Mushroom March
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Way to go Karrie! Good day 1.
Mahini: work has been really busy again. I finally hired some help because I could not keep up.
This Friday my children come home from college. Looking forward to that. Although my husband has to go back to Japan next week
Nothing else new to report.
No time to eat all day.
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I was stiff this morning, so no treadmill (I'm allowing myself to ease into it - don't need any injuries!!), but I did get myself out of bed anyway so I can get into the habit. I made my juices this morning again too.
Scale is moving in the right direction again - just need to maintain this long enough to see new losses!!
Mihani, I hope you get ahead of the game during your boss' absence - wouldn't that be a treat?!?!?!!0 -
Mihani, are things always so busy at work or is this just the season? I hope you get some down time soon! You do such a good job of keeping your food choices healthy no matter what. Yes, a few snacks here and there, but you rock it.
Karrie, what a great morning you had! Good job keeping the zombies at bay! I sent you a craft related message btw.
We haven't sold our house yet and people have stopped coming to see it. Definitely not enough activity so we are going to drop the price this week. Also, the home on 10 acres with the pool that we'd decided on is now under contract. It is contingent on the sale of a home, so we still have a shot. In the meantime we're scrambling to look at some more places so that we have a backup or two. It is pretty stressful and I've been eating terribly and not sleeping well. The combination is causing major headaches. I go to bed with them and wake up with them. I know I have to get back on track.
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Hi all, work is nuts. Boss off on vaca Saturday and hope I can get some catching up done next week while he's gone. I intend to do a really strict 6 week plan week while he's gone. Right now I can't even breathe!0
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Carla, I 10000% hear you on the house stuff!! Sounds like you're going through same stuff as us. I hope this weekend is it for both of us! Lol. And that you still end up with the 10 acre property. I am also stress eating and kind of a mess this weekend but I am finally mellowing out. I take this stuff too personally. Also, am totally up for a crafting class together! Any ideas? Maybe something to look forward to when we are both done this process lol.
Karrie, awesome job!! Woohoo!! Am also impressed by the "pacing yourself". I am seriously missing the treadmill which is actually a nice feeling lol.
Mihani, excited for you to be able to breathe! I wish we could all chip in and get you an assistant lol.
Terri, wow, does your husband go to Japan often? Nice that you will still have some company while you're gone!
TGIF all Hoping you all have lovely Saturdays and Sundays (and some relaxation time too). I really need some new recipes this weekend... I'm suddenly all soup-ed and stew-ed out! 0 -
I made this recipe yesterday everybody liked it
Author: Macaroni Squash from The China Study Cookbook
Cuisine: Main Dish
Serves: 4
Ingredients
1 16-oz box cooked whole wheat macaroni (i used gf macaroni)
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons vegetable broth
2 cups cooked butternut squash, mashed
½ cup raw cashews (I used tahini)
½ cup soy milk
½ cup water
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons white miso
Sea salt to taste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350˚F.
Place cooked macaroni in a large baking dish and set aside.
Saute onion and garlic with 2 tablespoons vegetable broth in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add squash and cook until just heated through. Add to macaroni and mix well.
Process cashews, milk, water, nutritional yeast, and miso in a food processor until smooth.
Pour over macaroni mixture and mix well. Season with salt. Then cover with foil, and bake for 15 minutes.
Tip: Butternut squash can be purchased both in the frozen food section and in the produce section
and I always like this one and I serve it with cauliflower mashed "potatoes"
Mushroom Stroganoff
RichA
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh lemon Juice
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon (fresh parsley)
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 cup no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth
3 tablespoons tahini (or 3 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds pureed with 1/4 cup water)
Instructions:
In a nonstick skillet, water sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add mushrooms and continue cooking until mushrooms soften and lose their moisture. Add lemon juice, tarragon and paprika and mix well.
Blend vegetable broth and tahini. (Heating the broth makes blending easier.)
Pour over mushroom mixture and mix well. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly or until desired consistency.
Delicious served over smashed steamed cauliflower, parsnips or baked potato or on a bed of steamed kale or spinach.
Per Serving:
CALORIES 112; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 11g; TOTAL FAT 6.6g; SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 43mg; FIBER 3.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 449ug; VITAMIN C 8mg; CALCIUM 41mg; IRON 1.9mg; FOLATE 38ug; MAGNESIUM 55mg; ZINC 1.8mg; SELENIUM 10.9ug
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Back from my trip!
Mihani, I feel your pain. Love your pet stories, too. Our “killer” garage cat is a master mouser and I’m thankful that she keeps our garage rodent-free. She also eats most of the critter, too, so it’s little muss to clean up. It’s not very vegan of me, but I can’t share the garage (or the house) with mice. Whereas our inside cats actually bring in all sorts of unfortunate critters to “share” with us. If alive, I take them far out in the field and release them. Now we have a whole town out there of rodent “abductees.”
tdh1991, I hear you about cookies. I’m having a hard time getting back to basics after a sudden descent into food madness at my mom’s house. I ate a deviled egg for the first time in years, and went totally overboard on those Kirkland deluxe unsalted mixed nuts that mom keeps in the cupboard. And wine. Oh, man, too much wine, especially white wine, is actually a sugar trigger for me and unfortunately I drink more during visits with my siblings. It triggers a starch craving that is difficult to control when not sober. LOL!
The time change always throws me off. I’ve had a hard time getting to sleep before 1:00 am lately. Then I’m groggy when I wake up. I’m vowing to be in bed by 11:00 pm tonight no matter how awake I feel. I need at least 7 hours a night just to feel normal.
Lia, I thought of you recently. Hubby and I are thinking of selling our large property and moving in with my mother for a bit, since she really needs someone everyday. But the thought of living with my mother makes me cringe. I love her, but… she drives me crazy. I’m sure I drive her nuts, too. She loves hubby, though. He can do no wrong.
Fingers are still crossed for you house-sellers!!
Yes, I do Craftsy! I’m LisaBinCO there. Mostly knitting classes, like the short-row class, but quilting, too, like a walking-foot quilting class. Plus lots of free patterns and how-to things. I recently made a purse out of one of hubby’s old sweaters. There was enough sweater left to make leggings (from the sleeves) and fingerless mitts, too. I’m a member of 3 quilt guilds and 1 knitting group locally, too. Crafting is cheaper than therapy for me.
Kerrie, LOVE those socks!! Very nice. As a (not very advanced) sock knitter, I totally appreciate the work you did on those lovely socks. Hope to hear your son is feeling better.
Today I’m making Green Bean Marsala for hubby and I. Lots of mushrooms!! I’ve got to get this extra 10 pounds off; I’m just not happy with this aging body’s extra weight. So another day, another chance to get back on the wagon!0 -
Hi Everybody, and welcome back Lisa! I had some kind of virus hit me on Friday, I had to leave the office early and was sick pretty much all weekend, barely out of bed more than a couple hours at a time. Still can't really eat anything but a couple crackers without feeling like I'm going to throw up. I went to the office for a few hours yesterday but couldn't make it any longer. I feel a bit better today so I hope I can make it through the day. I'll catch up later.0
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Mihani, I think I shared the same bug as you - I woke up on Friday morning feeling really ill. Spent about an hour being sick before anyone else even woke up. Then I had the chills so bad I had to jump into the shower. My hubby just assumed it was me getting ready for the day. Until I climbed back into bed as I was giving everyone instructions on what they had to do for me. Then I slept on and off (but mostly on) for the next 31 hours!! I tried to get up to watch TV, but then I was dizzy and got the chills again, so I jumped in the tub to warm up and then dragged my sorry butt back to bed. And then at about 8pm, I dragged myself out on the couch for about a half hour to spend the last bit of the day with the kids, but I couldn't even sit up to do that; I had to lay down... And then I sent them off to bed and went straight back to bed myself. How pathetic.
Thanks for your praise of my socks, Lisa! For years I only made 1 sock pattern over and over and over again. And I gifted most of them to friends & family, so I didn't even have any in my own sock drawer! But in the last year, I've never made the same sock pattern twice. I've made about 14 pair, I think - maybe 15. And I've got another pair in progress right now. I love making things - especially useful things that I can wear over and over and over. Makes me happy! 0 -
Oh no, so much sickness going aroudn! How is everyone feeling today? Karrie and Mihani, sounds like you were both knocked out. I woke up suddenly with a bad cold too actually, and no idea where it came from. It's just a cold, so I'm fine, more an annoyance and I feel like it makes me slower/dumber at work.
Karrie, love that you make your own socks! Are they extra warm? You are inspiring me to try something!
Mihani, did you make it through today? My gosh, hope you were able to eat something more today.
Lisa, welcome home! Sounds like a fun time with your family! I hear you though. I remember reading somethign about the psychology of eating with family or eating back at your old home and now that I am living at home, it has quieted down but it's still hard. I feel like treating myself all the time! And there are all these things and foods that I would never stock at my place. I get along really well with my family but my gosh, this weekend was trying. It felt crowded and we decorated easter cookies for next weekend and everyone was on each other's nerves. Any room or in-law suite on your property for your mom instead, Lisa? Or would it be better to go to her? Funny about your mom thinking so highly about your hubby lol.
Thanks for the recipes as always, Terri!
Also, we had tons of people looking at our house yesterday but no feedback since then. I really am not good at being patient...
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Thanks for the recipes, Terri! I am in need of some inspiration and that Mushroom Stroganoff sounds good!
Welcome back, Lisa! I am now following you on Craftsy. They don't seem to have a great platform for messages or friends, but they sure have the crafting part down! I see that you follow Carol Ann Waugh. I am enrolled in 2 of her classes, Stupendous Stitching and Snazzy Stitched Portraits. I'm Carla_E if you're looking for me there.
Mihani and Karrie, I'm so sorry to hear about the bug you have. It sounds really nasty! Hopefully since it came on hard it will leave quickly. Karrie, I can't get those socks out of my head! They really make we want to take up knitting but I'm sure that creating something like that would take years and years of practice.
Lia, wishing you lots of luck with the sale of your house. It is nice to have someone going through it at the same time as me, but I wouldn't wish all of this stress on anyone! It will all be worth it when it is done!
Alright guys, time to admit what's been going on here. I've been back in full food addict mode, and on the weekend I bought 2 packages of scones covered with icing. I had 2 on Sunday night, and as expected, ended up with a headache and sugar shakes and major guilt. After much hesitation, I managed to throw out the remaining scones yesterday. I had to take them downstairs to the stinky outdoor bin to make sure I wouldn't be tempted. (yeesh)
No offers on our house yet, and after dragging our feet for a while, we're finally lowering our price tomorrow morning. After the house we wanted to buy went pending, we went out house hunting again and found one we love even more. There are other interested buyers though, so we'll have to move fast if we get the chance.
The plan for today:
Breakfast - banana berry oatmeal, coffee
Lunch - Amy's chili with a vegan sausage
Snack - Orange, coffee
Dinner - red lentil cauliflower curry
certainly won't be acing it, hardly any greens, but still an improvement0 -
Carla and Lia, knitting is EASY. There are only 2 stitches - knit and purl!! And I started doing socks really soon after I learned to knit - and that was in the days before youtube! I think it's even easier to learn now than when I tried... I learned from a book. And trial and error. But now whenever I don't understand something, youtube ALWAYS has a video tutorial to help. It's crazy! You should definitely give it a try.
I'm also on Ravelry.com - it's an online yarn craft community. I'm wbmommy on rav - go ahead and add me as a friend! There are a ton of groups and resources and free patterns. And if you're on rav, let me know and I'll be happy to help you out!!
My stomach is still not quite 100% and the thought of juicing today was not good. So I'm just sipping gingerale. I had a couple of soda crackers, but even that may have been too much...0 -
CarlaEnsink wrote: »I've been back in full food addict mode, and on the weekend I bought 2 packages of scones covered with icing.
I've had a little carb binging myself - but for me it's been pretzels and chips... Maybe that's why my stomach is off...
The first step is admitting it...
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Terri, thanks for the recipes! Glad to hear you hired some help with work.
Lisa, I love the idea of a little town of refugee mice, saved from the jaws of death and relocated lol. Are you and your husband thinking of downsizing at some point anyway, that selling now wouldn’t be that big a sacrifice and let you take care of your mom?
Karrie, SO sorry to hear you had the same bug. It hit me on Friday and I am still not 100%. I slept most of 30 hours too. And it hit me out of the blue. I felt fine when I got to work just tired, next thing you know I was trying to get home before I started throwing up. I only worked half a day yesterday. I did sleep in my recliner last night which seemed to settle my stomach down some, maybe keeping the acid from backing up, and I felt quite a bit better today. Made it through the day at work, but still very wary of eating, and feel sick every time I eat. I’ve found that non-dairy yogurt, bananas, saltines, ginger ale or herbal tea, are about the only things that I can safely eat, although I did have a cup of veggie broth with a few cannellini beans thrown in last night and for lunch today, and did okay with that.
Carla and Lia, I sure hope things move for you on your home sales! So stressful waiting and waiting. Lia, hope your cold is better. Carla, well done on throwing out the rest of those scones!
Nothing to report on eating ETL, I wish I could eat ETL, but eating scares me to death at the moment lol. On the "bright' side if you can call it that, I've lost 7 pounds since Friday. Not worth it!
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Hope all of our sickies are doing better today!
And that you are able to stomach some more food today.
I am also allllllllllll over the place right now with my eating, some good, some really bad. Especially with the house stress. I have been having semi-regular cookie binges. I haven't weighed myself in 2 months almost and I'm okay with that, but I can feel it in my clothes. At the same time, my body is telling me "more smoothies, less bread/sugar" and that is also a good thing lol. So impressed that you threw out the scones, Carla! I almost drooled over the word "icing". Sad.0 -
I think my stomach is okay today. We'll see. I had a piece of toast for breakfast - bring on the carbs!! If I can truly say at the end of the day that my stomach is better, then I will start juicing again tomorrow.
My goal is to lose 4 lbs next week. (get rid of this carb bloat), then
-10 lbs in April
-10 lbs in May
-10 lbs in June
and that will do it. I'll be just 5 lbs heavier than when I got married 20 years ago!! And just in time for summer!
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Oh Carla, I feel your pain, too. But I'm in awe -- how much strength it took to actually throw out scones!! I'm not sure I could do it. Pat yourself on the back for that one! I'll look for you on Craftsy! Carol Ann Waugh is so creative; I've been to her studio in Denver. I love Amy's chili too but I can easily eat too much of it and the sodium is a killer for me. Fingers still crossed on your house buying.
Karrie, my mother taught me to knit when I was 17. She was a knitter, crocheter, tatter, and seamstress but I only learned knitting and sewing. Now I wish I'd paid more attention. She can't do or teach any of it now, with an almost total loss of short term memory (lots of small strokes did this). I am inspired to start knitting more adventurous socks, thanks to you! Yes to Ravelry!! I'm LisaBinSD there. Let's hook up and share projects.
Hope that bug has worked itself through everyone. Yuck.
Mihani, yes, we've been talking about downsizing for almost 10 years now. Our retirement move was supposed to be a downsize but we bought a house even bigger and brought all our crap with us. It's time to get serious. We really are too old to take care of even 5 acres. Shoveling snow two days in a row (a large car pad, two long sidewalks, a deck, a porch and a patio and steps/stairs -- never mind the long driveway!) is great exercise but it takes a toll on both of us. Mom doesn't want to move in with anyone; she wants someone to move in with her! So we're mulling that one even though it means moving away from daughter. That's a tough one.
7 pounds since Friday? I'd call that the silver lining in the storm cloud!
Just took the grandkids back home tonight. They were good but man, the energy! We are just chilling tonight, worn out from 4 days with kids and 2 days of snow shoveling. Now that's sad. Hard to admit to myself what I can't do anymore.
More snow this weekend. I shoveled snow last night under a waning moon so we could get at least one car out, then shoveled this morning to finish it up. Grandson helped. It's a good thing I like to shovel!
Happy weekend, all.0 -
Hi y'all, and Happy Easter if you celebrate that holiday. I have such a small family left that we don't do anything, but I'm going to the office and try to get some stuff done. We lost a close friend of our family on Thursday and the funeral is Tuesday so I am taking the day off to be with their family. Today was all about ME for once... got a manicure, hair done, came home and started two pots of soup (lentil and split pea) to replenish the freezer stash. Tonight one of my brothers is taking me to see Celtic Woman and I can't wait. He got the tickets for my birthday present last month and it has been nice to have something to look forward to. I think some beautiful music will be just what I need after such a trying few weeks, therapeutic even.
I am doing well, over that awful virus thank goodness. I am eating pretty normally again, and happy to find that I managed to lose all my cravings for snacky stuff and the overload of starches I was eating up until it hit me. I am going to try to avoid them at all costs for a while now, and hope the cravings stay squelched. I have been eating a fair amount of fruit, and want to get back into the habit of grabbing fruit anytime I want something sweet. I am not a huge sweets eater, they don't tempt me much, but if I start on them I have trouble with portion control and I find fruit doesn't taste as good and sweet after I've indulged in fake sweet.
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Almost ready to start a new month! Been quiet around here. I now have a cold. I never get sick and I have been sick off and on the past two weeks. I think it is partly just emotional stress and overdoing it at work, my body is saying stop! Sticking to a pretty basic diet still. I haven't really got my appetite for junky stuff back, which is a very very good thing, so I'm riding this wave.
Today...
B - soy yogurt
L - lentil soup from the freezer stash
D - hummus and lettuce in a spinach wrap
S - luna bar, orange
Need to get back to a more ETL'ish way of eating. Grocery this weekend!
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Hope you feel better soon Mihani. Great that you've been eating good and avoiding the junk food!!!
Lisa, I'm jealous that you were able to go to Carol Ann Waugh's studio. That's cool!
Karrie, are you over your bug yet? Hopefully you at least got in some time to relax and maybe even knit a bit!
Still working on selling our house, but I think there will be some good news on that front very soon. I'll keep you all posted. Hopefully once this is behind us Joe and I can get back on track around here with our food.0
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