My Blog I Forgot All About You!

I was looking for a blogging website and found my old cooking blog from school. Wow. I was reading over some of my old posts and realized that things have changes.

I am going to Weight Watchers attempting to lose all the weight I gained while going to school, then paralegal school. I was eating on the run, eating fast food and junk food, and not cooking good food. So, I have decided to use this blog to document my progress, tips, tricks and recipes that I found. I am hoping this will keep me focused and interested in staying on track.

I have found some inspiration at hungrygirl.com, a great site for finding ways to lighten up traditional menus. Eatthisnotthat.com helps me make better choices when eating out or grocery shopping. Webmd.com has some great low-cal recipes and good health advise. And of course weightwatchers.com.

My weight loss is seventeen pounds so far, but it has been incredibly slow. I am not exercising and that is part of the problem. I really hate exercising so I find a million excuses not to do it. But I belong to two gyms so I really have no excuse. Hopefully having a blog to write my recipes and thoughts on will help me along on my journey.

Valentine's Day Stew?

I know what you are thinking, why aren't you going out for dinner on Valentine's Day? Well we had a huge snow and ice storm in New Jersey and I am not going anywhere. So, I thought I would make some comfort food for dinner... Beef Stew. The stew I made tonight is a very simple recipe. In fact, I wouldn't even call it a recipe because I didn't use one!

I took some beef round cubes seasoned and lightly floured it. Then I browned it in a Dutch oven in a little canola oil. Added onions, garlic and let the flavors mingle. Then poured in some red wine to de-glaze the Dutch oven. Added some carrots and potatoes; then some water to make the broth. After it cooked for about 20 minutes, I added some leftover chives I had from another recipe and a little Italian parsley for color. Let it cook for about 10 minutes more. Then serve.

Serve with some crusty bread for a nice meal on a cold night.