Must See! (first 20 seconds)
Monday, November 22, 2010
Morning Stretch
Jason is always so cute in the morning. This is a video of his morning cuteness from way back when we swaddled him and he didn't get out of it w/in seconds.
Bang for your buck: 1:30 (min:sec)
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Smiles
I think most people would rather see pictures than watch videos, but I'm posting some anyway.
For the most bang for your buck, just watch the beginning (about 20 seconds worth).
For the most bang for your buck, just watch the beginning (about 20 seconds worth).
Friday, November 12, 2010
"Yummy Veggies" shortcuts
1. Asparagus: plain rock salt is just as tasty.
2. Green beans: I usually use canned garlic paste (I have a huge jar of it that will last me through the millenium probably), instead of mincing a fresh clove. And I always use lemon juice concentrate (another large bottle). I don't think I've even once bought a real lemon. If gourmet chefs ever read this, they'd probably have me executed. So let's just keep it on the DL.
2. Green beans: I usually use canned garlic paste (I have a huge jar of it that will last me through the millenium probably), instead of mincing a fresh clove. And I always use lemon juice concentrate (another large bottle). I don't think I've even once bought a real lemon. If gourmet chefs ever read this, they'd probably have me executed. So let's just keep it on the DL.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Almost Vegetarian
Well, sort of. I still eat slices of genoa salami as a snack, still believe in the goodness of fish, can't live w/o cream, milk, cheese, or ice cream, and ate a hot dog today. :)
A former coworker of mine, Heidi Hunsaker, read a book called "The China Study" and would tell me all the stuff she was learning from it. It's about how the Chinese don't really eat a lot of meat or animal products and how much healthier they are than Americans. So many animal products in America are subsidized by the government that we're really lead to believe claims like, 'Milk is the best way to get calcium'.
All that info has been stewing in my brain for a year or so, and for a while, I weighed how much meat I used to make dinner and then cut back a little at a time. Then I started making Dave regular-size portions of meat and giving myself half-size portions. Then, my mother-in-law went to a class by a guy who, because of underterminable deteriorating health, tried implementing the life-style change that "The China Study" advocates... and it worked. He now has his own book out called "Original Fast Foods". I'm not exactly sure how the two books compare, but I think "The China Study" has more research and scientific info.
This has lead me to give it a try. I don't usually eat meat for dinner, now. And I'm surprised that it's not as hard as I thought it'd be. I eat a lot more vegetables, too, to make up for it. I try to put as many vegetables as I can (or as seem fitting) into dinner meals.
Soap box time: Before my friend Heidi even started telling me about this book, I had been wondering about the Word of Wisdom's council to eat meat sparingly, only in times of winter or famine. And I really think that it means sparingly. Who woulda thought that the scriptures actually mean what they say!
Anywho, take it or leave it. Just another update of what I'm doing these days.
A former coworker of mine, Heidi Hunsaker, read a book called "The China Study" and would tell me all the stuff she was learning from it. It's about how the Chinese don't really eat a lot of meat or animal products and how much healthier they are than Americans. So many animal products in America are subsidized by the government that we're really lead to believe claims like, 'Milk is the best way to get calcium'.
All that info has been stewing in my brain for a year or so, and for a while, I weighed how much meat I used to make dinner and then cut back a little at a time. Then I started making Dave regular-size portions of meat and giving myself half-size portions. Then, my mother-in-law went to a class by a guy who, because of underterminable deteriorating health, tried implementing the life-style change that "The China Study" advocates... and it worked. He now has his own book out called "Original Fast Foods". I'm not exactly sure how the two books compare, but I think "The China Study" has more research and scientific info.
This has lead me to give it a try. I don't usually eat meat for dinner, now. And I'm surprised that it's not as hard as I thought it'd be. I eat a lot more vegetables, too, to make up for it. I try to put as many vegetables as I can (or as seem fitting) into dinner meals.
Soap box time: Before my friend Heidi even started telling me about this book, I had been wondering about the Word of Wisdom's council to eat meat sparingly, only in times of winter or famine. And I really think that it means sparingly. Who woulda thought that the scriptures actually mean what they say!
Anywho, take it or leave it. Just another update of what I'm doing these days.
Fresh Ginger Tip
Great tips from Steamy Kitchen on what to do w/ fresh ginger.
1. Don't peel
2. Grate using a microplane zester
3. On plastic wrap, form zested ginger into thin rolls/logs
4. Wrap up like candy, tying or knotting ends
5. Freeze!
6. When you need some fresh ginger, simply break off a chunk :)
1. Don't peel
2. Grate using a microplane zester
3. On plastic wrap, form zested ginger into thin rolls/logs
4. Wrap up like candy, tying or knotting ends
5. Freeze!
6. When you need some fresh ginger, simply break off a chunk :)
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