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     I am sorry that I haven't posted for a long time. The truth is my family has been going through a lot of bad times and we could not afford to keep our Internet. I am living with my daughter now in a studio apartment along with my 3 year old grandson.       We couldn't celebrate the holidays except to pray. All we had was one string of lights. There was no tree, no dinner, no gifts,not even for the little guy. We saved what little food we had for him. I know I'm not the only one who is... Read Full Story

I was watching this TV show about this woman with 6 daughters who weights 606 pounds. She is so fat she cannot move or walk. She is stuck in her bed. What shocked me is what also shocked her new diet doctor. Unless she is lying, according to her food journal she eats only one meal a day and it's not even near a thousand calories. With a diet like that she should be skinny, even skeletal. Read Full Story

This three year old boy from China is said to weight over 130 pounds. Doctors think he has some kind of hormonal imbalance because he is also tall for his age.       His mother says that if she doesn't give him several servings of food at one meal he will cry until he gets the food nonstop.      I'm sure he will cry for a long time and I'm willing to bet there is something physically wrong Read Full Story

     I made several batches of Kolacky cookies and I found it slightly cheaper to use pie filling then preserves. Even though I bought small cans I still had a lot leftover, so this morning when I made my grandsons pancakes I added a heaping tsp of each filling, blueberry, raspberry, and apple right to the dough. I then fried the pancakes as usual.. I did add a couple tablespoons of sugar also to the dough. They were incredible and sweetly moist enough so they didn't need any syrup or sugar... Read Full Story

      I'm sure many of you have made this dish, Green Beans Almondine or at least have eaten it. My family used to just have mixed vegetables with our holiday dinner. When I had my own family I started making the green bean casserole, however my hubby hates cream of mushroom soup and won't eat anything that contains it. I was never that crazy about it either so this year I made the almondine.      I could not believe how flavorful toasting those wonderful almonds and then browning the... Read Full Story

I believe the most important thing to remember this holiday season is to watch your portions. If you stuff yourself you'll feel bad afterward both emotionally and physically. Stuffing yourself at just one meal can put you back on the road to weight gain instead of weight loss.      Keep the "now or never" mindset. It's not OK to stuff yourself now and New Year's is not a diet. Read Full Story

     Potatoes are a great comfort food and one of the most popular vegetables as a side dish. Of the many ways potatoes can be enjoyed, baked is a favorite especially when eating out. It's the perfect excuse to enjoy the butter and sour cream most of us use as toppings.Usually restaurants serve them on your plate in the foil they were baked in with the steaming centers puffed out. Here's an easy way to do serve them this way at home. You'll need pot holders or oven mitts as the foil will... Read Full Story

I've written about this before but I'll keep writing about it because it is the.most important aspect to losing weight. You've got to really want it. Of course we all think we want it but there's a difference between wanting it and really wanting it.      Think of it this way. If you really wanted it you'd have it. There should be no struggle no temptation to overeat. If you really wanted Read Full Story

This is only my theory on weight loss. It comes from observations of my own overeating. First I believe that you can only successfully kick a habit if it's presented right in front of you and you can refuse it. We all have our favorite foods and our food weaknesses. However having those foods in abundance in your kitchen actually help you to resist them.      For instance, for a long time Read Full Story

     The other day my son took me to a restaurant that had American food with an Asian twist. He had been there several times before and loved the food. In particular he was hooked on these avocado egg rolls. He insisted on ordering them for me to try. They were incredible though a little expensive.      They were small and served sliced down the middle lengthwise. The filling was of course avocado and they were served with an amazing sauce. The main flavor in the sauce was cilantro and it... Read Full Story