Slices of Life

After rejoining Weight Watchers, I knew I wanted to reinstate my Weigh- In Wednesdays posts. On the third Wednesday of every month I'll have a new post/party up for everyone to share workout tips, weight loss thoughts and ideas, and healthy recipes to fuel us on our journey to better health.  This month I thought I'd share a recipe I've been playing with for a few months now. I saw a few recipes about making nuggets using tofu and I was intrigued. I like tofu but I can't say it's a favorite food of mine so I'm still experimenting and playing with different recipes that use it.  This was is actually really simple and only takes 2 or 3 ingredients depending on how much time you want to give it: Tofu, (sometimes beaten eggs), and bread crumbs of your choosing. If your breadcrumbs are plain you are going to want some seasonings too!  I like to make my own breadcrumbs from either homemade bread or a few specific very low processed brans I'll buy but really any br...

Originally published February 17, 2015 when the boys were 10, 9, & 7. A day that math was causing lots of problems for my older two.  We had a busy day planned today.  We were actually going to have karate class today for the first Tuesday in over a month!  I asked the boys to pick out some schoolwork to bring in the car with us. Evan was finished his schoolwork by the time we reached the end of our road.  He worked on a page counting by 3's in his math book and a page adding ch- or sh- to the beginning of words in his reading book.  He didn't need any help to complete any of the work and he was feeling both happy and proud of himself.   Alec and Ian had both brought a book with them in the car.  Ian read another chapter in his Roscoe Riley book while Alec read his Warriors book for the entire car ride.  Ian's book is due back soon and he's been planning how much he needs to read each day to be finished by the time the book is due.  ...

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I feel like I have spent the past week catching up with all sorts of family and friends-- I spent Wednesday afternoon on the phone for over an hour with my college bestie, then Thursday I talked with Alec for quite some time, Sunday I got a call from my mom and we got all caught up after not having talked in nearly in a month. It's been wonderful.  We had some really wonderful posts linked up with us last week and I can't wait to see what everyone shares this week.  The link with the most views from last week's party: Embracing Silence: The Beauty of Quiet Moments by Thrifting Wonderland A few that caught my eye: Peach Baked Oatmeal by Recipes Simple Get the Look for Less- Striped Sweater by Douse in Pink Fun Valentine's Day Activity by Harassed Mom This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more...

 Joanne Tracey over at Brookford Kitchen Diaries has started up a monthly cookbook club and the rules such as they are are loose enough that it's easy to follow along and participate.  This month we were asked to look at either Delia Smith's Winter Collection or Summer Collection and since it is firmly winter here I picked her winter collection.  It was a pretty cookbook but I do wish there had been more photos of the recipes included.  We settled on trying the authentic Ragu Bolognese. We did have to make a couple of modification based on what I could find in the store (plus our own personal taste made chicken livers a no go).  First off we halved the recipe; not knowing if we'd like it or not I didn't want to make so much. The recipe says it makes 16 servings and I figured 8 servings would be perfect with a full box of pasta (that also happens to feed 8!).  I needn't have worried as we all really liked this (even me and I do not normally like ground beef...

 I shipped another package off to Alec. This time I added some homemade cookies! I found this cute tin at Target and knew it would be perfect for mailing some cookies. I cooked up 2 recipes and filled the tin up.  I gathered all the materials I bought to send with it: his favorite Pepperidge Farm cookies, some almonds, some lotion, some cute Valentine window clings, a coloring book and a Van Gogh themed bookmark.  I stamped up some fun Valentine hearts on the tissue paper and enclosed a card too.  Linking up with: Spread the Kindness, 

I actually don't like ham and rarely eat sandwiches but these warm ham and cheese sandwiches are so good!  They are warm with melty cheese but the honey and Worcestershire sauce makes them both sweet and tangy too. The melted butter gets cooked into the bread making the bottom of the rolls just a bit crispy. I'm telling you they are so delicious.  My boys were so thrilled we had leftover ham and began asking me to make these sandwiches again. I just knew I had to try and share this recipe with you but other than the "topping" I pour over them I don't really measure any of the other ingredients. So I'll do my best but use your own judgement. I honestly don't think you can mess them up.  Ingredients: For the sandwiches: A package of sandwich rolls; your favorite kind 1/4 cup or so of mayonnaise 1 Tablespoon or so of yellow mustard I'd guess close to a pound of leftover, cooked (or deli) ham (though I think other meats would be great too) 1-2 cups of shre...