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Hamburger and Fries Experiment

This is an experimental recipe. I tried it once, and then it clearly needed some tweaking. I've made the changes in the recipe below, and if it needs more adjustments after the second time through,...

January 8-14 Meal Planning

The first week of meal planning went well... as well as a first week of any experiment goes. I didn't do a very good job of thinking about all of the sides and ingredients needed to accompany the...

Shrimp Stir-Fry with Coconut Rice

A simple dish with a lot of flavor and it doesn't cost too many SmartPoints. Pairs well with a salad. Recipe follows. Ingredients Needed 4 cups rice (Blue Ribbon Long Grain rice; Costco) 1 can...

30 Burpees Per Day Challenge

In the spirit of trying new things for the new year (and being desperate to prevent injury this year), I am going to do 30 burpees every day. I stumbled on a Runner's World article where the author...

January 1-7 Meal Planning

As with all new years, this one will start with the best of intentions. My wife is diving into her WeightWatchers eating plan, so I am going to try and do a better job with planning out the weekly...

2017 Year in Review

Last night, while sitting on a hotel bed in the middle of nowhere Ohio, I banged out 500 words about nothing. It wasn't a glorious piece of writing, but it was something. Throughout that piece, I...

What Does 500 Words Look Like

This is an exercise that I've created for myself to type out 500 words. There are a lot of times that I read that a journalist has to write an article of a specific length, but I've realized that I...