Must Be a Lot of New Year’s Resolutions at Play…
A curious thing happened here at Words to Eat By today: Several hundred people stopped by the site. Now, that in itself isn’t unusual at all. But what ...
There Are Signs, and Then There Are Ginormous Blinking Neon SIGNS
I woke up this morning, as I often do, vaguely dissatisfied with my weight-loss efforts (or more correctly, the lack thereof in recent months). It occurred to me that exactly ...
Quick Weight Watchers Update
I lost 2.8 pounds!
I’ve missed every meeting since my Exile in Fatville post–for a variety of reasons, all legitimate–so I was a little nervous. Usually missing meetings does not ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, Recipes, Weight Watchers
A Greekish Orzo-Tomato Salad
And again, it started with the tomatoes. I came back from the farmer’s market this afternoon with six beauts: two each of yellow, regular ol’ ...
Nap-Friendly Recipes, Soup, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
A Week of Vegetables for Dinner
After yet another disappointing Saturday morning at Weight Watchers (I stayed the same, even though last Sunday’s dinner at The Queen’s Hideaway was my ...
Exile in Fatville
After missing three consecutive meetings (two because of our Maine trip, and last Saturday we had a wedding), I finally went back to Weight Watchers today. I ...
Baking, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Strawberry-Banana Muffins
There are still so many gorgeous strawberries at the farmer’s market, I find it nearly impossible to avoid buying them by the armload. On Friday I ...
Baking, Books, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Strawberry-Rhubarb Bread
After the success of the strawberry-rhubarb compote that went with last week’s chocolate polenta cake, I simply had to buy more of both items ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
“Summer Friday” Salad: Sugar Snap Peas, Strawberries, Cucumber, and Pecorino
One of the greatest perks of working in book publishing is the longstanding practice of “Summer Friday”: Monday through Thursday, working hours are extended until 5:45, ...
Baking, Dessert, Weight Watchers
Chocolate Polenta Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote
I’m always on the lookout for new dessert recipes that meet certain criteria. They must be decadent-sounding, though not actually dangerous (I continue to hope that ...