July 29, 2016

Eggs in Purgatory

Eggs in Purgatory
As I was sitting through the rain delay at the farmers market yesterday, I loved reading all your ideas on pairing tomato sauce with eggs for breakfast!  I did end up making something delicious.  So simple and easy and this would be a great idea for a brunch to feed a crowd.  I made this dish two servings, but you could easily multiply it to...
July 29, 2016

Cherry Tomato Basil Soup

Cherry Tomato Basil Soup
Cherry tomato basil soup is not only delicious, but healthy!  While I don’t like eating cherry tomatoes by themselves, they are perfect for this soup.  I am kicking myself for not trying this method sooner.  You could also use roma tomatoes if cherry tomatoes are no longer in season. A week ago Sunday the farmers market was torrential rain for a solid hour.  As luck...
July 28, 2016

Pineapple Garlic Sriracha BBQ Sauce

Pineapple Garlic Sriracha BBQ Sauce
Scroll down to find the recipe for my Pineapple Garlic Sriracha BBQ Sauce, so good! Yesterday was my weekly WI and I was happy to see a loss of 1.2!  Two weeks in a row, or 2.2 pounds – and I hope to continue the streak next week.  Can a sista just get to the first five pounds so I can get a sticker at...
July 27, 2016

Believe

Believe
Yesterday could not have been a more gorgeous day.  The humidity was gone, and the temps in Chicago were in the low 80s.   I wasn’t sure where my sister and I were going to meet for lunch, or even at what time, so I made a bagel thin egg sammie and grapes before I left to catch the train downtown.  That was 7 smart points....
July 26, 2016

Best Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Best Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Long time readers know that I have a bit of an obsession when it comes to pizza.  I remember a few years ago there were a string of Friday’s that Tony wanted to go out to eat, which I thought was odd, because he hated going out to eat on crowded weekend nights, but thought – wow – how nice that he wants to treat...
July 25, 2016

Hot Day!

Hot Day!
Yesterday was a long day for me.  I was on the road by 8:00 a.m. to attend the funeral of the Mom of some dear friends – my friend Jacky, her sisters Jody (who is a Cross Fit fanatic and wants me to start Cross Fit and stop drinking hazelnut creamer in my coffee!) Terry and Kelly.  I didn’t know their two older siblings because...
July 22, 2016

Sales is My Jam

Sales is My Jam
I actually love my night farmers markets because it gives me time to actually prepare a decent breakfast and not be rushed.  It was already near 80 degrees when I woke up yesterday morning, and the forecast was temps in the low 90s, with a heat index near 100!  Perfect for working a farmers market, no?  Actually, I don’t mind the heat as much as...
July 21, 2016

Tomatillo Jalapeno Salsa

Tomatillo Jalapeno Salsa
I had my first WI after vacation yesterday.  I lost a pound!  But who are we kidding, I’ve been up, down, up, down the past 11 weeks since I’ve been going to meetings.  But I do enjoy the meetings, and our leader is really good.  I am sure people at the meetings who see my diverse point friendly meals are looking at me like “why...
July 20, 2016

Deep Dish Pizza . . .a bit healthier!

Deep Dish Pizza . . .a bit healthier!
One of the most viewed recipes on this blog over the last almost 8 years has to be my copycat Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Pizza.  I remember the day like it was yesterday when I came home and Tony saw on America’s test kitchen that they made a deep dish pizza, and he asked me if I could make it . . . that night! ...
July 19, 2016

PB Bit Stir fry Sauce

PB Bit Stir fry Sauce
Another whirlwind weekend is in the books.  Could you please tell the summer to slow down?  Before you know it, we’ll be seeing fricken Halloween decorations in the stores!   Friday both Hannah and Jacob worked so I had a whole day to recipe develop in the kitchen and I had such a fun day.  I had Spotify on, jammed to Macklemore and Pitbull (yes, I...
July 18, 2016