Adam and I are trying something new. We are attempting to cook more. It is so easy to go to Wendy's. Why cook? We are doing this to be healthier so I am telling myself to not worry so much about how much cooking costs. I am going to be reasonable though. I don't like to cook complicated things so most of the recipes are pretty easy and have few ingredients. I am not in to buy a new $5 spice every day.
On Saturday, my mom kept Sydney for the morning and Adam and I cleaned all morning. We really had the house looking nice and we vowed to keep it that way. It was going well the first few days. Yesterday, however, was a bad day. The electricity was out for most of the evening so as we were fumbling around in the dark trying to keep Sydney occupied we let things get out of control. I went to the grocery in hopes that they power would be restored, but I was greeted by tons of rain and a dark house. With one dinky flashlight we tried to put away the cold stuff and then packed the baby to go to my mom's house. Why she had power and we did not I don't understand. She lives on the same street. (This also perplexed me during Katrina when our power was out for two weeks and hers was fine after 5 or 6 days) Our power was on after an hour, but I didn't want to move the baby again so Adam and I planned to spend the night. While he played raquetball at the gym I went home to clean the house and get it functioning again. After 10 minutes the lights went out again! I gathered my things and left. Thankfully, Sydney slept all night but woke early. My mom must have heard her earlier than I did because as I walked down stairs to get the bottle (at 5:30 AM) she had one ready. Nice. I like room service. My mom started reading excerpt from the book "Weigh Down". At 5:30 in the morning. The last thing I need is guilt over eating the Snappy Turtle from Bops that Adam brought home after the gym. What happened to eating healthy?
I vow to go to the gym to do weights, walk at some point today, cook one of the meal I planned out tonight, and clean the house until it is back to where it was on Saturday. I will update you with my progress.
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2 comments:
Hey Jessica,
I've been trying new recipes also and I think it gets easier with time. I've given up on having all the ingredients Racheal Ray uses...if you use the basic plan and skip on a few things the world won't end.I think it's the principle of the matter...it seems the more you cook from scratch the more natural it becomes...also the kitchen becomes stocked with those herbs over time. Quick food tastes gross to me now.
Have you read, The Maker's Diet? I was telling Amy about it in an email...I think it's going to change my cooking life forever. There is so much info on preservatives and hormones in foods.
Whole Foods has some good recipes. I wish Mississippi had one...we might be tempted to move back :-). PLEASE SHARE GOOD RECIPES. Here are some good ones:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/list_value.html
more healthy ones:
http://chetday.com/
Why does Bop's frozen custard seem to call ones name when it is late at night, or you've vowed to eat healthier? I guess technically it is not eating out, but rather dessert, and better to eat that than to purchase a whole gallon of ice cream to tempt you.
We love the blog and all of adorable pictures of Sydney.
The Sturgis Fam.
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