Recipe # 1: Faux Fried Mozz Sticks

Emily went through the cookbook and picked out the recipes we tried yesterday. She is a big mozzarella stick fan!

I am not going post the exact recipe but I will list the ingredients:

• low fat string cheese
• Fiber One cereal
• salt/pepper/ seasonings
• egg whites

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And Recipe #2: Faux Fried Bloomin Onion

Ingredients:

• onion
• Fiber One cereal
• salt/pepper/seasonings
• egg whites

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We did not let the onion cook long enough because we got too excited to eat it!

We approve of both of these recipes though!!

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While we sipped, we made two great pizzas – a his and a hers. Then we started on the sides while the pizzas were cooking!

Classic Tomato Basil

Jen and Kate’s Famous Strawberry Salad:

Boy’s Pizza

White crust with black olives, pepperoni, avocado and mozzarella.

Girl’s Pizza

Wheat crust with zucchini, squash, broccoli and goat cheese.

John and Ash brought dessert too – angel food cake with fresh berries and whipped cream!

It was a great, relaxing night of catching up with two of our favorite friends!!

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1. The first job was the hallway going up our stairs and into the upstairs that we had patched and just needed to repaint the whole thing – same color as before.
2. The second job was our guest bedroom. It was two colored blue and cream room – not horrible, but not my style. This took a lot work and a lot of KILZ! That blue was deep!!

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After

When we needed a break yesterday, paninis were the first thing we thought of!

Hers:

• apple slices
• spinach
• feta
• hummus
• avadodo

His:

• chicken
• colby jack cheese
• apple
• spinach
• hummus
• avocado

YUM! They gave us just the energy we needed to finish the jobs (and run 6 miles!).

Then it was off to dinner with good friends and the best food! My dinner was a hummus sandwich with tons of veggies!

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Hers:

• egg whites
• slice of smoked turkey
• feta
• spinach
• tomato
• sprouted wheat bread

His:

• eggs
• smoked turkey
• tomato
• spinach
• Colby-Jack cheese

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After a 5 mile run with Brady, I had a bowl of oatmeal.  It was warm and filling with a huge scoop of almond butter!

Around 5 pm, my mom and I went to the club to take a step aerobics class that I used to do all the time in high school.  It was a great workout and between running 10 miles and step class, my legs are feeling it!  I am so glad to get back into it!  While we worked out, Brady, my dad, Kevin and my cousin’s husband Tom played paddle.

When they got home, we had a huge dinner of make your own pizza.  Our toppings included:

• artichokes
• spinach
• olives
• chicken
• shrimp
• mozzarella
• feta
• pepperoni
• pesto sauce
• tomato sauce
• tomatoes
• mushrooms
• onions

Here are some pics!

Salad with avacado, tomato, peppers, romaine and spinach.

Whole wheat crust with veggies, feta and parm!

Pepperoni, chicken, black olives, mozzarella and tomato sauce.

White pizza with tomatoes, mushrooms, and onions.

BBQ chicken with shrimp and mozzarella

Pepperoni with veggies and mozzarella

This dinner was so delicious!  I would not recommend it with lots of company because the presentation of the pizza is a little messy when it is all cut!

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE!!

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Brie:

• 1 round of brie
• 1/2 c. raspberry jam
• 1/3 c. pecans
• 1 pillsbury cresent roll reduced fat

Roll out the cresent rolls and set brie on top.  Cover brie with nuts and jam.  Bake at 350 until roll is golden brown and brie is melty.

We had spinach artichoke dip as well as chips and salsa!

We also made these cookies look great!

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