Coffee Queen Keeps Busy

Friday Night Dinner: Tomato Basil Soup with Grilled Cheese.  This Cooking Light recipe calls for roasting tomatoes and  pureeing them with onions, garlic, and basil.  8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Breakfast: Steel cut oats with fresh apples.  Topped with toasted walnuts and 1 teaspoon brown sugar.  5 Weight Watchers Smart Points.

Thursday's Dinner: Enchilada Casserole.  Recipe from Cooking Light. This was delicious and easy to make.  Lots of flavor and very generous portions!  Served with green beans with almonds and bacon.  8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Maisy is all ready for Christmas!  
She is hiding out, hoping to catch an elf or two!


She likes to warm her little paws by the fire.


And she spends most of her time loafing by the fire.

Classic Lasagna with Meat Sauce. An amazing Cooking Light recipe  with far fewer calories than traditional lasagna.  So good no one in the family even noticed that there was a lot less cheese than usual,  or that I used ground turkey!   12 Weight Watchers Smart Points for a large, filling serving. Served with a side salad.

Some of the beautiful cake pops my daughter made!

Wednesday's dinner: One-Pot Broccoli-Bacon Mac and Cheese.  So delicious and the family didn't even notice  the secret ingredient: butternut squash!  Another delicious recipe from Cooking Light.  Served with a side salad.  8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Sunday's Brunch: Overnight Caramel French Toast.  I've been testing recipes to serve for our Christmas brunch and finally  found the perfect Cooking Light recipe!  This is beyond delicious and can be done in advance.  If the recipe is followed exactly each piece is 12 Weight Watchers Smart Points.   I used fewer and thicker slices of bread and had 2 pieces  instead of one for 31 (!!!!) Smart Points.

Tuscan White Bean Soup with Escarole.  Instead of using canned beans I cooked my own.   This was the perfect soup for a cold night!  Topped with Parmesan cheese.   Recipe from Cooking Light.  6 Weight Watchers Smart Points.

Quick homemade pizza: sauce, mozzarella, chicken, and red onions  on an Alexis whole wheat Greek pita flatbread.  12 Weight Watchers Smart Points.

Saturday's Breakfast: Steel cut oats (1/4 cup, uncooked), banana,  toasted walnuts (1 1/2 Tbsp), brown sugar (1tsp).  8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Pork Chops with Roasted Apples and Onions. This Cooking Light recipe was really good!  I'm starting to learn how to cook pork chops and this was my second time making them. They came out much better than my last attempt! Served with pan-roasted Brussels sprouts and a thin slice of French bread. 12 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Thursday's Dinner: Chicken with Chorizo and Tomato Salsa.  This Cooking Light recipe has an incredible amount of flavor! Served with yellow rice and roasted carrots. 13 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Wednesday's Dinner: Cheesy Chicken Cutlets with Ham and Jam from the December 2016 issue of Cooking Light. Absolutely delicious! The blend of sweet and savory was amazing! Served with roasted potatoes and a side salad. 12 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Slow Cooker Chicken Korma. Super delicious and flavorful! Quick and easy!  Served with a piece of naan and brown basmati rice.  From Cooking Light Slow Cooker Tonight. 11 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Maisy has successfully killed another Christmas ornament.

Herb and Sausage-Stuffed Peppers:  Italian turkey sausage, couscous, onions,  garlic, and goat cheese all stuffed into an orange bell pepper.   Served with a side salad.  So delicious! Recipe from Cooking Light.  9 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Brunch this morning: Marmalade Stuffed French Toast Casserole.  So delicious! Recipe from Cooking Light. A whopping 20 Weight Watchers Smart Points for my serving though!

Dinner Tonight: Tuscan Steak Salad. This is the best salad I've had in a long time and I eat a lot of good salads!  Seared Tuscan steak, shaved Parmesan cheese, crispy sautéed shallots, and homemade vinaigrette.  Amazing recipe from Cooking Light. 8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

Breakfast this morning: Oatmeal with pineapple, toasted macadamia nuts, toasted coconut, and brown sugar. Served with black coffee.  8 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

This homemade meat sauce was delicious, quick, and easy!  I made a large batch to allow for my teenager's growing appetite and leftovers  for school lunch tomorrow.  Served with a side salad and roasted green beans. Recipe from Cooking Light. 11 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

We had a sneaky dinner tonight! Lighter Sloppy Joes.  Half of the meat is replaced with mashed garbanzo beans.  My family rated this a 10/10 and they were surprised  when I told them there were garbanzo beans in it.  Served with roasted potatoes and a side salad. 13sp for the meal. Recipe from Cooking Light.

Dinner Tonight: Turkey and Bean Chili. This delicious, quick, and easy recipe is from Cooking Light. So Delicious! Topped with cheese, sour cream, and green onions. Served with homemade whole-wheat bread. 9 Weight Watchers Smart Points for the meal.

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I'm in no way an athlete but I do want to get fit. Here I am working out despite my arthritic knee.

An adventurous trip to the dentist today.

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As close to a selfie as I will ever get. Me and my morning coffee.

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Simone's curly hair.

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On my table:  my morning coffee and a very curious cat.