I took my first class at a new exercise studio in MP, The Dailey Method. It's mostly light weight training and core work with pilates and dash of yoga, and boy did it kick my butt. I will be so sore tomorrow.
I finally got an external flash for my D70. Better test it out before Saturday.
Tonight I made a delicious meal from many ingredients with NO RECIPE! This is a big deal for me. I've never been a natural cook. But I was hungry and had little time. I also had a bunch of shrimp, some leeks and broccoli from the CSA and bell peppers from the Farmer's Market. I whisked together soy (free, gluten free) sauce, rooster sauce, peanut butter, ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes and a bit of white wine for an Asian stir fry. Yuuummm. So proud of my self! :-)
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Soy annoyed
Well, it turns out there is something to this gluten thing, after all. A couple weeks ago I decided to add gluten back in to my diet. First I ate a piece of bread with dinner. Then a donut. Then Cheerios. At first all seemed well. A week later, I noticed that my occasional breathing problems had returned. It's not really asthma, and it's not really shortness-of-breath, but it's like I can't take a really deep breath. It just happens occassionally. I saw an alergist for it a while back and inhalers didn't really seems to help. Anyway, I didn't notice it had gone till it came back.
The whole gluten-free thing isn't really that tough. Since it's a big fad right now, there are lots of gluten-free foods floating around. I am fine with the gluten-free rice bread from Trader Joe's (though the only way it's really very good is toasted with jam -- luckily, I was never a big sandwich person anyway). I can still eat potatoes, rice and corn. And there are many options for rice/corn/quinoa pasta at Whole Foods.
It's soy that's the real sticking point. As i mentioned earlier, it's in evreything, most notably chocolate. I have made some of my fantastic candies with the soy-free baking chips (which I just ordered a 5 lb bag of from Amazon, along with a case of gluten-free cheerios and allergen-free bars.
Today I got two kinds of gluten-free baking mix in the mail from "Gluten Free Mall" and there are currently blueberry muffins in the oven. And I got to enjoy my favorite part of baking: licking the batter out of the bowl...
The whole gluten-free thing isn't really that tough. Since it's a big fad right now, there are lots of gluten-free foods floating around. I am fine with the gluten-free rice bread from Trader Joe's (though the only way it's really very good is toasted with jam -- luckily, I was never a big sandwich person anyway). I can still eat potatoes, rice and corn. And there are many options for rice/corn/quinoa pasta at Whole Foods.
It's soy that's the real sticking point. As i mentioned earlier, it's in evreything, most notably chocolate. I have made some of my fantastic candies with the soy-free baking chips (which I just ordered a 5 lb bag of from Amazon, along with a case of gluten-free cheerios and allergen-free bars.
Today I got two kinds of gluten-free baking mix in the mail from "Gluten Free Mall" and there are currently blueberry muffins in the oven. And I got to enjoy my favorite part of baking: licking the batter out of the bowl...
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Top 5 Fridays
My five favorite recipes from the CSA so far this season:
5) Oriental Tabbouleh
4) Double-dutch mac 'n' cheese with chard (scroll down)
3) Carrot-apple-raisin-walnut-etc salad
2) Middle Eastern -style greens
1) Steamed hot and sour bok choy
5) Oriental Tabbouleh
4) Double-dutch mac 'n' cheese with chard (scroll down)
3) Carrot-apple-raisin-walnut-etc salad
2) Middle Eastern -style greens
1) Steamed hot and sour bok choy
Monday, July 06, 2009
Manic Monday!
Most common time for time-outs? Definitely the dinner-cooking period.
The Oakland Zoo seems a lot smaller, and it's hills flatter, when pushing only one kid (Arthur's a big boy!) and pushing him in the Chariot.
re: Washington Post: Why aren't newspapers seriously considering going to a non-profit format, like NPR?
The Oakland Zoo seems a lot smaller, and it's hills flatter, when pushing only one kid (Arthur's a big boy!) and pushing him in the Chariot.
re: Washington Post: Why aren't newspapers seriously considering going to a non-profit format, like NPR?
Friday, May 22, 2009
Top 5 Fridays
My five favorite recipes from the CSA so far this season:
5) Oriental Tabbouleh
4) Double-dutch mac 'n' cheese with chard (scroll down)
3) Carrot-apple-raisin-walnut-etc salad
2) Middle Eastern -style greens
1) Steamed hot and sour bok choy
5) Oriental Tabbouleh
4) Double-dutch mac 'n' cheese with chard (scroll down)
3) Carrot-apple-raisin-walnut-etc salad
2) Middle Eastern -style greens
1) Steamed hot and sour bok choy
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