Today is Good Friday, the day Christians around the world remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. For me as a Christian, it's a solemn reminder of Jesus' willing sacrifice on the cross, an act of incredible love that offers forgiveness and salvation to anyone who seeks it.
Penelope and I are spending some 1:1 time today and having a girl's day while Chris and Nathaniel have a boys day. I leave Monday for work so we are just planning to spend the weekend together as a family celebrating the Resurrection.
What are your plans for this weekend?
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 Wednesday! Monday was Thanksgiving in Canada, so Happy Belated Thanksgiving to Veebs and all our other Canadian friends! 🦃🍗 We hope you had a wonderful Holiday spending time with friends and family.
For our American friends, how are you planning to spend our upcoming American Thanksgiving? Are you planning to be strict Carnivore, business as usual? Are you planning to be a bit more relaxed and maybe have some keto/low carb foods? Or just have carbs and all your same old traditional foods you usually have? No judgement, we all have to know what we can handle and what works for us. What's your plan?
Remember hard doesn't mean bad! I am incredibly thankful we chose this path. My oldest has asked me if I wanted to take up running with him after his foot surgery. I am very tempted to give it a go.
Good Evening Y'all!! I made through day 14 of no dairy and no eggs. I'm working out at the gym 5-6 days a week on treadmill and elliptical. Plus I do the leg machines and one core machine. 3 days a week I have physical therapy on my left side especially my arm. I'm feeling great. I know that if I was eating dairy or SAD I wouldn't be able to stand the physical therapy. Here's my stats for today. I drank 80 ounces of water. I happy with this. Tomorrow night I'm gonna try some beef short ribs. Does anyone have any tips on cooking them @Lauraespath @ChrisSpath? BLESSINGS!!
