Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of January 11

by Denise // 11 January, 2015 // Comments off

I can proudly say we successfully survived the first week of 2015 between back to school routines and my marathon training. However, this week Iron Chef Allan travels out of town for work. Will we survive week two? Although we... Continue reading →

Baked Vegetable Samosas

by Denise // 19 December, 2014 // Comments off

Iron Chef Allan and I love Indian cuisine, but we have had a tough time turning our kids onto the aromatic, earthy dishes. However, recently I discovered if I hide the rich flavors inside empanada pastry dough, then they are... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – Week of December 14

by Denise // 14 December, 2014 // Comments off

This week marks the last week before Winter Break. Although school will be winding down in time for the holidays, this will probably be my busiest week of the season. Aside from my kids’ school Christmas parties and a preschool Christmas... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Our Dinner Menu – 6 Tips to Avoid Overeating During the Holidays

by Denise // 29 November, 2014 // Comments off

Did you get your fill of Thanksgiving dinner? Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed eating Thanksgiving leftovers for breakfast. Since I’m running the Space Coast Marathon I didn’t over do with the food, but I did enjoying carb loading with an extra... Continue reading →

Pinning and Planning Thanksgiving Dinner and our Weekly Dinner Menu – Week of November 23

by Denise // 23 November, 2014 // Comments off

Who can believe it?! Thanksgiving is finally here! A holiday that focuses on food is my kind of holiday and EXACTLY the reason why I run. Did you know that it’s important to eat breakfast on Thanksgiving? As a common... Continue reading →

Low Fat Copycat – Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana

by Denise // 21 November, 2014 // Comments off

While the folks up north are up to their eyebrows in a winter wonderland, we’ve experienced our first cold snap here in the Sunshine State sans snow. Our overnight lows hit 38 degrees which is a new record low for... Continue reading →

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