Day 4 was pretty crazy. I ended up eating 7 bananas and almost an entire half-gallon of milk. I felt pretty stuffed most of the day. Had a crab and shrimp Louie salad with no dressing at the rehearsal dinner, and took a bit of ribbing for not eating any of the peanut butter, cheesecake… Continue reading Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 5
Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 4
Wow. I cannot believe how much weight you lose with this thing. I am not a big person with a whole lot of weight to lose - in fact, I'm pretty much at my body's happy weight. But I have dropped 9 1/2 pounds in three days on this cabbage soup eating plan. Zero exercise.… Continue reading Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 4
Creamy Chicken and Rice
This basic recipe is on the back of a soup can. I added broth instead of water and a couple other spices, but pretty much I was feeling uninspired last night. This still turned out very tasty (according to my family) - the rice was almost the consistency of a risotto. I used frozen peas… Continue reading Creamy Chicken and Rice
Northwest Pumpkin Bread
Sometimes, baking can help soothe the soul. A gentleman in my church died last week and it's his funeral today. I won't be able to go due to conflicting wedding things, but baked goods were requested for the gathering - and that's the least I can do. The original title of this recipe was Downeast… Continue reading Northwest Pumpkin Bread
Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 3
Day Three Mix one and two: Incorporate the essentials found in the 1st and 2nd day, dropping the baked potato. Eat as much fruits and vegetables that you want to on this day together with your cabbage soup. Hooray!! Fruit! First thing this morning I had a giant bowl filled with delicious berries of all… Continue reading Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 3
Rich Chocolate Frosting
Quick and simple, but so rich and creamy! Topped my Super Moist Chocolate Cake with this tonight! Happy Birthday sweet Maddie girl! Rich Chocolate Frosting 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened 4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar 1-1/4 cups baking cocoa 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup milk Directions In a large mixing bowl, cream butter. Gradually… Continue reading Rich Chocolate Frosting
Super Moist Chocolate Cake
This is a really easy (one bowl!) chocolate cake. Nothing too fancy, but it's deliciously moist and the perfect amount of chocolate. I cut each cake in half and put raspberry jam between the layers then frosted it with a rich chocolate frosting. Today we had it to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday. It's the… Continue reading Super Moist Chocolate Cake
Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 2
Day 2 Make vegetables a big part of day two: You can eat any kind of cooked or raw vegetable as much as you like along with your soup. Try to pile up on leafy dark vegetables while avoiding those dry peas, beans and corn. During supper, a large potato that has been baked in… Continue reading Cabbage Soup Diet – Day 2
Cabbage Recap: Day 1
Breakfast: Decided this morning to do the whole soup thing, but didn't have the ingredients on hand. Ate a mondo bowl of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries for breakfast and then headed out for soup ingredients. Lunch: So, the soup is made and I had my first bowl...two bowls actually, for lunch. Not bad. Not bad… Continue reading Cabbage Recap: Day 1
Homemade Bisquick
I don't keep Bisquick in the house - mostly because I don't really use it. Occasionally I find the need for it and am certainly not going to go buy a big box of it. This recipe saves the day. It yields about 3 and a half cups, which is usually enough for my purposes.… Continue reading Homemade Bisquick
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