Huh, about 5 months since my last post...and all hell has broken loose - we've been through an Air Force retirement, Delta interview, Delta hiring and indoctrination (and now in process of MD-88 school), starting kindergarten, losing a parent (not mine), trying to change jobs in the reserves...stress meter has been pegged so blog was off the schedule.
Anyway, never mind all that. The low-carb/paleo lifestyle has been fabulous - I have a lot more energy and never get sleepy after lunch, and can eat a lot of fat without gaining a lot of weight. The intense workouts are part of the puzzle, but they're short, and it works MUCH better than long slow distance and carbs. This morning's craft was paleo scones - used almond and coconut flour, coconut oil, a little grapeseed oil, some egg, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and I'm sure I forgot something, but in any case, WOW! They went great with strawberries and fresh whipped cream, and the kids destroyed them.
The snowbirds are back in force, and a whole gaggle of them were at Harlow Gardens today. I was trying to buy poop for the garden and nearly shoved some of them out of the way - not on purpose, not to be belligerent, but think of it like kicking the pigeons in St. Mark's Square...they're in the way, and they belong there but I'm bigger and faster! They do a lot of community service and I appreciate their presence, except when they're doing 35 in a 40 zone in their Grand Marquis, riding the brakes.
After acquiring said poop, I spent a lovely afternoon digging steer manure into my community garden plot, attempting to level the ground around the plot - no more "pit gardening," and dropping in another slew of seeds. I had to rip out a batch of terrific pepper plants and eggplant plants (redundant?) to make room for the new stuff, and they had frost damage anyway. Phase I of the garden now has salad greens, peas, garlic, and some other stuff - I'm not sure what all of it is.
We checked out a new restaurant tonight: The Abbey. They are still working out some kinks, but the food was great. I have a few gripes but will spare them here, except for the stingy pour of the inferior Riesling; $8 for 3 oz of grape juice? Really? Fortunately the salmon was phenomenal.
Afterwards, I finished making the butternut squash soup that I started earlier, and cranked out a batch of eggplant soup too. Freezer will be stocked, ready for the harsh cold snaps that we get here in Tucson; for example, when it gets below 60. Brrr! Thank you, Janos, for the eggplant soup recipe. I have now used about 10 lbs of eggplant in at least 6 different recipes. If only I had something to do with all the peppers...I'll think about it while enjoying my baba ghanouj. Yum.
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