The insanity that is the BlogHer conference returns to Chicago this year. I’m excited, nervous and already exhausted preparing for it by trying to get in as many workouts as I can before I go. Late nights at the conference means sleeping in as late as possible in the mornings, so no working out for [...]
From the monthly archives:
July 2009
The best of Chicago – the Billy Goat Tavern
Results for end of week nine after a trip to BlogHer07 in ChicagoAs you may know, I do the occasional recipe roundup for the FoodieView Blog. (My last one was Recipe Roundup: A Berry Wonderful Summer.) Then they turned the heat up a notch in my virtual kitchen and asked me to contribute to the FoodieView Meal Plan of The Week. My first weekly meal plan attempt [...]
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How to lose your job and some weight at the same time
5 tips for eating out when you’re trying to lose weightLearn why cooking has become a lot more fun at my house this summer now that My Frigidaire has arrived! I got an above stove microwave and a ceramic top electric range. I’ve never been one to cook with gas, and prefer electric. Still, I hated my old stove with the electric coil burners. I [...]
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A Review of GLAD SimplyCooking Microwave Steaming Bags
Get your This Mama Cooks! apron today!Happy Bastille Day! To celebrated the le quatorze juillet, storm your local farmer’s market and your grocery store’s produce section and make some ratatouille. What I love about ratatouille is how healthy it is – fresh vegetables, a little olive oil, some herbs, and salt and pepper. You can serve it as a side dish, [...]
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Smash the fat with RatatouilleYes, Virginia, you can eat barbecue and lose weight. Just don’t eat a lot of it, use leaner cuts of meat, chicken, fish or even tofu. And make sure you include plenty of steamed or grilled vegetables on the side. But if you don’t have access to a smoker or grill, it’s way too tempting to [...]
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Meet my next Blogher09 sponsor
Fix-it And Enjoy-It’s Pork Ribs
Big Bad Dad does barbequeOccasionally, I get fan email at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet. Sure, it makes my day to receive a compliment, but even better it gives me a chance to get to know some of my readers better. When today’s guest poster, Tracey, told me she had maintained a 60 pound weight loss over the [...]
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5 reasons to blog your weight loss journey
My weight loss, slower than a herd of turtles
The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All in Your Head
Sensa Weight-Loss System update – month three and fourLast March I posted that Log Cabin® replaced High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) with natural sugar in their pancake syrups. Well, now I’m pleased to announce that Log Cabin is one of my BlogHer09 Conference sponsors. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting recipes using their HFCS-free and real maple syrup products, like this [...]
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Log Cabin syrup and Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Pancakes
Meet me at the club – 24 Hour Fitness
Whole lotta ricotta: Weight Watchers low POINTS ricotta dessertsThe BlogHer09 Conference is less than a month away. Until then and during, I’ll be introducing you to some of my sponsors at my other blog, This Mama Cooks! Reviews. (You can read all my conference sponsor posts here.) My first sponsor is Best Western. If you’re planning a trip this year with your family [...]
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More American Heart Month activities with Go Red for WomenCrofter’s Organic recently released a new line of Organic Superfruit Spreads made from exotic fruits that are high in anti-oxidants like pomegranate, black currants and yumberries. According to their website, Crofters Super Fruit Spread contains as much antioxidant activity as 1L of red wine. They’ve determined this via in-house laboratory tests using ORAC analysis. All [...]
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Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt and oatmeal pancakes
Win Stonyfield Farm Oikos Greek Organic Yogurt
Two Extreme Fat Smash yogurt recipes
