Cheri Peoples


What’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen

Wasabi Salmon

November 6, 2012
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The worst thing about a diet is starving and seeing the scale move so little. The best thing about my lifestyle change is that I am not hungry. I eat yummy food and I am losing so quickly that I don’t have time to get discouraged. Today I am sharing Wasabi Salmon. weight loss never […]

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How to lose weight over Thanksgiving

October 30, 2012
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All month long I have been sharing valuable tips for a Thinner You and a Thinner Me. Let me be REALLY REAL.  On October 1 I posted my first 31 days post.  It was scary.  WHY?– because I was stepping out of my comfort zone.  I used to be super thin but after 4 babies […]

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Skinny Lasagna Recipe

October 23, 2012
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SKINNY LASAGNA printable recipe below 1- spaghetti squash Sauce 20 oz. 98% Lean ground turkey 8 oz of mushrooms 1 Cup of Spinach leaves 2 Cups of canned Italian tomatoes (less than 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup) 1/2 tsp pressed garlic 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp white pepper 1 tsp Italian seasoning 10 […]

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Knock Off PayDay Candy Bar

October 22, 2012
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Knock Off Pay Day Candy Mix Autumn, Fall, whatever you call it…I love this time of year and all of the colors but here in Florida we do not have seasonal changes that bring out the beautiful Fall colors. I thought you might enjoy seeing what Fall Colors in Florida look like. I took these […]

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Fire Up The Grill It’s Time For S’mores – S’More Kits

October 16, 2012
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S’Mores Kit Ingredients I grabbed some of these pumpkin shaped marshmallows, some mini chocolate bars and graham crackers to make the kids some S’Mores. I created a S’Mores Kit, in Photoshop and printed them off.  I made it so each side would read the correct way when folded in half. The sign above has enough […]

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Cheeseburgers and Chips – On a “diet”

October 4, 2012
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Copy Cat Chips I am not on a diet. I am on a lifestyle change. Who would have thought dinner could be so yummy and satisfying? I made a lean hamburger and added a wedge of laughing cow cheese on top (while it was in the pan–so it warmed up a little). I did not […]

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Apple Dumplings

September 28, 2012
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Did you know certain apples are best used for cooking or for making apple cider or even eating them raw? Some apples get mushy when cooked. Apple cider is a blend of tart and sweet apple varieties. Braeburn Apples are good for eating raw. They are also good to use when frying or when making […]

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Apple Facts and My Favorite Apple Recipes

September 27, 2012
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Think of all the ways apples have infiltrated our lives.  When we were little and we learned our ABC’s we learned that A is for APPLE. Doesn’t every good child take their teacher an apple to earn brownie points? The colonists came to this country with apples.  Did you know that Thomas Jefferson and George […]

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Chocolate Brownies

September 21, 2012
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Chocolate Brownies 1 Cup Butter 4 TBSP. Cocoa Powder 1 Cup Sugar (for the cocoa mix) 8 Large Eggs 3 Cups Sugar (for the batter) 4 tsp Vanilla 4 Cups Flour 2 tsp. Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 2 Cups Pumpkin 6 TBSP Coconut Oil (or you can use canola oil) 8 […]

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Pumpkin Carrot Cake

September 11, 2012
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Pumpkin Carrot Cake Don’t you love the flavors of FALL? The smell of cinnamon baking in the oven that permeates the entire house. We love Pumpkin muffins but we also love carrot cake and I thought it would be fun to do a recipe that combined both together into one cake and it was delicious. […]

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Homemade Cream Cheese Peach Turnovers

August 14, 2012
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Homemade Cream Cheese Peach Turnovers I know many of you are in the back to school routine, like we are. Not only are you getting the kids ready with back to school supplies, new clothes but there is also school lunches and after school snacks to think about. My Shopping cart — always more than […]

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Lean Cuisine 6 packs – Asian Meals

August 9, 2012
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We headed to our local Sam’s because we needed to update our cards and do some shopping. We headed back to the frozen foods section first. Sam’s has a 6 pack of Lean Cuisine meals for $11.25  That saves me time shopping and preparing lunches–6 meals in one pack That saves me money –that is […]

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