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Tonight's dinner: Lentil and Sausage Soup with French Bread.

INGREDIENTS:
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 pound turkey kielbasa, thinly sliced
1-1/4 cups brown lentils, picked over and rinsed
5 cups water
1 (14-1/2) can diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the carrots, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Add the kielbasa, lentils, and water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.

Stir in the tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes longer.

This will serve four people and takes 15 minutes to prep and 40 minutes to cook.
Taken from Weight Watchers Momentum Cookbook.

Even though this is from Weight Watchers, it doesn't taste like it is from Weight Watchers. They actually have the best recipes that are full of flavor and not fat.

Some funny links for you today...

Happy Hump Day Everyone! I know that Wednesday is almost over, but I wanted to share some Wednesday funnies with you. Check them out!

For those obsessed Twitter users out there, this one is for you! http://tinyurl.com/cx723z

A little political humor... http://bit.ly/13BVZ

How geeks write checks. http://tinyurl.com/cc7rbl

Let me know what you think! Post a comment!

A little St. Patrick's Day comedy.

I was poking around YouTube today and found this great St. Patrick's Day Comedy Time. I wanted to share this with you. Please check it out at http://tinyurl.com/cjng5v. Please feel free to leave me a comment!

Chicken is what's for dinner on St. Patty's Day!

I know that it is part of the St. Patrick's Day tradition to eat corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, but I thought I would be a rebel this year and make Chicken with Mushrooms and White Wine. Today was the first time that I made this dish, and my husband said it was great and tasted a little bit like stuffing. I didn't find that to be true, but it was a very good dish. If you are interested in making this recipe, please send me a comment, and I would be happy to forward the recipe to you! Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!

Very inspiring quote

"Both dreams and myths are important communications of ourselves to ourselves.
If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal
of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when are not busy manipulating
the outside world." -Erich Fromm

Helpful tip!

During tough times, it can be difficult to keep up with your busy schedule and plan out dinner. I know that many families are trying not to go out to eat right now because of the cost, but sometimes you can forget and get caught up in everything else and just resort to a quick, fast-food or restaurant dinner. Therefore, I suggest to create a menu at the beginning of each week of what you are going to make each night. Break the grocery list down by day so that when you are going to the grocery store, you know which day you are shopping for. That way if you decide to not make dinner one night, you know which ingredients go to which day. Remember, if you are also interested in coupons, separate them ahead of time to make sure you do not forget to use them!