Recipes

Saturday Rewind – Sept. 24, 2011

September 24, 2011

It’s time for the Saturday Rewind!  Here’s some of my favorite posts from the past week. Thought-Provoking and/or Inspiring: Getting Out of My Own Way has Never Been My Strong Suit – from Robyn at New Every Morning 365 Days of Weight Watchers – from Marisol at A Dirty Martini Kind of Girl You (me) [...]

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Healthified Chicken Tortilla Casserole & Such

September 12, 2011

Life has been so busy lately that it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 days since my last post. WOW!  I’m still on track with my weight loss efforts though, so no worries there.  I’ve just been busy. Part of that included going over to a friend’s house on Saturday night to lend her a [...]

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Recipe: Cranberry Crockpot Chicken

September 2, 2011

This is, by far, one of my all-time favorite crockpot recipes.  I know it sounds like an odd combination of ingredients, but it really is tasty, promise! Cranberry Crockpot Chicken Print Recipe type: Entree Author: melgetsfit.com Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 6 hours Total time: 6 hours 10 mins Serves: 6 Ingredients 1.5 pounds [...]

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Merry Christmas to Me!

August 28, 2011

Yes, I know it’s not even September for a few more days, but I did a little Christmas shopping for myself today.   Since I’m divorced and don’t have a significant other in my life these days, I always splurge and buy myself a somewhat indulgent Christmas gift each year.  Two years ago was my [...]

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Wrap It Up, Baby! (Day 10)

March 30, 2011

I’ll start off with a health update. I had my follow-up appointment with the pulmonologist today. She was very pleased with how I’ve progressed in the week since I last saw her. I’m still not well, but I’m getting there. She took me off the antibiotic and codeine cough syrup, but wants me to continue [...]

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New Recipes for January

January 19, 2011

One of my goals for 2011 is to try at least two new recipes per month. It just so happens that this month, both of those new recipes happened in the same meal. My dear friend Terri came up to spend the weekend with me, so I decided it was a great time to try [...]

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Thursday Three: Pot Luck

August 26, 2010

Before I get to the Thursday Three, I want to post a reminder that tonight at 11:59pm PT is the deadline for entering the Now Eat This cookbook giveaway. So, if you want a chance to win, this is the last call for entries. Christy put out a call on Twitter last night asking for [...]

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Bob, Meet Jack

June 24, 2010

Wednesday was an exceptionally long and somewhat stressful day. I decided to have the perfect 100 calorie end to it. Bob, meet Jack. Yes, that’s right, people. It’s a 100 calorie Jack Sour! Now most people would probably call this drink a Whiskey Sour, but since I grew up in Lynchburg, home of Jack Daniel’s, [...]

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Sisterhood 5k & Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Pasta

November 9, 2009

This weekend those of us who are members over at The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans participated in a virtual 5k (3.1 miles). It’s very cool knowing that you are participating in something with other people all over the country/world. There wasn’t an actual race in my area this weekend, so I headed over to [...]

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