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Best Dessert in Town

Oh My GOD! You may not expect to find a link to a dessert place on a fitness blog, but if you are going to eat dessert you want it to be good. Plus, Vida Doce Pastry Shop in Newington, which I tried last weekend is a small business. As a small business owner I like to support small places, especially when they are good. No, not good, fantabulous–that’s not a word, but that’s the best way to describe Vida Doce.

I couldn’t decide what to get, but went with a brownie and hot chocolate. I couldn’t finish. It was delicious and very rich.

It would be a great place to spend an afternoon with some friends and share a couple desserts. I went with two people. We each ordered something different and none of us could eat it all. The portions are good and the prices really reasonable.

Best Dessert in TownMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:35:28-04:00

Healthier Grilled Cheese

I love grilled cheese. I love almost anything that involves cheese, but I don’t really like butter–I’m lucky that way. I can eat butter in mashed potatoes or in pie crust, but I don’t add it to my food and don’t like it on toast. So when I order a muffin or a grilled cheese and it comes smothered in butter, I’m always disappointed. Nothing can ruin a good pancake for me like butter.

For years I’ve been making my own grilled cheese in olive oil, but it’s not right. I’ve never been happy with it, and then last night I had a thought. It seemed brilliant at the time, but now it seems fairly obvious. Here’s what I did to make a delicious grilled cheese and cut out some of the sat fat. And it really was yummy.

Recipe for Healthier Grilled Cheese

Ingredients:

2-3 Slices Cheese (I use white Land-0-Lakes American Cheese, sliced thin)
2 Slices of Good Bread (something with flavor like an oat of a nut bread)
1 Tomato (if you are so inclined […]

Healthier Grilled CheeseMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:25-04:00

Ramekin

Do you want to watch your portion sizes in 2010? Let Ramekins help you. They are good guides for small amounts of food. Use a ramekin for snacks like ice cream, pop corn, chips, pretzels. Don’t use it for small items like nuts, skittles or M&M’s.

RamekinMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:06:04-04:00

Learn A New Word

Euhydration: A normal state of body water content.

Remember to keep hydrated.

Learn A New WordMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00

Challenge #14

This week only eat foods your Grandma would recognize. This will probably be easier if you don’t eat anything that comes out of a box, since packaged foods can contain a lot of ingredients Grandma probably never heard about before.

Years ago, my father took this picture of my Great Grandma with one of her yummy apples pies.

Challenge #14Maggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00