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Unstuffed Cabbage

Unstuffed Cabbage

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or turkey 1 med head of cabbage, chopped 1 Cup long grain rice ( I used brown rice) 1 large onion, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped (I used red and orange) 1 Cup water 1 can petite cut diced tomatoes (I used Italian Seasoned ones) 1 can tomato soup garlic to taste (I added a tad bit of chili powder) salt and pepper to taste

Directions  

In a large pot over medium high heat, combine ground beef or ground turkey, pepper and onion. Saute for 10 minutes, until beef is browned and onion is tender.

Add the cabbage, soup, water, tomatoes, rice, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Mix together well and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until cabbage is at desired tenderness.

* Can put ingredients in crock pot as well.

Number of Servings: 8
Calories: 228.4  (approx)

WOW we loved this recipe. Aaron gobbled down a bowl and let me tell you if my kid likes it then it must be great! I acquired it from Spark people and modified it to fit me. I put all ingredients in the crock pot and let it cook on low temp for 6 hours. Did you know that using your crock pot costs less then .10 cents per hour to run and could be as low as .02! This is sure so much easier then stuffing cabbage...... This one is a keeper!

MIgraine Day

So I woke up with an awful migraine. Since getting pregnant with Caleb I have been off my migraine meds and can not go back on them till after I stop nursing. Needless to say I am having one of those days where everything is piled up yet I just can not complete anything. I am going to be a bum today and hopefully all will be back tomorrow. I have several reviews and giveaways I will be posting this week. Don't Forget about these giveaways that are ending!

# Penny & Rio Book 5/12
# Baby Dipper 5/13
# Teething Bling 5/13
# 18x24 High Gloss Photo Poster 5/13

Wonderful Mother's Day

This weekend was the best weekend in a long time. My kids are my pride and joy, my husband is my everything, and I will admit I had been feeling under loved and under appreciated! My husband lives two hours away from me and only gets to come home if he has 2 days off in a row. That does not happen very often as he works in a machine shop that is under staffed and over worked. He works 12 hour shifts usually 6 days a week. We just can't afford to move until our truck is paid off next year so for now this is how our lives are. I am essentially a single mom who deals with the day to day life of two boys and there are times we go a month without seeing my husband. When we do see him everything is a jumbled rush of trying to fit our lives in 24 hours. (Please don't take me wrong I am thankful he has a job yet this is just as hard as when he did not)

So I decided I would surprise my husband. Aaron went to my mom's friday after school and I thought I would take Hubby camping. I would get everything ready and surprise him.... Thursday he called and had to work Friday. I cried forever but then decided this was to important to not do. So I decided we would go Saturday. Around noon I was waiting on Ken to get home; I had already gotten Caleb to my Mother-in-Law and there was a knock at the door. UPS is standing there with a box from Pro Flowers! In almost 3 years my hubby has brought me flowers about 5 times but never sent them. His card even said 'This is PROOF I can send Flowers!'

So Ken gets home and we pack everything up and head down to our camp spot; about an hr away from home. He was so shocked that I put this together. The way down is always rough but it was really rough this time. The storms we got here in TN have made it almost impossible to get to out camping destination. We did get there but here is what we went through:

We had so much fun just the two of us. We really needed the alone time and we grew from it. We needed to remember why we are together and why we have two little boys. We talked about our life and how things are heading. I can honestly say we are closer this weekend then we have been in forever. So whats your favorite thing to do just the two of you? How do you reconnect when your drawing away because of life's demands?

I will share my actual Mother's Day with you all tomorrow.... yep it's not over! I told you it was a wonderful Mother's Day this year!

Giveaway Monday Roundup 5/10

I will no longer be posting the giveaways I enter here. Instead I will be updating my new blog, It's All about Entering Giveaway's, as I enter.

My win this week was A pair of hand painted wineglass from Preparing for our Childrens Future. I can not wait to get these!

Want me to enter some of your giveaways or reach my readers here. Then enter your link in this linky. Please be sure to link to your giveaway page not to your homepage. If this is not followed I will remove your link; thank you!

Mamavation Monday: Week Seven

Okay this is week five of the 'Move it and Lose it' Mamavation Challenge; I have to add new measurements today but more on that later. This week was better for me! I feel energized again and like I have my focus back! We walked 2 miles each day this week at the park and I actually worked out every night. I did not do the EA Active this week and have not for about 2 weeks.... I have to start again! I have been back to eating better and adding my water back up. I will have a great review later this week for a product that will help you get your water totals up! I hope you will come back and read it! I would also love to try the AquaHydrate, AquaHydrate, the first high-performance sports water, has a unique combination of ionic minerals and an alkaline pH in an ultra-pure water. When elite athletes drink AquaHydrate on a regular basis, they notice significant improvements in their focus, sports performance and ability to recover after intense workouts and competition. I have been falling back on soda this past week (shame on me I know). I need to add some new healthier options into my drinking.

I told you last week I was going to go back to my original inspiration. Since The 'Move It and Lose It' challenge is offering $500 and a pair of Earthwear Footwear to the one mom who loses the most body weight percentage I am going back to asking myself.... 'Is this worth $500 and awesome shoes?'. So how did I do.......

Here are my measurements as of 4/12:Bust: 51.5Waist: 51.0Hips: 48.75Thighs: R- 24.0 L- 24.5Arms: R- 14.25 L- 14.5  Here are my measurements as of 5/9: Bust: 51.25 (-.25) Waist: 48 (-3) Hips: 47.75 (-1) Thighs: R- 24.0 L- 24.5 (-0) Arms: R- 13.5 (-.75) L- 14.5 (-0) Can I just say last night was hilarious! I had Hubby and my Mother-In-law measuring me and I made them do it 3x because I just could not believe what I was seeing! I have last 5 inches in just under 30 days! How is that possible!!! I cried when they measured my waist. I mean my pants literally have been falling off (you should see my climb the stairs or walk through the store) yet I honestly did not think I was changing. Ken puts his arms around me and he says I am losing alot.... my husband says that alot but I have not believed him. But numbers don't lie.... do they? 
 

Current Stats: 

• Weight: 210 (-12 total -3 this week)
• Height:  5'8
• BMI:    32.0 (- 1.8)

Current Goals:
SHORT TERM~

• Drink 80 ounces of water a day
• Work out on the Wii Fit for 60 minutes daily
• Don't eat after 7 pm
• No soda drinking

LONG TERM~ 

• Weigh 150 pounds
• No soda drinking
• Work out 90 min daily 
• BMI 22.8

Want to know more about being apart of Mamavation? Head over here and read all about it. Just us tonight and you could win some great prizes!
I'll be posting all about my Mother's Day weekend some good some bad...... here is a sneak peek. Shhhhh don't tell Leah! Oh wait I mean Leah it was for hubby..... Okay Okay I'll work harder lol!

My new favorite juice: Cheribundi Review

I absolutely love cherries, they are my favorite fruit and oh so good for you! I absolutely dislike artificial cherries and most juices out there are made from artificial cherry flavoring... yuck! Then I found Cheribundi. I was sent samples of this wonderful juice to try out but I will admit they sat in my fridge forever.... I was worried about the taste. WOW WOW WOW  Real cherries and oh my how wonderful they taste! I guess I should have realized this would be the case when you read the bottle and learn that each 8oz bottle has at least 50 cherries in it! What an easy way to get two servings of fruit. Cheribundi not only taste great but these little bottle's have more disease-fighting antioxidants than other juice, are all natural, and not from concentrate. It also contains Vitamin A, Potassium, Iron, Calcium and muscle-growing B-Vitamins! How many other juices can boast the same!

Cheribundi comes in three different varieties: the original Tru Cherry, Skinny Cherry which has fewer calories and contains stevia, and Whey Cherry which is packed with protein. You can connect with Cheribundi, sign up for their newsletter, follow on twitter, and become their fan on face book. You can also check out their website to find a retailer near you. I love that I was looking for just in the store looking for cherries the other day (which are not out yet by the way)... this drink helps curb that craving! YES it is that good!

 

If you are like me and Cheribundi is not available at a retailer close to you, your still in luck! You can purchase Cheribundi on line for just over $2.00 a bottle. Amazon also carries it and this would be a great healthy idea to spend your Swagbucks on!

I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a samples of the product in order to write a fair and honest review. For more information on reviews please see my disclosure policy.