The best dinner ever!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX4Ouz8Z4mcKuD4Bwdr7LbWvKUzqHfFr7n3tlQ4NS0UI04_6y97dh2MJjxA4r6aLoAEvGcpHlTqAiH14ALks10njShLYu7BJ-KXsWRnHOPRu9HiRkKIGpHYlIaO3eCJY4o0hlkkxUvw87/s1600-h/Sprializer+004.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386011968054287458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyX4Ouz8Z4mcKuD4Bwdr7LbWvKUzqHfFr7n3tlQ4NS0UI04_6y97dh2MJjxA4r6aLoAEvGcpHlTqAiH14ALks10njShLYu7BJ-KXsWRnHOPRu9HiRkKIGpHYlIaO3eCJY4o0hlkkxUvw87/s400/Sprializer+004.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />I've been following <a href="http://liaallen.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Lia's blog</a> for over a year. She's an amazing young woman. She reminds of someone with an old soul in a young person's body. She's figured out things about life that I'm still trying to figure out.<br /><br />Lia is attending a Swiss hospitality school. When she wrote about her sprialized zucchini with cashew afredo sauce, I asked her to post the recipe. In the meantime I ordered a spiralizer from Amazon.com, and it came today.<br /><br />It was so much fun to spiralize the zucchini, and it was really easy to use. I'm a nut for kitchen gadgets and this thing is great.<br /><br />Tonight I made Lia's <a href="http://liaallen.blogspot.com/2009/09/choice-and-recipes.html" target="blank">recipe</a> for spiralized zucchini with cashew alfredo sauce. It was absolutely the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. Seriously, it was that good. As I was making it I said to my husband you can sure tell she's a chef because there were no amounts in her recipe, so I winged it. It turned out fantastic!<br /><br />My husband, who never says something is really good unless he really means it, said it was one of the best meals he's ever eaten in his life. I have to agree, it was really good. Thank you so much Lia!<br /><br />I have no idea of the calorie count in this recipe. I used three tablespoons of the sauce and mixed it in with the zucchini, carrots, some roasted butternut squash and cherry tomatoes, a few shrimp on top and a little shaved parmesan. It's been three hours since I ate and I don't feel hungry. <br /><br />Good eats for sure!

The best dinner ever!

I've been following Lia's blog for over a year. She's an amazing young woman. She reminds of someone with an old soul in a youn...

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Hey ya'll!! I'm in the south so I can say that right?!?!? lol So maybe KC really isn't the south, but it is further south than central Iowa!<br /><br />To give you an update, Friday was a day I wish I could have just stayed in bed. I woke up at 5am, was not motivated to get ready to go to work, my hair was not cooperating with me, I had to deal with demanding, rude people all morning at work, started to not feel well, and ended up taking the afternoon off.<br /><br />I was originally thinking I just needed to take it off because I was not focused and was having a bad day, but ended up getting sick early in the afternoon. I slept for about 3 hours until Kyle came home from work. I knew there was no way I would be able to do our 12 mile run. So Kyle, being the trooper he is, went out and ran 11 by himself. Wow...kudos to you hunny!! <br /><br />I ended up falling asleep before 8pm and slept for over 12 hours. But feel 100 time better today (Saturday)! <br /><br />This morning I ran a few errands, packed the car, and when Kyle got off work at 2pm we headed south to Kansas City to visit some good friends who just moved there last week. <br /><br />We planned to get there and watch the Iowa/Penn State game, eat some pizza, got the Twins/Royals game on Sunday, and then head home Sunday afternoon. So far it's been a great weekend!! We got here in great time, had some yummy pizza, and the Hawkeyes beat Penn State. <br /><br />Food wise though, that is another story!! Let's just say I will be a VERY good girl to make up for all those calories I've eaten!!!<br /><br />Hope everyone is having a SUPER weekend!! I'll be back Monday with another update!!

Picture-less Post!

Hey ya'll!! I'm in the south so I can say that right?!?!? lol So maybe KC really isn't the south, but it is further south than c...

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Cat on a hot tin roof

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg5jTPH0djatl4W0RxwEUdfPN3RPnt40Y78FLuowwogCnD14B3-a87Lgf1_E9oxLfmvxSNRkICS6G8JxJpdaHXsGGdzkTpjTgwIBlA47iJ7RD25pxWnbSJRh-48GMK5zNOEyZ7mkMyeWJ/s1600-h/Mickey+on+Roof.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385826822212922258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg5jTPH0djatl4W0RxwEUdfPN3RPnt40Y78FLuowwogCnD14B3-a87Lgf1_E9oxLfmvxSNRkICS6G8JxJpdaHXsGGdzkTpjTgwIBlA47iJ7RD25pxWnbSJRh-48GMK5zNOEyZ7mkMyeWJ/s400/Mickey+on+Roof.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Not really a hot tin roof, but it is a cat on a roof. That's Mickey Mouse, my cat, on top of our roof. That's where he was when we came home Thursday night. My husband left the ladder up against the roof when he was cleaning out the gutters last weekend. Mickey figured out how to climb up (and thankfully down) the ladder. Really nothing to do with this post, but this post really doesn't have anything to do with much of anything.<br /><br />I have a very busy weekend to get ready for a business trip to San Francisco on Monday. Today it's Weight Watchers, gym, haircut, mani/pedi, and buy a new suitcase. I'm going to check a bag for this trip. My old bag was destroyed on the last trip. I rarely check a bag but it's a necessity for this trip because of the stuff I have to take with me. This time I'm going to buy the wildest color I can find, definitely not black. If I can find zebra stripe, I'm buying it. I'm tired of looking at a hundred black bags trying to find mine.<br /><br />I'm still counting calories and it really seems to be working. I've been binge-free since I started with the calorie counting on Monday and writing it in my journal. That's five whole nights of not mindlessly stuffing my face like a maniac. I consider it a victory of sorts, but I know I can't let my guard down for a second. I must remained focused or I could slip and slide right back to where I was a couple weeks ago, or worse yet, nineteen months ago.<br /><br />It's strange to go back to calorie counting because it's what I did 40 years ago when I started my first diet when I was 14 years old and wanted to lose ten pounds. I was a whopping 135 pounds and wanted to weigh 125 (I was 5' 6" and still am). I was an idiot. I never did lose the ten pounds. I remember getting down to 130 and feeling like I was starving to death. Some things never change.<br /><br />I hope everyone has a really great weekend, and like <a href="http://ronmichel.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Ron</a> says, remember to make healthy choices. <br /><br />~Diana<br />161.6

Cat on a hot tin roof

Not really a hot tin roof, but it is a cat on a roof. That's Mickey Mouse, my cat, on top of our roof. That's where he was when we ...

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