Yesterday and today have been filled with trying to fix the exterior of our new house. We've finally have the front yard sprinklers working...only had to dig up half of them. Luckily none of the pipes underground have broken. But I've been pretty drained of energy by the end of it all. I know that with time that will lessen, but it's a pretty big hurdle to overcome - because some days I'm still just looking for an excuse to stop.
Last night for dinner we had Roasted Tomato and Basil Casserole and I am anything but a tomato person...it's mostly a texture thing, but I also have a bit of an issue with the flavor. I wanted to try it because I am extremely fascinated by the spaghetti squash, but I had to talk myself into it because of the tomatoes. It was a bit of a struggle, but I figured the worst thing was that I didn't like it (Kurt, of course, will eat most things) and I just make something else. It was a good thing though - I very much enjoyed it. I still had a little difficulty getting past the skins and the sliminess but it's something that I would eat again.
With healthy eating comes new experiences.
If I had to complain about one thing though...it would be fingernails. After 30 years on this planet and the conscious ones of biting my fingernails, I had finally given it it. They were growing out and actually looking great. Between mixing and kneading dough, continuous chopping of vegetables, grating garlic and cheese and working in the yard, I decided that fingernails don't belong here. See...and you thought I was going to complain about all the food I'm "missing". :)
If you haven't seen it already, check out our breakfast this morning...Baked Banana Oatmeal. It was super yummy!!
Excited for dinner tonight...making BBQ chicken pizza pockets with homemade barbecue sauce. Will keep you updated!!
All those recipes look so amazing!! YUM! 3 more days, 3 more days :)
ReplyDeleteI am soooooooo excited to hear your enthusiasm about making your food at home. That is another new "side effect" if you will with these changes you are making and I LOVE it!. AND you even tolerated tomato AND oatmeal. SOOOOOO proud! Keep it up guys you're kicking butt!
I need to look at some of your recipes. During the week I always have oatmeal for breakfast and 80% of the time I have a salad for lunch. I would like to have leftovers though for lunch. Sometimes salads get old. BUT it's my veggies for the day. You guys are doing so well. If the weekends didn't come around, or weeks off from work, I'd be doing great! Keep up the good work. BTW...I hate that twitchy feeling when I eat something bad. AND, I hate that it's my fault :)
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