As I’m reading Intuitive Eating, 3rd Edition cover to cover I’m falling more and more in love with it. Today has been successful with food. I found out my Grandma passed away in the night shortly before 8am. The first thing I wanted to do was eat, but I asked myself if I was hungry … Continue reading
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The Cycle of Life and My Resolution.
It feels like 2013 has barely begun, yet, here I am 2 short days away from 2014 slapping me in the face. 2013 has brought so many ups and downs. So many curve balls. So many tragedies and so many blessings. I sit here wondering what my “Resolutions” will be this year and this is … Continue reading
Making Peace with Food
I’m still reading Intuitive Eating, 3rd Edition and the third principle is : 3. Make Peace with Food – Call a truce, stop the food fight! Give yourself unconditional permission to eat. If you tell yourself that you can’t or shouldn’t have a particular food, it can lead to intense feelings of deprivation that build … Continue reading
When the tough gets going…
I’m trying to be tough…and say no to booze and yes to running and hell yeah to the best balance ever! Thanksgiving came and went and it was filled with love, family, friends, amazing food and booze. With there being no grey in my gluttony. I overdosed on good times, long distance family, bourbon, my … Continue reading
Philly Cheese Steak Egg Rolls
SAY WHAAAA? Shut the front door. Good God Amighty! With Kevin out of town this week I’ve been playing in the kitchen a lot. I was looking through the fridge and found a myriad of leftovers and created this beauty: Y’all – it just wasn’t fair it was so good. Here’s the line up: Real … Continue reading
Looking Forward
I had my post-operation visit last Thursday. The Pathology report came back to show that there were no genetic/parental issues and this was a true chromosomal fluke. We should be good to go in the future. Talk about a relief! The Doctor said to spend the next 6 or so weeks doing whatever makes me … Continue reading
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread – 4PP
RO commented in a baking post about how her “me time” typically involves baking. I realized how right she was and how cathartic baking is for me. My Sister In Law, Terri has been a total God send through this whole process. I know she loves Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread so I thought I’d make … Continue reading
Spiced Pumpkin Pistachio Muffins – 3PP
Yeah buddy. It’s fall. And you know what I love in Fall? Pumpkin…pistachios…and anything “spiced.” So, I figured I’d put them all together and go with it. While I try to eat whole foods and nothing processed, I can’t be perfect. I was feeling particularly lazy and found this Betty Crocker Super Moist Carrot Cake … Continue reading
Black Bean Brownies – 5PP
WTF? Black Bean Brownies? I’ve heard of them. I was a skeptic. I thought to myself, “There are two places for black beans – 1. in soup with queso and 2. in a quesadilla.” But lately I’ve been craving sweets like nobodies business so I thought I’d give it a shot. I make bomb brownies. … Continue reading
Cheese Straws in 10 steps- PP TBD by you
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE cheese. I mean seriously, I LOVE IT. Since I’ve cut out all the processed crap I realized I missed Cheeze-Its – so I decided to make my own. Cheese Straws and Cheeze-Its are the same damn thing, just cut differently. This is the easiest thing to do … Continue reading
Damn girl, that's a lot of fattitude 