In our family, we try to give the culinary treats that each prefer on their birthday… for Laura it is homemade Crumpets and Pecan Pie a la mode!
Happy Birthday, sweetheart!
Happy Birthday, Laura!
shhhh Jenny Craig Secrets revealed
Laura and I went on Jenny Craig roughly 5 years ago. It took us about 7 or 8 months to lose around 85 lbs each and although my weight has been a little variable, Laura has stayed remarkably constant. The secret has been to use Jenny’s Maintenance Program to keep things in check.
It’s hard to believe that eating three meals like those above would actually help you lose weight… but it does for us. There is more food than the picture shows in our daily culinary feasting. First, besides the strawberries, blueberries and an entire banana in our breakfast cereal, we fill up these large bowls with non fat milk. Yes, I don’t measure my milk. Lunch consists of a large salad (cherry tomatoes, hearts of palm, tiny corn and mushrooms when I think of it) covered with Jenny’s Ranch Dressing and dinner is their chicken and beans along with a veggie plate ( sliced Maya onion, garlic cloves, Portabella mushrooms and thin beans). At 3pm, we have a homemade Biscotti (130- 199 calories depending how you make it) with our coffee.
So, let’s just say, we have tried the other programs, chewed on their bland, tasteless food covered in a chalky sauce… you really can’t live on it. Jenny isn’t perfect, but we know when we go on one of our planned extravagances … like the upcoming holidays, we know that Jenny will put us back on track.
When it comes to things that cost money… I want to make sure it works.
Roger
PS. We have cheesecake for dessert… is that over the top?
wanna lose weight, then think about food!
Psychological researchers have taught us that thinking about food actually keeps us from indulging. I know this to be true because I have planned my holidays meals out to New Years Day!
Like most men, I enjoy beef prepared in many ways and always always in a portion that most women say is ‘too large.’ However, it really isn’t about those who don’t eat meat or eat little, it is about the needs of the rest of us! Frankly, I haven’t made Beef Wellington all that many times. I’ve mostly helped others make it. I really didn’t know what I had missed by not tackling this simple dish myself… it is wonderful
My advice for this time of year is to make those purchases before the big holiday rush comes as you may find availability to be more of an issue than price. Meat prices can go on sale and I’d watch for them. A year or so ago, I tweeted a manager’s special on Prime Rib at a local Ralph’s that had our local chef’s scrambling ($50 rather than $150 dollars was worth the trip wouldn’t you say?) Okay, it wasn’t Prime or Choice, but I can deal with that in the preparation. I filled a freezer. If you have a real freezer, you can buy when the deals come out and you are guaranteed availability when you want it.
So, I have to wait, loose more weight and then celebrate! This is not a bad plan! 😉
when Facebook Censors
There are a lot of reasonable things in the world to censor. I did review what my children were reading when they were young, but they did a good job of picking out what interested them. However, I do get concerned when entities — like Facebook — apparently, accidentally and ‘in error’ censor a political message. Mark Z. can love our President and that is his right, but allowing everyone to speak their mind makes for a good exchange of ideas, and ultimately, a better world. Facebook eventually apologized… but here is what the gutsy Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona wrote on her Facebook site about the issue:
“After I posted the following statement and photo yesterday, Facebook censored the post and removed it because the photo apparently violated their “Facebook Community Standards.” Before it was removed, it had received over 10,000 likes and comments.Regardless, I’m reposting the photo and statement. I think many of you will agree with me – – Obama’s backdoor amnesty plan violates American standards of following the rule of law and the US Constitution.
Please click “like” and share with your friends.
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The Obama administration cannot get its amnesty schemes through Congress, so now it has resorted to implementing its plans via executive fiat. There’s simply no other description for today’s announcement that the federal government will not pursue the deportation of individuals who are in the country illegally but meet certain criteria.
This plan amounts to backdoor amnesty for hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of illegal aliens. Especially disturbing is that it comes in the wake of the Obama administration sanctioning the sale of weapons to Mexican drug cartels – even as border states such as Arizona come under threat from those same illicit organizations. With this announcement, the President is encouraging more illegal immigration at the exact moment we need federal focus on border security.
Just last month in speaking to the National Council of La Raza, President Obama rejected the idea of bypassing Congress and imposing immigration reform. He said, “Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. And believe me, right now dealing with Congress, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting … But that’s not how our system works. That’s not how our democracy functions. That’s not how our Constitution is written.”
President Obama got it right last month and got it really wrong today.
Over the next 15 months, I’m certain we’ll hear a lot of talk from the Obama administration about its concern for border security. Those of us who truly care about the rule of law will remember the President’s actions of today. We need to remind President Obama that we elected a president that serves beneath the law and did not anoint a king that is above the law.
By: Governor Jan Brewer“
aging prime rib
I have talked about the Arroyo Grande Meat Market before and I have been going there … like, forever! However, I wanted to start putting aside something rather special for the holidays and I found it in a Prime Rib that they aged for me for 3 weeks.
Although I know my way around a meat counter, I am not quite ready to try my hand at aging beef. It’s kinda like being a Sushi chef preparing Fugu. As the Japanese folk song says, “I want to eat fugu, but I don’t want to die!” I guess I could test the results on a few friends… but then, I kinda like them. This is something, for the time being, I am leavng for those who have the experience and equipment to do it right.
So, one meal down for the holidays!