Oh So Goood!

I grew up in sunny San Diego and to this 

day feel lucky that I did, I loved it! 

I have many wonderful childhood memories and the 

ones that I treasure the most include the time

 I spent with my grandpa and grandma.

That often meant being around the kitchen table listening to

 grandpa's stories and enjoying grandma's amazing cooking.

My grandma could make anything taste great, she was a wonderful 

cook but it was her pies that were heaven on a plate.

 One of my favorites was her lemon meringue

   made with fresh California lemons,  to die for I must say!!!

These past few weeks I have been wanting to go back to San Diego 

and get my "California Fix" and have been craving lemon everything! 

I do not usually make lemon pies because I am the only one in my

 family that really loves it and trust me if I make a whole pie 

I would eat it! (It's a close second to the drumstick!)

So when I stumbled upon this easy recipe for mini pies I had to try it. 

OH MY OH MY WHAT A YUMMY PIE!!

Even Joe, who has not eaten lemon ANYTHING in over 

13 years (a story for another day:)

 He loved it and asked if I would make them again.

 SUCCESS! 

Look at that meringue, my granny would be so proud:)

Skinny Cow

In the back of my mind it has been there taunting me for

 19 years....ONE day it WILL happen! My daughter will

 get married and I will be the MOB! (mother of the bride)

Along with that nagging thought 

was the deep desire to be on that day, wearing the 

same size dress I wore BTC. (before the children)

It is with a reluctant heart and a growing

 width that I gave into the knowledge that I should 

wake up to reality because it isn't EVER going to happen!!! 

So I have decided to reach for the next best wish, trying to

 at least not be the HUGE MOB or in other words,

not have to order my dress from a tent maker!! 

Along with wanting to look good when that day does arrive, 

(and lets hope it is not for another three or four years) 

I also want to be healthy! I want to live as long 

as I can so that I can annoy my children and 

Joe as long as possible! 

(It is my mission you could say:)

In an attempt to be healthy and TRY to be slimmer at 

the same time I have ventured out into the world of health 

food as some would call it, I call it good food, the 

 kids and Joe just call 

it mom's gross junk!  But not anymore !

I must first say that 

I truly only have one HUGE junk food weakness!

 I can pass up many things, cookies, cake, pies,

 candy,  NO problem I can be strong! 

But if the secret service wanted information from me? 

Put away the torture treatments and dangle a Nestle Drumstick 

in front of me..... I will tell ALL!!

 It has been my weakness since as long as I can remember! 

Joe knows this and has used it to his advantage many times:)

Beside the fact that they will make me weak at the knees, they 

make my hips grow faster than a weed!

You can imagine my genuine euphoria when I stumbled upon 

these beauties, the SKINNY COW cone.......YUM!!

  Just the name makes my insides shout

 with joy, "this losing weight is not so bad" 

(I haven't lost an ounce but hey I"ma tryin!) 

So now I can stand strong against the power of the Drumstick 

and say" get back with you and your dirty  

360 calories and 23 grams of FAT!"

 I have found MY skinny!!! 

That is, my Skinny Cow cone and with only 150 calories 

and 3 tiny grams of fat

I am no longer weak! 

NOW the only problem I have is keeping Joe and 

the boys AWAY from them! 

Unlike my other healthy foods, they love them too!

 Sad to say it but this has resulted into using Katie's old technique, 

HIDING the cones in the freezer!

 So if you happen to come over and catch me "freezer diving"

 you will know not to mess with me,  I will be going for a 

Skinny Cow Cone and a little personal euphoria:)