Category: Inspiration and Joy
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Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil: Salad Saturday #6
I found this one to be a refreshing, crunchy twist on a chicken salad. Hope you like it, too… Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup fresh lime juice (2-3 limes) 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 4 scallions…
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Salad Saturday #5: Tuna two-fer
I made a simple tuna salad this week, taking a packet of tunafish (in water, not oil) and combined it with: a little fat free Miracle Whip the equivalent amount of fat-free plain yogurt crushed walnuts chopped apple Then after a big bike ride on Sunday I served it over romaine lettuce and spinach. The…
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Salad Saturday #4… on Sunday
This week I used one of my favorite salad dressings EVER with some of the traditional stuff: “What is all that healthy deliciousness?” you ask… Red Lettuce Spinach Roma Tomatoes A smidgen of yellow onion and reduced-fat Feta Cheese (I still had some in the fridge so on the salad it went!) I also sprinkled…
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Salad Saturday #3
This week I didn’t eat much salad. I only had one small side salad at a restaurant last night, and although good, it wasn’t all that creative: (arugula, red lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, croutons and a vinaigrette) This week I did increase my veggies in other ways, though. One day for lunch I heated up a…
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What is with the girly clothes-changing thing?
My daughter totally cracks me up… and is also driving me batty. What is up with all the clothes changing? It is a rare naptime or bedtime that she is wearing the same thing upon wake-up that she was wearing when I kissed her good night. Why is that? And, by the piles I find…