Category Archives: Healthy tips

🐟. Salade Niçoise. 2/21/20

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

Salade Nicoise is a main course salad.  Mostly it is just an assembly of  component parts. I used the same pot of boiling water to cook the egg, blanch the snow peas, and boil the potatoes. I have a salad … Continue reading →

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🐟🐓 Trying to lose weight while vacationing? 2/12/20

Posted on February 12, 2020 by

If you are trying to lose weight while vacationing, you probably should not be vacationing. What I always aim for is to try not to gain weight. This goal is doable if you are aware of what your choices will … Continue reading →

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🥬 Red lentils and ginger with creamed spinach. 12/26/19

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

Our house is still awash with baked goodies—rum cake, all sorts of cookies, focaccia, and panettone, but it is time to put the brakes on the endless eating. Oh, I have enjoyed it, the prime rib, the silky mashed potatoes, … Continue reading →

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🦃 or 🥬 Everyday lentil stew. 12/10/19

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

Our everyday lentil stew is an easy, quick dinner that can be stretched into a soup or served tighter as a hearty stew. You can make it vegan or add some turkey sausage, as we did today, or go whole … Continue reading →

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🐟 The Habit Grill hack. 11/12/19

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

When it comes to sort of fast food, I like to eat at The Habit Burger Grill.  But I do not want to spend precious WW points eating a burger on a bun. That would be more than half of … Continue reading →

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🥬 Grilled portobello mushrooms with coleslaw (again!) 11/10/19

Posted on November 11, 2019 by

What can I say? I love this dinner! So I guess you will see it popping up on my blog about once every ten days. It is simple and easy to prepare, delivers big flavor, and fits really well into … Continue reading →

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🥚 Eggs. 11/3/19

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

When you are tired and cannot think of anything to fix for dinner, think of eggs! Seriously, eggs do not have to be only for breakfast. John made himself an omelet and I made some scrambled eggs. I like to … Continue reading →

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