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Christmas

This year for Christmas I wanted to do something a bit different from the usual turkey, so I decided to make a pork roast. I bought my roast at Costco, which has an amazing selection of pork roasts. However, like everything else there, it was a bit oversized at six pounds, so I tripled the [...]

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Posted on December 29, 2009 in Christmas,Recipes,Veggies

There’s nothing that bothers me more than a messy kitchen. No surprise that it's what I wrote about in my freelance article, Holiday Season Prep without the Mess, which appears this month at Clorox’s Simple & Surprising e-journal. Check out my tips on how to keep the holidays and winter break with the kids a [...]

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Posted on December 28, 2009 in Christmas

It’s that time of year when you may be wondering what to get that foodie in your life especially if she or he seems to have every gadget out there. Here are a few of my personal favorites: Onion goggles – my new favorite kitchen gadget. Onion Goggles protects your eyes from irritating onion vapors [...]

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Posted on December 16, 2009 in Christmas,Products and Equipment and tagged as

It’s the time of year to where eggnog tempts us. Even the low fat version is full of fat, sugar and fillers. Is there a way to make a healthier version of eggnog? Possibly with this recipe from Bethenny Frankel. You probably know her from The Real Housewives of New York City. She’s also a [...]

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Posted on December 13, 2009 in Boozing It Up!,Christmas,Weight Watchers

I’ve loved meringue cookies since I was a kid. But now that I’m trying to watch my calories, I like them even more. Here’s a holiday treat created by Laurel Hudson, the culinary instructor at Wellspring Academies that will let you indulge without packing on the pounds. Even better, these are perfect for those who [...]

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Posted on December 8, 2009 in Baking,Christmas,Desserts,Gluten Free,Weight Watchers and tagged as

Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., author of Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why, has a marvelous idea to combat overindulging during the holidays – visualization. Here are his seven tips on how to use visualization to help you with holiday eating: 1. Close your eyes and really [...]

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Posted on December 7, 2008 in Christmas,Dieting and Weight Loss Tips,Thanksgiving and tagged as ,

Even though you’re trying to lose weight – and all your friends know it – you’ve probably been invited to a cookie swap party. You know, a party where each participant brings cookies to swap with friends along with a copy of the cookie recipe. I was invited to two cookie exchanges this month, and [...]

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Posted on December 8, 2007 in Baking,Celebrity Fit Club/Extreme Fat Smash Diet,Christmas,Fish,Products and Equipment,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as

To go along with the rotisserie pork roast, the mashed potatoes with blue cheese and the port wine gravy with mushrooms (click here to see those recipes), I’ll be making roast veggies, a corn bread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and an English trifle for dessert (from The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking though this [...]

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Posted on December 19, 2005 in Christmas,Recipes

This year I’m cooking Christmas dinner on our fabulous grill. This pork roast recipe comes from Dr. BBQ’s Big-Time Barbecue Cookbook: A Real Barbecue Champion Brings the Tasty Recipes and Juicy Stories of the Barbecue Circuit to Your Backyard. I’ve made it once before and it was fantastic. Nothing like taking advantage of the pork [...]

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Posted on December 17, 2005 in Christmas,Cookbooks,Recipes

We’re attending a holiday party at Big Bad Dad’s coworker’s home. The whole point of the party is that one of his company’s vendor/partners has a lamb farm and is bringing some lamb to roast. Everyone is going to bring side dishes. We’ll be bringing Creamy Mashed Potatoes with Blue Cheese and Garlic from the [...]

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Posted on December 12, 2005 in Christmas,Recipes,Thanksgiving,Veggies