@charmian_c Thanks again for the review, Charmian! It is still taking me awhile to get in the social media habit too...but it gets easier :)
153 days ago
@lhjFashionLady love that quote--thanks for sharing!
156 days ago
RT @lhjFashionLady: Love the quote from founder of Vivre on p 78 in Lonny: http://t.co/Ds6T9nb "Try! And make mistakes! Making mistakes ...
156 days ago
This morning I awoke with a cheesecake hangover. It wasn’t altogether unpleasant.
In review, it was more accurately a ham, jellybean, cheesecake, chocolate, and bacon-wrapped green beans hangover. Rising at 5:30 to teach was a minor agony, but I felt worlds better post-workout (although I felt decidedly salty/pickled—was I perspiring brine?).
Perhaps I’m giving my Easter day a negative spin; I don’t mean to. It was beautiful here in Texas, bright, sunny and cool, and the azaleas (we’re known for them round these parts; oh heavens, I almost felt a “y’all” coming on) are in full bloom.
Church was good (Easter hymns are some of my favorite) but I grumbled at Kevin on the way, petulant from failing to iron my clothes the night before and, consequently, not having time to eat breakfast nor properly smear on some makeup. But once settled into the pew, I was cheered, a state elevated further post-service watching Nick hunt for eggs. We later ate with gusto with some good friends (enter ham and jellybeans) and by 8 o’clock I would have called it a day—if I hadn’t procrastinated on some other work in the queue. I didn't hit the pillow until about 9:45.
But today is a new day, and I thought I was in good shape for it following the morning exercise, but I’ve been happily sluggish, even through my afternoon pilates class (I hope they didn’t notice; I tried to disguise it as best I could). I apologize for this post having an equally lethargic tone. It’s just one of those days. To perk things up, I’ll share a new first from my class today: as I rolled back on my mat, aiming to elicit a sense of focus and calm, a handful of Cheerios tumbled out of my pocket (or cleavage; I can’t be certain of which). Here’s to motherhood for keeping me humble.
I’m not getting back on schedule with recipe testing until tomorrow, so I opted to make an easy soup with some leftover ham (Kate, my hostess, sent me home with a heaping plateful) and ingredients I already had in the pantry and freezer. I got it simmering on the stove, then went back to baby-play amongst the azaleas.
In review, it was more accurately a ham, jellybean, cheesecake, chocolate, and bacon-wrapped green beans hangover. Rising at 5:30 to teach was a minor agony, but I felt worlds better post-workout (although I felt decidedly salty/pickled—was I perspiring brine?).
Perhaps I’m giving my Easter day a negative spin; I don’t mean to. It was beautiful here in Texas, bright, sunny and cool, and the azaleas (we’re known for them round these parts; oh heavens, I almost felt a “y’all” coming on) are in full bloom.
Church was good (Easter hymns are some of my favorite) but I grumbled at Kevin on the way, petulant from failing to iron my clothes the night before and, consequently, not having time to eat breakfast nor properly smear on some makeup. But once settled into the pew, I was cheered, a state elevated further post-service watching Nick hunt for eggs. We later ate with gusto with some good friends (enter ham and jellybeans) and by 8 o’clock I would have called it a day—if I hadn’t procrastinated on some other work in the queue. I didn't hit the pillow until about 9:45.
But today is a new day, and I thought I was in good shape for it following the morning exercise, but I’ve been happily sluggish, even through my afternoon pilates class (I hope they didn’t notice; I tried to disguise it as best I could). I apologize for this post having an equally lethargic tone. It’s just one of those days. To perk things up, I’ll share a new first from my class today: as I rolled back on my mat, aiming to elicit a sense of focus and calm, a handful of Cheerios tumbled out of my pocket (or cleavage; I can’t be certain of which). Here’s to motherhood for keeping me humble.
I’m not getting back on schedule with recipe testing until tomorrow, so I opted to make an easy soup with some leftover ham (Kate, my hostess, sent me home with a heaping plateful) and ingredients I already had in the pantry and freezer. I got it simmering on the stove, then went back to baby-play amongst the azaleas.
I followed the recipe for Lentil, Kale and Sausage Soup on Epicurious but made the following changes:
*used 3 cups low sodium beef broth (instead of 1 and 1/2 chicken broth, 1 and 1/2 water)
* used 4 cloves of garlic instead of 2 (I like my garlic; if it’s good enough to keep Dracula at bay, it’s good enough for me)
*used a large onion, and chopped instead of sliced
*used half of a 16-ounce bag chopped spinach in place of the kale (i just added it in while still frozen)
*used one cup diced leftover ham in place of the sausage
* used red lentil (that's what I had on hand)
* added 2 teaspoons dried herbes de Provence along with the onion