Hi, I'm Britne Shabbott and welcome to Shabbott's Habits, a blog devoted to attaining a healthier lifestyle by forming long-lasting healthy habits.
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Christmas Eve
A Christmas eve celebration in Connecticut. Complete with Christmas carols, a beautiful tree and plenty of family time. Me and my adorable Godson, Alexander HAPPY HOLIDAYS! _______________________________________________________ Current Shabbott’s Habit: Portion Contortion No portion contortion today. _______________________________________________________ Shabbott’s Habits already met: 1. Drink more water - finished March 9 & still going ~ 65 oz 2. Move it or lose it – goal met April 5 ~ 2.5 mile walk 3. Breakfast of Champions – goal met May 3 ~ Eggs 4. Sleep like a baby – goal met May 31 ~ 7.5 5. Say Yes to Fruits/Veggies – goal met June 28 ~ 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas Eve, healthy living blog, NYC blog
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Portion Contortion Habit COMPLETE
Well everyone, I’m checking off my healthy habits list one at a time and things are going great! I just finished my recent Shabbott’s Habits: Portion Contortion on December 19. I’m just posting about it now, because I didn’t want to interrupt the very important Five Days of Cookies for Christmas. Don’t forget that I’ve also successfully completed some other important healthy habits this year. Click the links below to find out more. Drinking more water Doing more cardio Eating breakfast everyday Getting more sleep Eating more fruits and veggies Adding strengthening exercises to my routine Reducing the empty calories in my diet … Continue reading
Peanut Butter Tassies
Day 1: Homemade Peppermint Patties Day 2: Almond-Oat Lace Cookies Day 3: The Classic Buttery Spritz Day 4: Chocolate Sandwich Cookies This brings us to the last day of my 5 Days of Cookies: Peanut Butter Tassies! Peanut Butter Tassies are one of those cookies that brings back memories of past Christmases, when I was a little girl and my mom would make big batches of cookies for me, my little sister and my little brother. We always had peanut butter tassies. And really, what could be better than a peanut butter cookie with a Reese’s peanut butter cup stuck right in the … Continue reading
Posted in Core Challenge, Recipes
Tagged Christmas cookies, healthy living blog, NYC blog, peanut butter cookies, Peanut butter tassies
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Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Day 1: Homemade Peppermint Patties Day 2: Almond-Oate Lace Cookies Day 3: The Classic Buttery Spritz Which brings us to Day 4 – Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. Why have one cookie, when you can have two cookies? And why have two cookies, when you can have two cookies with a layer of rich buttercream in the middle? We’re all on the same page, right? Right. Good. As part of the holidays this year, I took part in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Exchange. In addition to sending out cookies to three different bloggers, I also received a dozen cookies from three … Continue reading
The Classic Buttery Spritz
Day 1: Homemade Peppermint Patties Day 2: Almond-Oat Lace Cookies Which brings us to day 3 – The Classic Buttery Spritz. When the Hubs and I were dating I can remember making a list of baked goodies for what would be our first holiday-baking spree together. Me: ”What’s your favorite Christmas cookie. I want to be sure that we make it.” Hubs: ”Green trees.” Me: ”Green trees?” Hubs: ”Yeah, you know. They’re green cookies in the shape of a tree.” Me: ”I got that much. But, what are they made of?” Hubs: ”I don’t know. Cookie dough, I guess.” Me: … Continue reading
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Tagged Buttery Spritz, Christmas cookies, Cookie press, healthy living blog, NYC blog
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Almond-Oat Lace Cookies
My Christmas present to you – 5 days of cookies – continues today with the very unique and tasty Almond-Oat Lace Cookie. But first, if you missed yesterday’s post, be sure to check out my Homemade Peppermint Patties. They’re pretty awesome. Every year I pick one or two new cookies to make. I like to try new recipes in hopes of adding to my holiday favorites (like the much-requested Nut Horns). This year, while flipping through my Holiday Bon Appetit, I couldn’t help but notice these beautiful Almond-Oat Lace Cookies. I loved the idea of making a cookie that was … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond-Oat Lace Cookies, Bon Appetit, Christmas cookies, Lace Cookies, NYC blog, recipes
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