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Category Archives: Cooking
Low Point Cucumber and Yogurt Soup – Fired or Iced
I know, sounds kinda weird, making a cucumber soup in the dead of winter, but hey! I live in Florida and right now it’s about 72 degrees, so this is a good dish for my Weight Watchers tracker. This soup … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, To My Health!
Tagged Broth, Cucumber, Florida, Garlic, low points-plus, Olive oil, Stock (food), susan branch, weight watchers, Yoghurt
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Sunday Dinner – Eggplant Parm
As Thanksgiving approaches, I have so much to be grateful for. Especially my loving family. Today I made Eggplant Parm for them, a beautiful Sunday Dinner to celebrate our life together. There’s nothing quite like cooking for your family after … Continue reading
Crazy-Busy Social Director
Where have I been? Well it’s the start of “season” in South Florida and that means my job takes over my life. I work for an over (active) 55 country club community and this is the time when the Snowbirds … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, foodie, Life and Times
Tagged Garlic, Halloween, Home, Olive oil, Snowbirds, South Florida metropolitan area, Time Warp
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A little Chicken Piccata
Tuesday Night…tired after a long day at the clubhouse. What’s for dinner Mom? Tonight everyone is home for dinner so I guess I’m cooking for my family. Chicken is a good choice for a Tuesday night, and who doesn’t love … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, Chicken, chicken piccata, Flour, Olive oil, Parsley, Piccata, Stock (food), Wine
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End of Summer (start of diet) Veggie Soup
This is a nice soup, the one I always make when I’m ready to start Weight Watchers. It’s amazingly versatile, usually based on whatever leftover veggies I have in my fridge to use up on a Saturday before I visit … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking
Tagged beans, cabbage, diet, Garlic, Olive oil, points, soup, vegetable soup, weight watchers
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My Mama’s Makin’ Chili
Laying on the examining table of my breast surgeon’s office. a suggestion was made to me to finally “fix things up”. I’m a 4 year breast cancer survivor, and after my initial 2 surgeries, I decided to wait to do … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Life and Times
Tagged breast cancer, Chile powder, chili, Olive oil, Onion, Tomato
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Chicken in White Wine Sauce with Potatoes
My Dad loved to cook. One of his favorite things to do was to cook a delicious meal for family and friends to enjoy. He had a wonderful palate, and could meld flavors together into scrumptious tasty concoctions that we … Continue reading
Friday night dinner and calming of the nerves
Today I had a pre-opt appointment at my plastic surgeon‘s office. I am a breast cancer survivor and going on 4 years, so I finally made the decision to have some reconstructive surgery to even things out. I’m a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Black pepper, breast cancer, Condiments, cook, fennel salad, Garlic, Home, Laura Calder, Olive oil, parchment paper, polka dot, presecco, tilapia, zucchini
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My Pasta Collection
I love Pasta. I love how it looks, I love how it tastes and I love to cook it. In my pantry, I have a nice collection on hand to suit any macaroni project I may desire to present for … Continue reading
Grilled Cabbage on the BBQ…not for the faint hearted!
From May to November, living in the tropics of Florida is hot, I mean REALLY hot…90+ weather for 6 months straight. Then, come November, exactly opposite from the rest of the US, the weather changes. It is known here in … Continue reading
