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Restaurant Reviews

Last month we took the family to the South Dakota Black Hills area to see Mount Rushmore, Custer National Forest, the Wind Cave and Jewel Cave, and more buffalo in the road than you can shake a stick at. My mother-in-law “Nana” came along, too. To celebrate her birthday, we took her to Kevin Costner’s [...]

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Posted on October 14, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews

I’ll be blogging at MOTHERS Book Bag for MOTHERS and the National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) this week at The Big Tent in Denver during the Democratic National Convention. So, I will be too busy to blog here unless there are some amazing food happenings I feel you need to know about. (You can [...]

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Posted on August 23, 2008 in Food Reviews,Restaurant Reviews

On our date to Sugarbeet in Longmont, Colorado, I had the most marvelous ceviche. It was made with scallops, avocados, lime juice, red onions, red peppers, jalapeños (I think), and pineapple juice. It was served with a large sprig of basil for a garnish and thinly sliced, homemade potato strips (not chips). Some of the [...]

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Posted on July 2, 2008 in Fish,Restaurant Reviews,Weight Watchers

Paul and I went out to Sugarbeet for a Friday night date. We sat outside and watched the trains go by. (Sugarbeet is in an industrial area of town.) I had oysters on the half shell, a scallop ceviche, a pea soup with dill, and a raspberry lemonade cocktail (lemon juice, raspberry liquor, and a [...]

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Posted on June 30, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews,Soups,Veggies,Weight Watchers

As you noticed, I’ve been too busy to blog here at This Mama Cooks! lately. The reason? I went to San Diego for a blogger event. I have a theory that if you spend X days away from home you spend twice that time packing, unpacking, and making up for all the work you missed. [...]

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Posted on May 4, 2008 in Restaurant Reviews

One of the biggest challenges dieters face is eating at a restaurant. If you’re on a diet with a fixed daily menu, it’s impossible. It’s one of the reasons I gave up doing the Extreme Fat Smash Diet. However, for those of you on more flexible weight loss plans like Weight Watchers, dining out is [...]

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Posted on March 24, 2008 in 5 Things/Ways Advice List,Restaurant Reviews and tagged as ,

Just came back from BlogWorld Expo 2007 and PostieCon 2007 in Vegas. Yes, I was there to learn more about blogging and social media, but I had a chance to have a few good meals, too. (Diet? What diet?) My first meal was at the Hilton. I had hoped to have dinner at Quark’s Bar [...]

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Posted on November 15, 2007 in Restaurant Reviews

Are you going to BlogHer ’07 in Chicago? If you’re a food blogger, you’re probably headed to Rick Bayless’s Frontera Grill or Topolobampo – if you can get a reservation, that is. I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful dinner, but you’ve hardly had a Chicago experience. If that’s what you’re interested in, come hang out [...]

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Posted on July 17, 2007 in Restaurant Reviews

I was eating soup at a restaurant the other day and realized what I thought was rice was barley, which was much more healthier and higher in fiber. I should use it more often. This recipe from Sunset magazine’s January 2007 article on Soup Socials is a good start. It combines a classic split pea [...]

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Posted on January 26, 2007 in Restaurant Reviews,Soups,Weight Watchers and tagged as , , , ,

Big Bad Dad and I recently attended a cooking class as part of the Discover Spain package at the Omni Interlocken hotel in Broomfield, Colorado. It was my birthday present. Here’s the package description: Experience the Festive Flavors of Spain with mouth-watering cheeses, meats, spices and seafood from a land rich in culinary history and [...]

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Posted on December 30, 2006 in Cookbooks,Recipes,Restaurant Reviews and tagged as , ,