Last night we went grocery shopping for a few items and I practically forced myself to pick out something from the bakery section that would be that first official "oh-so-worth-it" indulgence after competing the YB program. We brought home a Laura Secord chocolate mousse cake. (I picked something small so that it wouldn't linger within my sight and reach for too long.)
Last night my taste buds wanted to taste it but my brain told them it was too late at night, the fast has begun, and to just shut up because they weren't getting any until tomorrow. It actually worked!
This morning I walked (note: didn't RUN) to the fridge to have a small piece with my morning coffee. I enjoyed eating it and did not feel the urge to have a second piece. Holy. Shit.
This evening, again, my taste buds are asking for something for a snack (reminding me about the cake in the fridge) but my brain has already told them to can it for the night. Wow. I'd say this experiment was an astounding success. :)
Our dinner tonight was something I had intended to make for breakfast (since I worked from home today); bacon, onions, garlic and shredded sweet potato in a pan. It was actually good! Next time I'll cook the bacon til it's crispier, the onions until they're a little more caramelized, and the sweet potato separately so that it's more like hash browns. Anyway, will eat again.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Boring Sunday post...
I decided last week to wean myself off the YeastBuster program because I felt I was ready and I was really sick and tired of having that damn drink first thing every morning.
I'm happy to be off it, but I left all the bottles in the same spot on the counter as a bit of a reminder; if you fall off the wagon you'll be back on this wagon!! Yucky.
So far, so good. I've not gorged myself on cakes yet, which is a good sign of me actually kicking this yeast problem/sugar addiction. There are sweets in the cupboard (such as semi-sweet chocolate chips and my dad's homemade rum-soaked fruitcake) that are not interesting to me at all. What a revelation!
Last night we went to our friends' house for dinner. They didn't know what to make us for dinner so they made tacos. Well, sounds good to me - I haven't had tacos in eons! I looooooooove eating a hard-shell taco loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheese. Yum! I had two hard-shell and one soft-shell and I was pretty full. Oh yeah, I drank two rum 'n Cokes. Only two.
I brought a container of blueberries and strawberries plus a small container of coconut milk because I knew they would have crap for dessert (and I was right). My friend busted out the chocolate cream pie from the fridge shortly after we went downstairs to play darts. She also had a really gross-looking bag of no-name cheese crunch things. Blech. I had a sliver of the pie. Normally I would have told everyone to get their own damn pie while I ate mine...okay, I'm exaggerating. A little. After my sliver of pie I got myself a nice bowl of fruit in coconut milk. My friends commented on how good it looked so of course I offered them some. After all, I brought enough for everyone; I'm a good friend. :)
Today I had bacon with my eggs for the first time in, like, two months (because of being on the YB program - delicious bacon is NOT allowed on the program). It's a boring day and I'm supposed to be reading for my latest course (Fire Protection) in the Occupational Safety and Health program I'm working through, but I'm finding that my mind keeps wandering to the kitchen for some munchies. A couple of plantain chips and a few spoonfuls of vanilla-flavoured, 9% MF yogurt did the trick. For now. I'll continue reading after posting this entry.
Weighed myself yesterday and the scale read 145.4 lbs, but since we've started working with weights and the pull-up bar I can't worry too much about weight anymore. I wore my size 7 pants last night! W00t!!
Chicken thighs for dinner. Can't wait!!
I'm happy to be off it, but I left all the bottles in the same spot on the counter as a bit of a reminder; if you fall off the wagon you'll be back on this wagon!! Yucky.
So far, so good. I've not gorged myself on cakes yet, which is a good sign of me actually kicking this yeast problem/sugar addiction. There are sweets in the cupboard (such as semi-sweet chocolate chips and my dad's homemade rum-soaked fruitcake) that are not interesting to me at all. What a revelation!
Last night we went to our friends' house for dinner. They didn't know what to make us for dinner so they made tacos. Well, sounds good to me - I haven't had tacos in eons! I looooooooove eating a hard-shell taco loaded with ground beef, tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheese. Yum! I had two hard-shell and one soft-shell and I was pretty full. Oh yeah, I drank two rum 'n Cokes. Only two.
I brought a container of blueberries and strawberries plus a small container of coconut milk because I knew they would have crap for dessert (and I was right). My friend busted out the chocolate cream pie from the fridge shortly after we went downstairs to play darts. She also had a really gross-looking bag of no-name cheese crunch things. Blech. I had a sliver of the pie. Normally I would have told everyone to get their own damn pie while I ate mine...okay, I'm exaggerating. A little. After my sliver of pie I got myself a nice bowl of fruit in coconut milk. My friends commented on how good it looked so of course I offered them some. After all, I brought enough for everyone; I'm a good friend. :)
Today I had bacon with my eggs for the first time in, like, two months (because of being on the YB program - delicious bacon is NOT allowed on the program). It's a boring day and I'm supposed to be reading for my latest course (Fire Protection) in the Occupational Safety and Health program I'm working through, but I'm finding that my mind keeps wandering to the kitchen for some munchies. A couple of plantain chips and a few spoonfuls of vanilla-flavoured, 9% MF yogurt did the trick. For now. I'll continue reading after posting this entry.
Weighed myself yesterday and the scale read 145.4 lbs, but since we've started working with weights and the pull-up bar I can't worry too much about weight anymore. I wore my size 7 pants last night! W00t!!
Chicken thighs for dinner. Can't wait!!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Changes...
Today was the first day in a whole week that I didn't have to fight off a headache. The gas has also subsided (YES!!!!) and I've a bit of diarrhea. I'm still a bit bloated in the belly though, and I'm finding that I'm still full from dinner when it's time for my Greens+ drink. Hmm.
I also decided today that I would try making Dark Chocolate Macadamia Bark Sprinkled with Sea Salt to hand out for xmas. It was super-easy to make but I didn't buy enough dark chocolate to make the quantity I wanted and I forgot the damned sea salt! Thankfully, chocolate is on sale this week at my local supermarket so I went and bought 12 more bars to make 3 more batches. The macadamia nuts were a pretty penny - almost $30 for just under 2 kgs at Bulk Barn. Not going to do this often, but it's a special occasion so it's ok!
Bacon is also on sale so I bought 16 packages...lol.
I also decided today that I would try making Dark Chocolate Macadamia Bark Sprinkled with Sea Salt to hand out for xmas. It was super-easy to make but I didn't buy enough dark chocolate to make the quantity I wanted and I forgot the damned sea salt! Thankfully, chocolate is on sale this week at my local supermarket so I went and bought 12 more bars to make 3 more batches. The macadamia nuts were a pretty penny - almost $30 for just under 2 kgs at Bulk Barn. Not going to do this often, but it's a special occasion so it's ok!
Bacon is also on sale so I bought 16 packages...lol.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Successful Experiment: Eggs in Bacon Baskets
Got a couple of updates for the blog today, and the first is to proudly show off our eggs-in-bacon-baskets! :D
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Successful Experiment: First Time Frying in the Cast Iron Pan
For my birthday this past September I had asked my parents to buy me a cast iron frying pan, and my hopes were to become a cooking expert with this "pro" tool. (laughs) After reading many different instructions on the 'net for seasoning this thing properly, we finally decided to DO it...IN DECEMBER!
We put it through only one 'round' of seasoning and time ran out and we just haven't gotten around to continuing for 5 more rounds. I've been reading that some people also say to just start using it (provided there's no rust in the cooking area), so today that's what I decided to do.
Today is Sunday, which is bacon 'n eggs day. I got the pan out, heated it up (I also read that there are two keys to preventing food from sticking; the pan has to be hot enough, and there has to be enough fat in there), and tossed the bacon in.
Once the bacon was done (and the fat was drained once part-way through), the eggs went in. Now I was pretty nervous about the eggs, because they would be much more likely to stick, so I kept a close eye on the grease and the heat. Luckily, they didn't stick all that much and I was able to lift off what did stick. Yay!
Then when the eggs came out, I added a couple more tablespoons of bacon fat and a bunch of sliced cremini mushrooms, and tossed those around for a few minutes. YUM.
In the end, the pan is free of stuck food and the oil just needs to be dumped. Then I'll wipe it down with paper towel and it'll be ready for next time.
W00t!
We put it through only one 'round' of seasoning and time ran out and we just haven't gotten around to continuing for 5 more rounds. I've been reading that some people also say to just start using it (provided there's no rust in the cooking area), so today that's what I decided to do.
Today is Sunday, which is bacon 'n eggs day. I got the pan out, heated it up (I also read that there are two keys to preventing food from sticking; the pan has to be hot enough, and there has to be enough fat in there), and tossed the bacon in.
Once the bacon was done (and the fat was drained once part-way through), the eggs went in. Now I was pretty nervous about the eggs, because they would be much more likely to stick, so I kept a close eye on the grease and the heat. Luckily, they didn't stick all that much and I was able to lift off what did stick. Yay!
Then when the eggs came out, I added a couple more tablespoons of bacon fat and a bunch of sliced cremini mushrooms, and tossed those around for a few minutes. YUM.
In the end, the pan is free of stuck food and the oil just needs to be dumped. Then I'll wipe it down with paper towel and it'll be ready for next time.
W00t!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Roast...messed another one up. :(
I try. And I'll keep on trying. Next time I'll watch it closer and take its temperature more. Or maybe I'll put the meat thermometer right in there and leave it in there. I don't know. I just hate ending up with a dry, over-cooked roast. It sucks.
Anyway, here's what it looked like. I cooked it in the oven at 250F with some water and seasonings in the bottom of the pan. The good news is that the gravy (which I reduced in a pot after it was done cooking) turned out AMAZING.
We had a big salad to go with the roast, but ended up with quite a bit left over, so this morning I cooked up some bacon and we had bacon salad for breakfast!
Anyway, here's what it looked like. I cooked it in the oven at 250F with some water and seasonings in the bottom of the pan. The good news is that the gravy (which I reduced in a pot after it was done cooking) turned out AMAZING.
We had a big salad to go with the roast, but ended up with quite a bit left over, so this morning I cooked up some bacon and we had bacon salad for breakfast!
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