I know that DH doesn’t think I know where the cooking place is in our house…. but I do. I even know what that thingy is that has fire!! Tonight, I used 2 of ‘em!! AT THE SAME TIME!! I made my version of Weight Watchers zero point soup. The soup is really filling and mostly vegetables. In a very large pot add: 1 pound of stew meat (I chop those pieces into smaller pieces, I want more vegetable than meat) Add a head of fresh cauliflower & one of broccoli, carrots, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, 1 can stewed tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of beef bouillon, 2 cups of water (or more) depending on whether you want stew or soup. After the veggies are tender I take about 1 cup out and put that in the blender, add back to the soup to make the soup a little thicker and give it a nice rich flavor. Let simmer about another 30 minutes. Then serve or do what I do and divide the soup into containers. I put 5 containers in the freezer. 1 container in the fridge. One for my lunch tomorrow. (For the true Weight Watchers Zero Point soup skip the…

I’m sure that Brunswick will be contacting me soon to sign on with them for the 2010 Pro Bowler Tour. Yup…. I’m that good. Okay fine. Maybe not. But I haven’t touched a bowling ball in 6 years and I still wound up with a 125 average. Not too bad.  Birthday boy showed everybody up with a 237. (Ohhh I wish I could say the staff let him win… but this group is way too competitive for that) Bowling really is a fun way to get your exercise in for the day. I don’t know why I don’t bowl more often. After bowling, I was ready to pig out on pizza, cake and ice cream. But sometimes the fates are watching out for me. No pizza, no cake, no ice cream. Kathy made some amazing cupcakes, I had only one. Then I resisted the urge to grab the whole container and run to my car. So great night, great company, great cupcake and I’m still on track with my diet. WOOO HOOO!!   It’s January 2026! A long way from the beginning of PBnWhine. Giving My Old Blog Posts a Glow-Up (Because Google Has Standards) You know that drawer. The…

I can best describe the last couple of days & especially nights as ……… With all the tossing and turning and NOT sleeping ……… I’m starting to get a little (LOT) grumpy and short tempered. I could REALLY use a WHOLE nights sleep!! PLEASE!??!?!?!?!?!?!? Otherwise SOMEONE is going to get hurt! And since it’s just DH and myself in the house GUESS WHO I PICK!??!?!?!??     It’s January 2026! A long way from the beginning of PBnWhine. Giving My Old Blog Posts a Glow-Up (Because Google Has Standards) You know that drawer. The one stuffed with cords from electronics you no longer own and a manual for a toaster that died during the Obama administration. That, dear reader, is what old blog posts look like to Google if you ignore them long enough. So I’ve been rolling up my sleeves and revisiting older posts on peanutbutterandwhine.com. Not because I suddenly enjoy technical chores, but because SEO is basically Google’s love language and I’d like to stay on speaking terms. Why Update Old Posts at All? Turns out, Google doesn’t just want new content. It wants useful, current, and less embarrassing than your 2014 writing voice content. Updating old posts…

I’m going to miss summer. It’s so much easier for me to eat healthy. Number 1 it’s too hot to really over eat (who am I kidding?!? I could over eat in an oven! But in my fantasy blog saying it’s too hot to eat sounds so much better!) Number 2 I love fresh fruit. Green grapes, white meat peaches and watermelon. I know I KNOW! I live in California where I can get all that year around but I like it when it’s more $$reasonably$$ priced!! (that’s just nice way to say I’m really cheap!) I did really good today. I ate smart. I exercised this morning for 45 minutes with Kaki. But tonight I feel bloated like I just went on a candy free-for-all…. WHY!?!? WHY??!?! That’s not fair. I WAS GOOD!! EVEN when no one was LOOKING I was good!!! What’s UP WITH THAT!??! Is it because I said I was going to cheat later this month? My body just said…… fine… we’ll show you!?!? Or is it this stupid menopause thing?! It would be nice if the hot flashes and night sweats at least burned fat! It’s the least they could do!! (ohhhh someone is a…