Year Two, Day 71: Nothing Political Here...

...the RNC, social media, radio talk shows and news are raising my blood pressure. I am taking it all in, but will not be blogging about politics.

Instead, I will be talking about my day yesterday. My day in food!

Yesterday began so sweetly and peacefully.

And pretty much continued!

I went to the gym with my daughter. Had a nice 30 minute walk on the treadmill. Also did some overhead presses.

Then we went to the grocery store and picked up a few items for dinner. I was determined to put all the applesauce I had made to good use. I did not do the whole sterilizing of mason jars and sealing of lids. I just made a big batch and put it in plastic containers in the fridge.

But we still have oodles of apples. And I do not want to see them go to waste.

So I made applesauce chicken in the crockpot yesterday. And it was a hit! And oh so easy!

I adapted a recipe from one of my favorite blogs, A Year of Slowcooking
(http://www.ayearofslowcooking.com/2008/09/crockpot-applesauce-chicken-recipe.html)).

I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs, my homemade applesauce, and an envelope of dried onion soup, plus some gluten free soy sauce.

While the chicken was cooking, I went out to lunch with my children.

You guessed it. Pho.

We do love our pho!

Pho sure! lol

I look at my grown children, and I see the mischief in their eyes from their childhood. I must have done something right. They both grew up into fine adults with big hearts.

After pho, I went off to teach. Teaching always lifts me up. Even more than pho!

And I had the applesauce chicken waiting for me at home. I was not disappointed.

It was delectable!

I wish I had a picture, but we pretty much gobbled it all up! Along with some wild rice and broccoli.

But I leave you with a picture of my fresh out of the oven kale chips. Much healthier than potato chips, but with a nice satisfying crunch. I sprayed them with olive oil, and sprinkled them with lemon pepper. Then I baked them at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, turning them after 10 and then letting them dehydrate in the oven after the timer went off.

Yum!

On that note, I hope you had a happy Tuesday!

Peace,

Zita

Comments

Year Three, Day 58: Marilyn Monroe's Measurements

Day 24 of daily hooping. I am determined to shrink these abs, if it is the last thing I do! Perhaps I should have that written on my tombstone: "Here lies Zita". Flat abs at last!! Well I certainly hope to attain my flat abs goal BEFORE I am dead and gone! Today's video was another rush job. But I downloaded some fun tunes to my Kindle last night. I enjoyed my hoop session more listening to the Punjabi music. It reminded me of the "Maritime Bhangra Dancers". If you haven't heard of them, you should look them up. They never fail to put a smile on my face! I am not smiling so much looking at this video. My hooping skills have improved a bit, but that menopot has got to go! After my hoop session, I walked 3/4 mile to the bus stop. I was planning on attending the 10:00 a.m. Mass at the Grotto, but it was cutting it close. Plus, I was feeling the need for a Starbucks iced tea. Today was Iced Passionfruit/Black Tea, no sugar whatsoever. The ic...

Year Three, Day 110: I Like Change, But How Do I Help the Suffering?

I woke up in a bit of a panic this morning. I had planned on getting to the track by 6:30 a.m., because I thought today was the first day of school. You see, the public is not allowed to use the track when school is in session. Understandably so. But alas, I overslept! I still headed out with my hoop, hoping it was before school hours at 7:30 a.m. And I breathed a sigh of relief. The school looked vacant. And only one solitary jogger with her solitary dog was present. I got busy in case the kids were due to arrive. Got a nice hoop workout in. No sign of children as I walked back to the house. So I did what I should have done in advance. I consulted Google. And most happy am I - North Clackamas School District does not start back to school until September 6th! Portland Public Schools start today. But the elementary school next door to the track lists "student hours" as 7:45 - 2:00 p.m. So I really am going to have to get an earlier start next week. I am aiming...

Year Two, Day 201: "I"

Before my first meeting with "I" I had a wonderful first date last night! We had a lot on common. The conversation flowed easily. We laughed. It was so lovely, that I think I shall not blog about him. Not yet anyway. I am just going to call him "I". I like I. 😉 Today was a long, wonderful family day. Went to church with my daughter and son-in-law. Very powerful, uplifting service. After that we went to the horse races. Had a blast. Broke even. Essentially had a free lunch and four hours of entertainment. After the horses, we had yet another Thanksgiving dinner at my niece's place. It was her first turkey. It was amazing! But thank God I had enough willpower to resist the pie! Tomorrow I go for my first physical therapy appointment. Tuesday it is back to the gym!! Happy Sunday!

Soul Runnings

Search This Blog