Less Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2021 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,004 Member
    @globalhiker - The class in Spain we used a real paella pan however for this class in Houston they used a cast iron pan. It worked really well!
    Oh and I know the lemon Kevita kombucha goes quick ... I like the less sweet drinks and it has fewer calories than the fruity ones.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,004 Member
    edited August 2021
    @MissMay - Curious if your DH is back working again or if he has joined you in garden rehabs? Sounds like this latest overgrown house could use the extra hands! Good luck in tackling & taming it.
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,748 Member
    @Lilylady3k my husband was not taking off work from his job this week, only I was. But that ship has sailed. And no he never helps me in my line of work, not his thing.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    edited August 2021
    Nice hearing about everyone's weekend. We had a quiet lazy one. I thought we were going to the lake, but DH didn't want to so we lounged around Saturday planning a trip to Italy. DH bought cheap flights direct to Rome. Considering the ongoing pandemic, I have no idea if we will be able to travel as planned, but I do know this: if we plan nothing we will go nowhere. A while back he asked if I could go anywhere, where would it be off the top of my head. Without hesitation I responded Mallorca-Valencia-Barcelona. (So I was especially interested in @Stockholm_Andy's photos!) I allowed maybe also adding Marrakesh depending on how much time we had. He said that sounded complicated; what about Italy? TBH, I think the Stanley Tucci series really got to him. Anywhoo, Italy it is.

    Sunday we peeled & seeded 1-1/9 bushel of hatch green chiles. I think that's 25-26 lbs. It takes 2+ exhausting hours standing elbow-to-elbow at the kitchen sink, but we stocked the freezer and will enjoy them for a whole year. I'm so glad to have someone with whom to share that task. After finishing we had a margarita. I know what you mean, @Womona, about sometimes enjoying a mocktail just as much as an alcoholic drink. After the margarita, which I did enjoy, I squeezed a lime in my glass and added a splash of OJ (because I had some in the fridge from making an orange tart my mom wanted for her birthday) and topped it off with Fresca. It was a pretty good mock marg, and that's coming from one who is insufferably picky about margaritas. I can honestly say I enjoyed it as much as the real thing. Cheers!

    DH is no longer AF for August, but he's pretty mellow. We split a bottle of wine Friday and another one Saturday and then a margarita Sunday. Well, mellow compared to some of our past exploits anyway. I would be happy with this level of weekly consumption if we could make it our new normal.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,004 Member
    @ahoy_m8 - I know! I've been wanting to plan a trip to Italy after watching the Stanley Tucci series, too. Enjoy your experience and go with the flow sounds wonderful right now ... any place but home LOL!
  • GiveHerGrace
    GiveHerGrace Posts: 101 Member
    edited August 2021
    August goal - at least 2 AF days for every 1 drinking day (So 21 AF and 10 drinks days max). On the drinks days I plan to have no more than 2. ***Revised Goal for August - More AF days than drinks days ***

    First 2 weeks of August
    8/1 - 8/22 9 AF, 13 drinking days
    8/23 AF

  • Healthymumlife
    Healthymumlife Posts: 130 Member
    spygirl2014 wrote: »
    @Healthymumlife I've actually had vodka and wine mixed together before, and it's not as bleh as you would think!
    I don't think it would be bleh, I'd just rather it with coke no sugar lol
    I used to like vodka mixed with lager and lemonade .. a shandy with a kick :blush:

  • Healthymumlife
    Healthymumlife Posts: 130 Member
    spygirl2014 wrote: »
    I can't recall who suggested I look for good AF beer at one of the many local craft breweries here, but I found a winner! Hoppy, flavorful, and less than 100 cal. 'Strapless IPA' will now be in my rotation. Now if they could just figure out AF wine! Seriously, I tried many this month and all we're not drinkable, even the ones that cost the same as the real stuff.

    I've just found a AF beer I like. Like you, I've tried a few wines and fortunately found a sparkling white that I like but many taste too much like apple juice for me. I'd love to find a sparkling rose or a shiraz but I haven't yet .. the ones I tried tasted like drinking black current juice and I'd rather not waste my calories on them.

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