and bottle of red wine.
Oh... and Reeses chocolate 'eggs' for dessert.

with several dipping sauces

It might even be lamb shaped.

... and chocolate cake inside.

killer cream cheese frosting.

is fenced in for dogs. Time--around three. See you and the pups on Sunday.

potato salad. Other than that, it's just homemade, and homemade always taste better. Sure it's a lot of work, the eggs, potatoes, onions, assorted spices and that special touch, but it's something that I've done over the years, and enjoyed doing.

You have a nice Easter holiday!!

With all of the recipes showing up, I think I'll be cooking a little bit, but that's part of the fun! Of course later, when you're eating the goodies, that's fun too. I hope that everyone has a nice holiday, celebration of Easter.

I make the best deviled eggs. Secret (actually not so secret) ingredient is Old Bay seasoning.

I always make deviled eggs so I'll try the seasoning for something new this year.

Smoked paprika on the top for presentation. They’re always a big hit with a crowd.

knows how to make them, I'm going to ask that they use curry powder. That sounds yummy.

Mayo. Some add a little lime juice.

lime juice too. And curry powder.

and garnish with fresh dill

Cruising the buffet table, I see Peeps awhirl - in any color.

color of your choice. I still hope to see you Sunday.

I would have enjoyed inheriting my Mom's vintage cast iron mold...oh well, No cake for the table.

Wait, I do have some aluminum egg cake molds to decorate similarly-surrounded by green-dyed coconut grass and jelly beans. It would be their first use, so no guarantees, but no toothpicks would be needed needed!

Ham rolls. Ham on one side slathered with cream cheese then 1/4 (long way) Farmans genuine or garlic dills rolled up and cut into chunks. Ok so I would probably bring something special to drink or ...

Asparagus, steamed, served with lemon butter.
I found some kosher gluten-free coconut macaroons drizzled with chocolate so I'll bring those for dessert.

Sorry, Easter bunny!

No, reindeer steaks for this Sunday and rabbit for Christmas!

That looks delicious. I would try it.



The only out of the ordinary meat I've consumed are squirrel and snapping turtle. An Indigenous lady introduced me to the squirrel and an ex made the snapping turtle.

This happened in the late 90's. My then boyfriend found a snapping turtle and for whatever reason decided to kill and cook the thing thinking that I would enjoy it.


Once I found out what it was, I stopped eating it.

cooking cicadas!

and are considered a delicacy in some places

Person 1 holds down the turtle so he doesn’t go anywhere.

Person 2 holds the pipe in front of the turtle’s mouth. When the turtle takes a chomp on it, he pulls the head out as far as he can get it.

Person 3 uses the ax to render the turtle stone cold dead.

Then you use the Sawzall to get him out of his shell.

My aunt fried rabbit from time to time. My uncle would go out in the field ,follow the tractor around when the wheat was being cut and catch some rabbits.

My great grandmother made an awesome squirrel dish which involved elbow macaroni I believe

You have to watch out for the buckshot though

Mr. Diamond doesn’t like ham.
I’d say poppyseed cake too but I see we already have plenty of desserts.
Happy Easter, everyone!

Dressing or whatever you like

Poppy seed dressing is Briannas . Best I've had.

It's a Paula Dean recipe, but very good. Of course it has sugar and butter in it

yellow squash, minced onion, butter, beaten egg, milk and cheese.
Chop up the squash, partially cook with onion, drain and add everything else together.
Cracker crumbs on top
Bake until it is hot and bubbly.

Sometimes I combine yellow squash and zucchini

Chopped fresh broccoli, red grapes sliced in half, crispy bacon crumbled, chopped green onions, shaved almonds, with a sweet/sour poppy seed dressing. It is killer

after Easter. See you Sunday with the casserole and broccoli salad.

Mandarin slices, pineapple chunks, coconut, miniature marshmallows, sour cream, frozen whipped topping

Family favorite recipe. It is sooooo good. Comfort food for sure.

Both spicy meat & sweet.

Stuffing mashed potatoes gravy green beans and a pie probably banana cream pie from store.

These two dogs are furry hams. Moochers.

made dough with raisins. See you and the pups on Sunday.

do not celebrate Christmas. This year they decided not to celebrate my birthday . My dad loved my deviled eggs. and everytime we went there I would bring him my special deviled eggs. Went in the fridge this morning to start boiling. Then it hit me my remaining family didn't like them. RiP dad. I miss you.

Simple, mayo, dijon mustard, sweet pickle relish, bacon bits and a sprinkling of paprika in top for color. If course, this is if we have ham, my favorite.

Cup each of pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, mini marshmallows, coconut, and sour cream. Mix and let refrigerate for 24 hours. 😋😋😋

If I’m feeling my Minnesota Lutheran heritage, I will make orange jello with orange sherbet, put it in a ring mold and when it is set, unmold it onto a big white plate and put the ambrosia in the ring middle. Sacrilege if that dish wasn’t on the Easter dinner table.

Fried okra

Happy Easter!

oh wait, maybe not

Strombolis. One with pepperoni and one with no meat

See you Sunday.

Shortbread crust, crushed pineapple with butter, whipped cream and coconut.

has worked on my weight.

So I will stand in a corner and quietly drool and feel sorry for myself, even though it is my choice to starve, nobody else's. 23 lbs. is very motivating so I can do it even with the tempting feast in front of me.

You can still talk to me but please don't torture me with ravings about how fantastic everything tastes!!

cheese and/ some condiments.If I don't see you,I will personally bring you to my house.

I will bring me favorite roasted garlic hummus.

It gives you fabulous dragon breath!

Not only do I know how difficult it is to accomplish. I also know how difficult it is when other people react negatively and give absolutely zero support.



Keep on keepin' on, nocoincidences!

a secret: I am hovering right above 200 lbs., like 201, and I expect to break through the 200 barrier this week. During the pandemic I blew up to 265. I have whittled away at it since then, and the beginning of February I made it to 225.

I stopped drinking wine in the evening and the weight just started to drip off of me!

So I am doing well, I think. I am 76 years old, my knees are bad, so my exercise possibilities are somewhat limited. But I am a champ at starving myself!!

So ain't nobody gonna bring me down...I am on a roll!

But thanks for losing a few minutes of your life reading more detail than you wanted to know.

I started off on July 21, 2021 at 210 lbs, 45.5" waist and 48" hips. I didn't bother to measure anything else.



As of October 31, 2023, I was at 170 lbs, waist 41" and hips 42.5". I'm


It took me awhile to build up my I.F. times and at one point I had a client that was most difficult and I found myself stress eating.
Once I was moved from that case after 14 months, my weight loss journey continued and fairly quickly.



I did fall off the Ketosis wagon around Thanksgiving 2023 through January 2024, but I'm slowly building back up. I have no one to blame but myself for that hiccup.




I love hearing about weight loss success stories so I didn't lose any minutes today my friend!