Day Three hundred and twenty

Breakfast for dinner: Scrambled eggs with spinach and cheese, homemade gluten-free english muffins (recipe: You Won't Believe it's Gluten Free), and sliced pear.

Day Two hundred and eleven

Dinner: Chicken, cheese, and black bean quesadilla casserole (crockpot; recipe was a conglomerate of something I found on allrecipes.com, and another from Make it Fast, Cook it Slow).

Dinner: Above casserole w/sour cream, and sliced pears.

Day One hundred and eighty-one

Breakfast: Yogurt parfaits- vanilla yogurt, blueberries and strawberries, and granola.

Lunch: Spinach pizza bagels on whole grain bagel thins, steamed broccoli, and sliced pears.

Day One hundred and sixty-nine

Apologies for the delinquent posts... I have an injured husband and daughter, which means I'm online less, and cooking less. Lots of leftovers and quick meals here!

Dinner: Pulled chicken (with pureed butternut squash and caulflower; Crockpot; Recipe: Sneaky Chef) on a Ciabatta roll, green beans, and sliced pears.

Day One hundred and sixty-eight

Breakfast: Pumpkin whole grain waffles (with wheat germ and flax seed), scrambled egg whites with spinach, and sliced pear. I made a double batch of these waffles and froze two breakfast's worth for future mornings.

Dinner: Chicken fried (brown) rice (recipe: Cooking Light), steamed broccoli, and fresh pineapple.

Day One hundred and sixty-six

Lunch: Garden vegetable soup with mini ravioli.

Before: Eggplant spinach rollatini. I made this a few weeks ago, and froze an extra. I thought it looked pretty neat from the bottom.

Dinner: Eggplant spinach rollatini, whole grain pasta with tomato alfredo sauce, steamed broccoli, and sliced pear.

Dessert: Milkshakes (ice cream machine) made with skim milk.

Day One hundred and sixty-five

Breakfast: To-die-for-blueberry muffins (allrecipes.com) with fresh pineapple. I made these with whole wheat pastry flour and some applesauce instead of oil, and they were still yummm.

Dinner: Turkey breast (leftover from the crockpot turkey) on ciabatta rolls with melted cheese, steamed mixed veggies, and sliced pear. Teri, notice the small plate. :)

Day One hundred and twenty-six

Whole wheat braided loaf (dough made in the bread machine). I used to be afraid of braiding bread, but thanks to my friend Christie, it's now a piece of cake. ;)

Bread: After.

Dinner: Spaghetti squash Parmesan (with butternut squash puree), mixed vegs, and sliced pear. This is my older daughter's absolute favorite meal. Her (known-to-be-very-picky) friend stayed for dinner and told her mom she "loved" this dinner. I was so thrilled to see a picky kid eating so healthy.

Here's the recipe.  It's inspired by my friend Danielle, who first made this dish for her boyfriend's birthday dinner.  It’s incredibly simple to make, and has an additional health boost hidden inside. To make this dish, cook both a spaghetti squash and butternut squash. Either wash, pierce with fork, and microwave each for 2-3 minutes per lb, or prepare the spaghetti squash as instructed here and butternut squash as instructed here. Next, scoop the spaghetti-like strands from the spaghetti squash into a 9 x 13 baking dish (I always prefer glass dishes). Gently mash the butternut squash, and mix 2/3 cup of butternut squash with one cup of your favorite marinara sauce. Mix well into spaghetti squash strands. Spread two cups of shredded light mozzarella cheese over the top of the baking dish, and cover with foil. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes, until bubbly. The butternut squash may seem like a surprising addition, but it mellows the tartness of marina, and makes it more

Day Thirty-eight

Dinner: Chicken souvlaki (chicken and zucchini; recipe: Cooking Light), whole wheat parmesan couscous, and sliced pears.

Baking project with my younger daughter: Munchy oat bars (recipe: Annabel Karmel, from one of her kids' cooking books). These were supposed to come out as "bars," but we found them to be really sticky, so it was more like clumpy trail mix. But, really yummy. Next time we'll use a little less butter and sugar, and see how they do.

Day Thirty-seven

Diner: Mushroom linguine (my mom got this for me somewhere) with alfredo sauce, turkey meatballs, green beans, and sliced pears.

Dessert: Chocolate pasta (also provided by my mom) with a white chocolate sauce that my husband made. This one was definitely an indulgence!!