Ahhh, settling into a routine of sorts. It feels good to have my body a bit more back to normal and not so sore. There's some lingering pubis pain, but it's sooo much better. I can't run yet, but then again, I really have no desire to run. ;)
Lovely fall weather. It got very cold last week-- into the 30s with cold wind to boot. Currently it's 55* and feels downright balmy. I've been craving rice dishes lately. Good, stick-to-your-ribs type food. This could be because this lovely and large new daughter of mine loves to nurse. I forgot how ravenously hungry breastfeeding a newborn leaves me. It's crazy and wonderful.
Sunday I had two frozen chicken breasts- not really enough to feed 4 hungry people. So I combined the chicken breast (chopped into many small bits), brown rice, onion, broccoli straight from the garden, and carrots from the garden into a yummy one-pot meal. Add a heap of roasted fingerling potatoes (also from the backyard) and we had an amazing meal. (I realize it's a culinary faux pas to serve rice and potatoes in the same meal. Two starches, etc. But it was delicious.) The carrots were amazing. They tasted so... carroty. And orange. Can you taste colors? I swear we all could. I will be planting more of Fedco Seed's Danvers carrots next year.
Today I cut up butternut squash from the garden and made one of my favorite dishes: curried pumpkin soup. I threw in some red lentils for a bit of protein too. The house smells awesome like Indian take-away. Will be served with brown rice. I was going to make some sort of savory quick bread to go with it, but I hear little Miss M beginning to stir, readying herself to suck down another bazillion calories from her mama.
We'll see if I get time before the onslaught of the later afternoon hits. I've got to pick up boy wonder and his friend from school. Big sister has Girl Scouts, about 20 minutes at home before she's off to theater practice. I also need to go to the bank and I wouldn't mind hitting the farmer's market if there's time. Maybe I'll just buy a nice loaf of bread from the co-op bakery stall at the market. Yes, there ya go.
Cutting corners, delicious corners.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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2 comments:
Yes, I think a loaf of that bread would be tasty indeed, especially with that busy evening. And who cares about serving 2 starches in a single meal! Something that is delicious, well, go for it :-) All those veg.... I never understood applying that "rule" to potatoes and other veg of its kind anyway ;-)
Glad to hear you are doing well and finding a routine. I remember after our boys were done I craved housework about 2 weeks out from birth. Anything to get back to "normal".
Your meals sound so yummy. With the colder temps last week I have even bucked my no-grain mandate for soaked oats and the occasional sprouted tortilla. Oh and squash, lots and lots of squash with Kerrygold butter.
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