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And someday across the Crystal Bridge she will be there. See I still believe in Heaven, a Happy Heaven with dogs, cats, bunnies, all the fur babies that brightened our Earthly Days. RIP Mrs Woo, looly will rejoin you in time!

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Since I had my sleeve on July 10th, my whole family has been eating healthier so sharing the food isn’t a problem.

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I'm very lucky that I just live with my husband and he likes staying alive. He was doing the bulk of cooking and shopping before, except things like Protein Powder I buy myself. He's well aware of what I need. I think I've chosen this lifestyle, in part, because it's easier.

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I have to cook separate dinners because I cook for my hubby, myself, and my 2 young boys ages 6 and 8. It doesn't bother me when they eat what I eat because when they like it, that means I can make a full meal for the whole family. I've also learned to cook some of the things they eat where I can eat it. When we have Taco Tuesday, I use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef. I give them the shells and I eat it just in a bowl with added pico de gallo or just red onions topped with a little low fat mozzarella. When I cook for myself, some meals I'm able to freeze some so I have meals when I need one instead of eating the same thing for days, I have variety.

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1 hour ago, johnsons13 said:

I have to cook separate dinners because I cook for my hubby, myself, and my 2 young boys ages 6 and 8. It doesn't bother me when they eat what I eat because when they like it, that means I can make a full meal for the whole family. I've also learned to cook some of the things they eat where I can eat it. When we have Taco Tuesday, I use ground chicken or turkey instead of beef. I give them the shells and I eat it just in a bowl with added pico de gallo or just red onions topped with a little low fat mozzarella. When I cook for myself, some meals I'm able to freeze some so I have meals when I need one instead of eating the same thing for days, I have variety.

You should make cheese shells! :) Give the kiddos the tortilla shells. This is from my SUPER old blog when it was on blogspot. :) Feels like a million years ago. So dang good though!

http://fluffychixcook.blogspot.com/2012/07/tuesday-taco-nights-are-low-carb.html

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2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

You should make cheese shells! :) Give the kiddos the tortilla shells. This is from my SUPER old blog when it was on blogspot. :) Feels like a million years ago. So dang good though!

http://fluffychixcook.blogspot.com/2012/07/tuesday-taco-nights-are-low-carb.html

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I can't wait to try these. I don't know why I didn't think of that since you can make chips out of cheese. I tried making parmesan chips and those tasted horrible to me, but maybe the mozzarella shells would be yummy. Thank you for that recipe.

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10 minutes ago, johnsons13 said:

I can't wait to try these. I don't know why I didn't think of that since you can make chips out of cheese. I tried making parmesan chips and those tasted horrible to me, but maybe the mozzarella shells would be yummy. Thank you for that recipe.

The mozza shells are "tougher" but less crispy. The provolone slices were actually pretty outstanding all-around good. The cheddar are great, but you have to blot the hell out of them and they are very crispy and much more fragile. You could try having a combo of the shredded mozza and cheddar. I just got to where tostada shells worked better than taco shapes. More sturdy and less of a PIA.

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5 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

The mozza shells are "tougher" but less crispy. The provolone slices were actually pretty outstanding all-around good. The cheddar are great, but you have to blot the hell out of them and they are very crispy and much more fragile. You could try having a combo of the shredded mozza and cheddar. I just got to where tostada shells worked better than taco shapes. More sturdy and less of a PIA.

So with the slices of cheese, do you cook them the same as the shredded cheese? And I can't remember how you shape them.

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I will suggest getting a few craft boxes with lids and labels. Send clear messages: mine vs yours , don't touch. Flip out the very first time someone does and that will set the tone.

Sad it has to be that way...

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Just now, johnsons13 said:

So with the slices of cheese, do you cook them the same as the shredded cheese? And I can't remember how you shape them.

I just use a square piece of parchment that fits in my micro turntable. And I know how hot my micro is. So I put them both on 30 seconds to start. Then do 10-15 second intervals til they "look right". Sometimes you just have to take them out of the micro and let them cool to know how crisp they will be until you learn your cheeses and how they act when you nuke them. I cut the provolone on 1 1/2s at the deli. :) You can also try that with the mozzarella from the deli (as slices). The advantage of shredded is that you don't use as much cheese per shell because they are "lacy" in nature.

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3 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

I just use a square piece of parchment that fits in my micro turntable. And I know how hot my micro is. So I put them both on 30 seconds to start. Then do 10-15 second intervals til they "look right". Sometimes you just have to take them out of the micro and let them cool to know how crisp they will be until you learn your cheeses and how they act when you nuke them. I cut the provolone on 1 1/2s at the deli. :) You can also try that with the mozzarella from the deli (as slices). The advantage of shredded is that you don't use as much cheese per shell because they are "lacy" in nature.

I'm definitely trying these next time we have Taco Tuesday. At my house it could be tomorrow or Saturday and just like your blog, it's still Taco Tuesday.

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