Less-Oil Latkes for a Crowd
Last night my family gathered for the annual Hanukkah latke-palooza, and I provided the star of the show. I’m focusing on Weight Watchers again, so on Saturday night I made a quadruple-batch of Less-Oil Latkes—Stephen, Harry and I feasted on some that night, and we shlepped the rest to Long Island for the shindig yesterday. ...Keep Reading
100 Pounds Lost, 15 Years Later
Packed away in a box marked “phone & camera packaging, WW info, old postcards” is a certificate, one that was presented on July 5, 1997, fifteen years ago today. I received it at a small ceremony held in a meeting room in Astoria, Queens, up a rickety flight of stairs over a home-décor shop. The ...Keep Reading
Easy Sweet Treat: Cinnamon Toast Wonton Crisps
Friends, I’m nervous. After nearly two-and-a-half years of work, the book finally goes on sale Tuesday! And when I’m nervous, I eat. (Gosh, wonder if that’s how I came to weigh 260 pounds…) The only thing keeping me from inflating like Violet Beauregarde is what you see pictured above: Just-sweet-enough, crunchy, not-quite-a-cookie Cinnamon Toast Wonton ...Keep Reading
Paula Deen, Type II Diabetes, and Me
Please forgive me. What follows is a rant, complete with occasional foul language. I’m pissed. THREE YEARS. Paula Deen knew for three years that she had Type II Diabetes. During those 1000+ days, did she offer any hint to the millions of people who adore her and her over-the-top, butter-mayo-lard-encrusted food? No. Instead, she offered ...Keep Reading
Magic, 1-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
We’re having a bit of a sweets problem around here. I’m pretty sure I emerged from the womb with an obsession for sugary treats (wonder how I got to weigh 260 pounds?) and even with Weight Watchers as a constant in my life, I have yet to conquer it. Instead I aim simply to manage ...Keep Reading
