This Week's Menu

M- Chicken and Wild Rice in the Crockpot
   This was FANTASTIC!!!!  We happily have lots of leftovers!

T- German Apple Pancake
W- Ribs and Baked Potatoes
Th- Pizza
F- Christmas Eve!

Nutrition and Fitness Plan

Just checking in to report that I have lost 24 lbs in 11 weeks!  Things are going great.  It isn't always easy but it isn't super hard either.  I feel really great all around and hope to make it through the next week without any disasters...  :)

Last Week's Menu

This week I made our Southwestern Beef Roast so we had tacos, baked potatoes and taquitos with that.  The only new recipe I made was a Macaroni and Cheese w/Ham that I am currently looking for online.  It was in the new issue of Taste of Home.  Check back for an updated link!

Catching Up...

Alright... time to play catch up again... My only excuse is that it is December and we're busy... it's a good busy, though so I'm not complaining!

In my last post I mentioned the Buffalo Wings.... Britt reports that they were REALLY great.  She actually repeated that very statement many times that night...  She said they were better than she's had at many restaurants.  This is a keeper!

I've also made several batches of the Molasses Cookies.  Perfection, simply put. 

I have also made these Sea Salt Chocolate Caramels which are WONDERFUL.  And I've made a ton of Cookie Cups and Pretzel Candy Thingys.  I've made several variations of both of these... many different candy combinations...Yum! 

This Week's Menu

M- Taco Soup
This is a family favorite.... and I think I posted it already but I couldn't find it.  Quick, easy and good...

T-  SICK  Grilled Cheese Night

W- German Apple Pancake
This was perfection!  I have made these before, but always in a skillet and it never seemed to make enough for our family.  This was PLENTY and we had leftovers!  SOOOOOOO good.

Th- Baked Buffalo Wings
Britt loves buffalo wings so I thought I'd find a healthier version...the comments on these are great so keep your fingers crossed!!

F- Rocco's Nachos

Holiday Treats

I've made a list of things I'd like to make this month for our holiday treats around the house...

Peppermint Patties
I've already made these and they were AWESOME!!!  Unfortunately they were the last thing I ate before getting sick, so I can't say I'll be making them again before Christmas, which is sad because I really wanted to show these off...  :(

Molasses Cookies
I plan to substitute butter for the shortening like some of the comments suggested.  I kinda have a rule against using shortening.  :)


Hot Cocoa Cookies

I love this blog... everything about it.  Take some time to browse!

I think I'm gonna try NOT making puppy chow this Christmas.  I love it so much, but I just can't control myself around it!  We'll see how I feel closer to Christmas...

Last Week's Menu

Oh boy... So I'm behind for lots of reasons, but one of them is that I had a horrible stomach flu yesterday.. I'm talking awful...  It's going around here and I don't wish it on anyone!

M- Southwestern Pork Soup
This was a really great soup!  Pork is the one meat that we agree on in this family... Britt prefers beef and I like chicken... but pork is a win all around...so this pork soup was perfect!  The avocado on the top just made it even better!

T- Lahvosh Pizza
This was good...but I think we like our lahvosh with just havarti on it best!  Thankfully I made that kind, too and everyone was happy...

The rest of the week was "out" or a repeat...