"Lookin' cookin'" happens when I don't know what I want to make, but I look at an ingredient or two and ask it/them what it/they want as partnering ( Read more... )

COMPASSION IN ACTION ALERT: Credit goes to my spirit-sister, Rev. Sharon Henderson, for this one:  Please be careful in this heat, Northeasterners.... if you're out today have plenty of water for yourself.  In kindness, have an extra bottle or two with you, to give to the next homeless person you meet.

Happy Birthday to my wonderful buddy adammaker!  Forty years of brillance, wit and charm, laced with enough delicious deviltry to keep 'em comin' back for more...

Had my first session of Thai Yoga Massage today.  Wonderful stuff; for information go to http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KWZ/is_3_3/ai_87703763/

The best part was hearing delighted surprise from the massage therapist; apparently, though I thought far otherwise, my body is supple and move-able in ways that most 55 year olds don't get to.  ( Read more... )

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Doing all this work on  my new kitchen plans got me inspired!

Take boneless chicken cutlets
Layer with raw cheddar and smoked ham
Fold cutlets in half and hold together with two slices of bacon (wrapped one in one direction and one in the other)
Lay on a bed of zucchini and Vidalia onion slices, moistened with a bit of chicken broth.
Season as desired
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Believe it or not, "play" (one of the ten Rules of Primal Living) is one of the toughest rules for me to follow.  But yesterday I went contra dancing with Carle!  Well, SORT of with Carle.  I danced.  He was With the Band (tuba plus Irish fiddles and banjo and concertinas and Uillean pipes and flutes and keyboard and guitars and mandolins and a ( Read more... )

Tried the recipe in the Primal Cookbook, with some "punts" (didn't have 'x' so used 'y'):

• Cod was on sale so substituted for salmon
• Basil was unavailable but had some basil-based pesto -- substituted that
• Do not regularly keep Thai red curry paste on hand so used regular curry powder
• Added a cup of bok choy stems for added crunch.
• Added a bit of melted ( Read more... )

This morning, weighed in at 174 from a start weight of 185. This is a milestone for several reasons ( Read more... )

Have been partying all day with THE PRIMAL BLUEPRINT COOKBOOK, by the folks who brought you the Primal way of eating. Tried their Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast (to DIE for when made with pasture-raised beef) and am now doing a double-batch of Zucchini Egg Bake (zukes, onion, butter, eggs, parmesan, sausage) which not only looks delicious, but ( Read more... )