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My breakfasts are frequently whatever dinner items didn't get eaten the day before. I come by this honestly. My mother always grilled extra steak and made enough Caesar salad (the real thing, raw egg and all) to have leftovers for the breakfast she enjoyed after she had shooed everyone else off to work and school. I…

Really. I'm surprised this gadget doesn't provide a daily horoscope and read out the ten day weather forecast while it's at it.

I keep bags of frozen spinach on hand at all times. Frozen spinach is good for smoothies for the same reason it's bad for actual eating: it's almost tasteless. My recipe: Two cups non-sweetened almond milk 40 grams (about one cup) frozen spinach One scoop GNC's unflavored protein powder One cup crushed ice One of the dozen…

I myself had two very miserable days just last week before I realized what was going on and sucked down a ton or so of salt. I believe that the condition from which we suffer is technically known as "being human."

I've had this one for so long it automatically falls open at my favorite recipe "Texas Chili." I see that Amazon now offers it in both kindle and paperback. Go with the paperback. Cookbooks on a kindle are usually a pain in the pan to use and I see that the kindle version is actually more expensive than the paperback.…

If you don't object to artificial sweeteners, stock up on Skinny Syrups. I have half a pantry of their syrups which I add to coffee, yogurt and smoothies. They have a wide variety of flavors but my favorite is Chocolate Caramel Truffle. You can find some of their products at Bed Bath and Beyond stores, with a wider…

I get the regular (non-jalapeno) version of this at Sam's and have to restrain myself from adding it to just about everything.

I find it helpful to take the low road, profiting from all my worst characteristics. Other people doubt my choices? Ha!! You are all a bunch of poopoo heads. My stepsister looks like the south end of a northbound dump truck? Ha!! I'm 15+ years older and look ten years younger. Arrogance, spite, jealousy: Work 'em for all…

This sounds like the right time for a special treat. (No, not an edible one, natch.) How about a massage, a facial, a new outfit, a new haircut, a kitchen gadget you've eyeing but didn't want to splurge on, a day to yourself visiting things around town you've thought about but never made the time for -- you know what…

Sounds like a useful tool if you are within a certain height range. From the looks of the thing, the "high waist" measurement on me would be very tiny indeed because it would actually be my neck.

I have a hard time working up enthusiasm for just about any hot dog or sausage. Years ago I had a neighbor whose family owned a medium sized meat processing operation. She hinted at some of the reasons why she herself ate no processed meat products of any description and I've never forgotten her explanations. Our local…

I feel about most $$ programs the same way I've always reacted to advertisements for money pits like Jenny Craig. What's the point of relying on someone else when the whole point of what we're doing is to acquire good habits that will last a lifetime? If you lose weight and/or get fit in some fashion that you can't in some…

Here's the link. One of the ingredients is commercial pizza sauce, most of which have slightly more carbs than a Krispy Kreme doughnut. We'll have to do our research to find a good DIY version. https://pinterest.com/pin/488218415837059174/

So some of you are under the impression that 3:00 a.m. is "early?" As badly as I sleep, anything past 2:30 is "late." I'll give this a try. I had some Himalayan salt but discarded it because it was so difficult to use in cooking; the difference between under salted and over salted seemed to be about three grains worth.

Cole slaw mix + LC ranch dressing (one cup mayo, one-fourth cup coconut milk, splash of sherry vinegar, garlic/herb spice mix to taste) + one package of Planters Nutrition mixed nuts for extra crunch.

Somewhere I read that this summer will see an avocado shortage; can't remember why but probably associated with California's alternating droughts and flash floods. On my last trip to Sam's Club, their regular bag of six avocados for $4.99 was four avocados for $6.99 and those four looked as though they had walked all the…

I have this one: https://bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/oxo-good-grips-reg-tabletop-spiralizer/1045878961?Keyword=Spiralizer It has three different blades and my much-abused little pinkies are relatively safe. It attaches to the counter top with four suction cups, which I'm guessing will be the first parts to go bad.…

Using the Pinterest "Search" function is a good way to get started with just about any topic under the sun. Be aware that after you select one site, "more like this" can lead you off into Pinterest Never-Never-Land, so that eventually you'll forget what your initial purpose was. And that isn't always a bad thing. That's…

For what it's worth, here are my memories of the grocery store in Alabama where my grandparents took me when we visited. Even in the mid-1950's it was something of a museum piece and I was fascinated. It was about one-20th the size of a supermarket today and was arranged with all the items for sale on shelves along the…

This was valuable information. I, personally, find Roundup on the rocks just a little hard to take. But in sandwich form, it should be entirely palatable.

Fine -- nag, nag, nag. I've been meaning (*) to get back to weight training for months now. I did consistent training last year and was quite pleased with the results. I went off track during a home renovation project that I pretended took the place of scheduled training and have been annoyed with myself ever since. (*)…

I've always gone on the theory that if it doesn't actually fight back, I try freezing it. There are all sorts of things in my freezer (guac, pesto, sandwich meat, cheese, home made dog treats, tomato sauce, herbs) that not everyone thinks of as freezer-friendly. I'll definitely try almond milk since I've cut back on…

Here are links to two books I've found very useful. The author, S.J. Scott, writes a lot about habits. "Habits" isn't nearly as exciting as "Miracle Breakthrough Recommended by Dr. Oz!!!" but it's the small but repetitive actions we adopt that add up to big changes.…

...and then I saw this answer! ZOMG! [/quote] I bought these at Costco. Good, but to my mind outrageously expensive for something that can be made at home without much effort. But then I've been doodling around in the kitchen for longer than some of you have been alive.

To me, anything that's good on chips or crackers is just that much better on red pepper strips. Crunch AND taste.

I had already begun to wonder if my recent increased intake of cheese is something of a bad idea and you've reminded me that it's time for some experimentation. Thanks. I guess.

I'll repeat a posting I made recently. Years ago, there was a university study done in which on lab rats in Group A were fed nothing but best selling boxed cereals with milk. Group B was fed nothing but the cardboard cereal boxes with milk. Neither group flourished but Group B didn't do any worse than Group A.

Many of us got to our desired weight on this WOE without ever fretting about calories. Others have found through experimentation that some form of calorie control is required to get to goal. So I can't help you with calorie numbers. Your protein and net carb numbers look very similar to the ones that worked for me; I never…

GNC's Wheybolic Unflavored Extreme 60: one scoop (26 GR) = 20 G protein and 2 G carb (zero G sugar). Truly flavorless (and that's what you want, you can always choose from a variety of your own flavoring agents) and completely disappears into a smoothie. Never found a "vegan" protein powder that doesn't have the mouth feel…

Here in Northwest Florida, we could get wildly enthusiastic support for a Krispy Cream Fest, but only a blank stare for a Keto Fest.