Butternut Squash Soup & Garlic Mashed Potatoes

First off, I want to mark and celebrate the fact that as of this morning, I have lost 19 lbs and my girl has lost 20 since we started McDougalling at the end of September! We’re enjoying ourselves, don’t feel deprived or hungry and are actually losing significant weight! WOW. And best of all, of course, we feel better.

So, the holidays are here! I love them. For me, the seasonal food evokes memories of past holidays spent with loved ones and is part of the experience of creating new memories

Barack O’ Beans

Today was a joyous day indeed. After being part of electing Barack Obama to be our 44th president yesterday, and staying up way too late celebrating, glued to election coverage – today we needed quick and simple food. In McDougall land (at least our particular neighborhood), that often means one thing: canned beans.  The friend who turned us on to McDougall says that he notices when he eats beans, he doesn’t lose as much weight.  We