Saturday, May 14, 2011

Cooking with Danica! :)

Hi guys! I have been quite the bizzzzzy bee! I have been staring at this paint sample on the fireplace for months and I finally got brave and painted! It was a TON of work! The stone around the entire fireplace is distressed and has a million little holes so I had to sponge paint all of those little holes in first then paint it. Whew! But I must say it was worth it! I love the end result!

Before...
After! 

We had to empty out the room to get ready for our furniture to be delivered. Washed the floor too!

Empty & waiting....
 I went over to my Weight Watcher meeting and I was down 2 pounds this week. :) I tracked really well and ate about 3/4 of my weekly points.

I was waiting for Danica to come over to join me for the day...she was gonna distract me while I waited  for the furniture to be delivered. lol

She wanted to try out my Turkey Meatloaf muffins so I got to cooking! This recipe can be made a few ways here is how I did it yesterday.

Turkey Meatloaf Muffins
Makes 12
3 PointsPlus each

1 package lean ground turkey
1/2 large red bell pepper, diced
1 large carrot, grated
1/2 large onion, diced
1 zucchini, grated
1/2 cup water
1 6 oz box of stuffing mix
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 egg whites

Here are the veggies...
Add egg whites, pepper, garlic powder, stuffing mix, & turkey...
Mix well...
Sprayed a muffin pan with PAM & started scooping the mix in!
 Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
We enjoyed them with a little side salad for a filling lunch! 

 Dessert was some fruit and we split a sample pack of Weight Watchers new treats...I didn't really care for them, but then again I'm not a fan of their packaged stuff. :-/

 I needed more of a distraction from waiting so I busted out the Wii!
 I noticed the picture I took of Danica didn't make it in the email she sent me...hummm lol

Ok here I am ...lol
 trying to play... lol or not tip over? Good times! haha

Time flies when Danica & I are together chatting so we started to get HUNGRY for dinner! We both agreed on POTATO SKINS! :)

We microwaved the potatoes for a little bit so they were soft enough to scoop out the center... We decided last minute to try ONE sweet potato too... All scooped out & ready to return to oven. We sprayed them with PAM and baked for 15 more minutes to get browned.
Here they are with some color...all ready to fill!
We added Turkey Bacon, green onions & reduced fat cheese to each one...


Returned them to a HOT 450 degree oven and waited for the cheese to melt.
They were YUMMY! ESPECIALLY the sweet potato version! I wish we had made ONLY those ones! WOW! 

These came out to 3 pointsplus each! They were delicious! Next time I think a better melting cheese would make me happier. :)

 I found my favorite blue cheese dressing!
 Nice stats! 2 TB for 1 PointsPlus!
 Another salad to go with our meal...

 The day flew by and before I knew it the furniture had arrived! :)



Yipeeee now I need to get pillows, lamps, & the never ending search for artwork! lol

I hope everyone has a fun weekend planned!! :) I'm off to find some lamps! :)

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Posted by at 9:50 AM

20 comments:

  1. You sure have been busy! I love how the fireplace turned out, it's fantastic!

    Your furniture looks amazing. Art work usually finds me when I least expect it!

    I never thought to make sweet potatoes that way - gonna have to try it.

    Meatloaf is one of the few ways I like hamburger! Those look like nice portion controlled servings.

    Hope you are having an amazing weekend and enjoying your new furniture!

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  2. The place looks FANTASTIC! I love the fireplace and hearth!

    ;)

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  3. OK, we're going to need to come up with a celebrity smooshed name for you two (ala Brangelina). Hmmm...Tanica? Danjay? Um, maybe not! :D

    Love the fireplace! People like you who have an eye for design drive me nutso! (Cuz I have zilch!)

    Enjoy the furniture!

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  4. Love the way the living room looks and love the yummies you are eating these. You and Danica could prove dangerous hanging together.

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  5. Love the furniture and everything leading up to it!

    Have a great rest of your weekend!

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  6. I so enjoy reading about you and Danica as your friendship develops. I have a special friend, too, who shares my Weight Watchers experience. We haven't cooked together yet but we have shared lots of recipes. It sure helps to have the support of someone special.

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  7. Everything looks great !!!
    the food - you and the furniture!
    Good times!

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  8. Looks great! I like the color, never would have thought of that color but it looks really nice!

    And the furniture looks great with it!

    Again, your food always looks so yummy!

    have a great week!

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  9. You house looks beautiful! I love the decorating and furniture.

    Congrats on the weight loss!

    I cannot wait to see you at FitBloggin this week :)

    Thank you for sharing your recipes, I've been in a food rut so my who weight loss has stalled. Looking forward to meeting my fellow fitbloggers and learning from them!

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  10. love the fireplace, everything looks great!

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  11. TJ,

    Please tell us where you find that blue cheese dressing! I have been looking for it for months and have yet to find it.

    Thanks!

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  12. Mmmmm...I like the idea of those turkey meatloaf muffins!

    Your home is really coming along...such beautiful things!

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  13. Hi Lisa! That is by far my favorite bottled blue cheese dressing and well worth the hunt! lol We moved a lot over the past few years so I am always searching for it! I live in California so I can find it at WINCO FOODS and RALEYS Supermarket. I hope you are able to find it soon...oh maybe check to see if they have a web site? I'm gonna go look myself! :)

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  14. OMG! Meat muffins! You've got to be kidding me, how have I never thought of/heard of these!!! Brilliant! I will be making those soon, ha.

    And the paint on the fireplace looks AWESOME! Very chic!

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  15. I tried these meatloaf muffins and they are AMAZING! You and Danica have helped me keep on track. I'm so glad I found your websites!

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  16. I just hopped over here after Twitter recommended that I follow you. Yeah, go figure! Suppose it knows that I just announced that I'm starting a new weight loss journey blog? That's kinda scary, but I'm glad to find you and have already been inspired. Eventually I hope to post pictures and points and all that, but am taking baby steps at first. Keep up the good work!

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  17. Making these meatloaf muffins now..I noticed your recipe calls for 1/2 cup water but you don't add it with the mixture in your directions...I just omitted it this time because the mixture seems pretty moist.

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    1. Hi Jolene! That is right! I did leave out that I added it. But yes I normally do add it in because of the seasoning from the stuffing mix- but with all of the vegetables they do come out very moist! Hummm I think I need to make these again soon! :) Thanks for the reminder! :)

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  18. Hi, TJ!

    I want to make these this weekend, but am not sure how much ground turkey to buy. When you noted "one package," was that a one-pound package? Thanks much! :-)

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    1. Hey Ellen- the turkey I buy comes in 1 & 1/3 - 1/4lb packs. I just use one pack. :) You made me want to make some for myself too! :) YUM!

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