For the next few weeks we’re not taking any diet days off at all! No more peanut butter and Nutella straight out of the jar. No more Friday night trips to the Albertson’s bakery. No more Karmel Sutra straight from the pint container with a Hershey Syrup chaser. I’m predicting evenings consisting of salads topped…
Chocolate Pomegranate Plantain Oatmeal
My Mom sold AVON for a couple of years back when I was in grade school. Her idea to sell AVON may have started out as a way to make a little extra money. But, like me, my parents are horrible at selling to people. We don’t like to bother anyone and we end up…
Super Skinny Deviled Eggs
It’s crunch time! I always gain a little winter weight. And around this time of year I start to feel a little uncomfortable in my own fat layered skin. I said I wasn’t going to talk about this anymore because I felt like I was becoming too superficial about my weight. But I can’t help…
Cinnamon Sticks
The wind has been blowing hard for days here. I’m so tired of it. The other night I had a meeting at my Son’s school. I was running right on time although I wasn’t quite sure where his teacher’s classroom was. But, I wasn’t too worried. I parked fairly close to the school. I’m always…
Easter Caramel Peanut Butter Popcorn
If you’re thinking that the only ingredients that make this popcorn Easterish are the M&M’s then you’ re absolutely correct! Take those pastel pellets out of the mix and you have caramel peanut butter popcorn that you could eat any old day of the year. Before this batch, I’d never made caramel popcorn before. Most…
MacKenzie River Pizza, Grill, & Pub in Idaho Falls, Idaho
When I was little my family didn’t go out to eat very often. It wasn’t a money thing as much as it was my parents not wanting to manage five crazy kids while trying to enjoy their own meal. Only recently have we begun taking Will out to dinner without incident. And he is just…