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I am holding my own.. not losing as much as I would like.. but not GAINING any more YAY..
I will get there.. I know it.. had a pretty rough day today pain wise.. left elbow ring finger and middle finger I thought I was going to just cut my arm off it was pretty bad nerve pain..but its lightened up .. and I have not even taken anything for it.. I really think a lot of this is weather related .. the warmer I keep myself the better I feel.. but when its damp and warm.. well.. or damp and cold.. I have a difficult time.. this morning it was damp and cold and a little rainy.. Pain frustrates me.. I know there are things I need to do.. exercise for one.. I know it would help me.. but when I get off work.. I am tired.. simply TIRED.. and its not a regular tired.. its like a tired that says .. go home have dinner and go to bed.. shower if I can.. I have a hard time getting the laundry done in one evening now... so I just spread things out.. to make it easier.. We try and keep our weekends open so we can go play though lately we have been going over to moms and checking out things and packing stuff up... This weekend we are loading up and bringing a bunch of stuff home... We also are going to see Moms footstone that should be in by Sunday..
Pray that the house sells soon.. it will make it a bit easier I Think...
Otherwise all is well.. and Life is indeed good..
Until next time..

SO YOU ARE FRIED....

Seems a lot of us like FRIED.. so in honor of that UNHEALTHY yet crunchy treat... I found these for you..

Healthy Fried Recipes~

• Almond-Crusted Chicken Fingers
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• Beer-Battered Tilapia with Mango Salsa
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• Coconut-Crusted Tofu with Peach-Lemongrass Salsa
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• Cornmeal-Crusted Chicken with Pepián Sauce
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• EatingWell Fish Sticks
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• Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches with Remoulade Sauce
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• Home Fries
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• Oven-Fried Fish Fillets
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• Oven-Fried Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
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• Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks
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• Oven Fries
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• Pan-Fried Trout
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• Picnic Oven-Fried Chicken
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• Pistachio-Crusted Tuna Steaks
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• Potato-Horseradish-Crusted Mahi-Mahi
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• Salt & Pepper Shrimp
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• Scallop & Shrimp Dumplings
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• Skillet Tofu Parmigiana
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• Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken

It is all a matter of adjusting, changing, discovering, trying.. and moving forward...
Weight wise for me .. not so good.. but at least I am trying..
Every day I rise with good intentions.. some days I am successful.. other days not so much... but thats me for right now...
Until next time...

I really Like to laugh at people

Not in a mean sort of way but in a way that I have to ask myself.. how do they think of that.. and more importantly why... hence this blog I .. its really gross.. I AM TITLING IT.. YOU COULD NOT PAY ME TO EAT THAT..... I just do not get the notion that someone could do this to this food.. by itself its bad enough but... well.. just take a peek.. heh..
Monday is zooming by.
Hope all is well in your world.
Until next time

551 ..

See how original I can be... todays post title is 551 .. I could leave a mistery.. is it the time.. nah... is it a special date... since when did May have 51 days.... :0)
Actually its just the my post number .. my 551st post today..
Things are going well.. Exercise sucks.. have not gotten there yet.. mainly because of the exhaustion factor.. I had any brains I would have adopted exercise prior to developing Fibro.. but we never know what life is going to toss our way... My biggest difficulty is being tired a lot... and pain when the weather is either cold and wet or warm and wet.. like today.. YIKES.. it hurts.. my hands hurt.. chest hurts.. legs hurt..but.. I am alive.. and moving forward.. my eating .. has been decent.. my logging has been non exisistent.. shame on me.. and I will get back to doing that..
Today I am going to give you some neat links through Healthy Lifestyle Network..
Hope they help you along the way too.
Until next time...

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THE BASICS

It's pretty simple

Honi's Zuchini and Spinach Lasagna

3 medium zuchini
1 jar Barilla tomato basil sauce
1 box frozen chopped spinach
1 small container low fat cottage cheese
1/2 bag of 6 cheese Italian style shredded cheese
1/4 bag shredded parm cheese
1 small container LEAN ground turkey meat
1 box no boil Lasagna noodles
olive oil
2 tsp. jarred minced garlic
basil to taste
rosemary to taste
Brown turkey 1 tsp minced garlic use olive oil sparingly add a little rosemary and basil
saute zuch and 1 tsp minced garlic, add spinach ( be sure and DRAIN WATER OUT OF SPINACH COMPLETLY PRIOR TO ADDING TO ZUCH) and season to taste with rosemary ,basil
take one container of light cottage cheese place in medium bowl use a hand mixer ( we have a cuisart wand which we love) to puree cottage cheese until smooth as possible. add a little italian seasoning, basil.. rosemary ... after veggies are sauteed until tender, turkey is browned... layer Lasagna on bottom, sauce, turkey, cottage cheese, zuch mixture..cheese and repeat layers caping off with lasagna noodle layer, cheese and sauce..
Cover with foil bake 350 ( PREHEAT OVEN 350) for 60 minutes cook uncovered 30 minutes until golden and cheese is melted... AS my husband said. he loved it... this will be a mainstay recipe.. yay.. OHH thanks for all the eggplant advice.. I appreciate it.. we had strawberries dipped in darked chocolate with a little whipped cream, and blueberries for dessert... very yummy indeed.. since we did not cook at home last night , we went out to a Ginza for a wonderful dinner of sushi and a shared entree of number 507 I think .. lol.. it was shrimp, ramen noodles , scallions and carrots in a very light sweeter based sauce.. .. I think we prefer the chicken better...
Until next time.....

TURN AWAY IF CHOCOLATE IS A DIRTY WORD TO YOU...

TODAY BABY ITS ALL ABOUT CHOCOLATE.. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY .. ENJOY THE RECIPES..

FIRST THERE IS THE CHOCOLATE QUIZZ


DARK AND FUDGEY BROWNIES FROM EATING WELL .COM

We like to use chocolate with 60-72% cacao content in these rich, fudgelike brownies, as it imparts a deeper, fuller flavor than less-chocolaty choices.

Makes 20 brownies

ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 3 hours 20 minutes (including cooling time)

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, American-style or Dutch-process
3 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (50-72% cacao), coarsely chopped, plus 2 1/2 ounces chopped into mini chip-size pieces, divided
1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup blended with 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts (see Tip), optional

1. Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line an 8-inch-square baking pan with foil, letting it overhang on two opposing sides. Coat with cooking spray.
2. Sift flour, confectioners’ sugar and cocoa together into a small bowl. Combine the 3 ounces coarsely chopped chocolate and oil in a heavy medium saucepan; place over the lowest heat, stirring, until just melted and smooth, being very careful the chocolate does not overheat. Remove from the heat and stir in granulated sugar, corn syrup mixture, vanilla and salt until the sugar dissolves. Vigorously stir in egg until smoothly incorporated. Gently stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the walnuts (if using) and the remaining 2 1/2 ounces chopped chocolate just until well blended. Turn out the batter into the pan, spreading evenly.
3. Bake the brownies until almost firm in the center and a toothpick inserted comes out with some moist batter clinging to it, 20 to 24 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 1/2 hours.
4. Using the overhanging foil as handles, carefully lift the brownie slab from the pan. Peel the foil from the bottom; set the slab right-side up on a cutting board. Using a large, sharp knife, trim off any dry edges. Mark and then cut the slab crosswise into fifths and lengthwise into fourths. Wipe the blade with a damp cloth between cuts.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per brownie: 86 calories; 3 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 11 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 0 g fiber; 19 mg sodium; 25 mg potassium.
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate

TIP: Tip: To toast chopped nuts: Cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.

GRILLED CHOCOLATE SANDWICHES.. OOOOHH

CHOCOLATE DIPPED GINGER SNAPS

THE EASY STANDBYE IS DARK CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES.. SIMPLE MELT A FEW DISKS OF THE BAKERS CHOC DARK CHOCOLATE THAT COMES IN ITS OWN MICROWAVABLE CONTAINER... TAKE A FEW DISKS OUT PUT THEM IN A SMALL GLASS DISH.. NUKE UNTIL MELTY .. STIR.. DIP STRAWBERRIES OR NUKE WHOLE CONTAINER AND DIP LOTS OF STRAWBERRIES...
AND FOR A CHOCOLATE QUICK RUSH THERE IS ALWAYS THIS..
200 CALORIES FOR 52 BISCUITS AND EVEN i DO NOT EAT THAT MUCH... THEY ARE GREAT TO SNACK ON.. AND FULL OF FIBER TOO..

No skull breaking here..

Well needless to say yesterday was an adventure... average at work... I went to a meeting for my boss... they were giving away door prizes.. I never win things... so the guy gives away an ipod shuffle.. it was the number before mine.. then he gives away a gps.. the number after mine.. then he picks up another GPS.. looks at it.. puts it down.. and picks up this "PURSE" they call my number... Lets just say this purse is not my style.. its called an Apple BAG and is as big as my ASS... not to mention its a little on the gaudy side... glad I won.... would have loved the GPS..

So my husband comes back in town we decide to meet for dinner as I decided not to eat the sandwhiches they had at that meeting... We go to the Korean place and share a dinner and some sushi.. it was great... we head home..
I go to let the doggies out... and remember we have not gotten the mail... sooo I let the dogs out the front door and I follow down the steps in the dark... Apparently I misjudged and missed the last 2 steps... thank heavens I was holding on .. otherwise I would have fell on my head... I landed on my knees and hands.. the sidwalk slopes down so it took me a second to not slide.. I got wounded pride and a sore skinned knee.. otherwise everything else is in working order...

ANOTHER GREAT WEBSITE with great advice and recipes..EAT BETTER AMERICA..
Until next time...

HELP HELP HELP

HI..
glad i got your attention..
So you remember that really pretty eggplant parm I made.. looked great... but good lord its bitter.. WHAT DID I DO WRONG.. the Eggplant was bitter, I soaked it for about 30 minutes in salted water just like always.. I rinsed it.. and then patted it dry and baked everything like I should have. What makes an eggplant not bitter????