fall is here and as thoughts are driven indoors so we are crowded into the rooms that have been dormant for the last 4 months...
yes I am talking about the kitchen...
I was recently at my favourite veggie store and placed a small red cabbage into my basket... why I am not sure, for the same reason I put the worlds largest apple into the cart as well. Have I mentioned that the fruit and veggie drawers in my fridge are a sure fire death sentence to anything I should place in there?
I digress... So tonight, I chopped up the cabbage, monster apple, and red onion, threw them into my fvourite pot with some cider vinegar, a little bit of sugar, pepper, a spash of cinnamon, and turned it on low... I am attempting to re-create the best use of red cabbage out there...
I also had some meat balls so I cooked them up first in the pot then removed them and added the rest of the ingredients...
and I am proud to say so far so good... It is too late to eat it tonight so I ate a fresh fruit salad and cottage cheese... see I am attempting to eat my perishables prior to their best before dates!
So as I stirred the dish and cursed the fruit flies all at once life was a little bit better :)
So I am attempting to cook one meal that can carry me through my work days... we will see how my collegues appreciate my first attempt with cabbage... hehe
I also made a pot of rice to serve the cabbage over as I do not have "a broad noodle" with sausage..
so it is shonee's german cabbage with meatballs and rice... talk about fusion cuisine!
I'll let you know how it is!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
ode to september
Yes it is that time of year once again...
thoughts turn to back to school shopping, school supplies, new shoes, books, fall coats etc
change is afoot!
Seasons are changing, children seem so much older as they wait for the bus or run into pre-school to meet all their new friends!
Things are changing as adults too, I always feel like this is the "new year" to me, January first never really felt like it was the start of a new year it is always September. granted I have been in school longer than I have been out but it has a certain excitement and like the whole world is holding it's breath as kids go back to school new schools, new friends, a whole lot of change.
Then when September finally exhales it brings fall with it, the leaves are already turning, falling off the trees, the mornings are cooler and have a certain fall smell about them. Fruit is hanging on the trees, a last offering before the tree shuts down hibernating through fall and winter, windows are rolled up, heat is turned back on, thoughts go to soups and hearty stews to feed out loved ones in hopes of wrapping them in a warmth even at meal times.
I love this time of year, the crunchy leaves come soon, the wonderful sunrises visible on the way home from a night shift, and the magnificent sunsets with the colors bouncing off the mountains and clouds that inevitable grace our cool blue skies this time of year.
Smells play a big role in this season, the smell of leaves being burned in a big pile in someones backyard, the smell of the morning dewy and wet, the smell of the first hint of snow in the air, even coffee smells comforting, people* start baking more, breads, cookies, cakes, indoor activities move into the kitchen and dining room the warm centers of home life we get cozy.
So as this year turns a new leaf for many I offer you a suggestion, just open a fresh new notebook or a clean blank piece of paper and see if you don't just have the urge to fill it with new ideas or lists.. the thrill of what this season holds...
and before all the Halloween candy crowds out the school supplies take a stroll down the aisle, and when no ones looking smell a box of fresh crayons... for old times sake :)
*please note I clearly stated people... not me....
thoughts turn to back to school shopping, school supplies, new shoes, books, fall coats etc
change is afoot!
Seasons are changing, children seem so much older as they wait for the bus or run into pre-school to meet all their new friends!
Things are changing as adults too, I always feel like this is the "new year" to me, January first never really felt like it was the start of a new year it is always September. granted I have been in school longer than I have been out but it has a certain excitement and like the whole world is holding it's breath as kids go back to school new schools, new friends, a whole lot of change.
Then when September finally exhales it brings fall with it, the leaves are already turning, falling off the trees, the mornings are cooler and have a certain fall smell about them. Fruit is hanging on the trees, a last offering before the tree shuts down hibernating through fall and winter, windows are rolled up, heat is turned back on, thoughts go to soups and hearty stews to feed out loved ones in hopes of wrapping them in a warmth even at meal times.
I love this time of year, the crunchy leaves come soon, the wonderful sunrises visible on the way home from a night shift, and the magnificent sunsets with the colors bouncing off the mountains and clouds that inevitable grace our cool blue skies this time of year.
Smells play a big role in this season, the smell of leaves being burned in a big pile in someones backyard, the smell of the morning dewy and wet, the smell of the first hint of snow in the air, even coffee smells comforting, people* start baking more, breads, cookies, cakes, indoor activities move into the kitchen and dining room the warm centers of home life we get cozy.
So as this year turns a new leaf for many I offer you a suggestion, just open a fresh new notebook or a clean blank piece of paper and see if you don't just have the urge to fill it with new ideas or lists.. the thrill of what this season holds...
and before all the Halloween candy crowds out the school supplies take a stroll down the aisle, and when no ones looking smell a box of fresh crayons... for old times sake :)
*please note I clearly stated people... not me....
Sunday, September 5, 2010
......back in the saddle again......
I took the summer off...
I confess it's true.
not like I didn't exercise or anything but I think I may have darkened the doors of the gym maybe a handfull of times.
I have a list of legitamate excuses none of them really plausible now in retrospect. Each and everyone of them were compleately convincing at the time...
now as I climb back up onto the treadmill I am at a loss for words and breath for that matter as I started plodding way again..
back in the learn to run for fun program... yes fun... sweating is fun....
I worked 12 hours today.... then ran for 30 minutes... silly I know but I really do feel better afterwards as I am totally wasted out on the couch wondering if I will be able to do more than lift my head from the pillow in the morning.
We will see.
So I am back in the saddle again.... and the old country song drifts into my memory just that one line. But that's all I need to get my groove back. So here is to another go 'round. So we meet again my pretty. all belts and gears... I shall overcome!
so after work tomorrow I have a date with Jillian Michaels... and I am afraid... she is mean! I will let you know if there is anything left of me... if I have the strength to lift my t-rex prone arms to type...
I confess it's true.
not like I didn't exercise or anything but I think I may have darkened the doors of the gym maybe a handfull of times.
I have a list of legitamate excuses none of them really plausible now in retrospect. Each and everyone of them were compleately convincing at the time...
now as I climb back up onto the treadmill I am at a loss for words and breath for that matter as I started plodding way again..
back in the learn to run for fun program... yes fun... sweating is fun....
I worked 12 hours today.... then ran for 30 minutes... silly I know but I really do feel better afterwards as I am totally wasted out on the couch wondering if I will be able to do more than lift my head from the pillow in the morning.
We will see.
So I am back in the saddle again.... and the old country song drifts into my memory just that one line. But that's all I need to get my groove back. So here is to another go 'round. So we meet again my pretty. all belts and gears... I shall overcome!
so after work tomorrow I have a date with Jillian Michaels... and I am afraid... she is mean! I will let you know if there is anything left of me... if I have the strength to lift my t-rex prone arms to type...
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