Well, here goes nothing… I wanted to get the New York City marathon under my belt before I was 35. I applied for the lottery and got in on my first try, I was so excited! But that never happened, I had a baby instead. Well three years ago I threw my name back in…
Bonus Day
I love me some three-day weekends! It started with the Solider Field 10 Miler, I didn’t have as good a run as I did last year, but I wasn’t well prepared so it was not surprising. It has been awhile since I ran a race so it was fun to get back out there. The…
Cauliflower Rice
I am glad I invested some time finding some new low carb recipes, all of them have been a success with the whole family. Next up, Chinese take-out. We don’t ordered dinner out too often but when we do it is either pizza or Chinese. The problem is both of these are easy to over…
Casserole Comfort {Twice Baked Cauliflower}
The theme of week two on South Beach seems to be comfort food in the form of a casserole. I’ll get right to this one… Crappy picture are also a theme apparently, I blame the lack of carbs. This one is the real deal, and could practically go unnoticed that it is not potato. I…
Life after Carbs {Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies}
I survived week one following the South Beach eating plan without much difficulty. I even survived skipping my traditional Mother’s Day scone. My husband is even in on the action. I learned a few things in the process… Salads require a lot of chewing. Chewing takes time. Slower eating puts made me focus on the…
Skillet Eggs with Leeks and Spinach
Hy husband kindly volunteered himself to join me in my new eating plan. He has been a good sport about for the most part. Somewhere around the 6th salad eating kind of became a chore for him and honestly I had to agree. But again I was not shooting for exciting, I was shooting for…
Mother’s Day on South Beach
I am on South Beach. Not the actual South Beach, I wish. No, I am ON South Beach, as in the diet. I don’t like the word diet; it immediately makes me want to binge on horrid unhealthy comfort food. And perhaps maybe I in fact did do go that route the day before I…
Family Time in The Kitchen
My daughter is taking French this semester as part of her elective rotation. For the past few weeks they have learned specifically about the food. I remember when I was in junior high our French class had a big feast that we all had to bring a French dish to. My friend and I made…
Holy Rockamole! {Chunky Mango Guacamole}
I am a little obsessed. But I’m ok with it. The Sandwich King is the only cooking show we have been watching these days. Actually, it is one of few guaranteed times all week that my husband and I kick back to enjoy a show. Modern Family is another of those moments. Each week there…
Take me out to the ballgame!
The weather was more suited for football, but we still managed to have an excellent time at Wrigley. We didn’t have the closest seats, actually we were sitting right under the scoreboard which happened to be perfect since it was a bit misty out. It is fun bringing people to their first visit to Wrigley….