I don’t get the obsession with bacon. There are people who consider themselves vegetarian *except for bacon, and sites dedicated to the stuff! Personally, I don’t get it. But, I know Ben loves bacon. And in an effort to buy his love I made him an amazing dinner: Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf! I used my grandma’s recipe for meatloaf or rather,…
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Sipping on the Carb-a-hol
I was innocently shopping at Giant this afternoon when I passed by the bakery. The bakery always calls my name, and this time I couldn’t resist. That’s because just as I was passing by one of the bakers was restocking the Cheese Bagels! I had to go over and see if they were warm. As a kid, my mom would…
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One of these things is not like the others
Remember that Sesame Street song – “One of these things is not like the others…one of these things just doesn’t belong…” Well, many times in my life I’ve felt like that thing that “didn’t belong” was me. I felt that way through grade and high school. I am Mexican and lived in a Hispanic neighborhood and had Hispanic friends, but…
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Chickpeas in sauce
As you know, I buy my chickpeas in bulk. This means I need to find different ways to enjoy my favorite bean. At the same time I like super simple recipes. So this is a combination of those two things…. First I sautéed mushrooms, garlic, sweet peppers and spinach until tender. Then, I added copious amounts of chickpeas. Add a…
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Make a Better Smoothie!
My smoothie disaster this morning is the perfect excuse to try and come up with a new smoothie recipe. Luckily, the peeps at Magic Bullet are also looking for new smoothie recipes!!! They have a contest to find a new healthy smoothie recipe and are giving away a Bullet to go! Check it out: Magic Bullet wants to know what…
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Egg Salad Sandwich
I picked up this container of egg salad from TJ’s this weekend. I love this stuff and used to get it all the time when TJ’s was next door to my office in California. It’s good, but it crumbles out of the sandwich easily, so you have to eat carefully 😉 On the plate – sandwich, chips and veggies. So…
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Green Sludge
Breakfast this morning was a major fail. I made a green smoothie with chocolate protein powder, chia, maca, ice, 1/2 frozen naner, xantham gum and water. For some reason it was the grossest consistency. I tried to get a picture of it on a spoon, but it was difficult to capture the pond scum-like essence of this bowl. When I…
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Bah
I can’t seem to knock my sweet tooth after my vacation and indulgent weekend 🙁 I am very happy tomorrow is a new day though :) See you Monday!
Break Fast
Ben and I break glasses like we live at a Jewish wedding. We must break at least 1 glass a week! But, yesterday I broke something special and I was very sad 🙁 My mom bought us Mr. and Mrs. mugs from Disney World and I had the important task of bringing them home. When I took them out of…
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