Mains, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Chicken Puttanesca with Mushrooms
Finally, a chance to do a little real cooking! On Thursday I had a doctor’s appointment in the late afternoon, and instead of returning to work ...
Baking, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Why Can’t I Be Allergic to Chocolate? (With a Recipe for Chocolate Yogurt Loaf)
Over the last few years I’ve developed several oddball allergies: Dust mites. Benzoyl peroxide. Gold (yes, gold, not nickel. My dermatologist was shocked—I’m the ...
Mains, New York, One-Handed Meals, Popular, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Chicken a la Cono, Debbie Style (Chicken with Potatoes, Mushrooms, & Vinegar Peppers)
You may recall my rave about Cono & Sons O’Pescatore, our favorite old-school Italian joint. Well, my Weight Watchers meeting is around the corner from ...
Nutritious Nibbles, Pantry Cooking, Snack, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
Snack Time: Curry Roasted Chickpeas
Have I mentioned that I’m a big snacker? Nibbling is one of my favorite pastimes. A cookie here, a Wheat Thin there, and boom! Twenty pounds ...
Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers Week One, and The Barefoot Contessa’s BBQ Sauce
Tonight I went to Weight Watchers after my first week back on the program. And (drum roll, please): I gained .6 of a pound. ...
The Three Faces of Me: Debbie
So you’ve met Fat Debbie:
and Hot Debbie:
It’s time to introduce plain ol’, garden variety, what-you-see-is-what-you-get Debbie:
That photo was taken ...
The Three Faces of Me: Hot Debbie
Last week I introduced Fat Debbie.
Today I’d like you to meet Hot Debbie, the second face I’ve worn in my life.
The other night ...
The Three Faces of Me: Fat Debbie
In my life I’ve shown three distinct faces to the world: Fat Debbie, Hot Debbie, and Debbie.
Fat Debbie debuted before I turned three years old.
According to ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Baked Whole-Grain Penne & Roasted Eggplant
When I have plenty of eggplant on hand and a few hours before dinner, this is one of my favorite things to make. The original model ...
The Biggest Loser
When I first heard that NBC had created a reality show about weight loss I cringed, and something tells me I wasn’t the only one. Reality shows (the ones on ...