I was up at 6am going to the grocery store to buy milk. As I walked back to my apartment in the cool morning air, my bag laden with milk, butter, brown sugar, bread and apples, I stopped for a moment and looked around me. The air was crisp and there was dew hanging from a spider's web on a nearby rose bush. The grass was lush and green and sparkling. The sky was blue, as it is often here in California, and everything seemed to be at peace. Even the birds seemed happier. And I've noticed... I've been having more and more of these moments. I will stop and think and wonder at the beauty of nature, the brilliance of everything around me, and I will be happy.
Lately, AM and I have been eating healthier. Less processed foods, less junk. We watch the sugars on foods that we buy like yogurt, and we don't buy diet foods (except Lo-Carb Monsters... because caffeine is essential). More often than not, we will make things at home, using natural and fresher ingredients, and I am finally finally learning to cook in a way that is healthy. I'm not losing weight, but I am not gaining weight either and my body feels a lot healthier and trimmer. We use whole milk, full fat yogurts, real butter, real eggs, lean cuts of meat and vegetables. Every meal must have some sort of vegetables or fruit... or at least we try to make that happen.
Yesterday's lunch was tortillas with tomato basil hummus and feta cheese. Very yummy. This morning we are going German with some German puffed pancakes and apple slices. I haven't made German pancakes in ages, and they used to be my sister and my favorite food when we were kids. I'm using the half recipe here German Pancakes, and slicing up some apples and mixing them with brown sugar and baking them down a little bit until they are tender. Should be great! I'll let you know how they turn out.
I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday morning and stay happy and healthy!
Love and lollipops,
ToryLynn
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