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Thanksgiving Food As I begin shopping for Thanksgiving - me being my food obsessed self is wondering whether or not to get dessert. At this point I really don't want it. Since my family isn't what you would call normal, we haven't done the holidays in a normal way for years. I cook dinner - hope it gets done in time, and take some to my … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Food

Blow My Diet Day Today was the day. Since I am now officially 48 years old, I decided to blow my diet on doritos, pizza and chocolate cake. I've been looking forward to this since May. Oh, and I ate some butter on bread that has some high fructose corn syrup in it. Back to normal tomorrow! … [Read more...] about Blow My Diet Day

Chunky Chili Made a pot of chili yesterday. Chunky chili. And it's not chunky because of the beans either. The tomato sauce itself is chunky. You can cut it with a knife. I remember the days when I could cook and it came out looking and acting like food... … [Read more...] about Chunky Chili

Halloween Temptation Looms The temptation of Halloween candy looms just beyond the perimeter of thinking. I can smell the candy. It's not in the house, yet, but I can smell it still. Will I be able to withstand the temptation? After everybody is sleeping, will the candy call to me before it leaves the house with the other half in the … [Read more...] about Halloween Temptation Looms

Doctors Cancer and Shingles This post is not really related to weight loss. It's related to shingles, cancer and doctors. And Moms. Let me preface this with the small fact that my mom has lung cancer. She's had radiation, and has been doing well for a year. She has never experienced any problems as a result of the lung cancer. Late last … [Read more...] about Doctors Cancer and Shingles

Spaghetti Sauce I made spaghetti sauce yesterday. I've been craving it for at least a week. As a rule, I make a pretty good pot of sauce. A little onion, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, bay leaf. Tomatoes. All simmered for a few hours. It came out tasting very - odd. Not necessarily bad, just odd. We like our tomato sauce on the sweet side. … [Read more...] about Spaghetti Sauce

Popcorn Well, the popcorn I went on about the other day got the best of me. It all started with peanuts. A handful of peanuts. Then another handful. Then another. I ate just over a serving of peanuts. And still couldn't satisfy whatever it is I wanted. Then, I spied the popcorn. Sitting there. Calling my name. It won. Luckily, the … [Read more...] about Popcorn