August 31, 2015

Make Your Dash Count

Make Your Dash Count
I’ve been trying out different protein powders trying to find one that doesn’t make me poop my pants.  Doing this carb cycling it’s nice to have a mini meal that is pretty much grab and go.  Well, we have a winner! Even though yesterday was my cheat day, I knew I was going out to dinner last night to celebrate my SIL’s birthday and even...
August 31, 2015

Healthy Scones Two Ways

Healthy Scones Two Ways
I remember exactly where I was when I had my first scone.  It was a Starbucks.  In Chicago.  I was picking up coffee for my boss and he asked for a cinnamon chip scone to go with it.  Huh.  This was way before I became a foodie and literally ate the same things over and over.  Hannah was probably about five and I used to...
August 30, 2015

Cooking Club Recap!

Cooking Club Recap!
I was so happy when Courtney invited me to her cooking club a while back.   She was just at the tail end of a whole kitchen/family room remodel and I know she had dreams of getting back in her kitchen when she was without one for weeks during construction. Um, to say the project was a complete success is an understatement! I mean, come on...
August 29, 2015

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!
I took a rest day yesterday and it was the best thing for my body.  Um, I think I have to remind myself that I am 47 years old, not 25!  I had a great time at Cooking Club and opted to sleep in this morning.  I got my new Fitbit yesterday and had to reload the software this morning and sync my dashboard up...
August 28, 2015

Believe

Believe
I do love that each breakfast on my Carb Cycle program is high carb – something about jumping your metabolism with carbs because I think bacon and eggs would get old after a while.  I thought about making breakfast muffins yesterday before work, but wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I saw that I had sourdough bread and that sealed the deal. 2...
August 27, 2015

What do you think?

What do you think?
My friend who’s house I went to and cooked on that totally deluxe stove is an awesome decorator.  Like, if she ever gives up her day job as an attorney, she should really look into becoming a decorator – she’s got that good of an eye. Once I told her that I was on my way with the construction on my living room, she immediately...
August 26, 2015

Progress!

Progress!
Yesterday my meals were a bit off because at 6:55 a.m. I had my huge dumpster delivered and while they said that it would be delivered sometime between 7 am and 5 pm, I didn’t expect it to be 7!  All the cars were parked in the driveway still so I had to get Hannah and Jacob up to move all the cars to the...
August 25, 2015

Wonderful Weekend!

Wonderful Weekend!
It still is taking a bit of me getting used to doing whatever I want, whenever I want.  I met up some of my blog readers at the Madison Farmers Market Saturday morning.  As I was driving there I was contemplating how different my life is now.  Had Tony still been alive and I had made this mini road trip, the whole drive up I’d...
August 24, 2015

Simple Blueberry Pancakes

Simple Blueberry Pancakes
Can we start out the blog post with the cutest picture evah! How cute is that??!!  Hannah had to work early yesterday and Red sleeps with me, so he usually wakes up when I do and I let him outside.  Rummy, the Boston Terrier, loves sleeping with Hannah and Jacob – unless she hears me and Red up and then all bets are off.  She’ll...
August 21, 2015

Filet Mignon with a Crispy Summer Hash

Filet Mignon with a Crispy Summer Hash
Last I left you on our Beef tour, we had just finished cutting up our beef when we were asked to take one portion of our cut up meat and make any dish we want.  Cook in the Cattleman’s Association Culinary Kitchen?  Um, yes please!  I didn’t hesitate!  It was kind of like I was on Chopped, but I had an awesome pantry and fridge...
August 20, 2015