I had kind of forgotten about my blog. Not because it's not a cool thing, but because something good came from it...

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2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cardamom pods
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 cup diced onion
1 cup Basmati rice
2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

1. Saute onion, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds in butter over medium low
heat for 5 minutes. Add water, rice and salt. Bring to a boil and cover pot.
Simmer until rice is done, about 25 minutes.

2. Add cayenne pepper and peas during l

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1 pound medium raw shrimp
1 tablespoon sake or dry sherry
1-1/2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoons cornstarch
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced or pressed
1 tablespoon ginger, finely minced
1 red or yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large green, red or yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Cooking spray

Sauce:
1 cup evaporated nonfat skim milk or fat-free half and half
1 tablespoon best quality peanut butter
2 to 2-1/2 teaspoons imitation coconut extract
1 table

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1 teaspoon margarine OR butter
4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 pound)
1/2 cup fat-free chicken broth
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
4 thin slices cooked ham (2 ounces)
4 thin slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 (5- to 6-ounce) bag prewashed baby spinach

In nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt margarine over medium-high
heat until hot. Add chicken and cook 5 minutes. Reduce heat
to medium and turn chicken over; cover and cook until
chicke

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1 cn Evaporated skim milk
6 oz Parmesan cheese, low fat
-Pepper to taste

Warm milk, add cheese until melted and thickened. Add
pepper. You can also add your favorite seafood, veggies
like spinach or broccoli, or mushrooms (mmmm

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4 boneless chicken breast halves
1 can (10 1/2 oz.) fat free chicken gravy
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 tsp. honey
4 cups hot cooked rice, cooked without salt or fat

Spray a large skillet with non-stick cooking spray and heat
1 min. Add chicken and cook until browned. Set chicken
aside.

Stir in the gravy, mustard and honey. Heat to a boil. Return
chicken to skillet. Cover and cook over low heat 5 min. or
until done. Serve over rice. Serves 4.

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Serving Size : 16

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 4 ounces jar prune baby food
3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup nuts -- (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
Combine all ingredients. Add nuts if desired. Bake about 30 minutes or
until springy to touch. Cool on rack.

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This year, I'm going to stick to them!!!

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Anyone miss me? Don't answer that...

Well, I have good news and bad news...

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No posts for the 15th or 16th. I got sent out of town for work at the last minute and I have no scale! Oh, the agony! I know I'm not eating much (putting in seriously long hours) but I'm not working out either. We'll see what the scale shows when I return home!

Still no change in weight. I just can't believe I haven't lost *any* more though. BUT - I have been stepping up the workouts so I am probably putting on muscle. Just would be nice to see that ol' scale nudge down a bit

I'm really craving some fresh veggies for dinner tonight. I'll have to run by the market and see what I can get. Maybe a big plate of steamed veggies for dinner? Too bad I can't slather them in butter

A healthier meatloaf. Leftovers are great on whole-wheat bread!



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I also throw in a couple of sliced black olives!

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A very veggie salad, I sometimes add in some grilled chicken strips

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You know, I've been whining about not losing any more lbs (btw - still no change) but it hit me this morning as I stepped on the scale...

I'm maintaining! I lost 2.5 lbs and I've been maintaining it. Which shows me that my healthy lifestyle changes are going to work! Granted, I still want to see the pounds come off - but this really made me feel good about what I'm doing. Once I do lose the pounds, then it looks like I'll have success in keeping them off!!