Cooking Without a Recipe and Other Ways to Give Yourself a Break

Cooking Without a Recipe and Other Ways to Give Yourself a Break

Seeing as summer is here but my summer body isn't, I've embarked on a regimen of tightening the reins on my food indulgences, at least for a bit. As such, I optimistically stocked up on what would provide 2 generous servings of vegetables per person per meal this week. That meant I'd have to also kick it up a notch in the kitchen.

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Fertility Friday - Letting Go To Enjoy the View

Fertility Friday - Letting Go To Enjoy the View

"How far along are you?" The medical technician drawing my blood asked. "I lost the pregnancy last week." "OH!" she responded, looking confused and full of regret. She then immediately looked through my work order and said, "Aren't you in for HcG levels?" "Yes, but we're checking to see that they're dropping normally."

I've been meaning to write this for 4 weeks, trying to figure out the best way to present it, navigating through my emotions. I envisioned writing about my pregnancy announcement, and how everything was going well. 

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Mental Health Monday and the Joy of Slow Food (with Chili Verde Dove recipe)

Mental Health Monday and the Joy of Slow Food (with Chili Verde Dove recipe)

Yesterday (Sunday), we decided to go slow and enjoy all the minutes of the day while taking in the smoky, rich aroma of Mr. B's chili verde. Daniel grew up cooking and eating Mexican food and most of his specialty dishes in this house follow suit. Usually I do most of the cooking, but when the mister cooks, it's something special; an event. So he chopped, braised, shredded and went to the store 10 times. In between reading and recovering from last night's festivities, I taste tested. All day long, we (I) lounged on our sectional, read and interjected here and there and just enjoyed being together.

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