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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Finally vaccuumed the house yesterday. I always put it off as long as possible.
Taxes are done.
DH is nursing a pulled shoulder muscle today, and I made us coffee and oatmeal this morning. (he usually makes the morning coffee). Eating Easter M&M's at the moment.

Taking a day off from riding today and pretty much working all day today except for periodically checking email and TE (because I can).
Gonna make shrimp over wild rice w/streamed local spinach and pea shoots tonight.
Got some ham hocks defrosting to slow cook with molasses beans later in the week...

[mimitabby]

Lisa, cooking sounds good at your house. I have to shop for food before I can even think about what to cook

[Kitsune06]

funny. I need to sit and think about what I want before I go and buy things... mostly because if I didn't do that I'd buy the whole grocery store out.

[mimitabby]

funny. I need to sit and think about what I want before I go and buy things... mostly because if I didn't do that I'd buy the whole grocery store out.

I'm the opposite. if i don't shop hungry, i come home with some catfood and papertowels.

[Bikingmomof3]

I'm the opposite. if i don't shop hungry, i come home with some catfood and papertowels.

Mimi, this made me smile. If I do not have my meals planned out in advance, I do the exact same thing. I come out of the grocery with nothing but toliet paper.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Lots of times DH and I will just fend for ourselves for dinner, or I'll just make boring spaghetti. Or I'll throw together a crockpot soup in the morning from whatever i have around. Sometimes we'll even have scrambled eggs or buttermilk pancakes for dinner.

But when I see special stuff in the supermarket that looks good, I'll buy a couple packs and put one in the freezer. Like good ham hocks that don't show up too often...nice fresh shrimp...some chicken breasts...italian sausage...pork chops...organic bacon....or local lamb chops from a little farm we bike past a lot and wave to the lambs. These special meat things I'll tuck in 2-person dinner portion ziplocks into the freezer and so I usually have a stash at hand. Because the portions are not huge, they defrost quickly for use. I actually make a separate trip to the local food farm store for the local bacon and lamb chops and organic salmon, and I buy a bunch and freeze some stuff too.

Then I always keep "base" stuff in stock in the kitchen that I use often- different kinds of rice, noodles, penne, mushrooms, tabouli, onions, beans, peppers, potatos, etc.

So with all those things on hand, when I find some wonderful fresh greens or good veggies and fruit at the markets, I can take some home and invent a meal around it from my base items and freezer treats. Theres always "something" with good potential lurking in the shelves and fridge somewhere...

[LBTC]

I was just thinking about dinner and deciding that I'm going to do another food experiment and make something with tomatoes. I've been missing tomato sauces since the diet restrictions.....we'll see how I do.

According to the discomfort today, I did overdo it this weekend. I did not eat forbidden food, so I think this is primarily muscular. I promise to walk slowly and gently on my lunch break today. And here it is - lunch time!

Cheerio!
H&B
~T~

[KnottedYet]

I ate too much easter candy.

I feel yucky.

But my taxes are done, and I got SKnot a new pair of shoes. (Brooks Beasts) The kid is a men's size 11!!!!! The shoes he was wearing were men's size 8!!!! He grew 3 sizes in just a couple months!

Oh, deary me!

Next on the shopping list: getting him some Chacos. We'll wait on those until it's warmer and his feet have grown some more. Hopefully Sierra Trading Post will still have them on clearance by then.

[Bikingmomof3]

Gonna make shrimp over wild rice w/streamed local spinach and pea shoots tonight.

I just finished planning this weeks meals.

Tonight we are having hormone free flank steak-marinated and broiled, over steamed brown rice with steamed organic snow pea pods.

I do enjoy shopping at Trader Joe's!