Yesterday, still (and forever) inspired by Dolores and Ted's garden and kitchen, I threw together a stir-fry using red cabbage as the main ingredient. In a little bit of oil in the wok and some fresh garlic for flavor, I added sliced sweet onion, bell pepper and carrots, about half of a red cabbage. Once the cabbage looked wilted and soft, I added just a drop of fresh grated … [Read more...] about It’s all Simply Work in Progress
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The Diabetes Dilemma
The beach was beautiful and Mitch and I had a great vacation day. Blaze is doing well and life is good! But...but...there is something I need help understanding. When I was growing up, I remember knowing a few kids that had Type 1 diabetes and everyone's heart broke for them. While it wasn't the end of the world, they would have to take injections and alter their eating, … [Read more...] about The Diabetes Dilemma
Sunday’s Grilled Veggie Subs
For Cousin Carrie and the rest who have asked--here is my recipe for the grilled veggie subs: It looks like a lot of work, but once you do it once, it's really simple and they are always well received! 2 whole grain long sub rolls 4 zucchinis 1 sweet onion 1 eggplant approx 16- 20 slices of portabella mushrooms (I buy them already sliced but you can buy them whole and … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Grilled Veggie Subs
Peace, Fitness and Sexy Arms!
Yesterday I ran sprints and did dead lifts with Jane. Today I AM SORE! Whenever I do sprint work, its always in sets of 8. We walked for a few minutes to warm up and then found a spot to sprint, walk back and do it again--8 times. After walking back home we did dead lifts with 10 pound plates. Though we went on to do other exercises, just the sprints and the DLs can be a … [Read more...] about Peace, Fitness and Sexy Arms!
Sundays are THE BEST!
Yesterday we worked on expanding our little herb/veggie (and fruit!) garden. We now have parsley, thyme, basil, purple basil, mint, rosemary, lavender, tomatoes, assorted salad greens, watermelon and pineapple plants in the ground. We have had good luck sinking pineapple crowns into the ground through the years. We have gotten some insanely perfect pineapples through the … [Read more...] about Sundays are THE BEST!