I hear these statements all the time- "I don't have time." "It just takes too long." "I dont have several hours every week to prep my food." "It's so expensive." "I have to cook my families food, you think I have time to cook and weigh my own? And for a week?" Those are just a few of the excuses I hear. I tell people that they would be better off spending that hour in the kitchen instead of on the elliptical at level one going no where. It starts in the kitchen, and it doesn't take me 5 hours to prep my food. Today I decided to time how long it took me to prep all of my beef, chicken, breakfast loaves and my... read more 5 comments

Grandma’s Sessions Swiss Steak I’ve been meaning to post this recipe up for over 2 weeks. Oops. After posting the crock-pot chicken, Erik also made a version of the crock-pot chicken. Since he was not use to using his crock for lots of meals, he emailed me asking if I had any steak recipes for the crock-pot. It was then, that I remembered my Grandmas Swiss Steak. Yummy! Now, you will notice that in the video I used my skillet to make it, but you can use the crock-pot as well. The only thing to remember is that you want to cook it in something with a lid. The great thing... read more 1 comments

I was on the phone with my mom recently and she mentioned that although she loved my recipes, she wished that I would post the measurements in cups, tablespoons, etc. instead of using grams or ounces. It opened up the discussion of the accuracy of measuring cups, which reminded me of this youtube video clip that an LBF member posted on the Forum a few months ago. This video is an example of how the lack of accuracy can really add up. I know many people do not feel the need to weigh their food, but if you are wanting to really see how much you are actually eating, a food scale is a great investment. I plan... read more 1 comments

Today I'll be keeping it short, as this isn't technically a recipe, but instead a suggestion. ;) First off, you should know that I have this 'relationship' issue with chicken. :lol: I could eat chicken everyday no problem, and I never get tired of it. The problem is that in order for me to eat chicken everyday, I have to prepare it first. Here is where our relationship is rocky. I can't touch raw chicken. As my husband as my witness, he knows to expect that I won't touch the stuff uncooked. So when he is not around to help handle the raw chicken, I had to get creative in my ways of cooking. :D [caption id="attachment_142" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Fiesta Ranch... read more 5 comments

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