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Excellent blog!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Recipes - Cuban Black Beans - NYTimes.com
Recipes - Cuban Black Beans - NYTimes.com:
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This is the recipe I made last night. I did some modifications such as using only one TBS bacon fat and I cut the olive oil in half. This recipe was worth every bit of effort
Serve it with some rice flavored with Cilantro
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This is the recipe I made last night. I did some modifications such as using only one TBS bacon fat and I cut the olive oil in half. This recipe was worth every bit of effort
Serve it with some rice flavored with Cilantro
Too Much Weekend!
Saturday morning we hit the ground running and didn't stop all weekend. We had a healthy Saturday breakfast and then did a circuit training workout. My husband is my biggest supporter!
We went to the botanical gardens and walked around. There was an art show going on and the weather was beautiful. I got a good 2 hours of walking in.
We signed our taxes. BOO! and then decided to have Chick Fil A for lunch. I had the grilled chicken sandwich with fruit as my side.
The weather was so nice we decided to grill. I made chicken sate and an asian slaw. I also served some dumplings on the side. While the chicken cooked I had a cosmopolitan on the patio. What a way to end a perfect Saturday.
Sunday was spent going to the garden center and then planting. I am doing tomatoes in containers this year. It is an experiment. I am hoping that I get lots of great tomatoes this season! If not, the Farmers Market is right around the corner.
I decided to make cuban black beans for dinner. I found an authentic cuban recipe which included making a Sofrito. You cook the beans with a ham hock and then cook some bacon in a skillet. I added chopped green peppers, onions and lots of garlic to the pan after the bacon was cooked. Once the veggies are cooked and browning you add vinegar to deglace. This is added to the beans along with some spices and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
These were the best beans I have ever had. I am now addicted. The recipe did take some time but it was well worth the effort.
I felt good at the end of this weekend. I didn't over eat, I was very active and unlike many weekends in my past, I had no guilt at the end of it.
We went to the botanical gardens and walked around. There was an art show going on and the weather was beautiful. I got a good 2 hours of walking in.
We signed our taxes. BOO! and then decided to have Chick Fil A for lunch. I had the grilled chicken sandwich with fruit as my side.
The weather was so nice we decided to grill. I made chicken sate and an asian slaw. I also served some dumplings on the side. While the chicken cooked I had a cosmopolitan on the patio. What a way to end a perfect Saturday.
Sunday was spent going to the garden center and then planting. I am doing tomatoes in containers this year. It is an experiment. I am hoping that I get lots of great tomatoes this season! If not, the Farmers Market is right around the corner.
I decided to make cuban black beans for dinner. I found an authentic cuban recipe which included making a Sofrito. You cook the beans with a ham hock and then cook some bacon in a skillet. I added chopped green peppers, onions and lots of garlic to the pan after the bacon was cooked. Once the veggies are cooked and browning you add vinegar to deglace. This is added to the beans along with some spices and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
These were the best beans I have ever had. I am now addicted. The recipe did take some time but it was well worth the effort.
I felt good at the end of this weekend. I didn't over eat, I was very active and unlike many weekends in my past, I had no guilt at the end of it.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Weigh in day
I weigh in each Friday. I follow the Weight Watcher plan online and set my weigh in day for Friday so my Points Plus would start over.
Today I was down 1.5 pounds. Last weekend my son was home and the weekend was filled with food and fun so this was actually a pleasant surprise. I did watch my food intake the rest of the week and I added a mile walk to my daily exercise and it payed off.
I now have 48 pounds to go before I hit my goal weight. I think that is a reasonable goal over the next year!
Today I was down 1.5 pounds. Last weekend my son was home and the weekend was filled with food and fun so this was actually a pleasant surprise. I did watch my food intake the rest of the week and I added a mile walk to my daily exercise and it payed off.
I now have 48 pounds to go before I hit my goal weight. I think that is a reasonable goal over the next year!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Welcome to ~ Mezza Luna
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This is one of my favorite restaurants. Thank goodness they have fish! The food is so good and so fresh. I promise that I will stay away from the pizza for now
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This is one of my favorite restaurants. Thank goodness they have fish! The food is so good and so fresh. I promise that I will stay away from the pizza for now
Still trying!
I totally forgot I ever started this blog. Life happened and in a big way. I no longer live in Virginia and now live in Alabama.
The last few years have had a lot of highs and lows and of course I continued my gain/lose cycle.
I am on track now and intend to stay there!
I turn 50 next year. I want to be fifty and fabulous, not fifty and fat!
Follow me on my journey over the next year and see if I finally get to my goal weight.
My mini goal between now and the end of May is to lose 8 pounds. I started with a goal of 15 so as you can see, I am on my way!
I have a trip to S.F. and I would love to be in Onederland for that trip.
Here is the meal plan for the day
B-Egg beaters with 2% cheese, mixed fruit
L-Low carb, high fiber tortilla, tomato sauce, ff cheese, carrot sticks,
S-Frozen grapes, almonds
D-Tuscan kale and bean soup, red wine
Workout today is Step Aerobics and a mile walk around the lake with my dog Sammy.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I felt a little stiff when I got up but did Leslie Sansone's 4 mile Super Challenge and I feel pretty good.
The eating is going well, I hope to lose 40 more pounds over the next year. I have missed my last 2 WW meetings so I will be weighing in on Saturday.
Of course my WW card will be in the missed meeting box. I hate that they do that. First of all, I do have a life. People travel, have kids etc. I can't help but miss a meeting here and there. WW puts your card in this box and it makes you feel like a loser in some way! I pay monthly, it comes out of my checking account so as long as I am paying why put my card in the penalty box? It is just one of those things that irks me for some reason.
Aside from the above, I am a true believer in WW. As long as I am following the plan I lose weight. The problem is, I don't always follow the plan : /
The eating is going well, I hope to lose 40 more pounds over the next year. I have missed my last 2 WW meetings so I will be weighing in on Saturday.
Of course my WW card will be in the missed meeting box. I hate that they do that. First of all, I do have a life. People travel, have kids etc. I can't help but miss a meeting here and there. WW puts your card in this box and it makes you feel like a loser in some way! I pay monthly, it comes out of my checking account so as long as I am paying why put my card in the penalty box? It is just one of those things that irks me for some reason.
Aside from the above, I am a true believer in WW. As long as I am following the plan I lose weight. The problem is, I don't always follow the plan : /
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