Twice Baked Potatoes

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At a family dinner last week, Patty and Andrew made some delicious twice baked potatoes. I had not had them in so long, they were a great! if you need a hearty, filling, warm side dish for your next dinner party – make twice baked potatoes.

You could always do them with sweet potatoes and you can make them as light or as rich as you’d like. They are great because they can be done ahead of time and then

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40 weeks gone

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I can’t believe tomorrow is April 13th.  I really thought the day would never come.  Now I am sure it will come and go and there will be no baby, but..think good thoughts that it will be soon! After school Katie and I walked 2.5 miles and I am planning on going to spinning the morning.  You would think after Saturday’s spinning, Sunday’s 3 mile walk with Brady then edging and weeding our gardens, I would well on my way. 

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Dinner with Friends

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After our company left on Sunday, Brady and I ran a few errands and went the grocery store.  We got a few random things we needed, including chicken to put on the grill.  When we got home, he headed to watch the OSU game with his dad and I worked out.  It felt good to do the elliptical, but it is definitely getting harder.    I caught up on some old trashy magazines that Katie had given me.  Reading celeb

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Healthy Loaded Baked Potatoes

I made it to 6am spinning this morning despite to 20 degree weather. I was happy I went even though I didn’t work out as hard as usual.

School went well today – we did a day on Kwanzaa, tomorrow is Hanukkah and next week (Mon. and Tues) we are learning about Christmas!

After school I picked up the house and worked on Christmas cards. When Brady got home, we made a quick dinner that sounded really good: Healthy Loaded

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Food Makeover: Cheesy Potatoes

I had a few questions about my lower fat cheese potatoes recipe and I thought I would do a comparison between the original cheese potatoes recipe and my new and improved recipe!

Original – Full of fat and calories

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup 1 1/2 cups Sour Cream 1 (32 ounce) package frozen Southern-style hash browns, thawed 1 (8 ounce) package Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 stick of butter, melted 2 cups of

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Comfort Needed

Monday is done, and it was a rainy dreary one in Columbus. The rain meant indoor recess and no outdoor run that I was planning. When I left school I ran to the grocery store to stock for the week. I hadn’t been to the store in almost two weeks so we desperately needed the basics. I also made a meal plan for week and loaded up so I wouldn’t have to run to the store everyday. Let’s see how

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