Argyle Torture
With a lingering cough and a bunch of meetings coming up this week, I spent a day mostly on the sofa. I took an outdoor walk first, but then I settled in with Netflix and my knitting. I spent the […]
Mindful Dinners
Half my eating plan is no-decision meals that provide protein and produce without much thought or room for error. The other half is mindful dinners. Food is not just fuel. It’s also a break in the day, a social event, […]
No Decision Meals
Some research suggests that eating the same thing for breakfast and lunch keeps people from overeating and can encourage weight loss. For one thing, eating the same thing habituates us to it and makes it less exciting. For another, we […]
The Meaning of Meals
Meals of Memorial Day weekend: Saturday… Breakfast was hash brown casserole, sausage, orange and grapefruit, sparkling blood orange juice, and tea. Lunch was turkey and avocado on a ciabatta roll and a lemon cupcake at Briar Rose. Dinner was grilled […]
Sugar Salt Fat
I’ve been reading Sugar Salt Fat by Michael Moss. I like books of this kind. I really enjoyed Salt by Mark Kurlansky , Candy Freak, Something from the Oven, Jello: A Biography, and The Botany of Desire, and really that’s […]
Gluten Freedom?
Among the Evil 6 is gluten. Now, I generally feel like things should be authentic. Crocheted cables, textured vegetable protein, men in drag, artifical sweeteners –they all seem wrong to me. If you don’t want to eat gluten, I would […]
Finishing the Long Weekend
We had a really long weekend, beginning on Wednesday afternoon. I took no pictures of the Thanksgiving meal, nor of all the kids together. I did however get a good picture of #1 son whipping cream. He appears to be […]
Razorback Pop-tarts
I was astonished at the grocery yesterday to see Razorback pop-tarts. It is not a joke; five schools have given permission to use their logos on frosgted strawberry pop-tarts. I think I will have to buy some for #2 son’s […]
Club Sandwiches, Ladies, and How to Murder Your Wife
Some knitting took place yesterday, along with errands and reading, Wii, housework, and cooking (see below). #1 daughter came over to get most of the rest of her stuff taken over to her new place. We had California Club sandwiches, […]