tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88757772398486568302011-07-08T15:15:08.821-04:00Living MSG and Lactose-free and loving every minute.Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-78722846313161760712010-02-04T21:16:00.005-05:002010-02-04T21:48:11.993-05:002010-02-04T21:48:11.993-05:00

Because I am counting calories currently, I've been in search of low calorie snacks. These granola bars - cut into 10 pieces come in around 125 calories each - perfect for me!!! I love the texture, they are soft and chewy.Adapted from What's for Lunch Honey?Ingredients:2 c. plus organic mixed wholegrain flakes, We used 1/2 c. barley flakes, 1/2 c. wheat flakes, 1 c. regular rolled oats1/3 c.

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-22798940243494017622010-02-01T06:32:00.004-05:002010-02-03T08:10:37.954-05:002010-02-03T08:10:37.954-05:00

I'm going back to sparkpeople and tracking calories again, to work off some holiday weight. So I'm posting recipes again, and will attempt to keep up with Menu Plan monday as well.This week:Breakfasts: Baked Applesauce Oatmeal, and Orange JuiceLunches: Leftovers, or filled Pulled Pork Buns *hopefully more on these later for a recipeDinners:Arroz Con PolloSpicy Chick'n patty sandwiches, sweet

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-88728885552291778372010-01-31T22:26:00.001-05:002010-02-01T06:49:36.863-05:002010-02-01T06:49:36.863-05:00

Recipe from Two Peas and their Pod2 cups uncooked old fashioned oats1/3 cup packed light brown sugar1 teaspoons of cinnamon1/4 teaspoon salt3 medium empire apples, peeled and chopped1 teaspoon baking powder1 1/2 cups milk (We used Real Goodness 0%)1/2 cup applesauce1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted1 large egg, beaten1 teaspoon vanilla 1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2. Combine the dry ingredients in a

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-84564780452536418042010-01-30T08:58:00.002-05:002010-01-30T08:58:58.277-05:002010-01-30T08:58:58.277-05:00

Last night for dinner we ate cheesesteak sandwiches, roasted broccolini, and one of my favorite summer sides: zucchini coins. They are baked, not fried, and so delicious! If you can get panko, I recommend you do so, it makes these much lighter and tastier than using regular breadcrumbs.Recipe: Zucchini Coins1 zucchini (green squash)1 egg, beaten3/4 c. panko or breadcrumbsparmesan cheesesalt1. Cut

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-26845185498299871432008-10-02T22:09:00.000-04:002008-10-02T22:10:09.715-04:002008-10-02T22:10:09.715-04:00

Jessnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-16704100651578409572008-08-06T15:27:00.008-04:002008-08-06T16:13:41.959-04:002008-08-06T16:13:41.959-04:00

Hey all, Meesh here! So since we've actually started menu planning again, I thought it wasn't fair to all of you to talk about delicious food, and not show you pictures of it. So here are quite a few long overdue photos (blame the fact the we have 2 libraries and a used bookstore within 10 minutes of us!) Ok, after uploading all these picture, please forgive the overload of deliciousness, and if

Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-57768289793882977782008-08-04T07:21:00.002-04:002008-08-04T07:26:28.817-04:002008-08-04T07:26:28.817-04:00

Just a quick post today because I have to get off to work to do a full day of what I'll be doing once training is over. Lunches:TaboulehChicken Caesar WrapsTuna SantwichesVeggie Bagel SandwichesBuffalo Mac & CheeseBuffalo Chicken QuesadillasDinners:Bruschetta Chicken PastaChili's Enchilada SoupRoast Chicken, potatoes, green beansveggie stuffed pancakesburgers, baked beans, asparagusstuffed fish,

Jessnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-72696055284555268042008-07-28T06:31:00.002-04:002008-07-28T06:43:01.284-04:002008-07-28T06:43:01.284-04:00

We did pretty well last week, and ate almost all of our meals. This week we have already made Incredible Baked Cauliflower and Broccoli Cannelloni from Jamie Oliver, we had my parents over to dinner, and it was delicious! For the rest of the week:Lunches:Roast Beef sandwiches, doritosLeftoversTuna wrapsTabboulehBBQ Pork SaladDinners:Cauliflower and Broccoli Stuffed PastaFrench Bread

Jessnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-12467373377366168202008-07-24T06:29:00.003-04:002008-07-24T06:52:22.180-04:002008-07-24T06:52:22.180-04:00

It's pouring rain outside, and I'm really not looking forward to going out in it to get to work. I'm not sure what made me think about it, but I wanted to share about the Arts and Crafts fair that we went to a few weeks ago. It was about 15 minutes from our house (we're loving the convenience we have to things now that we have moved).** Just now a tree or something must have fallen on the power

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-5786406861038149732008-07-22T06:19:00.003-04:002008-07-22T06:24:12.682-04:002008-07-22T06:24:12.682-04:00

Well, the mission to stay on track with the menu plan fell off a little last night.... We ended up in the vision place for our exams and new contacts for just about 2 hours, and ended up grabbing a tasty frozen pizza to bake up quickly when we got home, instead of trying to cook, because we would have ended up eating at about 8:30 that way..... It's amazing how much you get used to having a bad

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-43098274087496678352008-07-21T06:08:00.003-04:002008-07-21T06:16:57.265-04:002008-07-21T06:16:57.265-04:00

I promise the blogging will get better as soon as we can get de*ll here to fix meesh's laptop, which has been causing her to use mine all of the time.....We've been doing pretty good lately with the menu plan, and actually following it. I don't actually have day's assigned, so I'll just list them out....Lunches:Mexican Rice SaladCaesar seafood pasta saladroast beef sandwichestuna sandwicheslean

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-53822600476723958522008-06-24T19:53:00.002-04:002008-06-24T20:18:38.398-04:002008-06-24T20:18:38.398-04:00

I have a bunch of posts (and pictures that go with them) that I want to get out here in the next few days. Today, I'll start it off by talking about my new obsession with bento (japanese lunchboxes). I confess to being an addict of Biggie's Blog over at lunchinabox.net, and when I saw a lock and lock bento box on ebay, I had to have it.I've taken the set for lunch a couple of times already, and

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-16956682701107070302008-06-11T21:21:00.003-04:002008-06-11T21:26:43.421-04:002008-06-11T21:26:43.421-04:00

Unpacking is going pretty well. We have a kitchen, and a relatively box-free living room. I would post picturs, but when I turned on the camera it informed me that it has no battery left. I have no idea where the charger is.. oops. The cat has been running around all day after meesh as she moved boxes and restacked things in closets to give us the box-free living room. I made a friend (like

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-21661940680558155872008-06-02T21:55:00.002-04:002008-06-02T21:58:54.655-04:002008-06-02T21:58:54.655-04:00

I know we have a lot to update about moving and new jobs and such, but I wanted to get a post up here today, because I missed this last year. We went to Pride in NP yesterday, and were just thrilled to see how many children were running around. It is so great to realize that when we have kids we will be able to give them the opportunity to meet and play with children from other families like

Jessnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-49110903908869853432008-05-26T20:14:00.002-04:002008-05-26T20:22:15.102-04:002008-05-26T20:22:15.102-04:00

I'm going to have to go into more detail in a following post, but after deliberation, and many phone calls, this is our current status:I am taking the job I was offered in March (mostly because I will not require use of the car, and Meesh will be covered under my health insurance).The job starts tomorrow morningWe get the keys on Friday to an apartment in a really nice complex about 5 minutes (

Jessnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-45196280012624030682008-05-03T10:48:00.003-04:002008-05-03T11:18:12.498-04:002008-05-03T11:18:12.498-04:00

Alright, so that promise i made on Monday went day the drain. sue me. Here in our crunchy household, it's finals week! While technically, at most schools, finals don't start for another 2 weeks, in graduate school (Jess) and community college (me. Yes i go to community college, wanna make something of it?) finals come earlier. I'm done slightly before Jess, with my research paper (Lizzie Borden:

Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-43074046923655408432008-04-28T10:03:00.004-04:002008-04-28T10:24:12.915-04:002008-04-28T10:24:12.915-04:00

Oh what a week! The wildfires up on the mountain totally incapacitated me for the last week or so. The smoke killed my sinuses and I was walking around in a benadryl induced stupor. That paired with the fact that LM has gotten incredibly clingy (not that i don't love snuggling, but being able to walk without a 9 month old permanently attached to my leg would make life a wee bit easier) means that

Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-8842444991735200342008-04-21T21:19:00.003-04:002008-04-21T22:02:24.086-04:002008-04-21T22:02:24.086-04:00

First, menu plan:We did really good last week, and made everything on our plan except for the curry, which we switched for barbecued teriyaki chicken from Trader Joes - this stuff is amazing!!This week:Monday - lunch: chicken tortilla soup and quesadillas dinner: chicken parm with morning star italian herb patties, pasta and sauceTuesday - lunch: french bread pizzas and salad

Jessnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-17333373868598871692008-04-16T10:54:00.003-04:002008-04-16T11:08:25.961-04:002008-04-16T11:08:25.961-04:00

In honor of Reader Appreciation Day being hosted over at The Other Mother, we would like to thank our readers for putting up with us.So thank you readers:For being patient through the two months when only one post was writtenFor accepting the periods of time when only menus and recipes are postedFor putting up with our feeble attempts at humor, even when it's a bit cornyFor continuing to come

Jessnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-30348322536825064582008-04-07T11:19:00.005-04:002008-04-07T11:52:14.472-04:002008-04-07T11:52:14.472-04:00

So this week has seemed so long! We had a birthday cake to make for one of the kids we used to babysit. She just turned 15! Anyway, she requested a cake in lieu of a present (well, technically, she asked for a cake, and we didn't buy her a present, but moving on...) The cake took all week, considering we could only work on it when LM was asleep, so it was slow going. She thought it was"So awesome

Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-53109902176977659522008-03-30T20:18:00.002-04:002008-03-30T20:41:35.882-04:002008-03-30T20:41:35.882-04:00

It's been a long week here, but we've also gotten a lot done. Tomorrow, I get to call about that job I interviewed for a week ago, and see if I can persuade them to hire me. :) We started the Couch to 5K program, to get both of us committed to an exercise program. We started On Thursday, and also ran today. It feels so great, and I like the slow structure the program gives us. We are using

Jessnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-9312514038039262132008-03-25T14:22:00.003-04:002008-03-25T14:42:35.374-04:002008-03-25T14:42:35.374-04:00

I don't know if the banner above will play or not - had some difficulties with the download, but we are participating in Earth Hour on Saturday night. You can do it too!In other promised news, I was officially offered the job at the health insurance place I interviewed at two weeks ago, but it doesn't start until the end of May, and it doesn't pay very much at all. I interviewed for the other

Jessnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-32522873556608659242008-03-24T17:31:00.003-04:002008-03-24T17:40:24.496-04:002008-03-24T17:40:24.496-04:00

Well, between Meesh feeling periody last week, and a horrible lack of sleep problem we managed to make do with more meals from my parents than usual, and we have the chili rellenos casserole to make this week.Monday: lunch - taco salads, dinner - bruschetta chicken pastaTuesday: lunch - roast beef sandwiches, dinner - outWednesday: lunch - Nicoise Salad, dinner - chili rellenos casseroleThursday:

Jessnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-1449298787943208922008-03-17T19:08:00.003-04:002008-03-17T19:17:52.289-04:002008-03-17T19:17:52.289-04:00

Did a whole bunch of running around to do job stuff for Jess, so I'm exhausted! Here's the menu plan for this week, happy Saint Patrick's Day!Monday: Lunch: Out in New Paltz Dinner: Thai Turkey Tacos and Cilantro/lime Coconut RiceTuesday: Lunch: Roast beef Sandwiches and doritos Dinner: Coconut Curry Shrimp, SamosasWednesday: Lunch: Bistro Salad, Bread Dinner: Chicken Cacciatore, Pasta,

Meeshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636594901816075584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8875777239848656830.post-72575042335715304242008-03-16T11:02:00.002-04:002008-03-16T11:15:09.762-04:002008-03-16T11:15:09.762-04:00

So I've been searching for employment for about a year now, and after dozens of cover letters and resumes sent out, and a few interviews, I am still here, helping Meesh babysit during the days. While I was doing the temp job for a month, I got an email inviting me to apply for a company nearby. I did, and went through their assessment on Thursday and was called back for an initial, and then a

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