Tasty Tuesday: White Cheddar Macaroni

I apologize for this one readers, but I have been slacking in the dinner preparations lately and have been saving this as a backup hoping I wouldn't have to use it; White Cheddar Macaroni.First things first, the ingredients: essentially you just need the box of white cheddar macaroni, milk and butter or margarine.Boil a pot full of water and then add the macaroni. Drain the macaroni once fully cooked and then place it back into the pot. Add the milk, margarine (1 cup and 1/4 cup according to the package, though I would suggest using less margarine) and sauce (from the package) and stir until the sauce thickens.Once the sauce has thickened, serve and enjoy.

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Wii Fit Plus

As previously mentioned on my daily blog, Dave and I bought a Wii this past weekend. The Wii Sports package has proven to be a very good workout - particularly the boxing. I was able to work muscles I haven't felt in quite some time, I also broke a really good sweat. You don't however, have to work so hard to play the games effectively. So today, I set up the Wii Fit Plus, which we also bought when we got the console system.After a quick start up session I was able to get my Mii going in the Wii Fit world and was informed of just how out of shape and in need of weight loss I really was, not that I didn't know this already. The Wii Fit Plus differs from the Wii Fit in that it has a few extra activities you can perform. I tried out one activity from each of the five categories (aerobics, strength, yoga, balance and plus games) and got a pretty decent workout considering I tried the easier ones.
The majority of the activities in the game have you focus on not only performing the exercise shown to you on screen, but also having you keep your balance maintained as centred as possible throughout.
I am pretty happy with the Wii Fit Plus system so far - but will have to wait to review it further until I have tried more of the activities and really gotten a good workout from it.

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Tasty Tuesday: Stir Fry #1

There are many different ways to make a stir fry. There are also many different ways I make stir fries, this is the first version I am going to post as it is the most recent one I have made - though I am sure there will be lots of stir fries in Tasty Tuesdays if only because they are relatively quick and easy to make as well as tasty and nutritious.

Ingredients:
- soy sauce (1/8 cup)
- honey (1 Tbsp)
- garlic (1 clove)
- balsamic vinegar (1 Tbsp)
- olive oil (2 teaspoons)
- vegetables (I used carrots, onions and broccoli in this one)
- rice

First start cooking the rice, preferably in a steamer or rice cooker, though boiling it would also work.Chop up all the vegetables and place them in a wok, frying pan or skillet with about a 2 teaspoons of olive oil.Add the soy sauce, honey, garlic (chopped) and balsamic vinegar in a bowl. Whisk the ingredients until mixed well.Once the vegetables are pretty much cooked, add the sauce and let it simmer until the rice is done cooking.
Place rice on a plate and put vegetables on top of that and enjoy.

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