Well total miscommunication with the pig for lunch today. 😂 We thought we ordered the whole pig but maybe because we ordered so much other food or because there was only 3 of us they brought us one PORTION of pig and not the whole one. It was probably all the food we needed because we also had blood sausage, fried bacon, octopus, and a bunch of cheeses...but I was bummed I didn't get a picture with one. 😂😂 I took this before from someone else's table thinking ours was on the way still. They cut the pig with a plate to show you how tender it is. The skin was absolutely incredible. They only season it with salt and then pour over some of the broth it's cooked in on your plate. Such an incredible meal.
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?
With this Healing Humanity documentary and all the talk around it, seeing myself on the screen again, and the positive feedback, it's been really surreal. Sometimes we lose sight of the impact our stories can have. It made me reflect on what I went through. No hope to I can beat this. I hope people hear or watch and it motivates them to change. Everyone here has a story, and will have an ultimate success story that can hopefully inspire someone in your lives. It spreads exponentially.
Have you watched the documentary yet? Has your story impacted someone close to you?
Happy Tuesday! Yesterday was Chris and my 13th wedding anniversary, we forgot until mid-day when someone text us Happy Anniversary. 😂😂🤦🏼♀️ We don't do presents or do much to celebrate. The last couple of years we've been blessed to take a trip around our anniversary, this year we are going to take the kids on vacation with us but not for another couple weeks. I am very blessed in this journey to have Chris by my side. ❤️❤️❤️
Hope you have a great day!!
Good Evening Y'all!! It's Day 27 of no dairy except occasionally butter and no eggs. Day 17 of no coffee. I'm doing great still. Learning new things as I go. I ate some avocado tonight and I could taste the chemicals in it. So no more avocado for me. That has been about the only thing that isn't meat that I still eat. But not after tonight unless it's organic. Here's my stats. No pictures of my food today. Today has been rough. Please pray for some friends of ours. Our friend woke up this morning and found her husband deceased in the living room. He was 50 years old with 4 kids and 2 grands. BLESSINGS!!
