Squash and Potato Casserole
April 30th, 2012
Nearly every weekend my mother-in-law comes to our house to play cards. 1400 – which is a version of Rummy – to be exact. For this occasion, I make my famous Caesar salad and we snack on crackers and flavored almonds. But the snacking becomes this mindless activity to do while waiting one’s turn. I don’t
The Vegetarian Casserole Queen on a Weight Loss Adventure
April 28th, 2012
Welcome to the (mostly) re-designed, re-purposed and re-organized Vegetarian Casserole Queen site! I’m still the Vegetarian Casserole Queen. . . I’m just trying to get fit! I’ll be getting back to my weight-loss “roots” through Weight Watchers and sharing my journey with you. I’m going to be scouring the web and my cookbook collection for
In need of some weight loss advice
April 22nd, 2012
All of my life – including childhood – I’ve been up and down with my weight. Only once in my lifetime was I “obese” and this was during college after gaining 50 pounds by my junior year. Other than that, I’ve always struggled with only an extra 10-15 pounds. The 10-15 pound range is a
Ruby Tuesdays Veggie Burger Copy Cat Recipe
April 19th, 2012
Or, as close to a copy cat recipe as I’m going to get… There was a time when Ruby Tuesdays was my go-to restaurant (I have a weakness for salad bars). But long about 2008 Ruby Tuesdays kept “reinventing” their menu. Over and over and over again. Every six months it seemed the menu was
A Temporary Set Back
April 1st, 2012
Early last month, I found my precious kitty collapsed in our dining room, breathing very fast and shallow. She was skin and bones. My darling Abby is a recluse. For her to be in such an open, common area was a rarity. I think she wanted to let me know something was wrong. I took














