Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • What’s For Dinner? – Week of Jan. 28

    I can’t believe it’s the last week of January. Breakfasts bacon and corn quiche oatmeal, cranberry overnight oatmeal feta and broccoli egg mug (x2) chocolate overnight oatmeal blueberry almond coffee cake muffin Lunches zucchini pizza spicy chicken wraps Asian pork… Continue reading

  • My Journey Part 2

    The First Part of the Journey On the last Saturday of October 2007, I talked to my grandma (Grandma H.) for the last time about life and supper. Soon after that last conversation, her foot fell asleep, and she tried… Continue reading

  • My Journey part 1

    Five and a half years ago, I saw my weight creeping upward. My youngest was almost 2, and the “I’m going to lose the weight when he’s 1 no longer applied.” It was time for action. Memorial Day 2007 was… Continue reading

  • Chicken Scampi

    My family doesn’t like shrimp, so traditional shrimp scampi is a no go at my house.  So I decided to make scampi with chicken instead.  You know a meal is a winner when the hubby, the Wee One, and the… Continue reading

  • What’s for dinner? – Week of Jan. 21

    Breakfasts Homemade Egg “McMuffins,” fruit (x3) yogurt, cereal, fruit parfait (x2) Nutella banana muffins, fruit (x1) Lunch Derby chicken salad, veggies Broccoli cheese quiche, bagel thin teriyaki  chicken salad chili mac Shepard’s pie Dinner teriyaki chicken chili chicken cacciatore shepard’s… Continue reading

  • Spinach and pear salad

    This is an easy salad to serve on the side.  It’s full of flavor! Spinach and Pear Salad Stars of the recipe:  (Serves 1) Stars of the dressing: (Makes enough for 2 salads) Steps: Printable Recipe Continue reading

  • Pork (or Chicken) Stir Fry

    My husband loves Chinese food and had been craving some when I had planned to make stir fry. So he was excited when I told him that it was for dinner. Since I don’t have much time to cook dinner… Continue reading

  • What’s for dinner – Jan. 14

    Another week has come and gone, and it’s time to plan for the next week’s dinner. Breakfasts this week: waffles with strawberries and blueberries, cheese stickapple jack smoothie, cheese sticksausage apple quiche cups, fruitPower up smoothie, cheese stickoatmeal with fruit and… Continue reading

  • Buttermilk Doughnuts

    Who doesn’t like a good doughnut?  As part of my resolution to keep making healthy choices, doughnuts don’t fall into that category.  However, I healthified (my new catchphrase – I guess) them a little bit, and Snow from Finding Joy in… Continue reading

  • What’s for dinner? January 7

    As I’ve said before, as soon as I walk in the door, the boys repeatedly ask me those three words.  I sometimes give them silly answers, and sometimes I will tell them exactly what we are having.  They will then… Continue reading