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What am I?" she pleaded. He withdrew his hand as his troubled gaze met hers. "Besides frightened and feeling more alone than you did even in Chekydran captivity?" Ari closed her eyes and pressed her lips tight against the surge of grief his words touched off. "I don't know," he finished.
Enemy Within - Marcella Burnard
NEW VIDEO! Have you ever wondered what happened to the DISNEY princesses after their happily-ever-afters? WELL HERE IT IS!
Ok, that's pretty damn funny, and impressive.
Happy Vamlumtimes everyone!
It might now look like much. But this is the best damn oatmeal I have ever made! Red mill g-free oats, water, juice from 1 orange, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt all add up to magic.
Creamy Polenta Recipe
Hubby and I discovered polenta years ago, but we always tried to use the pre-made stuff and just never loved it. Now I buy the polenta meal and it is amazing! I buy Red Meal brand, but I'm sure there are other good ones too.
I liken creamy polenta to mash potatoes but so much better. And any left over I save and sauté it, which is so yummy with tomatoes, mozzarella and reduced balsamic vinegar (or tons of other options).
It only takes about 15 mins. Most of that is the time it takes for the liquids to boil.
2 cups half-&-half 2 cups water 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups polenta meal 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup parmesan cheese black pepper to taste
In medium sauce pan boil half-&-half, water, and salt (wait till it is fully boiled or the polenta ends up a little more gritty). Gradually add polenta, stirring continually. Reduce heat to simmer, continuing to stir until thick, not stiff (about 4 min). Remove from heat, add butter, cheese, and pepper. Ready to eat immediately!
Match Me If You Can
Cover is cute. You can't see much of her, but she actually looks like I imagine the girl, and that doesn't happen often on covers.
Heath Campion is a shark of a sports agent, or more a python as he is nicknamed (eats 'em whole). Now he's ready to settle down and have a wife, kids, home, the whole thing, but a man like him doesn't have the time to find Mrs. Right. Enter the matchmakers.
Annabelle Granger recently inherited her grandmother's matchmaking business, and she wants Heath as her first major client. But he's already a client of the biggest agency. Somehow Heath ends up with two matchmakers and a whole ton of 20 min dates that he makes Annabelle mediate.
Now Annabelle is determined to find his perfect match without falling in love with the determined, bull-headed, considerate (damn him) guy.
I've looked at this book a handful of times but never picked it up. I don't know, the matchmaker concept just didn't draw me in, but damn this book was funny! The two play off each other so well, and the situations they end up in had me laughing. He's a hard core guy, but never a douche, just looking in the wrong places for the "perfect" girl.
I'm saving her time," Bodie replied. "She brings you a redhead, you'll give her grief. Look for women with class, Annabelle. That's most important. The sophisticated types who went to boarding schools and speak French. She has to be the real thing because he can spot a phony a mile away. And he liked them athletic."
"Of course he does," she said dryly. "Athletic, domestic, gorgeous, brilliant, socially connected and pathologically submissive. It'll be a snap."
Throw in a family who loves her, but she doesn't feel loved, a scary looking "bodyguard", a crazy dominate matchmaker, and not to mention tons of goof-off gorgeous sports guys and you've got a recipe for happily ever after.
He blasted enough heterosexual mega-wattage to light up the entire female population. Which he'd undoubtedly been doing since he shot out of the birth canal, glimpsed his reflection in the obstetrician's eyeglasses, and gave the world a high five.
Natural Born Charmer - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Discouraged :(
I'm feeling discouraged today. I gained two pounds back. I know that's not huge and it's not the end of the world but it still sucks. Sad face.
Chili - Gluten Free
Everything I make for dinner is g-free (gluten free) cause Jon is intolerant. Here's one I love!
Chili:
2 cans diced tomatoes (I use the ones that have basil and such in it) 1 can black beans 1 can kidney beans 1 can chili beans (in a chili sauce) 1 pound ground beef Whateves peppers you have around, like tomatillos, or sweet peppers, etc. Spices: black pepper, cayenne peppers, salt, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, parsley, tarragon, curry powder, basil Ground Beef seasoning: seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder
Cook ground beef, then throw everything into the slow cooker until hot. Done! Easy right? I usually let it took for about three hours. But I love this cause I can make it early or late and it will still be ready for dinner. Also on the spices if you don't need to be g-free you can use a chili seasoning pack. Fritos are g-free and delic on top of the chili, but I usually skip and save those calories for ice cream :) Enjoy!
Gluten Free LIving
We found out last March that my hubby is intolerant to gluten. So we've cut it out, which has been a huge challenge. Mainly because I don't cook, and trying to eat out g-free is really hard. Now I've had a lot of people ask me what we eat, and how to go g-free. So I thought I would share my knowledge of eating without gluten.
For some weird reason after I had Jag I really wanted to learn to cook. For the first time in my life cooking has been so much fun! There have been a couple of things that have really worked out for me that I will share as well as start sharing recipes.
I HATE shopping, especially for food. I found out that Winder Farms delivers in my area. Total game changer for me. Now I only have to go to the store every once in a blue moon. It rocks. My favorite thing to get from Winder is their produce box, every week it changes with what they have fresh. I don't cheat and see what is coming that week. I wait until it arrives and then start figuring out what I can make from there. It makes it a fun challenge.
The other thing I do is almost always use the slow cooker. I've found that I love cooking as long as I'm not on a deadline. Meaning: everyone is hungry, and they want to eat now, but food isn't ready yet, stress! Instead I use the slow cooker and make it just some time around 1pm.
Any recipe I share is all for intolerance reasons, meaning if you just want to go gluten free for diet reasons you don't have to be quite as strict. Any questions feel free to ask. I also have a vast knowledge of what g-free people can eat when eating out :) Happy eating.
Day 8
Down 8 lbs. Which is great! But for the last 3 days I've gone down a pound then up a pound then down a pound. I suppose that is because I'm probably past my water weight point and now losing actual fat. At least that's what I hope :)
On another note, I think I'll go longer then the 14 days. I'd really like to get down 25 pounds so when I get off the diet I have an extra 5 pounds that will be ok if I gain back. So we'll see how long I make it after 14.
Day 3
I don't think I had enough calories today... On the plus side I'm down 4lbs. I'm guessing water weight, even though I'm drinking a lot more liquid. But consumption isn't the same as retention I assume. I don't think you can loss fat that quick. Either way I'll take it!
Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.
Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (via parentheticalaside)
Waiting in a car Waiting for a ride in the dark Drinking in the lounge Following the neon signs
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Rescue Me
This is actually a cute cover. And I know you can't see it in this little thumb nail but her dress is adorable. I would totally wear it!
Sadie Hollowell is back in her home town, rather unwillingly, for her cousins wedding. Her much younger cousin, who she hasn't seen since said cousin was a kid, but family is family right? So here she is, plastered into a bubble yum pink dress made for a 22 year old instead of a single 33 year old.
You guessed it, everyone in the fam wants to know when is her big day. Luckily she is rescued by the guy she gave a lift to off the side of the road. Vince Haven was a Navy SEAL, now he's visiting his Aunt who has a proposition for him. Maybe he'll stick around and see how things go.
When Sadie's father, whom she has never had a good relationship with, is very badly injured her plans change and she stayed in Texas, lucky for her Vince is staying too. At least she doesn't have cold nights.
I was excited to see that Gibson wrote Vince's story. He is Autumn's brother from the book Any Man of Mine. He's a strong willed guy who has very set standards of right and wrong, and he doesn't like to owe anyone anything. Period.
Sadie is successful, but has some daddy problems. She has never had a good relationship with him, and never understood why. I liked that at the end of the book you understand why her father wasn't such a great dad and still it doesn't turn out all peaches and cream with the relationship, but there is peace cause there's understanding.
There is a couple of really funny scenes with Sadie's Aunts, one always forgets her hearing aids so she yells everything that Sadie really doesn't want the world to know. I actually laughed out loud at their antics. Definitely a fun recommended read.
Vince and Sadie are friends with benefits for half of the book so there's lots of yummy sex. Explicit but not as hard core as some novels. It was just right for this style of book.
Where ya headed?" he asked. "Anywhere." She waved the dust away. "Interested?" "Depends." He grinned. "What do you have in mind?" She smiled, a real smile, for the first time that day. "Poor decisions we'll probably regret later." He motioned to the empty seat beside him. "Hope in."
Rescue Me - Rachel Gibson
