in the real deal from a Polish bakery – the smell of them was incredible!  Turns out Tony wants me to bring a real one home, just for comparison purposes! 😀 I used up the last of our grilled chicken and added 3.5 ounces to this mix for some extra protein.  Lunch comes in...

So I scoured the internet looking for a baked paczki (poonchki) recipe and didn’t find any.  Every single one called for deep fat frying.  And while I am all about anything deep fat fried, I decided to try to get a lightened version.  This is where I got the base of my recipe:  So the only problem I encountered is that my dough hardly rose...

Okay, so I did a quick trip to the store on my way home from work today.  It was actually a co-worker (thanks for the idea KS!) who made this dish yesterday that gave me the idea on what to make tonight!  The post that this recipe is from seems SO long ago!  I maybe had 5 readers, 4 of which were family members!  Um,...

Mock Crab Cakes (modified at the stove with my co-workers C & K!) 4 ounce mock crab flakes 1/4 cup egg beaters 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard (I don’t like mayo!) 1 small chopped red pepper 6 tablespoons Panko bread crumbs 1.5 teaspoons vegetable oil (.5 in the crab mix, then 1 teaspoon in the pan mixed with Pam for the fry) So this made...

So my last official weigh-in was February 9, and I was 162.5.  Today I am up .5 to exactly 163.  I am not too concerned, considering I haven’t been able to work out for three weeks due to my bronchitis!  I am hoping to finally shake my cough this week! Since we ate such a late lunch yesterday, we didn’t start getting hungry until around...

So as I was preparing for my sister and law and her grandson coming over for lunch today, I was rooting around my fridge and realized that I had cooked lobster left over from V-Day!  That’s when I remembered I was going to make lobster bisque!  I am not a huge fan of sherry, and I wanted to reduce the fat (most recipes call for...

is probably the best three words put together after “I love you!”   There is just something about the flavor/texture that is out of this world.  And after Hannah being surrounded by it for YEARS has finally learned to love it!  I think she was put off by how it looks (dog food!) but now she is a convert! My breakfast: 3 ounces Mary Kitchen canned...

So today was the first time I tried to make fresh pasta.   However, most of the recipes I saw called for a pasta machine attachment on the stand mixer (which I don’t have) or a stand alone pasta maker (again, which I didn’t have!).  But there had to be a way to make it before these things were invented!   You know where my go to...