Mom to the Screaming Masses: All Over The Place

But yet, not here. I'm sending you elsewhere today.

FIRST: the DELICIOUS tomato soup that I showed last week. It's not my recipe, but one that I saw on Amy's site. She said that it wasn't hers originally, but it came from This Week for Dinner. Without further ado, I present to you Tuscan Tomato Soup. To keep the calories down, I used evaporated skim milk in the place of cream. I used pesto from Trader Joe's. Oh, man, it was so, so yummy.

Second of all: I've decided what I'm giving up for Lent. Children. The End.

Item the third: I bought my ticket for Blogher today. Are you going?

Are you a Facebook fan of DietsInReview.com? We've got GREAT conversation going on there every day. Have you been checking the Diets In Review site? You may have missed seeing that Marcia Cross is partnering with Kaboom! to help children gain access to playgrounds, see what Trump has done right (for once), and how a weight gain may, in fact, be beneficial.

I'd also like to point you to two of the funniest things I've seen in a LONG time. This coffee poster from The Onion will soon be gracing my kitchen walls. And Lamentations of The Father is an oldie but a certain goodie.

GO READ!!

About Me

WANTED, Carmen, mom to the Masses, for dangerous undertakings inside and outside the home. Last seen with her partner The Hubster, and six accomplices (Nikolas 19, Allegra 17, Mackenzie 14, Gabriel 12, Emma 9 and Riley 8). This fugitive is considered armed (with epi pens and inhalers) and dangerous, especially when she hasn't had her morning coffee. She is particularly difficult to recognize due to an 80 pound weight loss (size 18-20 down to 6-8!), and has been known to hide beneath large piles of laundry. She's a fan of running races, has her Black Belt in Muay Thai and can be found reading, training Crossfit, boxing or running to the store for milk and bread. And coffee. Always the Coffee.

Comments

Can't flippin' wait!!!

Posted by: Headless Mom | February 25, 2010 at 12:56 AM

Just bought my ticket last week! Let's have COFFEE in NYC!!!

Posted by: Rox | February 25, 2010 at 11:04 AM

Okay Carmen, TALK TO ME! My diet nor my tummy can handle cream so I'm intrigued by you subbing in evaporated skim milk in the recipe. You substituted it in equal portions? And this "evaporated skim milk" is sold in a can near the "sweetened condensed milk" right? The recipe looks PERFECT for my ladies lunch this weekend. Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Kelly H | February 25, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Thanks for sharing the recipe link! I can't wait to try it. I like 2 percent evaporated milk.

Posted by: Megan | February 25, 2010 at 02:55 PM

Giving up children huh? Nice. Like that. If I was even fully sure what Lent was, I'd of given mine up for it yesterday. Sheesh. Almost considered selling them on ebay.

I'm going. Even though I just posted that I wasn't...I am.

Posted by: Issa | February 25, 2010 at 03:39 PM

I was hoping you'd be at Mom 2.0, no BlogHer for me this year.

I gave up shopping for Lent. Ugh.

Posted by: elz | February 25, 2010 at 04:17 PM

Thanks for the soup recipe and the evaporated milk tip. I'm going to try this!

Posted by: maggie | February 25, 2010 at 07:40 PM

Lamentations of the Father
had to be one of the funniest things I've ever read!!!

Posted by: KG | February 25, 2010 at 10:45 PM