Last year I came up with this recipe just a couple of hours before we headed to my friend’s annual super bowl party. I had all of the ingredients in my pantry and decided to give it a try. Imagine my surprise at how well received it was - the whole thing was gone before halftime! I was bombarded with requests for the recipe and promised to make it my annual contribution. I love fun and easy things to make and this football is both. Some variations would include using brown fo

Loving Yourself & Your Family Doctor on Demand is a service that everyone should know about. They take some insurance plans but even for those of us without insurance, the fee is only $75. During this cold and flu season it is a lot easier to do a video visit with one of the physicians from DOD than to have to trek out for a much more costly visit to an urgent care or the ER. The way the company describes the video visits is, “Doctors use two main skills to diagnose most co

Trader Joe's Mac & Cheese One of my daughter’s favorites! At just $2.99, it makes for a quick lunch box addition, when I don't have time to my something a bit more homemade. Since it’s Trader Joe’s you know the ingredients are reasonably healthy and a big step up from a lot of other similar products out there. #Quick #Easy #Kidfriendly #Healthy #Delicious #Favorites #Simple #Cooking #Fast #Family #Lunch #Inexpensive #Food #Children #MacaroniCheese #Instagram #Facebook #Pinter

Yoshi Copper Grill Mats I had never grilled anything in my life until moving out with the kids; and since they are carnivores and a baked steak does not taste very good, I had to learn. After a quick lesson from a friend (3 minutes turn 1/4, 3 minutes turn 1/4 again and then flip and repeat) I was getting by. That was until a month ago when that same friend told me about the Yoshi Copper Grill Mat! It made my days of burnt steak and chicken a thing of the past! It is suggest

When I discovered my husband’s infidelity, after the first week of pain, rage and insanity, I did what a lot of women do – I went to a therapist. I was reluctant to go for a lot of reasons, but mainly because there was a part of me that knew my relationship wasn’t healthy or good and that the infidelity was a minor part of that whole. I suppressed my misgivings and went in with my newborn in her carrier, intent on finding some kind of mental peace so I could sleep and perhaps

Loving Yourself Shakeology It seems like every person you meet has their own favorite in this area and over the years I’ve tried some pretty awful “meal replacement” shakes – I’ve never found a better tasting or effective one than Shakeology. My personal favorite is the chocolate, but the Tropical Strawberry Vegan is also tasty. I like the Tropical Strawberry for the summer months when I can mix it with fresh fruit and literally have a different taste every day. Being a choc

Save My Face Le Grand Pillow I have been sleeping on this pillow for at least 10 years and I still love it. I never travel without it! I am a side sleeper, (I wish I could sleep on back, but I just can’t.) The satin cover stays cool and helps reduce the chance of wrinkles (I think!). Their website (savemyface.com) describes it as “gently elevates and suspends your face over the sleep surface allowing you to rest comfortably removing harmful pressure on facial tissues and mus

About a month after we were engaged he invited me downtown for dinner adding that he needed to make a quick stop on the way. I didn’t think much of it; he was a businessman and knew about a million people. We stopped at his attorney’s office and this lawyer began to explain to me how it was necessary for me to sign a pre-nuptial agreement or we wouldn’t be able to get married. I was aghast – my fiancée hadn’t said a thing to me about this, we’d barely been engaged for a mont

Loving Yourself Now that we’ve wrapped up the holidays, it’s time to take a little time to unwind and reward ourselves. One of my favorite things to do for “me time” is to get a pedicure. The simple process of relaxing in the spa chair and letting my feet soak in the hot water is quite honestly one of the best feelings in the world! Having a nice foot massage always helps leech the tension out of me – I always opt for the paraffin treatment which really helps keep my feet sof

Loving Yourself Whether it’s the expression “New Year, New Me” or a traditional list of resolutions, we all tend to be introspective at the beginning of each new year. Some of us may want to lose weight, others may wish for better skin or to have a bigger savings account by the end of the year. A recent study showed that over 70% of American Women have some kind of fitness or weight loss goal in January, but almost 85% of these same women have given up or quit their goal by