So, you have mastered your diet, you feel in control of your food intake. Then you go to a party and everything served is processed, junk and just not good for you food… what do you do? I have this happen all the time, plus I travel a lot and stay in hotels or at … Continue reading »
I have been invited to Sunset Magazine’s Savor the Central Coast as a freelance journalist and will be working on a Skinny Vacation post that will center around this upcoming event. Along with the Sunset Magazine event I also was invited to participate in an interview with Food Network Legend, Restauranteur and Author Susan Feniger. … Continue reading »
I went into the kitchen one night planning on making some Peaches and Cream Cookies but I was out of dried peaches, I looked around and saw dried cranberries and thought what the heck it will be easier anyway… no chopping peaches! These cookies came out even better than my Peaches and Cream Cookies and … Continue reading »
I LOVE Cheese, Trader Joe’s has a wonderful selection. I am a stay at home Mom so I am 10 feet away from my fridge and pantry all day everyday! This is still a challenge for me, especially when I was testing the doughnut recipes. Truth be told this plagued me when I had a full-time … Continue reading »
It’s that time again! Beverly Jo Noble has provided us with another amazing recipe from her book A Lifetime Of Recipes. Have you gotten her book yet? I LOVE it! It is all about cooking with fresh fruit. The Cranberry Orange Crusted Salmon has become a weekly staple in my house and her Raspberry Bellini has a … Continue reading »
One of my blog and Lose Weight By Eating Facebook Page followers asked me to talk about the struggles I had during my weight loss journey. I responded with an “I’ll do my best” and within 5 minutes to my surprise it all came flooding back! So everyone say thank you to Jennifer L. for her … Continue reading »
I try new water recipes almost everyday, it is a fun way for me to be creative in the kitchen and keeps me from getting bored with water. I go to my local Trader Joe’s and get different cool frozen fruits, and try them out. Mango happened to be my find for this month and … Continue reading »
I made these yesterday for lunch, I usually go meat free at lunch. It saves calories and is so easy for me, just look at my lunch recipes, going meatless is not as painful as it sounds! Yesterday was the exception, my husband had purchased some fancy bacon, it was staring at me in the … Continue reading »
I love fall, what’s not to love? On a hot day in early September I decided it would be fall early, for me! So I made a big pitcher of this and to my surprise everyone in the house slurped it up faster than I could make it! I knew then this would be served … Continue reading »
I grew up around donuts thanks to my family’s donuts shop Foster’s Donuts in Simi Valley Ca. I remember having birthday parties behind the counter and the smell of warm donuts, perhaps it wired me with a sweet tooth but the thought of giving up my round doughy little friends was torture. Something had to … Continue reading »
