By Anne, on January 31st, 2011%
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So, here’s how the December Monthly Meal Plan went down in terms of the menu I planned. I think where some people get tripped up about using a monthly menu is thinking that once you have the whole month planned that things aren’t flexible anymore.
December went according to the menu plan for the . . . → Read More: Reality check for monthly meal plan #1
By Anne, on January 30th, 2011%
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Shot with a canon 5d 70-200 4.0 L lens @127mm
ISO 400
Shutter Speed 1/640
Aperture f/4.0
By Anne, on January 29th, 2011%
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Prep: 30 minutes Total: 65 minutes
Here is the link to this recipe. I actually do it a little differently. I learned this from the America’s Test Kitchen folks.
Instead of buying manicotti noodles I buy the no bake lasagna noodles. Put them in a cassarole dish with very hot water and let them . . . → Read More: Spinach Manicotti in Creamy Tomato Sauce
By Anne, on January 28th, 2011%
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Black Bean-Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Serves 6-8
3 8oz cans tomato sauce ½ cup salsa 1 teaspoon ground cumin 3 cups cooked chopped chicken breast 1 15oz can black beans, rinsed & drained 1 4.5oz can chopped green chiles, undrained 12 corn tortillas 2 cup shredded cheese
. . . → Read More: Black Bean-Chicken Enchilada Casserole
By Anne, on January 27th, 2011% The truth is, I love my children more than I can even put into words. I would run into a burning building or jump in front of a train to save them because they are so precious to me that the thought of something terrible happening to them brings tears to my eyes. But the other truth is that most days, bedtime cannot come soon enough. . . . → Read More: Truth
By Anne, on January 26th, 2011%
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ISO 200
Shutter Speed 1/400
Aperture f/5
Critique:
Settings: Overall this image looks great. The exposure is perfect. Since you were so close to your subject you have a very shallow depth of field (blurry background).
Lighting: You have your subject facing the nice soft light so you have “catch . . . → Read More: Photo critique #2
By Anne, on January 25th, 2011%
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“She attended faithfully and well to a few worthy things.”
This line is from a book of meditations called Walking Towards Morning. One of the meditations was the subject of a sermon I heard recently. The line is an epitaph that the author came across once. She initially thought it a strange thing to put on . . . → Read More: “She attended faithfully and well to a few worthy things.”
By Anne, on January 24th, 2011%
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From Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Cookbook
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Yield: 8 two cup servings
2 T EVOO
2 T coconut butter or olive oil
2 yellow onions, peeled, coarsely chopped
4 leeks of similar size, trimmed, sliced in half lengthwise, coarsely chopped and well rinsed
2 parsnips, peeled and . . . → Read More: Leek, potato, parsnip and cauliflower soup
By Anne, on January 23rd, 2011%
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Because this one makes me feel warm too.
Shot with a Canon5d 24-70 2.8 L @ 70mm
ISO 200
Shutter Speed 1/8000
Aperture f2.8
By Anne, on January 22nd, 2011%
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Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 11 minutes Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 quesadilla)
Ingredients Cooking spray 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion 4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas 1/2 pound thinly sliced low-sodium deli roast beef (such as Boar’s Head) 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese 4 teaspoons balsamic glaze (such as . . . → Read More: Black & Blue Quesadilla’s
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