Best Pork Belly Ever

Feeling festive today… the year is flying by and it’s starting to hit me that Christmas is in 4 months.  FOUR MONTHS y’all!!! How is that even possible??? Instead of freaking out, I am sitting here with a beautiful cup of pumpkin pie spiced coffee and cream watching The Holiday. The kids and I whipped…

Cravings for Chocolate Cake

Inevitably, on the weekends all the food that I shouldn’t be eating starts calling me… sometimes I give in and sometimes I get in the kitchen and experiment.  Usually, if determined enough, an alternative to sugar laden, carb explosive foods can be found or invented. This weekend I wanted all the chocolate cake. Like, SERIOUSLY,…

Changing My Life

If you have followed my blog for a while you will know that I LOVE sugar and I LOVE to bake.  This means that me and the slim side of life have never been friends.  In the past to shed excess weight, I have done Atkins/low carb/ketogenic eating.  This works for my mind and body…