Judy and I are recording an episode of Cutting Against the Grain today. Any topics you think we should cover?
I don't typically love cooking with cast iron, despite the excellent results they can bring. It's messy and smells up the house. Add to that, the one we have is super old and not very good. We were recently gifted a really good one from Lancaster Cast Iron so today I decided to give it a try. We have a side burner on our Weber so I could do it outside. I sous vide a steak, then seared it in tallow on the new pan. Man it was incredible. What a difference it made from our old one. Super easy clean up too. Below is the pan, of course I forgot to take a picture of the steak haha.
Do you love using cast iron? What are some favorites you make in them?
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Friday! I am very excited it's Friday, even though it's been a short week it's felt like a long week. But even though the week has felt long, I can't believe we are already halfway through October, this month is FLYING by!! It's weird how that works. Halloween feels almost over and then it will be straight into the Christmas season. I am taking advantage of the slow weekends while I can. How was your weekend? What are your weekend plans? Any temptations you are planning ahead to make sure you avoid?
Good Evening Y'all!! Day 15 no dairy and no eggs. Feeling great!! I keep noticing NSV's that just amaze me but shouldn't. Like I can raise my left arm above my head without it popping and being achy. I was diagnosed with partial cerebral palsy on the left side when I was 2, then in 7th grade I fell and broke my collar bone, then in 2011 I messed that shoulder and arm up by carrying a 50 pound box of frozen chicken. So for me that nsv is great. Plus I have had physical therapy 3 days this week with no pain or discomfort. Now my first week of therapy was different. Sleeping better, eating good and being joyful is the best.
Here's today's stats. I did eat guacamole tonight on my taco meat because we were in town and it's better than cheese and sour cream currently. Plus I exercised not only in PT this morning. But I walked on treadmill for 15 minutes, elliptical for 10, then did the leg machines 3 reps of 15 on each leg, and then did the ab machine 2 reps of 15 on each side. So I had a ...
Good Afternoon Y'all!! It's been a crazy day. I went to CAYA which is a recovery home that a couple ladies from my church and I go minister to every Thursday. Then I cleaned the bathrooms at my church. Then I ran to office depot looking for yellow poster board not neon yellow. No poster board. Then went to Sam's to pick up my pickup order. My car died as I was backing out of the parking spot. So I had multiple cars blocked in. Finally someone offered to push me back into a packing space. My husband came and started the car and drove it home, while I took the truck and got the walmart order. I'm home now, but we have to go get a new battery and hopefully that's all it is. So I got beef short ribs in the instant pot and then I'm gonna put them in the airfryer to put a sear on them. Then we're gonna try them with some no sugar added bbq sauce. So far today I tried for the first time a chomps taco flavored beef stick. It was amazing. Plus I finally got my hands on a lmnt sparkling ...
