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Jenn’s Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice

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Happy Make It Monday Y’all!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Today, instead of a craft I”m going to share a recipe I have kept to myself for years. I call it “Jenn’s Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice.” I made this for dinner Saturday night. Over the years, I haven’t even told my mom how to make it just so when I feel like fried rice I am the only one who gets to make it and be in the kitchen at the time. Since it is one of the few things, I know how to make without looking it up. Let’s get started… Continue reading “Jenn’s Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice”

Cabbage Soup Diet

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 Hello Random Tuesday!!

So, I have heard a lot of people say how gross this soup sounds; but don’t knock it til you try it, huh?! I do this Cabbage Soup Diet 2-3 times a year just to help keep my weight maintained or give me a jump-start when I’m trying to lose weight if I’ve let it go too much. This go around I started this past Sunday in hopes I would lose a few before my brother-in-law got into town with hopefully some simit from Turkey.

The first time I did this diet was in July 2004 with one of my best friends. We made the soup together at my house and did it ‘together’ during the week. Since she just lived around the block we saw each other most days. I made it through the whole week, but if I remember right, she didn’t. We mainly tried it out since I was getting ready to move down to Ft. Lauderdale, FL and she was helping me make the drive down <– it’s a 19.5 hour drive from where I live. Continue reading “Cabbage Soup Diet”