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6th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #4 – Taco Soup
When I have my way, I like to watch Sports Center in the mornings. Typically, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is on in the background…but sometimes I get lucky. Sometimes I get lucky at night, too. Like last...
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Pumpkin, Kale, and Sausage Pasta Bake
I almost took a picture of the time on my alarm clock this morning. Not that I have a need for an alarm clock – I have a 1-year-old. Anyway, it was 7am!!! Well, like 6:57am. But…! That’s later than...
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Baked Turkey Zucchini Meatballs with Simple Zoodles
I have a bulldog in a tutu passed out on her dog bed and a 1-year-old passed out in a lady bug costume in her crib. It’s pouring rain, the sun is completely MIA for the day, and I made chili for lunch...
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Cream Cheese Stuffed Everything Chicken
Today started at 4:19am when the baby started crying. Whoever thought up the concept of daylight savings time did not consider the havoc it would wreak with children. At 4:45am, it became very clear...
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Recipe Repeat: Crustless Pumpkin Pie
I had trouble falling asleep on Tuesday because my feet ached THAT badly. I sat down for about 2 minutes to eat lunch, but otherwise, I was moving from 5:30am to 9:30pm. I was riding high after...
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6th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #5 – Pittsburgh “Skyline” Chili + Weekly Menu
I spent yesterday with lots and lots of cows. Thirty-two HUNDRED cows, to be exact. Plus, a number of amazing and fun dietitians and RDs-to-be. I learned a lot. I met some cutie cows, too. I learned...
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Sausage, Apple, and Sage Stuffing Muffins
I’m hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in my life. It’s really exciting me. Probably too much so. Mr. Prevention forwarded me a link to a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning and as much as I’d...
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Greek Chicken with Potatoes, Cauliflower, and Feta
This week feels back to normal – cooking, exercise, working less. It’s nice. A pretty average week. And then today, Shea started walking!!!! I went to pick her up from daycare and rather than crawling...
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Pumpkin-Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies + Weekly Menu
I really do love my Fridays off. A lot. Of course they’d be better if I could sleep in and could manage to get to the gym for a class that didn’t overlap with nap time, but…at least there’s always...
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6th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #6 – Crock Pot Jalapeno Popper White Chicken...
Friday evening, there was this weird buzzing/humming noise coming from SOMEWHERE in our kitchen. Mr. Prevention was tearing every appliance – large and small – out of the socket, trying to figure out...
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Easy Chicken Piccata
I’m in Florida. Anna Maria Island, to be exact. The weather is atrocious. If it’s not raining, it’s humid enough to be miserable, but still overcast so the beach isn’t all that enticing. Who planned...
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Creamy Basil Parmesan Italian Soup
My mom just stepped out on our rental house’s lanai and said, “It’s cold out here!” Oh no, mother. Chicago is cold. Michigan is cold. We are quickly headed for COLD. Vacation is officially over and...
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Recipe Repeat: Skillet BBQ Chicken Pasta + Weekly Menu
I woke-up on Thanksgiving morning with a sore throat and about 8 loads of laundry to do. My family was in town to celebrate and so I put on my big girl pants, took some vitamin C and Echinacea, and...
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Thai Stir Fry Noodles – Pad See Ew
I’ve been in a workout funk. It’s cold, it’s dark, and basically, I just want to eat all day and never gain weight. In fact, can I lose a few pounds? That would be fantastic. After vacation, followed...
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6th Annual Chili Contest: Entry #7 – Manly Meaty Chili + Weekly Menu
It’s starting to feel like the holidays and winter around #puremichigan. Our tree is up, our stockings are hung. Packages are arriving on a daily basis because Cyber Monday has already come and gone....
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One Pot Creamy French Onion Pasta Bake
I just hit “Process Order” on Kohls.com. I felt so sly with my $60 Kohl’s Cash and $5 reward, along with my 20% off and $10 off $30 purchase. Now, I’m Shea’s totally ready for next summer. She’s is...
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Kale and Quinoa-Stuffed Delicata Squash
The other day, Shea and I had a giggling attack. Both of us were giggling uncontrollably, fueled by the other’s laughing fit. It all started over me chasing her down to put on her PJ’s. She enjoys...
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Sweet Potato and Sausage Strata + Weekly Menu
I’ve been blogging for 6 ½ years. You guys, that’s insane. Mr. Prevention just can’t believe it. Since, ya know, he thought my blogging “phase” would last a month, or two. Maybe 3. I wonder if he ever...
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Easy Tortellini with Sausage and Brussels Sprouts
Did I tell you guys that my dad caused a near disaster on Thanksgiving Day? Yeah, it was bad. My sweet, sweet father wanted to help in making the Thanksgiving meal. Since the man has little-to-no...
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Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Bites
Christmas baking is DONE. Three days, three little one’s naps well spent. I guess that that last part is debatable. I enjoyed the baking day one and most of day 2. But today’s baking session was a...
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