Monthly Archives: January 2016

Apricot glazed Pork Roast. Roasted sweet potatoes and roasted zucchini.

    Glazed Pork Roast with roasted garlic.Roasted zucchini and sweet potatoes. Served with a cold crisp salad and choice of dressing.    

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Friday Fish… Tastes like Lobster ( well almost)

  Baked Fish, served along with Broccoli and Cauliflower mix. Served with nice hot butter ( not strained)         A couple good sized salads and a couple small salads. Some with tom and cucumber and some without. Some … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Flat Iron Steaks, baked sweet potato and green beans with bacon. Split between THREE people.

Served along side is a crisp salad with onion, cucumber, grape tomatoes, and real bacon bits ( mine without please) . Salad dressing tonight…. Ranch     UPDATE…  and a loss next morning.        

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Marinated Orange -Thyme Pork Chops, served with zucchini, and sweet potato patties

                Place in a Ziploc bag and let it sit for about 1-3 hours .Over night would be better, but we know how there are days when time is a problem.     … Continue reading

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McDonalds Filet of Fish and Fries… Yum

My cheat night from my diet plan.     Three meals were really good….. One was pretty bad ( cold and only 1/2 fries). I gave mine up because I wasn’t hungry.          

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This filling was made from left over chicken and it will be made into Pot Pie Filling and Chicken Soup with Rice or Noodles.

  I will update this after I have made the pot pie or soup. Right now it will go in the freezer until ready to use.        

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Nice hot breakfast of Pancakes and ham….. Mmm

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What’s for dinner? Large Chicken Salads with your choice of dressing.

This is what I do when I am so busy and need a fast dinner.with your choice of toppings.     I have the toppings in bowls…..you top your own salad….. ( most of the salads have one chicken breasts, but others … Continue reading

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Remember the SECOND Countertop Oven that I bought? I’ve used it probably 10 times and guess what?

The numbers are already off the dial. I even made sure I didn’t use any chemicals and used a nice soft cloth. Yes I bought the same brand because I thought it was just a “fluke” that mine broke so … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Burger with swiss cheese, served with cauliflower and Vettetti Pro sweet potato cakes.

Sweet Potato cakes were made with my new Veggetti Pro ( NOT sponsored)     I don’t have a lot of photos because I was making different patties for different people. one…………. rare one……….. med well one……… with green peppers … Continue reading

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Sweet potato Cakes with onions….Yummy. I Starting to play with my Veggetti Pro .

      (This is NOT a sponsored post I bought this).           These can be made ahead and I am going to show you how……. keep reading         When you get done … Continue reading

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The doctor will judge you now. ( isn’t this the truth…. my EX doctor was a jerk and I don’t have a problem talking about it)

.What he now understands is…….. “My money is good anywhere”. WHOLE,  complete family left that office.   Hey EX- Doctor…. you work for me… I don’t take this crap from anyone… bye bye now !     .Story was on C N … Continue reading

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Lower Carb Banana Muffins

  Hot out of the oven and mean HOT out of the oven. couldn’t eat yet, will let it cool.                                         … Continue reading

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What’s for breakfast? His favorite Breakfast …….Nice HOT Cream of Wheat with wheat toast on a cold morning.

  Update…. forgot to show the brand I use because we have used it since we were young and we still use it. Had to update the photo when I realized there wasn’t a photo. “He” loves this cereal on … Continue reading

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I will need about FIVE lights for different rooms PLUS entryway PLUS 4 room basement, PLUS outside 8. What do you think about this one?

found this at LampsPlus… have about 8 more in my basket LOL Why do I have champagne taste on a beer budget ? I need ceiling lights, ceiling fans, pantry light, utility light, outside house light (8),  basement lighting ( … Continue reading

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Mmmmm Poor Man’s Lobster, baked sweet potato, and tossed salad. YUMMY !!!

It’s so nice to be able to open the freezer and have a wonderful fish dinner. I love my foodsaver  (FoodSaver) AND my freezers LOL.                     4 sweet potatoes and 3 … Continue reading

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Veggetti Pro Recipes, My new purchase. Wrong… “he” is the one that came home with it. I told you that he always comes home with a small something.

  Come back to see what I’ve made… just got it today so I haven’t made anything.      

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FoodSaver and a 10 lb case of Fish…. Look out freezer, here it comes !

  In case you want info…. NO I AM NOT PAID for this post FoodSaver

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Weight loss still on target. Losing almost every single day but only small amount which is what I wanted.

yes, there have been days that I gain a HALF pound or a pound but it comes off. Probably water.

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Lower Carb BBQ Chicken for dinner tonight….come back for photos

yum   with baked sweet pot or russet small salad with topping…. (they started devouring before I could grab the camera) roasted zucchini or with onions or cauliflower  ( I will decide later LOL)…… Zuke and onions it is !! 1 breast … Continue reading

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I am starting a “Chicken of the week recipe”. I might post more than one but at least one.

I will

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Thick Hot Stew on a cold yucky day. Served with bread of your choice.

     

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Calories, Cups, oz, points ….. it is ALL COUNTING and getting to a certain number…….

nope….not me

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Homemade “Three Cheese Olga”, served with a small “Greek Salad”.

Cooking for the Midnight crew.   Olga’s Three Cheese on homemade Olga bread with NO tomatoes for this person. Served with a greek salad with homemade greek dressing.        

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Pork Chops, Brown Rice and Green Beans. Along with a crisp salad….. Mmmmm

      Season the pork with your favorite spices. These two had a mixture of bbq seasoning garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. The others were just salt and pepper.     Homemade rice pilaf…Mmmmm     Two different … Continue reading

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Making Olga Bread

This is my own twist on so many yucky recipes out there floating around that CLAIM to be authentic. I’m sure you know the ones that I’m talking about…. they claim to have worked there for many years etc. …….Then … Continue reading

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So pretty !

     

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Making Breakfast Foods for the freezer… Pancakes, French toast, egg muffins, biscuit sandwiches.

  final count   Pancakes 18 bags ……. ( 9 regular 9 blueberry) french toast 16 bags Egg muffins 18 bags Biscuit sandwiches ( egg bacon cheese)….10 sandwiches   bacon………………….. large ziplock sausage patties………… Quart  zip lock       … Continue reading

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I have a family member that LOVES pizza rolls. We thought we would bring these home to try the NEW flavor.

  They had already exploded before they were even placed in the oven.                 He had a few friends over and look what happened to their munchies.        

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Roasted Whole Chicken , broccoli, cauliflower, or Brussel sprouts. Served with baked sweet potato.

      Oops…….. the skin broke but VERY JUICY!!!!!           I want everyone to eat veggies so I will make a variety.       Broccoli  and cauliflower     Brussel sprouts and cauliflower.  

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Why do people need the internet to tell them how to act, what to say and what is funny?

Have they really stopped thinking for themselves? Were they NOT raised with rules and guidelines? I will add more soon, I have to catch up with so many posts. I hope you are all well.

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New Years Eve Nibbles

I wish I would have gotten more photos but doing all the cooking, dishes, tidying the house, and waiting for the “early birds” to come…. I wasn’t thinking of the camera LOL.     Shrimp Cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce … Continue reading

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Happy New Year, 2016 is going to be a GREAT year!

So far wonderful year ( and more weight loss). It is so busy here, I will add many posts soon.

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New Years Day for Luck. Sausage and Sauerkraut, Blackeyed Peas

    I used this brand this year. It was great.

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