Monday, December 15
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you!
You know I love ProFlowers…and the love affair continues. Look at this GORGEOUS wreath I just received from ProFlowers. I seriously love it. I saw another eucalyptus wreath at the store today and thought, “Bah! Mine is better!” If you send this wreath to someone, they will love you forever.
It’s the holidays, which means another ProFlowers giveaway on This Week for Dinner! Yea! Two randomly-selected TWFD readers will each receive a $100 gift card to use at ProFlowers.com. Yes, it’s the holidays and you can use your winnings for gifts…but I won’t tell if you order yourself a nice bouquet and some hand-dipped berries (my personal fave). You deserve it!
You know the drill…leave a comment, any comment, by Midnight PT, Friday, December 19. Only one entry per person, please. Winners will be announced on Saturday, December 20.
Big thanks to ProFlowers. And for 15% off your entire order, click here, or on any ‘ProFlowers’ reference in this post…just in time for the holidays!
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Friday, November 14
The Happy Eats Club has gone the way of a bad TV drama series. Those of you who have been waiting with bated breath for updates on our progress (I’m sure there are millions of you) will be sad to know the Happy Eats Club is extinct. Kaputt.
The club actually worked great! And we’re planning on doing it again in the new year. But we’re only going to do it for 5 weeks at a time, instead of 10. Oh, and people are going to think long and hard about their rules next time. Here are a few lessons learned:
- The people who completely cut out sugar owed the most money to the pot.
- My friend Mindy and I had the most successful, sustainable rules. Mindy simply cut “sweets”. You can see my rules on the original post here.
I think our experiment proved what I’ve always believed: Moderation in all things. The week when I totally cut things out (white sugar, white flour, dairy)…I was MISERABLE. The 5 weeks where I had rules to follow that simply limited the bad stuff and increased the good stuff, I was successful and in a good mood to boot!
So, how has the first week without the Happy Eats Club gone? Terrible. I’m right back to not drinking enough water or eating enough fruits/veggies. Knowing I would owe money if I didn’t get that stuff in was an amazing motivator. Mindy and I may start back up again in a week or two. Looks like I need it!
Angie, another member of the club, just told us she misses our constant email exchanges bemoaning our sugarless states and has proposed a sit-up club. 100 sit-ups a day? I’m totally going to owe money.
For those of you thinking of doing something like this, you should! It really works and helps with motivation, whatever rules you decide to follow.
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Good morning, everyone! From yesterday’s comments, it sounds like many of you are getting your Thanksgiving planning game on! I’m excited to plan with you over the next few weeks!
Be sure to check out my guest post on the Real Simple Simply Stated blog today! It should be helpful for the early stages of planning!
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Monday, October 27
One thing we really miss in San Diego is Leucadia Pizza. And one of our favorites at Leucadia is the Thai Chicken Pizza. If you live in San Diego and you are NOT eating this pizza, it’s a crime.
I’ve begun my quest to recreate it. And I think I’m almost there!
THAI CHICKEN PIZZA
- Pizza crust (homemade, TJ’s $1 crust, whatever)
- Shredded carrots (about 1/2 – 3/4 of a carrot…1 full carrot was a little much)
- Bean sprouts
- Chopped green onion
- Chicken breast, cut into small cubes or strips and sauteed in olive oil (season with s&p)
- Peanuts (I went with roasted unsalted…you don’t need the salt on the peanuts)
- Peanut Sauce
- Chopped Cilantro
- Mozzarella Cheese
A few notes:
Leucadia’s peanut sauce really makes the pizza. A perfect blend of sweet and spicy. I tried the Trader Joe’s Satay Peanut Sauce. It was definitely not sweet enough and the texture wasn’t right.
I just bought Organic Peanut Sauce at Whole Foods. I think this just might do it. I haven’t used it on the pizza yet, but I added some brown sugar to the sauce and it tastes awesome. And the texture is better for pizza. Next time I make the pizza, I’ll let you know how this sauce goes. I think it will be a winner!
Whenever I make homemade pizza, I always put all the toppings on top of the sauce and add the mozzarella cheese last. Especially with fresh herbs. It’s the way to go.
If anyone has a recipe for a great peanut sauce, please share!
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Friday, October 17
If you’re anything like me, you love Real Simple magazine OODLES. So, I thought I would let you know there’s a new Real Simple show on TLC (which I also love…Stacy & Clinton, John & Kate, I’m addicted). Real Simple sent me an advance copy of the Real Simple. Real Life. pilot episode, which airs TONIGHT at 8 pm. It was cute and, no offense to the subject Emily, it made me feel pretty darn good about the state of my own house (wait til you see her garage!!).
You may be thinking, this is just another in a long line of makeover shows. But I like this one for a few reasons. A) You get to see cool Real Simple ideas actually implemented in people’s real homes. B) They makeover all aspects of a person’s life…organization, FOOD, clothes, make-up, money, etc. Nate said, it will be good as long as the hosts don’t get too annoying…hee hee…um, can we say, Extreme Makeover Home Edition?!?! So, if you’re home on a Friday night (don’t worry, I always am)…check it out!
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Monday, October 13
It’s a busy blog day for me! If you are interested, I did a little guest spot over on Cafe Johnsonia. Thanks, Lindsey, for the opportunity! Cafe Johnsonia is a great food blog if you haven’t been, so hop to it!
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Saturday, July 26
We visited many patisseries & boulangeries in Paris, but Eric Kayser on Rue du Bac on the Left Bank was our most visited boulangerie. It was right by our apartment and everything we had there was amazing (including that pain au chocolat which melted in my mouth…). Anyway, just took some pretty shots there and wanted to share them with you! I will surely miss Eric Kayser.
This little guy right here was my favorite…chocolate, almond paste, croissant…perfection.
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Thursday, July 24
How about some lovely tarts today? Chocolate and rhubarb sounds good to me.
P.S. They just don’t make ‘em like this in the States. How I wish you all could taste this crust. Amazing.
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Wednesday, July 23
After spending the morning in the Louvre, we stopped at a small cafe for lunch. We ordered a baguette avec poulet and some traditional veggies. This was honestly one of my favorite meals so far.
The vegetable bowl had traditional shredded carrots, beats & lentils. All three were great, but I think the lentils were my favorite.
The chicken in this simple sandwich was roasted and packed full of flavor. And of course the baguette was amazing.
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Tuesday, July 22
See that pastry on the top left? That was breakfast the other morning. Almond & chocolate yumminess.
And the baguettes on the left and in the middle. Yea, we ate those too. With camembert & brie…more on the cheese later. 
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