Who Needs to Reinvent the Wheel

Um...I sat down and attempted to write a Foodie Friday blog; till I found this...

http://behindthestonewall.blogspot.com/2011/06/helpful-how-to-amazingly-cheap-and.html

My sister's amazing how-to blog that just says it so much more perfect than I ever could.

I promise, next week, I'll be better. 

Happy Mother’s Day

Friday’s are usually for fun, foodie type posts, but seeing as how today will be the last post before Mother’s Day, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to wish all the mom’s out there a Happy Mother’s day.

I have the most amazing Mom - ever.  Period.

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No.  Seriously.

You see growing up, I thought every one was fair.  Honest.  Loyal.  Godly.  Faithful. 

Yeah…pretty much the whole 9 yards. 

She learned it from her mother.  (i.e., The best Nanny – ever.  Period.)

I assumed everyone was like this.

However, over the past few years, I have discovered what a rare breed these two women are.

I may not be well-rested.  I am definitely not skinny.  I’m still not rich. 

But I have three pretty “awesomesauce” kids. 

That are, for the most part, pretty healthy.  Pretty well-behaved.   (Except at church, of course, where they can really embarrass you.)  Pretty smart.  And just overall, pretty much, the best things - ever.  Period.

But if I never get enough sleep again,

If I never wear a size 2 again,

I was never rich, so I can’t say “again.”

But if I don’t accomplish anything else in life, one day, I want them to say that their mommy taught them how to be fair, honest, loyal, Godly and faithful.

Because really, that’s pretty much all that matters – ever.  Period.

Have an awesomesauce* Mother’s Day. 



*Don't ask me, I got it from my sister....

Foodie Fridays

I love Top Chef! 

Top Chef All-Stars, Masters, Dessert…all things Top Chef.  It’s made me a “foodie.” 

I want to go to Craft Steakhouse. 

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A culinary trip through Italy is on my bucket list.

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I would eat almost anything made by Richard Blais. 

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The man makes bone marrow sound incredibly delicious. 

If he made Rocky Mountain oysters, I would probably eat them.

(Don’t know what a Rocky Mountain oyster is?  Google it.)

And I am DYING to make a trip to his restaurant, Flip Burger.

Alas, the nearest Flip Burger is 6 hours from my house.

In fact, I’m at least an hour from any up-town, high price restaurant. 

This is actually a good thing. 

A VERY good thing.

Not just for my waistline, but also for my wallet. 

If this were not the case, I would probably blow my budget, as well as all my weight loss goals. 

However, one of my New Year’s resolutions was to eat more often varied foods.

And now that I’m thinking about it, my resolutions are all counter-productive.  

I mean really, how does one eat more varied foods while trying to lose weight AND stick to a budget?

I'm still not sure, but I can tell you this....

If Mesa Grill has a buy one, get one free coupon, on low calorie dish of “something” sous vied with a remoulade of “that”…I’m all in!

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In the meantime, I will be featuring low cost/semi-healthful meal solutions on Fridays to get me through my Foodie Phobia.  Hope you enjoy!