Over the last year, we've gone down to Springfield to Kicks several times. They used to have an all you eat buffet with some really tasty fried chicken. Fortunately, for my weight loss, they have done away with the buffet and went to a pizza place with a salad bar. We went down over the weekend and my mom and the kids had pizza and cheese sticks and I had salad bar. But going down there really made me want fried chicken. So I got on Hungry Girl and found her Faux Fried Chicken recipe because all of her stuff is sensible points (and she includes point values on the recipes) and I made this tonight for dinner.
I don't use garlic salt so I subbed garlic powder and salt and it could have used a little more salt but really? Super good and only 4 points per serving (6oz raw chicken). I will be making this again.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
My books for 2009
Some of these have reviews, towards the end, I gave up on that. Anyway, 127 at best count because I'm sure there was at least a few that didn't make the list because they were kind of forgettable.
Tippy Toe Murder Leslie Meier Jan
Too Many Crooks Tamara Myers Jan Good book. Quick read. Interested to read more
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder Nancy Pickens Jan Boring. Several short stories. A few were good and made me want to look up the author but most I just couldn't wait to finish
Star spangled Murder Leslie Meier Jan
High Heels and Homocide Kasey Michaels Jan This started off slow but wound up nicely and I'm looking forward to more
Crime Seen Victoria Laurie Jan Best VL book yet. Abby and Dutch weren't fighting the whole book and it was less creepy
Blue Blood Susan McBride Jan Took longer that I would have liked to read but it was decent. Read out of order but other than her relationship, I couldn't tell.
Just Plain Pickled Tamar Myers Jan Took a little to get into but it is quite funny once it starts
3 willows Ann Brashares Jan Continuation of the Sisterhood
Drop Dead Blond Nancy Martin Jan Anthalogy Well done books from good authors
Nothing to Fear but Ferrets Linda Johnston Jan Kendra Ballantyne mystery
Fine Feathered Death Linda Johnston Feb Much easier to get through than ferrets
Meow for Murder Linda Jonhston Feb More development of the story awfully predictable
Mail order murder Leslie Meyer Feb First book, many contradictions to future character development
A crazy little thing called death Nancy Martin Feb Not the best Blackbird book, a little crazy premise
Bubbles a Blaze Sarah Strohmeyer Feb Bubbles is quite fun.
Bubbles All the Way Sarah Strohmeyer Feb Good until the end, then it just got strange
Nursery Crimes Ayelet Waldman Feb Meh, decent story, bad characters
Murder of a Smart Cookie Denise Swanson Feb Totally out of order. Need to read the rest of the series to get a better handle
on where things stand
Murder of a real Bad Boy Denise Swanson Feb Follows right after Cookie. Starting to make some sense
Death Perception Victoria Laurie Mar Good whodunit but a little predictable
Don of the Dead Casey Daniels March Slow to start but a solid base to an interesting series
The Chick and the Dead Casey Daniels March Further charcter development, she seems to be getting in to her role as
Gifted
Are you there Vodka Chelsea Handler March Way Funnier than expected. LOLed in many parts
Plum spooky Janet Evanovich March JE. Laughed so hard at parts, I woke up Lizzie. Super quick read
Nip, Tuck Dead Lori Avocato Mar Took some getting into but then was fairly fast. Main character was a little annoying and
the story was Predictable!
White Witch,Black Curse Kim Harrison Mar Resolved the mystery at the end of the last book. 500 pages, so took a little while
to read
On What Grounds Cleo Coyle Mar Quick read, finally first in a series. Interested in further developments
Killer Cocktail Sheryl Anderson Mar Second in a series. Seems to really need the other book to make sense. Main characters whines about guy too much
Muder with Peacocks Donna Andrews Mar Read fast and I was happy with the ending. Of course, I knew about the guy but it
was kind of obvious
Contents Under Pressure Edna Buchanan Mar Good book, good characters, fast read
Ice Maiden Edna Buchanan Apr Read out of order, already tired of her killing of characters
Miami, It's Murder Edna Buchanan Apr A little slower read, still good
Suitable for Framing Edna Buchanan Apr Good
Act of Betrayal Edna Buchanan Apr
Margin of Error Edna Buchanan Apr Suprising ending
Garden of Evil Edna Buchanan Apr Read fast, a change of pace because we knew the bad guy early on
You Only Die Twice Edna Buchanan Apr Sadly, predictable, especially given how well Margin of Error ended
Cold Case Squad Edna Buchanan Apr Not Britt and not nearly as good
Shadows Edna Buchanan Apr
Love Kills Edna Buchanan Apr Britt is back, sharing space with Cold Case. Not as good as the books that are strictly from her POV. Left open ended
Tombs of Endearment Casey Daniels Apr A little predictable.
Night of the Loving Dead Casey Daniels Apr Finally some resolution
Murder Melts in your Mouth Nancy Martin Apr New Characters, same plot line. Still decent
Legally Dead Edna Buchanan Apr Did NOT like the ending. No resolution. The rest of the book was good though
Sucker Bet Erin McCarthy Apr Vegas vamps. Only read because it was in the series. Mostly boring
Murder of a Small Town Honey Denise Swanson May First Scumble river book. Gives back story to characters
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady Denise Swanson May Scumble River Fast read, nice twist
Murder of a Sleeping Beauty Denise Swanson May Fast Read, not surprising
Murder of a Snake in the Grass Denise Swanson May Fast Read, typical ending
Murder of a Barbie and Ken Denise Swanson May
Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher May Read super fast. Very funny!
Murder of a Pink Elephant Denise Swanson May
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde Denise Swanson May
Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry Denise Swanson May
Murder Between the Covers Elaine Viets May
Dying to Call You Elaine Viets May
Pane of death Sarah Atwell May
Just Murdered Elaine Viets June
Murder unleashed Elaine Viets June
Murder with reservations Elaine Viets June
Clubbed to death Elaine Viets June
Shakespeare's Landlord Charlaine Harris June Quick read, straight mystery instead of her usual supernatural bend.
Nice surprise ending
Shakespeare's Champion Charlaine Harris June
Dead and Gone Charlaine Harris June I liked these books when it was just vamps and weres. Faeries are a little too
much
Shakespeare's Christmas Charlaine Harris June A little different from the rest of the series, also a little too easy to
figure out
High Heels are murder Elaine Viets June Decent heroine, interesting enough to read
Carpe Demon Julie Kenner June Adventures of a Demon hunting soccer mom. Funny enough to entertain, dark enough to thrill
California Demon Julie Kenner June
Demons are forever Julie Kenner June
Deja Demon Julie Kenner June
Shakespeare's Trollop Charlaine Harris June Last one in the series. Not so great
The Givenchy Code Julie Kenner July Espionage with a fashion twist
Manolo Matrix Julie Kenner July
Prada Paradox Julie Kenner July The people in this book are so stupid. The other books were decent but this was too
obvious
Accessory to Murder Elaine Viets July
Murder with all the Trimmings Elaine Viets July
Dying in Style Elaine Viets July
Shakespeare's Counselor Charlaine Harris July
Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club Susan McBride July
Finger Licking Fifteen Janet Evanovich July
After Birth July
Killer Cuts Elaine Viets July
Royal Scandels Michael Farquhar Aug
Blood lite Aug
Foolishly Forgotten Americans Michael Farquhar Aug
Breathers Aug
Demon Envy Erin Lynn Aug
Bloodsucking Fiends Christopher Moore Aug
You Suck Christopher Moore Aug
Royal Mess Mary Janice Davidson Aug
UnDead and UnWelcome Mary Janice Davidson July
Island of the Sequined Love Nun Christopher Moore Aug
Coyote Blue Christopher Moore Aug
Speed Demon Erin Lynn Sept
Lust Lizard of Meloncoly Cove Christopher Moore Sept
Practical Guide to Demon Keeping Christopher Moore Sept
Fatally Flaky Diane Mott Davidson Sep
Wedding Day Murder Leslie Meier Sep
Christmas Cooking Murder Leslie Meier Sep
New Year's Eve Murder Leslie Meier Sep
Did they really do it Fred Rosen Sep
Teaser Jan Brogan Sept
Vampires of Venice Beach Jennifer Colt Oct
Angry Housewives eating bon bons Lorna Landvik Oct
St. Patrick's Day Murder Leslie Meier Oct
Pride and Predudice and zombies Jane Austen Oct
Butcher of Beverly Hills Jennifer Colt Oct
Mangler of Malibu Canyon Jennifer Colt Oct
Mistletoe Murder Leslie Meier Nov
Con Artist of Catalina Island Jennifer Colt Nov
Tales from the Crib Jennifer Coburn Nov
Foul Play Janet Evanovich Nov
Promises in Death JD Robb Nov
Bite Laurel Hamilton Nov
Good Ghouls Do Julie Kenner Nov
A good ghouls guide to getting even Julie Kenner Nov
Prom Nights from hell Meg Cabot Nov
Maggie needs an Alibi Kasey Michaels Nov
Skin Trade Laurell Hamilton Nov
Maggie By the Book Kasey Michael Dec
Kindred in Death JD Robb Dec
The Lost symbol Dan Brown Dec
Grave Secret Charlaine Harris Dec
Maggie without a clue Kasey Michaels Dec
A touch of Dead Charlaine Harris Dec
U is for Undertow Sue Grafton Dec
Tippy Toe Murder Leslie Meier Jan
Too Many Crooks Tamara Myers Jan Good book. Quick read. Interested to read more
Mom, Apple Pie and Murder Nancy Pickens Jan Boring. Several short stories. A few were good and made me want to look up the author but most I just couldn't wait to finish
Star spangled Murder Leslie Meier Jan
High Heels and Homocide Kasey Michaels Jan This started off slow but wound up nicely and I'm looking forward to more
Crime Seen Victoria Laurie Jan Best VL book yet. Abby and Dutch weren't fighting the whole book and it was less creepy
Blue Blood Susan McBride Jan Took longer that I would have liked to read but it was decent. Read out of order but other than her relationship, I couldn't tell.
Just Plain Pickled Tamar Myers Jan Took a little to get into but it is quite funny once it starts
3 willows Ann Brashares Jan Continuation of the Sisterhood
Drop Dead Blond Nancy Martin Jan Anthalogy Well done books from good authors
Nothing to Fear but Ferrets Linda Johnston Jan Kendra Ballantyne mystery
Fine Feathered Death Linda Johnston Feb Much easier to get through than ferrets
Meow for Murder Linda Jonhston Feb More development of the story awfully predictable
Mail order murder Leslie Meyer Feb First book, many contradictions to future character development
A crazy little thing called death Nancy Martin Feb Not the best Blackbird book, a little crazy premise
Bubbles a Blaze Sarah Strohmeyer Feb Bubbles is quite fun.
Bubbles All the Way Sarah Strohmeyer Feb Good until the end, then it just got strange
Nursery Crimes Ayelet Waldman Feb Meh, decent story, bad characters
Murder of a Smart Cookie Denise Swanson Feb Totally out of order. Need to read the rest of the series to get a better handle
on where things stand
Murder of a real Bad Boy Denise Swanson Feb Follows right after Cookie. Starting to make some sense
Death Perception Victoria Laurie Mar Good whodunit but a little predictable
Don of the Dead Casey Daniels March Slow to start but a solid base to an interesting series
The Chick and the Dead Casey Daniels March Further charcter development, she seems to be getting in to her role as
Gifted
Are you there Vodka Chelsea Handler March Way Funnier than expected. LOLed in many parts
Plum spooky Janet Evanovich March JE. Laughed so hard at parts, I woke up Lizzie. Super quick read
Nip, Tuck Dead Lori Avocato Mar Took some getting into but then was fairly fast. Main character was a little annoying and
the story was Predictable!
White Witch,Black Curse Kim Harrison Mar Resolved the mystery at the end of the last book. 500 pages, so took a little while
to read
On What Grounds Cleo Coyle Mar Quick read, finally first in a series. Interested in further developments
Killer Cocktail Sheryl Anderson Mar Second in a series. Seems to really need the other book to make sense. Main characters whines about guy too much
Muder with Peacocks Donna Andrews Mar Read fast and I was happy with the ending. Of course, I knew about the guy but it
was kind of obvious
Contents Under Pressure Edna Buchanan Mar Good book, good characters, fast read
Ice Maiden Edna Buchanan Apr Read out of order, already tired of her killing of characters
Miami, It's Murder Edna Buchanan Apr A little slower read, still good
Suitable for Framing Edna Buchanan Apr Good
Act of Betrayal Edna Buchanan Apr
Margin of Error Edna Buchanan Apr Suprising ending
Garden of Evil Edna Buchanan Apr Read fast, a change of pace because we knew the bad guy early on
You Only Die Twice Edna Buchanan Apr Sadly, predictable, especially given how well Margin of Error ended
Cold Case Squad Edna Buchanan Apr Not Britt and not nearly as good
Shadows Edna Buchanan Apr
Love Kills Edna Buchanan Apr Britt is back, sharing space with Cold Case. Not as good as the books that are strictly from her POV. Left open ended
Tombs of Endearment Casey Daniels Apr A little predictable.
Night of the Loving Dead Casey Daniels Apr Finally some resolution
Murder Melts in your Mouth Nancy Martin Apr New Characters, same plot line. Still decent
Legally Dead Edna Buchanan Apr Did NOT like the ending. No resolution. The rest of the book was good though
Sucker Bet Erin McCarthy Apr Vegas vamps. Only read because it was in the series. Mostly boring
Murder of a Small Town Honey Denise Swanson May First Scumble river book. Gives back story to characters
Murder of a Sweet Old Lady Denise Swanson May Scumble River Fast read, nice twist
Murder of a Sleeping Beauty Denise Swanson May Fast Read, not surprising
Murder of a Snake in the Grass Denise Swanson May Fast Read, typical ending
Murder of a Barbie and Ken Denise Swanson May
Wishful Drinking Carrie Fisher May Read super fast. Very funny!
Murder of a Pink Elephant Denise Swanson May
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde Denise Swanson May
Murder of a Chocolate Covered Cherry Denise Swanson May
Murder Between the Covers Elaine Viets May
Dying to Call You Elaine Viets May
Pane of death Sarah Atwell May
Just Murdered Elaine Viets June
Murder unleashed Elaine Viets June
Murder with reservations Elaine Viets June
Clubbed to death Elaine Viets June
Shakespeare's Landlord Charlaine Harris June Quick read, straight mystery instead of her usual supernatural bend.
Nice surprise ending
Shakespeare's Champion Charlaine Harris June
Dead and Gone Charlaine Harris June I liked these books when it was just vamps and weres. Faeries are a little too
much
Shakespeare's Christmas Charlaine Harris June A little different from the rest of the series, also a little too easy to
figure out
High Heels are murder Elaine Viets June Decent heroine, interesting enough to read
Carpe Demon Julie Kenner June Adventures of a Demon hunting soccer mom. Funny enough to entertain, dark enough to thrill
California Demon Julie Kenner June
Demons are forever Julie Kenner June
Deja Demon Julie Kenner June
Shakespeare's Trollop Charlaine Harris June Last one in the series. Not so great
The Givenchy Code Julie Kenner July Espionage with a fashion twist
Manolo Matrix Julie Kenner July
Prada Paradox Julie Kenner July The people in this book are so stupid. The other books were decent but this was too
obvious
Accessory to Murder Elaine Viets July
Murder with all the Trimmings Elaine Viets July
Dying in Style Elaine Viets July
Shakespeare's Counselor Charlaine Harris July
Lone Star Lonely Hearts Club Susan McBride July
Finger Licking Fifteen Janet Evanovich July
After Birth July
Killer Cuts Elaine Viets July
Royal Scandels Michael Farquhar Aug
Blood lite Aug
Foolishly Forgotten Americans Michael Farquhar Aug
Breathers Aug
Demon Envy Erin Lynn Aug
Bloodsucking Fiends Christopher Moore Aug
You Suck Christopher Moore Aug
Royal Mess Mary Janice Davidson Aug
UnDead and UnWelcome Mary Janice Davidson July
Island of the Sequined Love Nun Christopher Moore Aug
Coyote Blue Christopher Moore Aug
Speed Demon Erin Lynn Sept
Lust Lizard of Meloncoly Cove Christopher Moore Sept
Practical Guide to Demon Keeping Christopher Moore Sept
Fatally Flaky Diane Mott Davidson Sep
Wedding Day Murder Leslie Meier Sep
Christmas Cooking Murder Leslie Meier Sep
New Year's Eve Murder Leslie Meier Sep
Did they really do it Fred Rosen Sep
Teaser Jan Brogan Sept
Vampires of Venice Beach Jennifer Colt Oct
Angry Housewives eating bon bons Lorna Landvik Oct
St. Patrick's Day Murder Leslie Meier Oct
Pride and Predudice and zombies Jane Austen Oct
Butcher of Beverly Hills Jennifer Colt Oct
Mangler of Malibu Canyon Jennifer Colt Oct
Mistletoe Murder Leslie Meier Nov
Con Artist of Catalina Island Jennifer Colt Nov
Tales from the Crib Jennifer Coburn Nov
Foul Play Janet Evanovich Nov
Promises in Death JD Robb Nov
Bite Laurel Hamilton Nov
Good Ghouls Do Julie Kenner Nov
A good ghouls guide to getting even Julie Kenner Nov
Prom Nights from hell Meg Cabot Nov
Maggie needs an Alibi Kasey Michaels Nov
Skin Trade Laurell Hamilton Nov
Maggie By the Book Kasey Michael Dec
Kindred in Death JD Robb Dec
The Lost symbol Dan Brown Dec
Grave Secret Charlaine Harris Dec
Maggie without a clue Kasey Michaels Dec
A touch of Dead Charlaine Harris Dec
U is for Undertow Sue Grafton Dec
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