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Friday, January 16, 2015 – Party Time!

Tonight we are having a couple of friends over for dinner. I want this dinner to be fun and delicious without it being a diet buster. Here’s the menu – Smoked salmon canapes on rye toasts Truffled egg salad on … Continue reading

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Thursday, January 15, 2015 – Planned-overs

There are days that are so busy that cooking dinner is a chore. There are days when I just don’t feel like spending the time to make a proper dinner. Today is one of those. I have people coming over … Continue reading

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 – Shrimp Creole

I am back to eating a reasonable breakfast and have a snausage (soy pattie) and an English muffin. At lunch I eat out with our daughter. We go to Max’s. I order tuna with lettuce and tomato on whole wheat … Continue reading

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January 13, 2015 – When plans go awry – the too big breakfast

Today we go out to breakfast. We go out to breakfast on Tuesday every four weeks because our wonderful cleaning lady and her crew come to clean the house. I am really glad that we have this service. My cleaning … Continue reading

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January 12, 2015 – Chicken Monday

Nothing much to report yesterday as we tried to save up all our eating for our grandson’s birthday party. As it turns out we didn’t eat anything and ended the day with some eggs and toast in a quick dinner. … Continue reading

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January 10, 2015 – Chipotle bean burgers and kale salad

Somehow I manage to delete the picture of the dinner tonight. It is a chipotle bean burger and a kale salad dressed with fat free Italian salad dressing. I buy these vegetarian burgers in a pack of twelve at Costco. … Continue reading

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January 9, 2015 – Breakfast for dinner!

Today I eat two breakfasts, one at the appropriate time and one for dinner. John goes into his office today and I am going out to lunch and then later we will slog home through the heavy commute traffic. I … Continue reading

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January 8, 2015 – Shrimp with brown rice and pea pods

I decide to go with a toasted sandwich round and peanut butter for breakfast today. All the breakfasts I eat are about 200 calories but the PB breakfast has the most chance of creeping up. I always measure my portion … Continue reading

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January 7, 2015 – Lamb chops with sweet potato and broccoli

Before we get to dinner, here is another one of my many different breakfasts – a sandwich round topped by 1 oz. of ham and a slice of non-fat cheese (cheddar flavored). John and I refer to this ersatz cheese … Continue reading

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January 6, 2015 – Whole wheat pasta with tuna and broccoli

I can’t eat breakfast until I figure out what I am eating for dinner. How much I can eat for breakfast and lunch is predicated on what we are fixing for supper. Since Tuesday is usually GBOF day (giant bowl … Continue reading

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