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Pumpkin bread...and brussels sprouts! I loveeee brussels sprouts!

I make a black bean and corn salad with lime juice, among other things. Adds a nice zing at the end!

greek salad, or sushi. yum.

So far just a Jonagold apple and a Skinny Vanilla Latte. My teeth are really bugging me from those super-extra powerful Crest Whitestrips.

It gives me an idea though...how about frozen blueberries, raspberries or strawberries? That'd be neat!

Egg white omelet with asparagus and baby bella mushrooms, with lots of green Tabasco!!

Minestrone, French Onion, Mushroom Barley, Broccoli Cheese, Miso, Tomato and GOOD Hot and Sour! droooooooooool....

I used Pacific Foods Low Sodium Veggie broth...and a glass of white wine...and a few more splashes :)

This is one of my pet peeves. I'm not going to get all high-horse because I'm Italian and whatnot, but I think if you are indulging in the another culture's food/beverage/custom, you should do your best to pronounce and partake properly. I'm not saying go learn Italian, but to completely ignore how the word is spelled and add in letters is a little silly. This is akin to my pet peeve of hearing "rih-cot-uh" cheese and "man-ih-coddy". The same goes for all ethnic cuisine--learn to pronounce and appreciate it, and I bet it'll be even more enjoyable.

Risotto and adding liquid 1 cup at a time. I have had the same results using all the liquid at once versus adding cup by cup. The key is stirring constantly.

I live right near Frenchtown, in Flemington. It is the cutest little town and SO relaxing! :)

Grape nuts look like shrunken kibbles to me. :)

Potato flakesss.

However, I don't make mashed potatoes with them...I drop blobs of them into a pan and make my version of a potato latke. That's what my mom did when I came home from a friend's and asked for them. Hey, we're italian and she went through a phase! lol :)

oh, and stuffing mix. I don't know why the Pepperidge farm bread is so much better stale and cubed...but it is!