The title says it all. The milk is in the crockpot on low until 12:30pm. Then it'll be off for 3 hours. The hardest part is watching the clock! I use these recipes from 365 Crockpot and The Simple Dollar .
More as the day evolves!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
Unprocessed October
October is "unprocessed" month.
Today I decided to dive it a bit deeper and make French dressing. I used the recipe at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/french-salad-dressing/detail.aspx although I didn't use nearly the amount of sugar the recipe directs you to use. (Only had a little less than 1/4 cup on hand. I also used apple cider vinegar.) And I used onion powder instead of fresh onion. All I can say is ....... WOW is this good stuff! The yield is about 18 servings (yes, it makes a lot of dressing) and has NO added preservatives. The pictures do not do it justice. So yummy!
Recently it occurred to me that I'm eating a lot of salad and using a lot of store-bought salad dressings with lots of ingredients I can't identify or alter. So I purchased Ranch dressing dry mix and instead of making it with mayonnaise and milk, I made it with 0% fat plain Greek yogurt and 1% organic milk. It's not quite as rich as with mayonnaise but it's still pretty tasty and about 75% less calories per serving. This makes me super happy.
Today I decided to dive it a bit deeper and make French dressing. I used the recipe at http://allrecipes.com/recipe/french-salad-dressing/detail.aspx although I didn't use nearly the amount of sugar the recipe directs you to use. (Only had a little less than 1/4 cup on hand. I also used apple cider vinegar.) And I used onion powder instead of fresh onion. All I can say is ....... WOW is this good stuff! The yield is about 18 servings (yes, it makes a lot of dressing) and has NO added preservatives. The pictures do not do it justice. So yummy!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Shabbat Shalom...
and TGIF! I love being on leave on Fridays - I can get SO much done and then I have two glorious days to do whatever I choose.
Today is a rumbly-weather day. It rained during the night (which we desperately need) and to the south the sky is VERY dark and all rumbly with thunder. Such a perfect day to snooze and laze about! Alas, my body still wakes me up at 5:30am and my mind races with all the things I can get done. So, before noon I'm already up and about, having gotten the car inspected and its semi-annual maintenance done and gas tank filled with gold, I mean, gasoline, and back home to prepare a healthy breakfast and piddle about at home.
Good Shabbos y'all!
Today is a rumbly-weather day. It rained during the night (which we desperately need) and to the south the sky is VERY dark and all rumbly with thunder. Such a perfect day to snooze and laze about! Alas, my body still wakes me up at 5:30am and my mind races with all the things I can get done. So, before noon I'm already up and about, having gotten the car inspected and its semi-annual maintenance done and gas tank filled with gold, I mean, gasoline, and back home to prepare a healthy breakfast and piddle about at home.
Good Shabbos y'all!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Guess What?
My son and I have taken our health and diet changes to heart. Since June 8, 2011 we have lost 34.7 pounds! We have been eating way less meat, more vegetables, cut the sugar, watching carbs like the criminals they are, drinking lots more water, and it's really paying off. I've been logging my daily food intake on myfitnesspal.com and even have it installed on my phone. If it passes the lips, it gets logged. Also I've been getting HUGE amounts of inspiration from loseit on reddit.com . It is simply AMAZING what people are achieving! Both sites are phone-accessible.
So in the spirit of accountability, I'm also tracking my progress on a ticker. I can't seem to get this blog to let me ADD the ticker to the template, so until I figure that out, here goes:
PS: I would like to add that steamed fish sucks. Save it for a cheat day and eat it fried.
Their quinoa and black beans:
My quinoa and black beans:
So in the spirit of accountability, I'm also tracking my progress on a ticker. I can't seem to get this blog to let me ADD the ticker to the template, so until I figure that out, here goes:
PS: I would like to add that steamed fish sucks. Save it for a cheat day and eat it fried.
Their quinoa and black beans:
My quinoa and black beans:
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