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Dressed Up Filet

Recipes

As a 24-year-old on a budget, Filet Mignon is hard to come by.  Luckily, Mom and Dad were generous with cleaning out the freezer so Tom and I enjoyed a great steak dinner last night. I like to spruce up my steak (because throwing it on the grill is just too easy).  I added a rosemary and sea salt rub…
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Peanut Butter Oat Bars

Recipes

Real quick, just have to share my weekend recap: We finally went skiing/boarding!  The lift ticket on my jacket told me I hadn’t been on the slopes since 2007 – even longer for Tom – but after the first nerve-racking run, we both remembered how to do it and now I’m craving more.  Ski trip next year? Yesterday, my friends…
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Things I <3 This Week

FYI

I’ve been behind.  I’m catching up on my eating, among other things, and now I have a cold. 🙁 So right now, I just want to share some things that are making me happy this week. Grandma’s cooking. Sunday dinner was just what I needed to reverse, um, recover from enjoy after my diet. Grandma didn’t disappoint and sent us home with dinner…
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The Cabbage Soup Diet: Day Seven

Health· NYC

Yes, Day Seven!! I can have veggies, brown rice, and unsweetened fruit juice today. Breakfast: cranberry juice, espresso Lunch: cabbage soup, cranberry juice Dinner: salad with brown rice (that’s the plan) It’s Saturday, and normally I would eat at one of my favorite restaurants today.  I think my plan is to have a big salad with lots of veggies, chicken,…
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