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As I've mentioned before, I currently lead an Atkins lifestyle (i.e., high protein, no sugar, low carbs) and have lost almost nine pounds in the past four weeks.  (You quick-fixers, just so you know, the healthy average weight loss is .5-2 pounds a week, so while it may not seem like much to you, it's a quite healthy rate.)

I absolutely love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  My favorite cereal by far.

Laura Daniels and I will be bartending on Tuesday March 5, at the 3rd Annual Birthday Bash at Brawler's Back Alley Deli from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. We are in the Iron Bartender competition, and the "mystery liquor" we have to use to make a cocktail is Jameson. Now normally we would say the only thing that should be added to Jameson is MORE Jameson, but we had to come up with an actual drink. S

Michelle Myers Ranch Pork Chops 4 boneless pork chops 2 cans of cream of chicken soup 1 packet of dry ranch dressing mix Place pork chops in crock pot, and add the soup and packet of ranch dressing. Cook on low for 4-7 hours.

Stephanie Killinger BLT Salad

Barb Brader Cherry Chocolate Kisses 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, but still cool 1 cup powdered sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice 1/4 tsp. almond extract 2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup maraschino cherries (chopped) 36 milk chocolate Hershey Kisses Granulated sugar, for sprinkling on the cookies. ...

Jackie Heath Buffalo Wing Soup

Marcia Donner Chicken Pot Pie

I tried my hand at candy-making this holiday season (trust me, I'm MUCH better at regular cooking...baking is too precise with measurements, candy is too precise with temperatures.  Give me "a lil' of this and a lil' of that, and I'm good!).  ...

Last night I spent the better part of 5 and a half hours making my holiday confections for my co-workers.  Granted, much of it was due to the fact that I've never made true "candy" before, and there's quite an art to doing it, without burning the house down or scalding the skin off your hands.  Ho...

Kendra Catalano Scotch Nog Stars 2/3 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup eggnog 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 cup hard butterscotch candies Frosting 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar 1/4 tsp...

Valerie Castellani Ricotta Cookies Cookie Dough 2 cups sugar 1 cup butter (softened) 1 15 oz. container Ricotta cheese 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large eggs 4 cups flour 2 tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. Kosher salt Glaze 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar 1 1/2 tbsp...