Sweet Potato Wedges with Rosemary


Ingredients
2 lbs. sweet potatoes

1 teaspoon olive oil

sprinkle of lemon juice and rosemary


Nutritional Info
Fat: 0.9g
Carbohydrates: 36.7g
Calories:162.5
Protein: 2.6g

1. Wash and cut sweet potatoes into sticks or wedges.

2. Place potatoes in a bowl and toss with oil, then spread out onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with rosemary.

3. Bake about 30 minutes at 375° F, or until browned and tender. You may want to turn potatoes over half way through baking time.

4. Sprinkle with lemon juice, if desired.

Serves 6.

Good morning everyone -

I'm feeling a lot better. Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm hoping for a very productive day today. I've got some big projects coming due in a hurry. I'm still riding the blissful wave of endorphins from last night's cardio and circuit training class. Definitely got a good workout in!

Shad - I'm glad that you were able to air your grievances to the gym management. I did that a few weeks ago about my gym's summer schedule. From what you wrote of your conversation, it almost sounds like they are going to phase Body Balance out. It's a shame when gyms eliminate a well attended class to allow for...what? A Lions club breakfast or other nonsense! Ridiculous! I hope you enjoy the Pump class. As for gym music, I've told you my gym has two locations, right. One is adults only and is more serene - that's the location I prefer. No music in the workout areas - if you want music bring your own MP3 or walkman. And in the classes, there is music but not too loud, which is nice. At the other gym....it's the usual loud music everywhere. If I'm going to crank up the tunes really loud...I want to be able to choose the "tunes"! :rofl: I'm glad to hear Sunday is understanding what she is supposed to eat. I don't think any animals like going outside in the cold. It's amazing how long they can hold "it" when there is inclement weather. :lol:

Mel - The accountant sure sounds like a P.I.T.A. You need to teach him some manners, Mel! Thanks for the sweet potato fries/wedges recipes. I LOVE sweet potatoes, though I hope they don't have the same effect on my blood sugar as regular potatoes. It was a total shock to me when from testing my blood sugar I realized that potatoes increase my blood sugar more than ice cream! :dunno:

Happy - Since I'm posting earlier than normal, I'm sure I'll be reading your posts later. I hope you have a wonderful morning to start off a terrific day.

Patty, Rennie, Annie, Ellen and everyone else - Have a great day!

Love and hugs,

Good Morning Ladies....

Started the day thinking it was Wednesday, sheesh what a let down, it is only Tuesday...

Ellen...hope you are feeling better by now, being pregnant can be rough.

Michelle..glad you r feeling better. Sometimes other's vacations make more work for us. Don't cha just love it.

MEL...Yummy recipes. I know what you mean about finding favorites in items. My make up is the same way. When I go back to buy more, they don't make it anymore. Same with hair products.

Taking car to the shop tomorrow to see about the wipers that took a crap. Thank God no rain in the forecast till after that.

Thursday night I am having a Silpada Jewelry party. It is all sterling silver jewelry and very beautiful. A little on the expensive side, but very nice.

Looks like a great day to walk on breaks and lunch. It is so nice outside today, no humidity. Tomorrow brings back the hot yuck stuff.

Update on old BF, Dave. Two issues I am not thrilled with therefore I am not seeing him anymore....He is moving too fast for me...like the I LOVE YOU already...and the major reason is he drinks way too much for my liking. I would say he could be an alcoholic. Over indulgence with alcohol scares me away, it play a part in my divorce. I now have certain qualities that I won't just "settle" for anymore. I may be single the rest of my life, however at least I am in a happy place with no bad stuff. Does that make any sense? Or am I too hard on people?

Hello to everyone.

Love and hugs

Annie - You are NOT being too hard on Dave (IMHO anyway). You've got to find someone you're comfortable with, and I can totally understand why you would be uncomfortable with his drinking if it played a part in your divorce. It is better to be single and happy than in an unhappy relationship. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, but applaud and congratulate you for recognizing his qualities that make you uncomfortable and doing what is best for you! You Go, Girlfriend!

Hi ladies
Just a quick fly by--nothing new.

Annie
Your concerns with Dave's drinking would be of my concerns also.

Michelle
Glad you are feeling better.

Hi chicks,

Sorry I didn't have time to post this morning - seems like no matter what, I am always running behind lately...

Annie - as far as Dave goes... When we are young, just starting out and naive we are eternally hopeful and we don't realize the consequences of some things. I can't stop getting old, but one of the definite perks about it is that you get comfortable with who you are and stop feeling pressured by others to make decisions that you're just not ok with. I don't blame you a bit for backing off. Even if he wasn't overly eager or he didn't drink so much, if you only felt that hey, there's no spark there - why feel compelled to continue things? Would be more wrong to lead him on. So no, I don't think you're being hard on him. Let's just say your radar has kicked in and you've learned to follow your instincts. Good for you! Sorry it didn't work out - have fun with your other friends in the mean time. I'd hang out with you, but I don't drive the expressway :rofl:

Michelle - I just had to check on the sweet potato. It's on the low glycemic index list - way better than a baked white potato or new potatoes. I have learned to like sweet potatoes too - with a dash of cinnamon. I'm amazed at your statement of potatos and ice cream on the blood sugar. I guess you've been opened to a whole new world of eating with the diabetes. No wonder it's tough to control unless you get educated. Glad to hear you made a quick recovery from not feeling well. Those endorphins must be something special :lol:

Thank you for the yummy recipes Mel. You forgot to tell us what time to show up for dinner though :hungry: :lol3: What you said about buying the pants is actually true. I have been known to pick up 2 pairs of shoes, 4 pairs of pants, etc. Seems like I am having a harder time finding stuff I like and it's not just a size thing.

I also suspect that the grocery stores carefully review my purchases using the frequent shoppers card and hone in on the items I like the most to stop carrying. I am not a cereal person but there was this stuff called Country Inn that used recipes from actual Bed and Breakfasts around the country. They had one version with cranberries and walnuts that was fabulous. The stuff was expensive - over $5 for a 10 oz box but DH and I both loved it. Sure enough as I started buying it on a regular basis, they started to run out of it. When they'd restock I'd buy 5 boxes at a time. I was their best customer!!!! It wasn't going stale on the shelf!!!! One day I went to the store only to find that the spot where the Country Inn cereal was had been replaced by 5 kinds of :barf: :barf: :barf: :barf: BRAN cereal. Why do stores carry 27 kinds of bran cereal. Does anyone eat it? I don't think so. :no: The way people act so goofy I think they are all walking around constipated as my Mom would say. :o

Good heavens, I am turning into a crabby old bat. :rolleyes: Thank you for not saying anything.

Shad, you have me on the floor with the idea of inducting that caller from the gym into man hood. :lol: But I understand completely. We had similar issues at our gym. And it was for classes that we were paying EXTRA for! Kept switching the nights. I thought it was the trainer and it turned out I was grumbling at the wrong person. Gee you must be frosty and freezing! I didn't think it got that cold down your way. Brisk! I suggested replacing the carpets with wood flooring but DH said what will we do with the furniture. We could rent one of those PODS (portable storage bins that they put on the driveway) but the issue is getting the furniture out of the house. So I will envy you your nice kitchen and pretty floors but not the work you'll have to do to get there :lol:

Lunch is over. Hellos to those I didn't get to :wave:

Good afternoon/morning ladies!!! Been somewhat productive this morning...if you can call sitting in front of the computer productive. I looked thru the job ads, e-mailed a checklist to my dad and sis, and got our server (extra hard drive) re connected to the network. The kids have had lunch, and the laundry is on. Much better than sleeping all morning...being tired I can deal with, but I Have been getting allergy/hormone headaches that have been lasting all day esp since I can't take anything for them...will have to talk to the dr about an allergy med I can take while preg...fall is my worst time. I think I can take plain Claritin but will double check first.

Annie~Go with your gut...whats left anyways. :) I think you did the right thing...I would say tho, if you are still on the prowl, look for new guys...and ex is always an ex for a reason.

Happy~My uncle eats those bran cereals...but he is much closer to shad than he is to us. I too buy things in multiples...I loved my wedding shoes so much that I bought a pair in black too! Too bad that as I got bigger they stopped fitting.

Hello and hugs to everyone else...my comp is making funky noises...will have to check to make sure the kiddo's didn't set sticky keys on me.

Later chicas!

Morena

Happy - as far as shifting the furnitue out goes, there is little to shift out. We took most of it to the shed and there is a 3 piece lounge suite and the tv unit and a table left.
The tv unit is on wheels, it will be shifted to the bedroom for the day. The lounge suite will be there too. My entire house footprint would fit into your living areas and you would still have room to put the groceries. My house is not bit, and I like minimal furniture around me. Oh yes there is a glass and wrought iron coffee table and side table but I plan to take them out and respray them the day that the wood goes down. Because I am getting it done in stages I can use the other rooms to store the stuff for the time being. And since I insist on having most furniture pieces on wheels these days (because I like to rearrange things a lot), its not so hard to shift things. Those not on wheels get shifted with the little slider thingy I made in a hurry one morning - I'm constantly amazed at how much that thing can carry.

Ellen - money worries are beginning to affect a great many people. It is not an easy time right now. I was observing the lack of traffic and the lack of cars on service station forecourts over the weekend. My niece tells me that sales are well down in her store and my brother says that he is not earning any bonus commissions because he is not selling enough in his vending job. One thing I am thankful for is that my kids are grown and independent and my own finances are easy enough. There was a time when they weren't.
Because your uncle is closer to me than to Happy - does that mean it is normal for us lot to eat Bran??? :rofl: Where is he anyway.

Mel - The pump class went okay. I was cautious and didn't put much weight on the bar and regretted that later when it took most of the lesson to work up any sort of sweat. However the lunges got me and the legs are feeling it today. I will go back next week if I can. Meantime I will toddle off this morning and lift some more weights.
The sweet potato chips and wedges sound lovely. I'll have to print those ones out.
Sort out that accountant smartly. Having had to put up with flaming financials and accountants for the past few weeks, you have my support and love and bail money if you decide to kill him.

Michelle - glad to hear you are feeling better. Hope you get all those projects sorted and away on time.

Annie - we must all do what we feel is necessary to protect ourselves from our fears and frustrations. If you have been too hasty and misunderstanding then at some stage no doubt everything will work itself out as it should. One thing about getting older is the lack of necessity to make up your mind in a hurry - there is always time to sort it out.

I've been making my own bread for the last couple of weeks. DS2 seems to like it because the poor loaf gets attacked as soon as we can get it out of the tin. I've also started to make my own muesli - mainly due to the reasons outlined by all of you (hey someone likes it, let's get it off the shelf fast and replace it with this cr*p). (Norganic make a nice organic muesli and it has been taken away and replaced with a revolting clumped cardboard mixture called crunchola). Because I can make small batches I can put the changes of fruit and add or delete bran bits or oat bits or lecithin or whatever as I please. It takes about 10 minutes to make a 2 day batch unless I decide to toast it, in which case it takes about 30 minutes.

Okay - better dash off. DS2 wants to start to eat better and lose a bit of the weight. Time is catching up with his bad eating habits. So I have said we will make lunches together - suits me because then I am accountable for what goes in both our mouths. So I will go shopping today for ingredients for bakes and quiches that are filling but not high calorie. So I am off to the gym, shopping and then back for some more work. One more push and I am just about done with financial - halle-bloody-lujah.

Shad my uncle is in Perth...but I was making fun of the fact that he has always eaten that stuff...even when he was not "old" LOL And, not knowing exactly where you are, I could not say he was close to you...just closer than he is to me!

Morning ladies --

Just a quick check in for me today. I went for a brisk 2 mile walk at lunch yesterday, which I really needed. Yesterday was crazy stressful at work, and today will probably be the same.

Oh and I am back in ONE-derland (198.5). Hopefully this time I'm in ONE-derland for good. :crossed:

Happy - Thanks for checking on the sweet potato for me! Awesome! I LOVE sweet potatoes. Mmmm.

Ellen - you really were a busy chick yesterday! I hope you and your computer are both feeling good today. :lol:

Shad - You are smart to do your wood floors in stages so you can move furniture around. My gosh, you think of everything don't you. No wonder you're so good at your job - you're so organized and methodical. I wish I could be like you. I totally am with you about lunges getting to you. In the classes where we do lunges, we do them the length of the room for several laps! And I always complain (jokingly) how I (at 5'2") have to do WAY more lunges than another person in class who is 5'10". :rofl: When I do a weights class, I usually grab a couple different sizes of weights (if there are enough available) so that I can switch them up depending on the exercise. It's good that you enjoyed the pump class enough to go back. :) Can you please post a recipe for your Muesli ? And any recipes you use for your healthy bakes and quiches ? Filling and low calorie is what I want!

Have a great day ladies!

Love and hugs,

Good morning ladies,

Quick check in for me too. Off to a day full of meetings where I will be assigned more work but can't get it done because I'M SITTING IN MEETINGS :dizzy:

:congrats: Michelle - ONEDERLAND that's fantastic. Your super efforts are paying off well. I'm very happy for you. You had to be dancing today :yay:

Shad - we have those things you put on the floor to shift the furniture too but that still means you have to find a place to put it. The problem is that if we were to do the floors, we'd have someone do them and we'd do 3 rooms at once which would cause most of the problem. DH wants to do the upstairs, I want to do the downstairs. Doing the upstairs would be easier. We'll see. The muesli sounds very good. Geez, you must have HATED the food on this side of the pond :lol: So different than what you eat.

Ellen - don't toss those shoes. I hear your feet can get smaller when you lose weight. Of course I'm not sure how much toddling in heels you'll be doing in the near future but... I really feel for you having to suffer through allergies with no relief. The headaches alone can be brutal.

Tonight they have a tv show I have been waiting anxiously to see - The Baby Borrowers. It takes a teenage couple who think they are ready to have a baby and gives them a baby to deal with. Not just a baby, but then they swap out a toddler, perhaps a sullen teenager and they wrap it up with a couple of senior citizens just to simulate what a committment a child is and you might just perhaps have to take care of elderly parents too. Looks to be rather entertaining. With these crazy kids and how they have glamorized pregnacy, this is a show they need. Actually they have to take real kids and do this in person.

I swear people have lost their minds - there's just no personal responsibility anymore. Anyway, I need to get off to work before I jump on the soapbox.

Hello Ceejay, Shy, Patty, Mel, Carla, Madcat, Annie and the rest of you lot. :wave:

Happy Hump Day Everyone....

Took car to shop to get wipers fixed. Good thing too, we are to have a storm come through today.

Michelle...Thank you for supporting my BF issue. CONGRATS on getting back to onederland!! (to stay)

Happy...Thank you also for your support with BF. I do feel I made the right choice. I am too happy in my singlehood life to ruin it with unhappiness. I would love for you to come hang out with me. We would have so much fun.

Ceejay...your support is appreciated too. Thank you.

UPS...my oh my, you are a busy girl. No wonder you are tired. ;^)

Shad...Bread making...yum..we, too, eat the entire loaf the minute it is out of the bread machine, therefore I rarely make it.

I still have 3 containers of salsa from last year in my freezer. And very exciting news...I have 3 little tomatos on my vine. About the size of quarters right now. My garden is doing marvelous, green and growing like crazy.

Hello to everyone I missed.

Love and hugs.

MICHELLE...WOW! CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RE-ENTRANCE TO ONEDERLAND :cheer: :cheer2: :cheer3:
ALSO...I NEVER KNEW THAT ABOUT POTATOES AND SOME PEOPLE'S SUGAR LEVELS. WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT!! i USUALLY USE THE LITTLE RED ONES OR THE LITTLE "NEW" POTATOES...YUKON GOLD. SMALL SERVINGS ALL BY THEMSELVES! LOL gLAD YOU ARE FEELING BETTER AND AGAIN GOOD LUCK WITH THE PROJECTS!

ANNIE...WHEN IT COMES TO PIR OWN PERSONAL HAPPINESS AND SAFETY OF NOT ONLY OURSELVES BUT OUR FAMILIES...NONE OF US CAN AFFORD NOT TO BE TOUGH AND STICK TO OUR GUNS. SETTLING IS HOW WE ENDED UP GETTING OUR DIVORCES AND HAVING TO WORK SO HARD ON OURSELVES JUST TO FIND THE PERSON WE USED TO BE. SO WHILE I AM LAUGHJING HERE...I AM RIGHT BEHIND YOU ON THE DECISION YOU MADE. THE OLD SAYIN.."TOO MUCH TOO SOON...TOO LITTLE TOO LATE" DIDN'T CPOME ABOUT FOR NO GOOD REASON!! SO i SEND A :hug: AND A :rofl:
GOOD FOR YOU! :cheer3:

HAPPY~ I KNOW SOME CONSTIPATED PEOPLE OVE HERE THAT COULD USE A GOOD FLUSHING OUT...SO SEND THE 5 BRANDS TO ME AND MAYBE YOUR STORE WILL CARRY COUNTRY INN ONCE MORE :dance: IF YOU EVER BUY A NEW HOME...GET ONE WITH A BIG OL' PORCCH ON A BUSY STREET AND WE CAN SIT AND GROUCH TOGETHER AS THE WORLD WALKS BY!! :lol3: :lol3:

ELLEN...GALD YOU WERE GETTING UP AND ABOUT BUT SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE HEADACHES. SINUSES AREN'T ANY FUN EVEN WHEN NOT PREGNANT SO I CAN IMAGINE HOW YOU MUST BE FEELING. SENDING GOOD THOUGHTS YOUR WAY :hug:

KAURANGI :queen: SHAD...MORENA TO YOU ALSO FROM PORANGI!:crazy: HOPEFULLY I WON'T BE NEEDING THE BAIL MONEY AS THE ACCOUNTANT STILL LIVES AND BREATHES. SOMETHING STRANGE IS GOING ON WITH HIM, HIS BOSS AND THIS PLACE. SOONER OR LATER I'LL FIND OUT WHAT GIVES. LET'S HAVE THE RECIPE FOR YOUR MUESLI. i LOVED ONE BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED HERE. GOT BUMPED OFF THE SHELF FOR ONE WITH LOADS OF SUGAR IN IT. :faint: THE DS IS GOING TO KEEP GAINING WEIGHT WITH ALL THE BREAD! :rofl: :rofl: FUNNY HOW SOONER OR LATER AGE CATCHES UP WITH WEIGHT ISSUES. DOING THE HAPPY DANCE FOR YOU AND THE FINANCIAL ENDING :cb: :carrot:

:cofdate: I AM IN A ZYRTEC FOG. A FRIEND AND I SAT OUTSIDE LAST EVENING WAITING FOR THE ACCOUNTANT TO LEAVE AT 8. THERE WAS A STIFF BREEZE THAT HAD GUSTS THAT WERE ALMOST KNOCKING SOME SENIORS OVER. :yikes: IT FELT WONDERFUL BUT THE HEAD AND EYES WERE NOT HAPPY FOR LONG! :rofl: BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND:dance:
WE HAD A NJICE CHAT AND THEN I LOCKED UP. LOOKS LIKE TONITE WILL BE ANOTHER LATE NIGHT FOR BOOKKEEPING DEPT. LATELY IT SEEMS THAT I GIVE UP ONE "JOB" AND ANOTHER COMES TO LIGHT OR ONE THAT ALREADY EXISTS EXPANDS :rollpin: YESTERDAY I REMINDED THEN THAT THE BIG ELECTION IN NOVEMBER WILL KEEP ME BUSY AND THEY BEST GET SOME ADDED HELP. IT'S A FEW MONTHS AWAY BUT THEY NEED AN EARLY WARNING.....NOTHING EVER GETS DONE FAST AROUND HERE! IT WAS BUSIER YESTERDAY THAN I HAD PLANNED IT TO BE SO I AM RESTING TODAY FOR SHOPPING AND WHATEVER COMES ALONG TOMORROW AND FRIDAY! HAVE A GREAT DAY.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY!
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LOOKS LIKE WE ALL POSTED TOGETHER...WAVING TO HAPPY AND ANNIE AGAIN :wave:

quick lunch time check in -

Happy -- actually I'm so stressed out for all these projects I'm trying to complete by the end of the week, that I haven't had time to be on :cloud9: for One-derland. I am happy though....but I just can't bask in the One-derfulness! :lol: As I was reading your opinion about personal responsibility, I was right there just about to get on the soapbox with ya!

Annie - glad you got your wipers fixed. Do you have a great salsa recipe? I've got several tomato plants...no tomatoes yet though...but I've had flowers...so tomatoes are on the way.

Mel - you make sure they get you some help for all you do. I don't want our Mel to be overworked and underappreciated. :rollpin:

Back to work for me.