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Last night we celebrated Super Bowl Sunday like most Americans, eating a ridiculous amount of food, the kind that leaves you bloated in bed whining, why did I eat that??? The things I ate were so terribly-good that I'm embarrassed to even admit it all right now, which is why I had to fix something incredibly healthy for breakfast. I did learn an important lesson through all of it though. After a few weeks of … [Read more...]
Every morning I wake up and drag myself into the kitchen to get my day started with a warm cup of tea. It's the one drink that's gentle on my stomach and gives me just enough of caffeine to get me going. While I typically drink English Breakfast Black Tea, I did get the opportunity to experience flavored green teas from Lipton. Each tea is uniquely flavored natural fruit flavors like blueberry, raspberry and … [Read more...]
Last week I bought a big bunch of green bananas knowing exactly what I'd be doing with them. Waiting. Waiting for them to turn spotty and over-ripened so I could put them to good use in some banana muffins. Last week I stumbled onto this recipe for banana bars and couldn't resist the temptation. The recipe was so easy to follow, especially since it involved just a single mixing bowl and the muffins, my … [Read more...]
9ASEX4D7XABH In all the years I've been eating fried mush, it never occurred to me that it wasn't a common breakfast food for everyone else. When I was chatting about food on Facebook one of my friends asked the question, "what is mush?" ... color me stunned! What is mush? You mean you've never heard of it? Oddly, a few days later the same thing happened to me when someone suggested I use okra in one of my … [Read more...]
In an effort to drop the 25 lbs I've been hanging onto after having three babies I'm making a real effort to pay attention to how many calories are going into my body daily. I won't lie, it's a struggle ... a big one! The first day I started tracking I went over by 600 calories because I didn't have the willpower to put down the Devil's Squares. But today, I only went over by 81 calories and I'm going to hop on the … [Read more...]
I know Valentine's Day has become this highly commercialized, Hallmark holiday but it doesn't mean it's any less worth celebrating. No, we don't need a day to tell everyone we love how much we love them, but it's still nice to take that day and spread some extra love. If pancakes are something you often make for your family, you can make them just a little extra special on Valentine's Day by shaping them into … [Read more...]
It was 11:30 am and I was in the kitchen whipping up some eggs for breakfast ... yes, breakfast at almost noon. Clearly we're still on winter break time around this house with everyone sleeping in well past the usual 9 or 10 am. It's pure bliss. Except for the part where we miss half of the daylight hours. So I'm the kitchen with those eggs thinking I'll once again attempt an omelette. It's the one dish I've never … [Read more...]
In our house, you'll find it's a very rare occasion when there is leftover mashed potatoes. Aside from my potato loving self, my daughter Kaydence is a mashed potato fanatic. Her potato cravings have gotten so ridiculous that when we all sat down to watch a movie the other night, instead of reaching for the bowl of popcorn my husband popped, she ran in the kitchen to grab my bowl of leftover mashed potatoes from … [Read more...]
McDonald's is on my short list of fast food restaurants I eat more than I should but for only two reasons, the french fries and the Egg McMuffin. The rest of the menu ... bleck. My only problem is everyone in this house typically sleeps past McDonald's breakfast hours which forces me to get my fix in other ways. I've been making my own Egg McMuffins for quite some time now but I could never get the egg right. Then … [Read more...]
This morning I woke up more tired than usual, I'm guessing from the crazy assortment of dreams I had. For some reason, a night of visiting Jamaica in a glass house with my husband and discovering a hand eating virus on my computer is exhausting. I swear I'm not on drugs, these are probably the least crazy of the dreams I have. Anyways, I did manage to drag myself out of bed, get the girls their chocolate milk and … [Read more...]
During the school week, breakfast is a meal that is often rushed and sometimes even overlooked. I have to find ways to provide a nutritious meal without my son missing the bus, even if that means forgoing a sit down meal. Instead of begging my child to chug a glass a milk and scoot out the door, I've created a smoothie recipe that packs a lot of flavor and nutrients, including DHA a nutrient that belongs to a … [Read more...]
