When I bought my crock pot almost 3 years ago, the very first thing I made was posole. My friend sent me a recipe, and I thought “hey, I’ll throw this in the crock pot!” Yeah…that didn’t work so well. Little did I know that crock pot or slow-cooker cooking was different than stovetop and [...]
I’ve mentioned before that I have some portion control issues. Usually, these issues rear their heads when faced with a “special” food situation, such as, say, Sushi Friday, family function, or a holiday. Sometimes though, especially in times of stress, the issues come up all over the place. I’ll be able to avoid the muffins [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 21, 2009
in Asian
I have a very unhealthy relationship with the scale. VERY unhealthy. Last week, when we went to our Weight Watchers meeting, I got on the scale, and for the 4th week in a row, I had gained weight. I immediately burst into tears, causing the one snotty woman in our meeting to stare (and to [...]
by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on December 8, 2008
in simple recipe
MY OH MY am I feeling better!! My appetite came back with a vengeance today, and I was desperately craving protein!! It made me realize exactly how little I’d eaten in the last few days… Adam and I decided to go to the health food store, The Fruitful Yield to see if we could find [...]