our weekend & some ww business

here is a iphone glimpse into our weekend...

a craft project with my girl scout troop

clean out your pumpkin, add drainage holes, plant ornamental cabbage... so easy and so cute!

coach & player... last game of the season

Reilly & her Daddy :)

Manchester United... only 1 loss this season!

a new haircut & a jamba juice

Coop convinced the hair stylist to style it in a faux-hawk. Stinker!

bears win!!!

did a little work to release new calendar files to minted

fell asleep while watching the world series... YAY GIANTS!

now on to some weight watchers business

pound lost last week = 5

this week's tentative ww menu...

monday -  beef broccoli stir fry with 1/2 portion of brown rice

tuesday - blue cheese & pear salad with rotisserie chicken (a new favorite, recipe below)

wednesday - maple soy glazed salmon with green beans

thursday - skinny chicken piccata and spinach with lemon

friday - cheese pizza and salad (order from local pizzeria)

below is a recipe that is amazing from the ww website... try it, you'll love it!

blue cheese & pear salad

serves 6 | PointsPlus value = 4

ingredients 

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

1 clove minced garlic 

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 bunch arugula, baby variety

1 head romaine lettuce, roughly torn

3 medium pears, cored and thinly sliced

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

instructions

in a small bowl, combine buttermilk, cheese, garlic and pepper. set aside.

combine arugula, romaine and pears in a large serving bowl; drizzle with 

dressing and toss to coat. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve.


I added a 1/2 cup of rotisserie chicken (add 3 pts)

Yields about 2 cups per serving.

hope you had a wonderful weekend. - erin