I have never tracked my points on a daily basis on CORE. I probably should -- my weight loss has really slowed down in the last 6 weeks. But I did lose 2.4 lbs this week. My typical daily menu -- Breakfast steel cut oatmeal w/ 2 Tbsp. raisins and 1/2 c milk Snack Apple or banana Lunch 2 eggs scrambled with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, spinach and FF cheddar cheese Fresh fruit or Large toss salad with turkey or smoked salmon -- lots of veggies --- FF dressing with blue cheese tossed over it Afternoon snack - more fruit or carrots --sometimes, I eat one serving of FF/SF pudding here to get past the chocolate cravings. Supper WW pasta with variety of sauces -- maybe with beef, shrimp or chicken or Grilled meat with roasted potatoes and salad and veggie or Soup with salad or a sandwich on 1 pt bread (always fill the sandwich with lots of goodies --spinach, roasted red-pepper strips, cukes, FF cheese) Snack Popcorn or WW ice cream treat I use most of my 35 extra pts on dried fruit,cheese,nuts (love almonds!) wine and the occasional slice of bread or English muffin. We try lots of the WW recipes -- just got the new Comfort food cookbook. Looks good to this midwest farm girl! Not a lot of pure CORE recipes but some can be used with simple changes -- like whole wheat pasta or FF cheese. and some things -- I'll just count into my pts. I don't have the patience to count points and since I am a bit of a health food nut (we can all our own veggies and fruits --over 500 jars a year) and buy all of our meat from local organic farmers........... CORE works well for me. But you have to "shake it up" -- If you eat grilled chicken everyday for supper and a salad everday for lunch -- you will get bored quick. Cathy

Thanks for all that extra work, McPeg. I'm making some Easter cookies this weekend, and I'll have an easier time determining if it's OK to have one next week! Cheers, D

Nope, I have a model bought in the US...I think it's the OB20 model. We got it about 3 years ago when they went to the newer style, still in SS, but with softer, slightly rounded edging detail, instead of the sharp angles of the previous model. It has the cool blue interior like the expensive Wolf ovens (in fact, we paired it with a Wolf rangetop, and by getting the FP ovens instead of the Wolf ovens, we saved a bundle). And the iridium SS finish (basically a matte SS instead of brushed) is fantastic. Fingerprints and grease just wipe off, and I use a little bit of SS Magic to keep it clean.

You have some nice ones still blooming. Lavender Stardust has always been a good one for me. Nicole's American Beauty is a great color! When you say it's a Maryott, you mean you bought it from Maryott. The hybridizer is actually Nicole Harry (now DeVito). How nice that you have space waiting for your new purchases! Debra