Ok, the title of this post is dramatic, but so is removing added sugar from your diet, right? Let me back up… Towards the end of last year as M turned 18 months I was feeling blah and blubby and lost as to how I could lose the rest of the weight and the potContinue reading “How I Removed Added Sugar From My Diet and Lived to Tell About it…”
Category Archives: Food
Peach Cherry Salsa
The plan was to have a pork roast for dinner last week (technically grilled, but the same concept). I think of roast pork as a fall/winter meal and I was totally dreading this for a summertime dinner, plus it was just. sounded. boring. I went about my way of seasoning the pork and tossing itContinue reading “Peach Cherry Salsa”
Make Your Own Lobster Roll
Have you ever made your own lobster roll or wanted to try? Yes? Keep reading. Are you not sure what recipe to use and don’t want to waste your precious lobster on a not perfect recipe? Yes? Keep reading. Are you not sure if you want a mayonnaise-based lobster roll OR a butter-based lobster roll?Continue reading “Make Your Own Lobster Roll”
Fourth of July Watermelon
Maybe you do this already, but I had a fun brainstorm for patriotic Fourth of July watermelon today! Let me back up… this afternoon we were making some sugar cookies shaped as stars decorated with red, white, and blue sprinkles for a fairly simple afternoon activity in preparation for the Fourth of July weekend comingContinue reading “Fourth of July Watermelon”
Batman Cupcake Decorations
Our little M just turned 2! And since he’s been obsessed with Batman since my sister gave him a Batman board book for his first birthday, the party theme was sort of a no brainer. Per usual I did a mix of store (and etsy) bought and handmade decorations for the little backyard birthday partyContinue reading “Batman Cupcake Decorations”
Healthier Banana Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins
As I wrote about last week, I’ve eliminated all added sugar (for the most part) from what I eat but occasionally you just need a muffin, right? And if I want something sweet like a muffin, I might as well bake them using an all natural sweetener like honey instead of white sugar so atContinue reading “Healthier Banana Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins”
Black Bean, Corn, and Pepper Dip
Quite a few years ago a friend of mine made this Black Bean, Corn, and Pepper dip for a party and I found it was one of those dips that once I tasted it, I had to use every once of will power to walk away so I wouldn’t devour the entire bowl. I ofContinue reading “Black Bean, Corn, and Pepper Dip”
Pumpkin Muffin Recipe
My in-laws were in town over the weekend and we were busy, busy! Dinner out, the circus, my husband and I even snuck out to see the new Steve Jobs movie after we put the kids to bed Saturday night – by Sunday morning we all needed a special sweet breakfast treat. I had thisContinue reading “Pumpkin Muffin Recipe”
The Perfect Fall Turkey Sandwich
I had read that Panera had a new sandwich for Fall: turkey, cheddar, and apple and thought it sounded just delicious. On our next trip there (with my little lunch dates) I ordered the fall turkey sandwich and was immediately disappointed, they didn’t use their turkey cold cut on the sandwich, rather, some cold, wetContinue reading “The Perfect Fall Turkey Sandwich”
The Secret to an Extra Delicious Apple Pie
Happy October! By now you’ve probably gone apple picking, or at least popped into a farm stand for a bag of apples. Yes, we all like to trek to the apple farm for our annual family day out to apple pick, we just did it last weekend ourselves. And yes, the experience is wonderful, idyllic,Continue reading “The Secret to an Extra Delicious Apple Pie”
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