This week is definitely a week of firsts. First run at -4F. First time I hit a weight I haven't seen since 2020. Running at that low of a temperature is borderline insane. Losing weight has been something that has required patience. It has also happened by using some better tools. I have been using [...]
We now have someone who is eating our stash of frozen meals, so I need to keep up. No matter. I love cooking. Cooking is the easy part in this arraignment. Tony is doing the hard part. We are adjusting to our new normal. He has been having a difficult time adjusting to the way [...]
One of the reasons I address scientific studies that come out is because the media does a terrible job reporting on them. They oversimplify the results. Doing that leads to confusion. One study comes out that says coffee is detrimental for people with certain conditions. The media says, "COFFEE IS BAD!!!". Then another study comes [...]
Traveling for work this summer is coming to a close. I have one more trip and I'm done for a while. I normally don't travel this much, but since COVID, our leadership wanted to get us back out there. I'm ok with the traveling, but I get tired. I am ready to stay home for [...]
This week I am starting the cleaning of rooms that are finished in the house. Making sure to get the last bit of paint and dust off the floors and doing a final check of where touch ups may be needed. Tony is finishing up any of the other projects in the house. When we [...]
I managed to get a few floors in our new house done during my time off. I'm pleased with the results. If you ever have to lay tile floors, Spin Doctor Tile Leveling System is the way to go (link not sponsored). We don't know what we ever did before these. It made tiling a [...]
The Millionaire Shortbread was a huge hit. I'm always amazed at how some recipe can come out so well. However, those took some time to make. The recipe for this week from Southern Living for Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies, not so much. The longest step is cooling the browned butter. This recipe also works well with [...]
This recipe came from a want to try a new ingredient. Recently I bought a sugar free sweetened condensed milk from Mrs. Taste (link is not sponsored). I have also been wanting to do a sugar free version of pecan pie. Pecan pie is one of those desserts that I don't eat because it is [...]
Have you ever noticed that some things are never really low sodium. Like ham or many Asian sauces. Hot dogs are another one of those things. When a hot dog is listed as "low sodium", it's still very high. I wanted to set out to make our own low sodium hot dogs, but didn't know [...]
I was watching another cooking show at night in our living room and Tony pops in and says, "I miss meatloaf". Then he pauses and follows it with, "But, it won't fit in our diet. I'd be all for a meatloaf that was low sugar, salt and carbs." Challenge accepted. Meatloaf is so versatile, it [...]
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