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Recent discovery... any nut butter on slightly (15-20 minutes) frozen banana with a sprinkle of coconut palm sugar (extra points if you can find THIS with the fleur de sel added).. just wow.
http://www.luckyvitamin.com/p-271117-sweet-tree-organic-coconut-palm-sugar-fleur-de-sel-14-oz?redirect=1

Eek... seeing people write 'ol makes me cringe. Makes me want to give a crash course in apostrophe usage. Very cute idea, though, if the tape comes off easily.

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Yes, exactly, emily! I can't fathom what people pay for chicken breasts. Living in NYC, I learned quickly that I'd only be able to survive if I shopped the sales, and, if i'm being honest, was willing to shop at more than one store (yes, it's a luxury to have several stores in a few-block radius). When boneless skinless breasts go on sale for $1.99/lb, I buy tons and store them. Not on sale yet and we're out? Looks like we may have to wait... I buy what's on sale and then at the beginning of the week, look in my freezer and see what's available. Then, during the week, I'll pick up fresh vegetables to supplement.

Quick/easy meals: omelets or frittatas chock full of spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, etc. Salmon cooks up in a pinch. Also, white fish such as tilapia defrosts pretty quickly and cooks even quicker. As a paleo option, can dip it in egg and then in almond flour (or crushed nuts).

Absolutely agreed. Looked at a recipe yesterday. thought to myself.... nooooot so sure that's going to work. And it didn't. Luckily I had enough skills to salvage it, but it was touch-and-go for a while, and I should have trusted my intuition the first time.

this comment, FTW :)

I would also note that you stated that you're staying away from sugar and fat. While I think it's a good idea to limit sugar content, I don't think it's a great idea to stay away from all kinds of fat. Definitely look to include good kinds of fat in your diet, such as nuts and no or low sugar added nut butters, salmon, olive oil, avocado, and the like.

Similar to above, I took this recipe (substituted a lemon and a navel orange for Meyer lemon), added dried cranberries, and drizzled with white chocolate. so, so good: http://www.bellalimento.com/2012/02/20/pistachio-and-meyer-lemon-biscotti/

" If you want to invite adult children who still live in their parents house, please send them their own invitations."

Yes! How about, if you want to invite adult children, please send them their own invitations, period! I'm almost 30 and my sister is 32. Cousins still send invites for family gatherings to our mother. It bothers me because I want that information directly in my inbox (and would like to know that I'm old enough to RSVP for myself ;)). My mother hates it because my sister is one of those people who is "flexible" about RSVPing and my mother doesn't want to wait for my sister to get her act together.

there are so many no bake recipes out there, from versions of "rice krispie treats" to really interesting, delicious stuff! http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/07/funfetti-icebox-cake/, http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/07/no-bake-coconut-cream-goat-cheese-cheesecake/, http://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/06/no-bake-peanut-butter-smores-squares/, http://www.branappetit.com/2011/08/03/no-bake-bars/

and then there are chocolate barks - just melt the chocolate and let them cool! http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2012/10/buckeye-bark/