Spaghetti Pie! I have been craving spaghetti for ages, but it never really seems to fit into my calorie-mindful lifestyle. Until I found this recipe! This is another recipe from my Comfort Food Diet cookbook. (Click here for the recipe.) First I made a meat sauce with lean ground sirloin, onion, green pepper, diced tomatoes, … Continue reading
Confession: I am watching the third season premiere of Jersey Shore as I type this. Right before I hit “publish,” I entered in the following title: “Mozzarella-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies" Clearly, I was a bit distracted by Snooki’s poof. So I just corrected the title and re-published. Opps! Anyways…. Tonight I made Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Burgers. … Continue reading
Am I the only one who thinks Giada De Laurentiis of the Food Network has THE cutest child – Jade – ever!? Now, I am just not one of those girls who fawns over cutesy-cutesy babies. I’m just not. But… for Jade, I make an exception. So when I saw the Food Net’s commercial for … Continue reading
Sunday at MegGoesNomNom After groceries were purchased, Lunch was consumed. Pineapple and cottage cheese. Banana and PB. BBQ Chicken sandwich = canned chunk chicken + Sweet Baby Ray’s + toasted whole wheat bread + melted Swiss cheese. Genius sammie idea courtesy of AD’s bro! A mug was sacrificed. Salesperson at BBB told us we could … Continue reading
This is the third dinner recipe in a row that I’ve prepared from the most recent issue of Healthy Cooking magazine, and it is for Baked Mostaccioli. Also from this issue, earlier this week I also made: Gnocchi with White Beans Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup I have to say that tonight’s recipe was the best! … Continue reading
Tonight’s dinner involved one of my favorite things – gnocchi! I have a series of meals planned this week from the most recent issue of Taste of Home Healthy Cooking magazine – lots of good ones this month! Tonight’s was quick and easy: Gnocchi with White Beans. The dish is a mixture of packaged gnocchi … Continue reading
Bombay Sloppy Joes. Click HERE to see the first time I made these. And click HERE for Aarti Sequeira’s recipe. They are excellent. Prep a seasonal side dish: Prep for the sloppy joes: Mini Sweet Potato Pie from the Ypsi Fall/Winter Farmer’s Market, from Maggie’s Baked Goods. Yum!! And that’s a wrap! ♪♫ Currently listening to: … Continue reading
Last night was THE night! The MONSTER BALL! I bought my tickets to the Lady Gaga concert months ago – and yesterday was finally the day! Thought I’m not the most avid-listener of pop music, I must admit my adoration of Gaga. After all, I even dressed up as her for Halloween last year. Here’s … Continue reading
Today wasn’t the tastiest day of nomming, unfortunately. It was also just a really annoying day in general. I just feel irritated by the day. ARG. Anyways… For lunch I had a Mexican vegetarian bowl from WF and while it tasted alright, it left the WORST cilantro aftertaste in my mouth. BLECH!!!!! For dinner, we tried … Continue reading
Tonight before dinner I spent a… well, I guess, a couple hours in the kitchen, prepping bowls of veggies, pasta, dressings, etc., for the week ahead. I find this a relaxing way to spend part of my Sunday, much better than on a work night (minus all the dishes, though). This was also done after … Continue reading
