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Lots of asparagus recipe ideas to feed your asparagus addiction; happy Spring! I don't know if anyone notices the schedule on the blog like I do, but I've had a couple of unplanned days off from both my blogs due to a bout with food poisoning that was definitely not fun.  I got it from a restaurant, and my sister Pam and her baby grandson were also sick from our dinner together. So there hasn't been much cooking or blogging going on around here and I'm still not totally up to par, but it's nice to be back!  I don't feel much like cooking yet, so I thought I'd share some of my Favorite Asparagus Recipes ; some of these are things I make over and over every year, hope you enjoy! Click to continue reading

Out of all the Slow Cooker Recipes from 2013, these are my top ten picks! As we're counting down to the end of 2013, I've been sharing my picks for Top Ten Recipes in a few categories.  I've already shared my Top Ten Vegetarian Recipes of 2013 and Top Ten Meat, Poultry, and Fish Recipes of 2013 , and today I'm bringing you the Top Ten Slow Cooker Recipes of 2013 .  That's a lot of favorite recipes, and as I worked on each of these posts, I'd open up a recipe and think "I need to make that again!"   Hope you're enjoying the top ten lists as much as I am; still to come is Ten Favorite Phase One Recipes from Other Bloggers. Click to continue reading

The kitchen is the most important room in your house as far as your aspirations to slim down are concerned: Its where your weight-loss goals can go totally in the right direction…or fall completely off track. And so, wed like to present four simple, smart, and scientifically proven kitchen hacks to help you drop pounds. Between these and your willpower, resolve, and all around kickass-edness, youve got those weight-loss goals in the bag! You Know All Those Super-Cute Glass Containers for Sweets? Hide Them! "Out of sight, out of mind" has a whole lot of truth to it—research out of the renowned Cornell Food and Brand Lab showed that people ate double the chocolate from a clear dish compared to an opaque one. So decorate with a super-cute bowl of fresh produce, and stick any treats youre keeping around in the dark corner of the pantry. Stock "I-Mean-Business" Cabinets We give you permission to go dishware shopping. You might consider buying red—a 2013 study found that ...