<p>But pairs figure skating is on tonight! It would be a great service if NBC could provide a small picture in the corner of the screen of someone leading a workout we all could do while spending two weeks of our lives watching the Olympics.</p>
<p>I have two good recipes to share. Yesterday, I made a curried cauliflower soup. Chop a head of cauliflower and cook until soft in chicken or veggie broth (I used four cans of chicken broth). Meanwhile, fry up an onion, garlic, and granny smith apple until soft (the apple is the secret ingredient here). I used Pam cookinig spray because I didn’t need any more olive oil in my day and you won’t taste it over the curry anyway. Combine and add curry powder, salt, and pepper to taste. Mix in blender or with immersion blender if you have that (still on my list). It really tasted great and is low carb. Tonight, I grilled a flank steak. To put over, I mixed corn, black beans, avocado, and about 4 t. lime juice. Salt and pepper to taste.</p>
<p>Eddie, I hear you on the Y. H and I went to a sculpt class this morning but I really missed not getting in something aerobic. We went back this afternoon and H went for a swim while I did hill work on the treadmill. I wasn’t feeling it because I hadn’t eaten much all day–I usually run right after I have my oatmeal in the morning–but I’m so glad I did it anyway. However, next time I go in the afternoon, I will have an apple or something to give me a little extra oomph.</p>
<p>I made an extremely tasty lo cal butternut squash soup over the weekend. I thought it was delicious and thought the kids would love it. Not. “How is this different from baby food?” So I froze the rest of it in two serving portions for H and I to enjoy.</p>
<p>Missypie- When I made butternut squash soup last week for the first time I immediately thought of baby food. But it was delicious. I used a recipe off of the Food Network site. Squash, broth, onion and sage. It was delicious and my H was shocked it had no cream. I also froze a lunch size portion for myself.</p>
<p>I bet the apple is good in that cauliflower soup. I’ve made a butternut squash soup where the secret ingredient is a pear.</p>
I went to the Y with hubby and walked on the dreadmill for an hour. It felt to good.
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<p>Good job, everyone! Glad to hear that our “Pants on the ground” club membership numbers are growing!</p>
<p>We had a fairly relaxing weekend. H is recovering from a bad infection, and was told to avoid running. Oh, well, I’ve been running on our dreadmill and got quite used to the 5K fun runs. I will attempt the 10K this week, but first I have to download some music into my iPhone, otherwise, I will get really bored. On Sunday, H and I had a romantic outing - we drove to the nearby town, parked the car and walked about 2 miles to the Red Hook brewery which, of course, was packed. H and I walked to a nearby winery, picked up a couple of 4-bottle boxes of wine, and carried it back to the car - another 2 miles! Talk about weight-bearing exercise! ;)</p>
<p>BunsenBurner - Sounds like a nice date with hubby.</p>
<p>I am going to try the cauliflower soup. Also going to pick up some precut butternut squash at Costco for more soup.
I need some ideas for beef to make along with the soup so my D and H have more to eat. I am good at figuring out what to do with chicken but they are asking for more variety. They would not be happy with cauliflower soup and a salad. My D will not be willing to even taste the soup.</p>
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<p>I must be a wuss, because I think the plank is really hard to do. I’m thrilled that I worked my way up from 30 seconds to 60 seconds!! </p>
<p>The cauliflower soup sounds delicious; I’m going to try ti tonight.</p>
<p>Saute some sirloin strips and serve in a whole wheat tortilla with avocado and salsa. Season the steak with whatever you like…chili powder, cumin, etc.
I’m making a version of the bookiemom soup today…but adding some small grass fed organic beef chunks. Soup is STILL not enough for DH so I will also make some mini pizzas with mini ww pita bread, sauce and lo fat cheese.</p>
<p>Off to the club!</p>
<p>toneranger- anything in a tortilla is game at our house. I often make what you have described with chicken and on occasion with steak. My H and D would laugh if I tried to serve them a whole wheat tortilla.
The mini pizzas are a good idea for when I am making something I don’t think they will love.</p>
<p>I am going to play tennis today for the first time in 6 weeks. First the holidays and then being sick. I hope I last an hour!</p>
<p>The flank steak is very good. I score it with a knife, rub with garlic, add some lime juice (let sit for ten minutes) and then grill for five minutes on the first side and six minutes on the second. Let rest another five minutes and then slice. </p>
<p>I also like to make a meatloaf once a week (either ground turkey or lean ground beef works). I use 1 cup of oatmeal rather than breadcrumbs. The rest is standard: onion, garlic, egg, cumin, and tomato paste. I sometimes thow in some jalapeno peppers to spice it up.</p>
<p>I am famished today for some reason. I guess I will take that as a signal that my body is ready to lose some weight and is making one last effort to break down my resistance and get me to feed it something extra. Not going to happen but a bit of a surprise nonetheless. I really haven’t had any cravings in weeks and don’t think I ate anything that should have triggered this.</p>
<p>Kinklings today. That’s all I’m saying.</p>
<p>Discovered something delicious today. Try almond milk (unsweetened), only 40 calories per cup, no sugar, 2g carbs. I had it in a bowl of cheerios with splenda & couldn’t tell the difference from real 1% milk. This has 110 calories & 12 gms. sugar/carbs. Delicious, but not cheap at $3.50 a half gallon.</p>
<p>Giving up meat for Lent (including chicken and turkey). Red meat is not that much of a sacrifice, but I do rely a lot on chicken and turkey-especially in salads. Going to be cottage cheese and tofu time- and sushi!</p>
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<p>VeryHappy - I can’t tell if you are joking or not. </p>
<p>If you are - Yes, I ate two kinklings. And then I felt sick.</p>
<p>If you are not joking - It’s Shrove Tuesday. The day before Lent. It goes way, way back to when people used up the flour, eggs, sugar to get them out of the house for Lent. Some people call it Pancake Day. Lots of churches have pancake dinners tonight. And around here, people also make kinklings. Like a donut, fried, with powdered sugar on top. (my mouth is watering) Anyway, my neighbor makes them and sends them around the neighborhood.</p>
<p>We went to our church’s pancake supper tonight. It was wonderful. Proceeds benefit the youth group. Pancakes, crepes, sausage, bacon, chocolate chips, maple syrup. orange juice, potato casserole… Not diet food, but it felt wholesome and comforting. Sometimes you just have to go with stuff like that.</p>
<p>I know those as krapfen. (From many years in Munich.) They were basically cream filled jelly donuts.</p>