Well shit. I just dropped an open bag of cat food on the kitchen floor. Luckily it only had about 1/2 a cup of food in it and it didn't really open until just a few inched from the floor so it didn't scatter too far. Unfortunately it woke Phouka from a sound sleep. Phouka who occasionally likes to rake a piece of cat food out of his bowl and chase ( Read more... )

I think it's probably clear to most that I love to cook. What I might not have made so plain is that I love kitchen gadgets. Besides the requisite pots and pans and a good sharp chef's knife I have the rather ordinary blender and toaster. I also have a stick blender, a food processor, a pressure cooker, a mini food processor that I got when my old ( Read more... )

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I am a born again carnivore ( Read more... )

If I wasn't having to jump in and out of bed with leg cramps I was flipping sheets/covers off and on with an inability to regulate my body temperature. *headdesk ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the first day of my mini-vacation. Except for a couple of times when I was sick and it managed to coincide with a day off, this is the first time since Escapade in Feb. that I've had more than one day off at a time. While I've come to appreciate having my work week broken into smaller bits, I really miss having my days off together ( Read more... )

After work I did my day-of-the-paycheck-so-I-can-splurge-a-little shopping. Of all things a bag of frozen cod/potato cakes caught my eye. I've never had such a thing but there were only 6 carbs per cake (4 cakes make a very nice meal) so I thought I'd give them a try ( Read more... )

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I just had a wonderful lunch! I broke out the grill and had grilled chicken with Moroccan spices and tabouleh salad (bulgur wheat with diced tomatoes, green onions, cucumber and minced garlic, Italian parsley - lots of it & fresh mint from my balcony, all tossed with olive oil and fresh lime juice, salt and pepper). Delicious! And for dessert there ( Read more... )

Hmmm. Nearly 10 of my 50 lost lbs crept back on when I was sitting on my butt and not paying attention. I've lost 5 of those again (4 more to go to get back where I was) but it's really hard getting back into harness. My blood sugar levels have probably been suffering too although not too badly because most of my weight came back from fat content ( Read more... )