Category: Food & Drink

peanut butter + bacon = amazing

Yesterday evening I was checking some of my favorite food blogs and came across Joy the Baker’s post about Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies. She had me at bacon, but won me over at just five ingredients. I whipped up a batch this morning. They don’t look as perfect as seen on her blog, but they…

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morning photo project 9.03.2009

This is my at work lunch companion. It makes me happy to see his smiling face when I have eaten all of my Lean Cuisine.  Sorry for the slightly out-of-focus photo.  Took it with my iPhone.

morning photo project 9.02.2009

Did my first baking since being on Weight Watchers last night.  I made Ina Garten’s Lemon Cakes for a party at work today and for our condo association board meeting that I’m hosting Thursday night. Gotta love a recipe that makes two cakes. This is one of my favorites. It takes eight lemons to make…

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perfect summer salad

I’ve been wanting to make Big City Chophouse’s Chicken Caprese Salad for some time now.  Sadly, It’s no longer on the menu.  My friend Sarah and I would get it when we met there for lunch. I think I got it right tonight. I started with locally grown yellow and red tomatoes, grilled chicken, fresh…

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morning photo project 8.23.2009

I title this morning’s photo “Suck It Weight Watchers.” This was the delectable burger I had at the Steel Trolley Diner in Lisbon, Ohio yesterday. After driving an hour, we biked ten miles to get it. Then ten miles back to the car. It was so worth it. The fries were great too.

morning photo project 8.15.2009

We celebrated Megan’s birthday at the newly opened P.F. Chang’s in Fairlawn. The dinner and service was great. And the company of everyone there to celebrate Megan’s special day was wonderful. Today, Greg and I are joining friends for a nearly 20 mile bike ride through Amish Country.  I hope I don’t have to avoid too…

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in bloom

Here’s a sampling of what’s blooming and growing in my garden this year. The dahlia above, is just one of seven dahlia plants that I’m growing from tubers this year. This is the first to bloom.  I’m excited to see the rest, as I had forgotten what types I had planted. My herbs are taking…

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this afternoon's farmer's market

Headed to the Thursday afternoon farmer’s market at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens today on my way home from work. I found some wonderful items like freshly-picked local strawberries. Not the giant ones from California that you find at the grocery store; these are like smaller sweet ruby jewels. I’m going to pair these tonight…

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