tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30576900649983760102024-09-16T23:15:04.204-04:00Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05172471850620079534noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3057690064998376010.post-28275990697168258012011-05-08T19:58:00.000-04:002011-05-08T19:58:07.798-04:00

If you saw my last post here, you will recognize the following pictures: Applebee's nacho appetizer Hooter's nacho appetizer My boyfriend & I went to Applebee's on Thursday, Hooter's on Friday, and on Saturday I was still craving nachos!!  So I decided to be innovative and come up with my own healthier version of the delicious appetizers we had. Ingredients: - 2 corn tortillas (

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How do you adequately celebrate the end of 17 years as a slave student?  With a day off - and I mean a day off from EVERYTHING.  A day off from school, a  day off from work, a day off from stress, a day off from drama, and a day off from counting calories.  Yes, a day without worrying about what you're eating at all.  Yes, I'll admit it - I spent a WHOLE DAY without

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My boyfriend & I absolutely love going to Dave & Buster's to play the games, but we've never really eaten there.  It's hard for me because they don't have their nutrition information on their website OR their menu.  They do have an "Under 600 Calories" section, but that doesn't impress me much.  The other day I decided to search online for the nutrition information, and I

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A lot of times when I'm trying to decide what to cook on any given day, I ask my family and/or boyfriend if there's anything they're craving, and then I look for a recipe to satisfy that craving.  Sometimes these dishes don't have any common theme or ingredient, so I have a hard time making a post out of them.  Now I'm going to take this opportunity to just sum up the past few months

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I'm not the type of person who would like to receive an Easter Basket since too much candy or goodies at once literally makes me sick to my stomach - and I just don't feel that I need that in my life.  On the other hand, it's absolutely a blast to make one for someone else. So I'm going to show you the "lighter" Easter Basket I made for my boyfriend. (I put that word in quotes because this

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I hadn't cooked this meal with the "Diner" theme in mind, but when it all came together, it seemed like something you could get at a diner.  Observe: Spray a skillet with nonstick spray. Lightly toast two slices of the bread of your choice. (I use Arnold Bakery Light 100% Whole Wheat - 40 calories each, and 2 PointsPlus for 2 slices.) Butter one side of each slice with the butter of

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Maybe it was the trip to IHOP that my mom and I took about a month ago, but lately I've REALLY been craving french toast.  It's one of those things that for some reason always makes me feel like a little kid again, and it warms my heart (and fills my tummy too!!)  So this past weekend I decided to try to come up with a slimmed-down version this feel-good food.  It's 2 slices of

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I have a really terrible habit of comforting myself with unhealthy food when I'm sad or upset about something. Of course I know that using food to cope is not healthy, but if it must be done there are certainly ways to be smart about it. The following pictures are times when I wasn't smart about it (click to enlarge if you dare): 1/3 of a slice of each: cheesecake, tiramisu, fruit tart, and

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I know what you're thinking: "What a pointless post!"  But I promise reading this will be worth your time. It all started with a simple craving for a few warmed up pieces of bread, but nothing to put on them. (I like Arnold Bakery Light - a 2-slice serving is 2 PointsPlus) Then I found, hiding in the back of my refrigerator - peanut butter.  Peanut butter on toast is so much better

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It's no secret that I don't eat meat, and it's certainly no secret that I LOVE to eat fish.  If you've been following my blog since the beginning, you should also know that I LOVE roasted vegetables.  So what could be better for me than combining the two? Ingredients:- 1 large red onion (thinly sliced)- 1 pound small red potatoes (quartered)- 1 yellow bell pepper (cut into strips)- 2

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You won't believe how much fruit I cut today, but it was absolutely worth it. Step 1: Have a Sunday with nothing to do, no responsibilities, and extraordinary amounts of energy. Step 2: Make a list of all the fabulous fruit you'd like to put in your fruit salad, and pray that it's on sale. Step 3: Go to the grocery store and purchase said fruit. 2 Pineapples - $3.99 each (I only used 1 though.

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One night a few weeks ago, I asked my boyfriend what he wanted me to cook for him, and he said baked ziti.  I was having a really hard time finding a recipe that I deemed low enough in PointsPlus value for me to bother with - so I created my own!  I'm proud to say this is my first true original recipe, and I guess that's why it's taken me so long to put it up here.  But trust me -

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As the title suggests, this post is going to be all about making fruits and vegetables more exciting.  If I went back in time and told 5-year-old me that someday I would LOVE fruits and veggies, I would think I was crazy.  But it turns out... they can be tasty if you know what to do with them! FIRST: Apple Chips!I can't promise you'll never eat potato chips again, but these things are

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Ok, ok, I know those aren't the REAL lyrics... but if all the snowflakes were actually lemon drops and gum drops, the northeast would be really really fat right now.  Reports are that this January, New York City received more snow in one month than any other month ever... NOT COOL!  At least if you're stuck inside you should be stuck inside with some yummy food to enjoy!!  See how

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And thus the last semester of college has begun, and I will be entering the real world in approximately 4 months.  Thankfully for me, I am only taking 2 classes this semester, plus my internship a few days a week.  I am already feeling the senioritis, but I don't actually have that much homework and studying to do.  In fact, I don't think I have any tests - just papers. Of course,

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Back from vacation means back to school and the start of my new internship with the New York Islanders.  I have to say I'm loving what I'm doing, but the hours are really crappy (a.k.a. I don't have much time to cook), but as always, I will find the time. The other day I was really craving roasted vegetables, but I didn't want to go through the hassle of preparing the baking sheets and

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OH, I KNOW!  I've been extremely neglectful!  You guys don't deserve it.  The stress of preparing for vacation got me sick before I left for Miami and the Bahamas, and then the stress of returning home got me sick when I landed.  But alas, here I am, alive and well, with recipes to share! First, I'm going to share with you the way my boyfriend and I spent our New Year's Eve.&

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The weather outside isn't really frightful, and I don't have a fireplace that's delightful, but I've got no place to go... so LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!  These are just for a reference point of what my front yard and back yard looked like at 11:30 this morning.  Pictures of what it looks like now are further down.  BUT FIRST, the important stuff... THE FOOD!! I

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Every day that goes by I'm learning new tasty things you can do with fruit.  Since Weight Watchers clearly wants us to eat more fruit, why not embrace it?  So here are a few things I've done in order to avoid getting bored of fruit...  Take a banana and slice it like shown, spray a few sprays of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray, sprinkle some cinnamon, and one packet of the

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Today was my last day of classes for the fall semester, but I'm never going to stop learning.  This week alone, I've learned how to cut a pineapple and a mango! Ok ok, so that's not exactly what I learned at school, but it's definitely more interesting than Business Development. So here's the background story: I used to buy all sorts of pre-cut fruit from the fridges at the grocery store,

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I'M FINALLY BACK! Only one more project due this Tuesday, and one more final on December 22nd.  Unfortunately these past two weeks I haven't had a lot of time to do much cooking, but it did take me those two weeks to learn the new Weight Watchers PointsPlus system... although it will take forever for me to know this one as well as I knew the old one. So let me update you on what I've been up

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I will return with a super long post full of many, many pictures once I am done with my projects for school and once I have figured out this new Weight Watchers program. Until then... Happy eating, Steph =) P.S. requests are always welcome... what are you craving?

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Since it was my mom's birthday this weekend, she didn't want me to cook, she wanted to eat out instead.  But I HAD to update with a post, lest I leave my readers stranded, so I'm dedicating this post to some healthy and delicious finds I made this week. Last Thursday (11/11), I had an overwhelming craving for soup that came about in the middle of my Business Development class.  Right

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I started this blog because I like to take pictures of the things I cook, and I LOVE to share those photos with family and friends.  This week I realized it's not just food that I like to take pictures of... it's basically everything!  So here is my week of food-related photos... Tall Skinny Vanilla Latte in a Starbucks holiday cup... It ALWAYS tastes better in the holiday cups!! Tall

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 I bet when you think of "Ratatouille," you think of this little guy here:Ever since my boyfriend and I watched the film about a year ago, I've been wanting to make ratatouille.  Well, I finally found the time and energy.  I followed Gina's Weight Watchers Ratatouille Recipe - love this blog!  Since ratatouille is primarily chopped veggies, the Vidalia Chop Wizard saved the

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