Fennel yumminess

Ok...this is the chopped version before it started cooking.  I add all kinds of stuff. Make up your own with the veggies you like!!! and here is the after:

1 large Fennel (chop stalks and all! even the fern fronds at top...good too)

chop mushrooms (or I buy a small package already chopped)

Green Beans can be added! I love this w/ Green Beans!

1 large onion -chopped

Garlic cloves minced. (I add a lot b/c I love garlic)

2  Oranges - Zest over all items - or use orange juice if you don't have any oranges or tangelos available (set oranges aside for vinaigrette)

Saute all items in olive oil

Vinaigrette:

in small bowl squeeze oranges (or use orange juice)

Hot sauce (I add quite a bit as I like it spicy these days. hee hee)

1 tbsp sugar (or 1 packet of sweetener)

salt

olive oil.

Mix.  

After items are cooked, pour vinaigrette over and let set....YUMMY.

This is a great dish for pork chops (zest the orange over them too!), or chicken breasts.  You can add some heat to either of them w/ Hot Pepper Flake.

Enjoy peeps! I know we sure did! Mr. Eye Candy could not believe how good this was!!! He grew up a straight meat and potatoes kind of guy...and now...well let's just say his tastes are changing! 

Fashion Fun & a Frugal Awesome Idea!!!

I was inspired by my friends daughter to try some new twists on my outfits.  This is the latest. Snagged some boots at Kohl's a couple weeks ago for like $10!!! I was so excited.  Also, the scarf is probably the most expensive thing I'm wearing.  I paid $20 for it, and won't regret it because it's from Coldwater Creek!  I never splurge like that on myself...so no regrets.  The jeans are Goodwill, and the jacket is a smokey suede from Kohl's for $17.  I'm flip flopping back and forth from 153 lbs and 156 lbs.  Have been doing that for over a month now. Not sure why.  Oh well. 

Yes, I do wear my hair back all the time now.  After losing so much of it..it feels so THIN to me.  So I just pull it back into a twist.  Also, it's static season here in MI where as soon as you walk outside...STATIC. Not fun.  My second outfit is also inspired by Sierra...it was the BOOTS! Lol  I want to get a cute pair of those socks she has, but not sure where....hmmmm.

Once again, this is a Goodwill outfit except for the Scarf and boots.  Jeans, tank, and jacket probably cost about $16 altogether.  I do love a good bargain!  Especially when it's a size 10! :)  I'm not much into blazers, but this one is pretty comfy...I have another one similar and it's a bit more snug and I wear it buttoned.  Cute.  I'm branching out a bit. More fitted things!  No more MOO MOO's.     

I am also going to post another entry w/ a recipe or two today.  I have been meaning to do this for awhile now, but my darn computer crashed and I just didn't have the heart for awhile after losing all that stuff on there. Sad sad.     

Ok, so here is a frugal Pot Rack for ya that Mr. Eye Candy made me a couple years ago...and I LOVE it.  He used an OLD WINDOW.  There is a pane missing too...lol.  So rustic!  He just added hooks and chains for hanging.  Perfect! EASY!  It's best to sand it down before hanging though...don't want those old paint chips falling onto your counter or food. 

Hope you all are having a great Valentines Day!!! Life is good!

Sad but True

Well, I not only lost all my pictures, I lost all my business information for our Lawn Care business. Sigh.  Now to do the billing for Feb. after downloading the free version of Quick Books.....pain in the butt.

I am so glad that I do download a lot of my pictures to Facebook....otherwise I'd have nothing. NOTHING.  Yup...lost it all.  Ok so don't give me crap because so many people have told me about Carbonite.com that I could scream...and so many people have said not to buy another Dell that I could scream.  One must remember something here...that ALL computers are using inferior hard drives these days.  If they last a year you're LUCKY.  Everything is made in china.  Or somewhere else.

Anyway...I am also looking into switching the phone service we have. Verizon does not have coverage here anymore as they sold their tower to At&t. (not a fav of mine).  For an Iphone 4 it's $100 each! WTH!  and for an Iphone 4s its $200 each! OMG!  The service would run us $188 a month for TWO PHONES. Holy poop on a shingle Batman!  I think I am so out of the loop that I must have broken into a sweat and had that look of 'she's gonna pass out' when the guy was talking to me because he QUICKLY changed the subject. LOL WHOA! When did this stuff get so expensive? Or wait.....WHEN DID I GET SO OLD???

Ok...on a happy note, I've lost more inches! Oh yeah.  AND I'm down to 153.9 (again).  For some reason I tend to hop up to 157 and then fight for a week to drop down again. STILL losing hair too.  Seems to be slowing down, but I think I'm just telling myself that! HA! So, size ten's are great...and med/large tops!  I think I could squeeze into a size 8, but who wants to breath? ME. ha ha  I'm happy.  I feel great!  I love my RNY.  It's been 7 whole months! Where did the time go?  I can eat more, and try more foods too.  I'm being SO good though! Promise!  Trying things like KALE and Mustard Greens! Yummy too!  Recipes to follow. I did take some pics and will be downloading them tomorrow maybe. sigh...I have billing to do for the business first.  A week late w/ this hick up in the computer world.

Later!