I learned something new today...
Yes, I did learn something new. Apparently, it is a German tradition
that if it's your birthday, you are the one who hosts the celebration
for friends, family and co-workers. So I guess for the big 40 next
year, I'll have to throw a party or open house kind of thing for my
friends. And since 7 out of 8 of my grandparents were German, I do need
to hold true to my ethnic roots and do that.
I have to admit that deep down I would love to throw parties more, I
just suffer from the feeling that no one would come. But maybe the new
place will help with making me be more social, especially considering
the fact that 2 sets of friends live in the subdivision.
I also learned something else new today too. Thanks to Miss Laura who
pointed me to www.mypyramid.gov, I'm supposed to be eating 2400 calories
a day based on my height, weight and activity level. I have to admit
that that is a whole lot more calories than I thought I would ever need.
I was thinking that I only needed 2000. But I keep forgetting that I
am taller than most of the people out there and am somewhat more
physically active than a majority of people too. It's a very cool
website and really broke down how many fruits, veggies and meats, etc. I
should eat in a day and it was a good eye opener. I definitely don't
eat enough veggies or fruits, especially at lunch. It's not like I
don't eat them at all, but I just don't eat them in large enough
quantities. I promise I'll do better once I'm not spending an hour
driving home every night. It's amazing how little motivation I have to
be creative in the kitchen when I get home after 7:00.
However, I'm thinking that I may be creative tonight (that is if I
don't go out for Indian with John). I have some thick cut pork chops
that I was thinking about coating with mustard and then brown sugar and
browning and then cooking them and deglazing the pan with brandy and
creating a sauce. I admit that using apple cider to deglaze sounds good
too. Hmmmm. Then serving with a side of apples and onions cooked
together sprinkled with a bit of five-spice powder. I guess I would
have to have some white wine to drink with that too. Hmmm, I'm hungry
already.
that if it's your birthday, you are the one who hosts the celebration
for friends, family and co-workers. So I guess for the big 40 next
year, I'll have to throw a party or open house kind of thing for my
friends. And since 7 out of 8 of my grandparents were German, I do need
to hold true to my ethnic roots and do that.
I have to admit that deep down I would love to throw parties more, I
just suffer from the feeling that no one would come. But maybe the new
place will help with making me be more social, especially considering
the fact that 2 sets of friends live in the subdivision.
I also learned something else new today too. Thanks to Miss Laura who
pointed me to www.mypyramid.gov, I'm supposed to be eating 2400 calories
a day based on my height, weight and activity level. I have to admit
that that is a whole lot more calories than I thought I would ever need.
I was thinking that I only needed 2000. But I keep forgetting that I
am taller than most of the people out there and am somewhat more
physically active than a majority of people too. It's a very cool
website and really broke down how many fruits, veggies and meats, etc. I
should eat in a day and it was a good eye opener. I definitely don't
eat enough veggies or fruits, especially at lunch. It's not like I
don't eat them at all, but I just don't eat them in large enough
quantities. I promise I'll do better once I'm not spending an hour
driving home every night. It's amazing how little motivation I have to
be creative in the kitchen when I get home after 7:00.
However, I'm thinking that I may be creative tonight (that is if I
don't go out for Indian with John). I have some thick cut pork chops
that I was thinking about coating with mustard and then brown sugar and
browning and then cooking them and deglazing the pan with brandy and
creating a sauce. I admit that using apple cider to deglaze sounds good
too. Hmmmm. Then serving with a side of apples and onions cooked
together sprinkled with a bit of five-spice powder. I guess I would
have to have some white wine to drink with that too. Hmmm, I'm hungry
already.