Anywho, here she is!
"Hi Minnies,
My name is Heather Knoy and I am Jenny’s sister. I am 32 years old and I have been married to my wonderful husband, Matthew, for 13 years. We have 2 beautiful boys, Mason, 5 and Cooper, 2. I work full time as a Quality Supervisor at Baxter Pharmaceutical. My hobbies include cooking, baking, reading, watching TV and movies and listening to music.
I have struggled with my weight my entire adult life. I have always been a “bigger” girl. I enjoy food, I love to cook and bake and I am not going to stop doing that. I have a stressful job and a lot going on at home, so I have a lot of stress and baking is one way I relieve that stress. It calms me.
Since I like to eat, I have figured that I need to move more to be able to lose weight. And here starts my struggle and why I have a hard time losing weight – my life is busy. After working 9-10 hours a day, I come home to 3 “STARVING” boys who demand dinner ASAP and then I have to clean up the kitchen, do some laundry, make lunches for the next day, work on homework, take kids to whatever sport/activity they are doing, … and the list goes on and on – just like for all of you I’m sure. I want to make exercising a priority – I want my kids to know how important it is to eat healthy and be active. So that is what I am working on now – how to make exercise a priority.
I wanted to share a recipe that my family loves and is so quick and easy and is good for you. It came from a weight watchers book - Asiago Crusted Pork Chops. I like to make this when dinner has to made in 20 minutes and I know my kids will eat it (even my picky 5 year old). Please try it and let me know what you think...
Asiago Crusted Pork Chops
4 boneless center cut chops - I usually buy the thin cut so it cooks quicker
1/2 C Panko (or regular) breadcrumbs
1/4 C grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese
1 egg white
Fresh thyme and 4 lemon wedges (optional)
Take 2 shallow bowls, place the egg white in one and whisk briefly, add the breadcrumbs, cheese and salt and pepper to taste in the other bowl. Take a chop and dip in the egg and then in the breadcrumb mixture. Add to a hot skillet drizzled with olive oil and cook until done. About 5 minutes per side depending on the thickness. Remove from pan and add some fresh thyme and squeeze a lemon wedge over the chop. I don't always have thyme or lemons, and these are still delicious without them. I usually steam some broccoli and make a quick salad and dinner is served. I hope you enjoy these with your family.
So that’s me in a nutshell … Keep up the good work Minnies!!"
My name is Heather Knoy and I am Jenny’s sister. I am 32 years old and I have been married to my wonderful husband, Matthew, for 13 years. We have 2 beautiful boys, Mason, 5 and Cooper, 2. I work full time as a Quality Supervisor at Baxter Pharmaceutical. My hobbies include cooking, baking, reading, watching TV and movies and listening to music.
I have struggled with my weight my entire adult life. I have always been a “bigger” girl. I enjoy food, I love to cook and bake and I am not going to stop doing that. I have a stressful job and a lot going on at home, so I have a lot of stress and baking is one way I relieve that stress. It calms me.
Since I like to eat, I have figured that I need to move more to be able to lose weight. And here starts my struggle and why I have a hard time losing weight – my life is busy. After working 9-10 hours a day, I come home to 3 “STARVING” boys who demand dinner ASAP and then I have to clean up the kitchen, do some laundry, make lunches for the next day, work on homework, take kids to whatever sport/activity they are doing, … and the list goes on and on – just like for all of you I’m sure. I want to make exercising a priority – I want my kids to know how important it is to eat healthy and be active. So that is what I am working on now – how to make exercise a priority.
I wanted to share a recipe that my family loves and is so quick and easy and is good for you. It came from a weight watchers book - Asiago Crusted Pork Chops. I like to make this when dinner has to made in 20 minutes and I know my kids will eat it (even my picky 5 year old). Please try it and let me know what you think...
Asiago Crusted Pork Chops
4 boneless center cut chops - I usually buy the thin cut so it cooks quicker
1/2 C Panko (or regular) breadcrumbs
1/4 C grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese
1 egg white
Fresh thyme and 4 lemon wedges (optional)
Take 2 shallow bowls, place the egg white in one and whisk briefly, add the breadcrumbs, cheese and salt and pepper to taste in the other bowl. Take a chop and dip in the egg and then in the breadcrumb mixture. Add to a hot skillet drizzled with olive oil and cook until done. About 5 minutes per side depending on the thickness. Remove from pan and add some fresh thyme and squeeze a lemon wedge over the chop. I don't always have thyme or lemons, and these are still delicious without them. I usually steam some broccoli and make a quick salad and dinner is served. I hope you enjoy these with your family.
So that’s me in a nutshell … Keep up the good work Minnies!!"
Aren't those boys beautiful!?! Seriously. I could eat em up! I'm so glad that Heather decided to join in the competition. I wish we lived closer so we could work out together or at least watch each other's kids for an hour so we could work out by ourselves! You should see me in my tiny apartment doing any type of exercise. The kids think it's funny and they think I'm dancing so they start jumping around and turning circles all around me. It's everything I can do to not kick one of them in the head! How do you explain that at the ER?!? I am going to try out those pork chops tomorrow! I've had some in the freezer for awhile just waiting to find the perfect recipe! Sounds fantastic!! 
Please don't kick their precious heads;)
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