January 11th and 12th

Sunday started as it should: with beer jelly on wheat toast. Say whaaaa? Yep, you can buy this deliciousness at Old Busthead in Fauquier. (Eat here, drink here, Fauquier.) 75 calories.

Booze jelly and toast went with the world's ugliest (but still tasty) omelet with 2 eggs, ham, and onions (200 calories) and avocado (80 calories).

Snack was coffee with lotsa milk and a tiny bit of sugar (100).

Lunch was an exercise in restraint at Colleen & Bre's birthday party. I did not eat cheese & crackers, pretzel chips & spinach dip, macaroni & cheese, and I only had one bite of cake. There was plenty of yummy healthy stuff to eat!

So I had ham (100--didn't finish what was on my plate), green beans, berries (50), carrots & more green beans, and crock pot applesauce which I made without the added sugar (100).

And literally, you guys, I only had one bite of cake.

This was the cake, by the way, expertly made by Sam.

Dinner was of the "we don't have anything I want to eat but it's too cold to go out" variety, which included: Skinnygirl popcorn (125), cheese (400 and worth it), salad (50), and hot chocolate (150).

Exercise was 20 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes of Fitsugar abs.

Calories: 1430 vs. 1400. I'd do it again. Because: cheese. We'll give it a Princess Mary. Seriously, I want her house. And her dress. And her Aussie heritage with her ability to rule Denmark.

Back to work on Monday, which included...

Breakfast:

Half a mini bagel (50)
Cream cheese (50)

Lunch:

Reduced-sodium deli ham (100)
Green beans
Applesauce (100)
Salad (50)

Snack:

Latte (150)

Dinner:

Roast made with homemade cream of mushroom (350)
Whole grain noodles (250)
Peas (pictured but not eaten)
Brownie (75 - only ate half) with Tru Whip (50) and berries (50)

Coming up soon: a review of Golden Globes outfits, featuring...Chris? Yep, it's true.

Calories: 1275 out of 1400
Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike.
Kate: Yes, Kate.

Freezer Meal #2 - Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples

This is the second part of my foray in to freezer meals - the first part can be found here for Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage. Today we're making a pork and apples recipe adapted from The Pampered Chef. I love this one--it's so easy to assemble in advance, most of the ingredients you likely already have, and it couldn't be easier to fix the day you want to eat it (dump stuff in pan, bake). So yummy. And pretty. Maple Pork Tenderloin with Apples For this you'll need the ingredients below. You probably have the oil, vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, and bags in your pantry! You can also easily divide this recipe if you usually only cook for 2-3 people at a time (that's what I do when I make it). 2 pork tenderloins , about 2 pounds total - they can be expensive, so pick these up on sale 3 apples - I prefer honeycrisp but use what you like, or take one of these suggestions 1 small red onion 1/4 cup canola oil 1 clove garlic , press...

The Oscars, powered by onion dip

My hilarious friends Kelley and Christopher invited me over for the Oscars so that we could judge red carpet looks. Kelley is one of the few people in my life that makes me laugh without fail, and she blogs her adventures--and misadventures--over at The Lundscape . Kelley warned me prior to coming over that they were more "Shame" than "Squad," so that's how we ended up with three types of dip. This was fortuitous, though, because the dips sustained us through grueling hours of pausing and rewinding live coverage, swapping drink recipes we learned on vacation, and discussing what award shows would be like on Middle Earth. Let's dive right in, shall we? Kelley : Janelle Monae's dress was sponsored by the Audubon society. Christopher: This looks like "Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen meets Marie Antoinette." (It is revealed that the designer is Elie Saab.) Alyssa: I'm pretty sure Elie Saab went on a coke bender. Kelley: ...

Freezer Meal #1 - Cheesy Shells and Italian Sausage

A month ago, a coworker invited me to a Pampered Chef Freezer Meal party. I will admit that I went in to it with a little bit of an attitude: " I'm going to have to buy all their seasonings and the meals will be full of processed goo and not taste great ." Four hours of fun, three glasses of wine, $170 for groceries and seasonings, and 14 meals later, I was happily proved (mostly) wrong. Here's how my thinking changed: 1) I'm going to have to buy all of their seasonings - well, yes. This is a service they're offering after all, and I felt like the $70 was more than worth the ideas and ingredients I got, plus not having to do the dishes and getting a free dinner was a bonus! I discovered a few ingredients I would have normally given the "side eye" to, like cherry balsamic vinegar, which costs the same at the grocery store as it does from The Pampered Chef. 2) The meals will be processed - I was expecting lots of Cream-of-Something-Soup r...

The Shame Squad

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