This recipie was sent to me by my good friend Laura Steinis. It was so easy I couldn't believe it and it was so tasty that

I make it all the time!

What You Need:

1/2 cup onion

1/2 cup celery

1 cup sliced carrots

1tbls. of butter

4 (14.5 oz.) cans of chicken broth

1(14.5 oz.) can of vegetable broth

1/2 pound of chicken breast

1 1/2 cups of egg noodles

1/2 tsp. dried basil

1/2 tsp. dried oregano

salt and pepper to taste

under medium heat melt butter and onion celery,and carrots. Cook until tender- add all the rest of ingredients, bring to a boil and lower to a simmer

and cook for a total of 20 min. That's it! and for a

tasty kick, add sour cream and a sprinkle of

non-fat cheese. Don't forget to suprise a sick friend

or someone you love with this tasty soup !

How to make "creamy mashed potatoes"....

I learned this one from my mother-in-law.

She makes the best! Make sure you pick a

good type of potato. Personally, I like the

Yukon Gold's.They have a "buttery" flavor

and they have a creamy consistency. I don't skin my potatoes...but it does make them even creamier if you do. dice the taters in 1/4 in cubes and bring to a boil

and cook until a fork smoothly pierces through the potato piece ( about 30-40 min.). Once cooked,drain the water out and

while piping hot add lots of butter or margerine ( 2-3 heaping tbls.) Beat with a

good hand mixer and make sure you don't

whip them all over the counter like I do:-)

Then take some milk and add a little at a time until you reach the desired creaminess! You can add sourcream and/or some parmesan cheese to change

it up a little.

OMG...this was a strange recipie,

but suprisingly not that bad! This is a recipie that everyone should

know. At least you have a parlour

trick to show your friends when they come over. Must have a microwave for

this trick.

5 Minute Chocalate Mug Cake

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips

a splash of vanilla

1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug,and mix well. Add egg and mix thoughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocalte chips (optional) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 min. @ 1000 watts ( High setting). Allow to cool and eat right out of the mug!

All you need for this is a

nice looking bikini and some

good cleaning products! LOL

Vigor and I went on a trip to

Key West and we were very disapointed because it was

very cold for May. Seriously,

we were jackets the whole time.

But I left my boat a mess,and when I

returned I had a very dirty

oven that needed attention.

One of my viewers gave me

a hard time for leaving "before"

cleaning my oven! I have found that Borax works great for heavy built up grease and grime. It's been hard to find lately. I think it's too inexpensive and the big cleaning product companies keep it out of the stores!

This is an "authentic" chocalate milk recipie! it's yummy but it takes a bit of work.

Ingrediants: 40 grams of unsweetened chocalate

2 cups of water / 2 tbls.of sugar

2 tbls of corn flour

1. Pour water into saucepan,place over medium

heat until it's nearly simmering.

2. Meanwhile, combine the sugar and corn flour in a

cup.

3. pour a small amount of the hot water into the

sugar /corn flour mixture, and stir until you a

runny, lumpy free paste

4. Pour the paste back into the saucepan with the

rest of the water, over medium heat.

5. Break the chocalate into pieces, then add the

pieces to the hot water mixture.

6. Whisk the mixture over heat until it starts to

thicken.This will take a few minutes. The longer

you cook it, the thicker it will become!

7. Pour into a nice sized mug and serve

immediately. It's normal for this hot chocolate

to form a skin...like custard.

8. Awesome with churro's or croissant's

Factoid: People love to market the fact that dark chocalate has antioxidant properties. But remember, when milk is added to chocalate the cocoa binds with the proteins of the milk rendering the antioxidant's USELESS.

This was when I was preparing for a Fitness competition. It took me 6 monthes to change my body,and I learned quite

a bit in the preparation.

I don't think I will do another

one. The contest was not

organized well, and the girls

were very "catty" and was

not a fun experience. but I do continue a hard core workout regime and I stick to a diet close to the one that is required for the competition. And I did invent some really "yummy" protein shakes! I will be adding some more protein recipies in the future.

This is one of my all time favorite meals to make. When

a guest comes over to hang out, I will make this one if they are hungery. I prefer Trader Joe's Herb crust in a bag in the cold section. Just roll it out with some flour and find a great marinera sauce . Add your protein and veggies with fresh mozzarella balls and sundried tomatoes and you have a winner! I had a professional French chef over one evening for dinner and I blew him away with this pizza. Just remember to pre-cook the meat and hard veggies because the crust does not take long to cook.

Mangiamo!

Vigor and I flew to Key

West to visit friends that

own a corsair 30 trimaran. We entered the

the "Wreckers Cup Race"

and landed 2nd place.

The trophy is a tin cup that proudly displays the

painkiller recipie on the back. This is an awesome

drink!!

The Secret Recipe

2,3,or 4oz.Pusser's Navy Rum

4 oz. pinapple juice

1 oz cream of coconut

1oz orange juice

serve on the rock's. Stir& grate

fresh nutmeg on top.

This one is fun and guys seem

to love it. We were anchored

with the boat and I woke up early to suprise Vigor with

his favorite breakfast....waffles

and eggs, but in a sandwich

form. All you do is buy your

favorite store bought waffles

and make a couple of eggs

over easy. Then smash the

eggs in between the toasted

waffles with a little bit of

butter, and you have yourself a scrumptious but

very messy meal!

Ok...this dessert is

all about the biscuit!

Buttermilk a must. Although on one occasion I had used cornbread and it wasn't

a bad substitute! Trader Joe's has these little frozen buttermilk biscuits that are perfect.

Also, find a premium

french vanilla ice cream.