More on New Year’s Resolutions
I recieved this daily inspirational email from one of my favorite sites, Daily Om, on December 31, 2008 and thought I would share it with you: http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2008/16540.html
This post continues the topic of making and keeping New Year’s resolutions. When you make resolutions you may often do so because you think you should. Like many others you may think that the New Year is a great time for a new “start”. Yet, is it best to base the start of “the new you” solely on the date on the calendar? The post referenced above shares a perspective between shoulds, coulds and musts in relation to resolutions. Read more
A Recipe From My Home to Yours
The holidays are time of year for gathering family and friends to celebrate. But it is no celebration if you are stuck in the kitchen and everyone else is in another room socializing. I would like to share an easy and elegant recipe that can be used for holiday entertaining and that can keep you out of the kitchen and in the room with the rest of the party. Enjoy!
Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy
3 pound boneless chuck arm pot roast
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed beef mushroom soup
1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed creamy onion soup
1 cup sliced fresh mushroom
1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup burgundy or other red wine
Trim excess fat from meat. Cut meat into 1-inch pieces. Place in slow cooker with mushrooms and onions. Mix soups with wine. Pour over meat. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 9 hours or until tender. Serves 6 -8. Serving Suggestion: noodles and dilled baby carrots.
Note: I use reduced fat ingredients whenever possible. You can also save time by using pre-cut stewing meat and pre-sliced mushrooms.
Healthy Holiday - Food Safety
Enjoy your family and friends, parties and get togethers this holiday season, but please keep food safety in mind. As a dietetic professional I would like to share a link to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration publication “Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays”: http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/foodsafetytips111307.pdf.
I hope you find this information helpful. Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy holiday.