Thank you for all the comments on the book review I wrote for Women Food and God. Be sure to watch the Oprah show this week to see the interview with the author Geneen Roth. I will be on the road traveling with hubby Tom but the DVR will be set to record it and I look forward to hearing what she has to say.
I hope everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day. I sure enjoyed my day. I don’t live close to my mom but I will get to see her this summer when we go visit for a few days. She is a warm, loving, caring, strong woman whom I greatly admire. This photo was taken last summer when we visited my parents in Nebraska.
Here I am with my daughter Katy yesterday. David didn’t get up until right before we ate lunch and I some how missed getting a photo with him. These two photos do show my difference in size, I am getting smaller!
Here is a photo of Katy and David when we were up in the mountains last fall and it was just starting to snow. Those are little snow flakes in Katy’s hair.
We came home after church and made a wonderful lunch. Hubby Tom grilled up his fabulous chicken on the bar-b-que grill. He seasons chicken breasts, thighs and drumsticks with Cavenders’ Greek Seasoning and slow cooks it on the Weber grill to perfection! We always have him cook a large amount and then we freeze it for future meals. Here is a peek at our feast.
Oven roasted asparagus, easy but so delicious!
Pot luck potato casserole, a family favorite. It makes enough to feed an army! I have posted about it before but it bares repeating with the picnic and bar-b-que season coming.
POTLUCK POTATO CASSEROLE
1 1/2 cups fat-free sour cream
1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup minced fresh onion
5 teaspoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (30-ounce) package frozen hash browns, thawed (such as Ore-Ida)
1 (10.75-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup (such as Campbell’s Healthy Request)
Cooking spray
1 cup coarsely crushed cornflakes
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; spread evenly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cornflakes over potato mixture.
Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly.
Yield: 10 servings
CALORIES 194(30% from fat); FAT 6.4g (sat 3.7g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 7.9g; CHOLESTEROL 21mg; CALCIUM 166mg; SODIUM 283mg; FIBER 1.5g; IRON 1.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 27.1g WWPs 4
Adapted from Cooking Light
Honey Chipotle Baked Beans are a must for bar-b-que season. You start with canned beans and dress them up. You won’t believe the depth of flavor and they will soon become your favorite side dish!
Honey-Chipotle Baked Beans
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
Cooking spray
1/2 cup minced shallots (about 5 ounces) or use some mild red onion
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce, seeded and chopped
2 (28-ounce) cans baked beans
Preheat oven to 300°.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots; sauté 4 minutes or until golden. Add cumin and garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Add tomato puree and oil, and cook for 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Add honey and the next 5 ingredients (through chiles). Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine beans and shallot mixture in a 2-quart baking dish. Bake at 300° for 1 hour or until thick and bubbly.
CALORIES 286 (7% from fat); FAT 2.2g (sat 0.1g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.6g); IRON 2mg; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 88mg; CARBOHYDRATE 54g; SODIUM 709mg; PROTEIN 8.3g; FIBER 9.9g
Cooking Light, JULY 2006
For dessert I didn’t have time to make anything from scratch but I had this frozen dessert from Trader Joes that I had on hand just for an occasion such as this. I cut it into 8 servings to keep the calories in check with my food plan. It also comes in raspberry and we decided we like the raspberry better than the blueberry. This is very sweet!
I know everyone doesn’t have a Trader Joes where they live but you should check out some frozen items in the regular grocery store. If you cut the portions down some items can be worked into your food plan.
I cut this into 8 instead of 4 servings.
Katy and I are off to the mall this morning to shop for a few things I need for my trip later this week. More about that later!
Eating well and being kind to myself.
Tami
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Marisa (Loser for Life) says:
May 10, 2010 at 10:10 am (UTC -7)
What a beautiful family and delicious eats! I’ll have to look for that seasoning your hubs puts on chicken. Sounds great!
I love your last statement so much, “Eating well and being kind to myself.” Words to live by
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:40 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Marisa I hope you had a great day! I find the seasoning at the grocery store, Cost Plus and Super Walmart.
Amanda says:
May 10, 2010 at 10:43 am (UTC -7)
That food looks delicious. And I’m totally a pie person, so that tarte looks great! Love Trader Joes!
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:41 pm (UTC -7)
Amanda I don’t know what I would do with out Trader Joes! They have such awesome products at such incredible prices.
LAF says:
May 10, 2010 at 11:10 am (UTC -7)
That’s 3 generations of gorgeous girls!
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:41 pm (UTC -7)
Wow thanks, you are too kind!
Lindsay says:
May 10, 2010 at 2:07 pm (UTC -7)
Darling pictures! All the food looks SO yummy!!!!
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:42 pm (UTC -7)
Hey Lindsay thanks for stopping by the blog!
tj says:
May 10, 2010 at 2:13 pm (UTC -7)
looks like a lot of yummy food! Glad you had a good day!
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:43 pm (UTC -7)
Thank you TJ. I don’t know what your weather was as you further South than us, but it got cold and rainy here in the afternoon!
Genie@dietof51 says:
May 10, 2010 at 3:48 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Tami,
I finally made it over to your lovely website. I apologize for being such a techno zero; I didn’t realize that I could “follow” outside of blogspot. Don’t laugh at me.
You are tiny, and your kids are gorgeous! Mom is too! My son is tall, also. They wear clothes so well, don’t they?
I cooked on Mother’s Day, but not to the extent that you did. My recipes are much simpler.
I’m happy to hear that you had a great day. Coming over here was like a visit to a brain spa…. Very relaxing.
I’ll be back!
Genie
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:45 pm (UTC -7)
Genie you made me laugh with your techno zero! That is too funny. Well you are in good company as I know very little about computers, the web and all that stuff. Thank goodness my son is a computer science major and he can answer most of my questions.
Thank you for the sweet things you had to say. It is so nice to hear that people are enjoying my blog. It makes it all worth while!
Carla says:
May 10, 2010 at 3:54 pm (UTC -7)
What lovely photos! You look great and your daughter is gorgeous!
Tami says:
May 10, 2010 at 5:46 pm (UTC -7)
Hi Carla, you are so sweet. I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day as well.
She-Fit says:
May 10, 2010 at 6:09 pm (UTC -7)
Awh, I love the pictures of you and your family. The trader joes dessert looks SOOOO good. YUM!
karen@fitnessjourney says:
May 11, 2010 at 3:58 am (UTC -7)
Looks like a wonderful Mother’s Day. Family and good food is always a winning combination.
Erica @ Fashion meets Food says:
May 11, 2010 at 4:35 am (UTC -7)
Beautiful pictures of you and your family! Your daughter is gorgeous like you! That’s great that you got BareMinerals makeup for Mother’s Day! What a treat! You’ll be absolutely addicted to it. I adore it and got my mum hooked on it as well. It’s probably the easiest makeup to put on and make look good. If you didn’t get mineral veil you might want to pick that up. You put it all over your face (after your makeup is on) and it’ll give you a radiant glow and it’s perfect for summer. Have fun with the makeup!!! Those potatoes look absolutely amazing! I think that I might have to make them.
xo
Helen says:
May 11, 2010 at 7:47 am (UTC -7)
What a lovely family you have. Your Mother’s Day meal sounds and looks delicious. I make that same casserole – with low fat sour cream (mostly because I refuse to do anything fat free) and with bread crumbs instead of corn flakes. It’s a family favorite!
I love that you are eating well and being kind to yourself. That’s the best.
Kim says:
May 11, 2010 at 8:41 am (UTC -7)
Yummy looking food. Your kids are gorgeous. You look like the older sister.
Are you sure they’re your kids? lol Anyway, thanks for the sweet, sweet comment over on my page. I replied to it on my page as well. I think I was half asleep when I replied…so I’m hoping I made sense. lol. Happy Mother’s day to you. 
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