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i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

Anyone here have twitter? if so, Follow me! and I'll do the same!
twitter.com/Gregorymalary

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Crust-free pumpkin pie One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling) One 12-oz. can evaporated fat-free milk 3/4 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, granulated 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters) 1/4 cup sugar-free or regular maple syrup 1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. salt Optional Topping: Fat Free Reddi-wip 700 calories with normal maple syrup, 550 with sugar-free. Sounds like a lot, but this recipe should make a whole pie, so 8 servings. Cream of Jalepeno Soup

8	oz (1 package) fat free cream cheese
6	jalepeno peppers
1	cup fat free sour cream
1	can cream of chicken soup
10	oz spinach
1	tablespoon garlic powder
1	red onion
1	cup skim milk

Just cut the seeds out of the peppers, to get rid of some spiciness, then put it all in a blender, then into a pot on the stove until it tastes done. Re-blend if it's not smooth.

950 calories, makes about 8 cups of soup. So it's about 110 calories per cup. It is spicy, so you drink slowly, and the dairy makes it filling.


Omelets 3/4ths cup egg beaters made omelet-style (90)
1/2 cup spinach (20) or broccoli (25) filling
1 slice cheese (35) = 150 calories at most

Alfredo "pasta"
For the "pasta"
2 cups of cabbage sliced longwise to be "noodles" (40)
2 cups of mushrooms, or bell peppers, or any veggie you're into in alfredo. (around 40)
-boil the cabbage until soft -use oil spray in a pan and cook the other veggies that way

For the sauce (you can just use jarred if you don't want to do this part)
1 egg yolk (55)
1/3 cup whole milk (don't sub skim) (50)
3 tablespoons parmesan or romano or asiago cheese(60)
pinch of garlic powder (10)
salt & black pepper to taste
mix all together in a pan, then add the veggies and let them all cook a little bit to mix the flavors. Enjoy!

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

reached my ugw, it feels weird...
im not happy about it really, kinda amazed but not happy
ugw was 99...i was 97/98 this mourning.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're tall on adventurous spirit, but short on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about bargain hotels and hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!