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LB’s Spectacular Sunday Breakfast

As far as I am concerned

Breakfast

is the most important meal of the day!

Studies show that people who eat breakfast are more likely to lose weight and keep the weight off.  One reason could be because eating foods with protein and fiber in the morning keeps your appetite in check (source).  I believe it has more to do with when you eat than what you eat.  My belief comes from my own experience as a career Diet Diva. 

This article will explain how meal timing can affect the body’s internal clock, alter nutrient metabolism, and affect heart health (source).  If you’re interested.

Since one of the major factors that influence our health and weight is WHEN we eat, I do most of my noshing early in the day…

beginning with breakfast.

As a special treat, every Sunday I like to start the day by presenting LB with a special breakfast (or sometimes brunch).

While I have made Eggs Benedict, a variety of waffles, and other clever creations, typically I will fry

shredded hash browns laced with red pepper flakes

and serve them with a

fried egg

bacon

and

pumpernickel toastunless we’re out, then the toast will be Sunbeam white.

LB calls this

“LB’s Spectacular Sunday Breakfast”

While this type of high carbohydrate morning meal will not encourage weight loss, it is delicious (or so he tells me).And he loves it!

On this particular A.F.C. Championship Sunday, it would prove to be very important that EVERYONE have a hearty breakfast to help them perform their VERY BEST.

Oh If Only

I could have made breakfast for our beloved Jaguars…

I may not have found myself weeping at sunset.

It’s okay fellas… now that we know you have it in you, we’ll be pulling for you all the more next season!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

Yeah, that’s right… I’m a fair weather fan.

Don’t judge.

Saturday [Date] Night Special

It has been several weeks since LB and I had a

Saturday Date Night

This weekend we decided to head out for dinner and entertainment.

There were a few options that we typically consider…  Jerry’s Steak and Grille, The Cellar Upstairs at San Sebastian, or Whiskey Jax Beach (which LB likes, but doesn’t want to mention the name).  WJ (as he prefers to call it) had a band with which we were not familiar, so we decided to check them out.

I donned my new navy floral blouse from venus.com

then and we headed off for WJ.

Dinner was just what the doctor ordered.

Last Friday Wendy made the comment that she was going to turn into a chicken.  I replied, “I’ll be right behind you”.  That said, a chicken wings appetizer was right in line with my mind set.

 

Add a side salad and all the food groups have been covered.

As far as I’m concerned.

LB and I enjoyed our together time.

and after dinner, we enjoyed the band

Austin Park

Austin Park is a Jacksonville band comprised of a talented group of musicians that name themselves a “modern pop rock band who mix sounds of Matchbox 20, Daughtry & Keith Urban to create a radio friendly sound”.  It appears that [for the most part] they perform as a cover band, but have a few originals as well, one of which they performed Saturday night.

The song Invisible was a very good song which has been featured on country music radio stations.

We were able to dance to a song or two that we like, but ultimately decided to take a seat, as there was an exuberant gentleman that had taken it upon himself to entertain the room with his lively moves.

It was a welcomed Saturday date night and I’m looking forward to the next!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

Friday Favorites

What???

and as My Mama would reply…

“You Know What”

 

It’s My Friday Favorites!

 

Favorite # ONE

If you are trying to bring more VEG into your life, You HAVE GOT to try these…

 

They are SO Very Delicious!

But don’t put them in your Air Fryer… stick to the oven method

(trust me on this).

 

 

Favorite # TWO

LB found this one when a Family Dollar Ad landed in our mailbox…

This is your deal DUVAAALLL!

Stock up for your Super Bowl Party!

Offer expires on 1/22

ALSO…

Enter for a chance to win:

“You can win your tailgate a PGQ plater that can feed up to 20 people!

Here’s how to enter:

Make a quick video on Instagram telling us why you’re tailgate deserves the PDQ

Tag WAPE and use the Hashtag #BigApeTailgateTakeover and you’re entered, we’ll comment back before the game if you’re the winner!” (source)

This morning I sent Richard a text, telling him to enter with a video of Lydia.

I hope he attempted!

Go JAGS!

 

 

 

Favorite # THREE

I had a $25 gift card from Venus… so I went shopping.

I’m looking forward to the following…

YaY!

 

 

Favorite # FOUR

I bought this…

book for Kindle on Amazon ($8.12)

In four weeks I’ll be posting a picture of myself just like the one above.

 

 

Maybe.

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

A 1959 film starring Charleton Heston has been a lifelong favorite.  Never did I imagine that I could appreciate a remake of the movie

Ben-Hur

 Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince, is accused of treason, betrayed, and sent into slavery by his adopted brother and friend, Messala, an officer in the Roman army.  When he regains his freedom and comes back to his homeland for revenge, he finds redemption instead.

Watch This

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

 

 

 

New Year, New You?

On occasion I find that I have hit the bloggers block wall.  On these perplexing occasions I will look to see if The Blended Blog has created a questionnaire for me to complete

Woo Hoo!

While it was likely intended for January 1st, I’m going with it today! 

1. Resolutions or No Resolutions?

No Resolutions, unless you count the diet that I start every month, which is not really a resolution, but a do-over.

2.   Love Snow or No Snow?

I think snow is beautiful, and I’ve seen some lovely snow pictures from bloggers and social media friends.…but I’m not jealous.

Although I would love the opportunity to don a pair of skis and have a brisk run down the Toll Road once again, I am a warm climate woman and tolerate minimal cold but only to wear my jackets and boots.

3.  Name a New Place you want to go this year:

I’ve been everywhere I want to go.

But when I asked LB what he thought, reminding him that I am “a history person” he replied, “Gettysburg”.  We’ll see what happens.

Stay tuned.

4.  Would you rather have a New hair cut or Hair color?

I would rather have hair color… and I have it every 3 months.

While I’ve toyed with the idea of having a cute little bob cut, I’m not brave enough to go there just yet.

5.  Name one special thing that you want to do for yourself this year:

If I could embrace entrepreneurship and never commute to an office again… it would be great!

6.  Least favorite thing about January?

Leaving home before the sun comes up  and arriving back home when it is going down.

7.  Most favorite thing about January?

Initially I made the comment that I don’t find anything appealing about January.  My Mama called me out by reminding me that she was born in January.  That event in itself makes January a significant month.  Now that my attention is on January birthdays, I realize that there are many important people in my life who were born this month.

My niece Sydney
My great niece Thea
My uncle John
My Mama’s dear friend Gerry (my friend too)
My Aunt Debbie (Mama’s baby sister)
My sweet LB
My dear friend Wendy
My sweet Mama, born on January 31st

8.  When do you take down your Holiday decorations?

I try to leave them up until New Years Day…

You’re Welcome Santa

9.  Do you diet in January?

My Life is a series of one diet after another.  It is what it is.

10.  What area of your home do you want to organize the most?

Probably my closet… and my solution would be to take Stephanie’s old room and transform it into a fabulous closet room, but I don’t know where to put my treadmill.  It would not be a welcomed part of this transformation

11.  Favorite winter comfort food?

What is a comfort food?  Hot Chocolate?

12.  Favorite guilty pleasure?

Shopping… I have no other vice.  I’ll share my latest shopping excursion in my Friday Favorites.

Friday Favorites

As I listen to DTV’s 80’s Hits (channel 805) playing a classic by the Hair Band/Pop Metal Band

Whitesnake

I am compelled to say

HERE I GO AGAIN!

as it is time to share my

Friday Favorites

Marching Band gif

Favorite # ONE

because this is the most important event of the week…

Rory SonogramIf for some reason you are unsure, this is a sonogram photo of a new GlamBaby.

Richard and Emily introduced her this week and they will call her Rory.

So Sweet!

 

 

Favorite # TWO

This prescription bottle has been on my kitchen counter for a couple of weeks.  Elvis-Cat prescriptionIt makes me smile every time I look at it!

Does anyone else in the world have an Elvis-Cat?  I’m thinking I’m probably the only one!

 

 

Favorite # THREE

LB and I went to the Avenue’s Mall this week to return a pair of pants from LOFT.  While I didn’t find anything that I couldn’t live without at LOFT, I found a couple of things that I thought would be fun to take home with me from

Forever21

The sign read $9 but the tag on this little Blue Velvet dress read $5

I made the comment that this top looked like something I would wear over and over again all summer long

And this little peplum top is just my style…But this pimpin’ green fur coat didn’t do it for me…

Favorite # FOUR

These were not purchased for kids…

  They were purchased for Kim.

(Thank you LB)

And they are DANG good!

Simply Nature Kids Spinach and Kale bites are frozen veggies in the shape of dinosaurs and stars.

One serving = 5 pieces (which will cost you a mere 140 calories).

 

Favorite # FIVE

Dressing for Winter on Monday

and Spring on Tuesday

Welcome to FLORIDA!

There is never a dull moment!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

 

 

Enjoy…

Air Frying Anything

As I mentioned in a recent post, I received two Air Fryers for Christmas.  I am in No Way complaining about that.   This was an opportunity to contrast and compare something that I wanted, but had not put a lot of thought into.

The

Nuwave Air Fryer

was pinned to my Pinterest Wish List

and my Mama made sure I would find it under the Christmas tree.

It is large and complex just the way I expected.  I was very excited when I opened it.  LB was not as excited.  His argument was that we already have a convection/toaster oven that will produce the same results.  In addition, another appliance will take up space and clutter my kitchen in a way that I will eventually not appreciate.  He did have a good point.  Minimal clutter is of utmost importance.

My son and daughter-in-law also gave me an air fryer.  It was the smaller of the two and they were pretty sure that I would keep the larger one.   After YouTube reviewing, my decision was ultimately based on the size of the appliance.

I kept the smaller one.

Here is the

Dash Air Fryer

in a nifty little demo:

My first objective was to see how well this little device could cook…

Chicken Wings

I am not going to complain about the taste of these wings.  They were just as crispy as fried, but not greasy at all.  It takes about 20 minutes to fry 4 to 5 wings (depending on the size of the wings).

I was very pleased.  LB thought they were good too, although he still questioned whether or not the air fryer necessary (we have a TOASTER OVEN after all).

Because I wanted to settle this, I decided to have a contest between the toaster oven and the Dash Air Fryer.

Jalapeño Poppers would be the deciding ingredient.

Two poppers went into the toaster oven, on the convection setting at 350° for 20 minutes.Two poppers went into the air fryer at 350° for 9 minutes.

LB thought they [pretty much] tasted the same

although the toaster oven poppers didn’t have as much time to cool as the air fryer poppers did.

Jalapeño Poppers are best right out of the oven!  In fairness, we decided that it was most likely the brand of popper that made the whole event not nearly as exciting as it could have been.

In summary, I like my air fryer, and LB likes it because I like it.

I’m so lucky!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

The Dreaded Vet

This morning I checked an item off of my to-do list that I have anticipated with mild horror all week long.

The dreaded visit to…

The Vet

scared jim carrey GIF

[for the Christmas Eve episode follow up].

You can read about that event here, but in brief, we were at the Pet Emergency Clinic for nearly six hours on Christmas Eve.

The poor baby has a bad reputation at his vet’s office…  and they greet him with Kevlar gloves.

Although he loves the two people who live with him, he does not like the people at the Whitehouse Animal Hospital, the people that come to his house to visit, or ANY other people.

Let me add that I like and appreciate the staff at the Whitehouse Animal Hospital and feel that we have had excellent attention and nothing less than professional care from this establishment.

THANK YOU Whitehouse Animal Hospital (from Elvis Cat Starling)

As it turned out, in contrast to the Christmas Eve episode, the only displeasure experienced this morning was a moment spent on the scale for the poor baby.  He has gained 12 ounces since December 24th.  Although it would have thrown his Mama into despondency, Elvis didn’t seem to mind.

The Prognosis is Good

It seems that Elvis has asthma and possibly an allergy or two that will trigger an attack.

On December 23rd he began to experience difficulty breathing which was likely brought on by something in the house.  The only thing we can attribute this to is new kitty litter or possibly Christmas decor dust.  Bless his little heart.  Since Christmas Eve, he has been taking prednisone, which we will now be able to wean him from,  and a capsule that he doesn’t have to take anymore [at all] unless there is another occurrence like the one we recently experienced (thank you Dr. Susan).

Here is a picture of Elvis in his kitty carrier.  His death grip is even bigger than his eyes.

this is the only picture LB took today because he was as stressed out as everyone else and didn’t feel that picture taking was of value at the time.  Also it was a little scary.

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

 

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