New Ideas and Cream of Cauliflower Soup

Ok, so I have this plan to work half a day on Thursday (tomorrow) in order to clean the whole house before the new year starts on Saturday morning. In an effort to get some cleaning done early, Frank and I had planned to clean a bit this evening. As you can see this isn't happening, instead I'm writing about this new plan I have, and the new recipe I cooked for dinner tonight. 


I was feeling lazy, so I told Frank we would just have pasta because I didn't want to cook if we were going to be cleaning. He was delayed and I stayed a bit late at work to make sure I had everything finished before I leave for the long weekend tomorrow. Frank suggested soup instead of pasta. My mom got me an immersion blender just like this cuisinart here (best thing, ever, by the way). 

So naturally I looked for a creamed soup recipe that required an immersion blender. Frank loves, LOVES cauliflower, so I decided on cream of cauliflower soup. Man oh man, it was really yummy and so simple! diced onion and garlic saute with butter for 5 minutes, add diced potato, saute for another 5 minutes. add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Toss in a whole cauliflower head chopped and washed and let it all simmer for about 20-25 minutes. turn the heat off and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Use the immersion blender to combine all the ingredients. Then add about a cup of milk and salt and pepper to taste. heat through again and serve. ugh! It was amazing! Frank's Godfather makes this seasoned salt blend. I have no clue as to what's in it, but we use that instead of salt for almost everything. I highly recommend this recipe!

So anyway, tomorrow as soon as I finish the project I'm charged with completing at work, I'll be leaving to come home and clean the bathroom, dressing area and closet. Frank will be home in the afternoon to help me clean the living area. Thus the new plan. I want to keep the cleanliness of the house maintained through out the rest of our stay in the box. I don't want to keep having to reserve entire days to clean the house. In the event that the house doesn't stay as clean as i'm anticipating, we will take however long it takes on a weekend and clean the house, together. No more of me waiting for him or him waiting for me. It will get done! I'm excited to be moving in a few months so that it will be easier to keep a house clean. Oh, a house, how I'd love to live in a house. But that's another story. Now it's time to do the dishes. 

Absolutely,


The Lady... Try the New Recipe!!!!

Almost January First... Ugh!

So here we are, I'm writing when, perhaps, I should be working, but at least this is more productive than playing Zuma Blitz on Facebook, isn't it? Anyhow, I've come to a conclusion about the New Year. It's not a New Year's resolution because, well, I don't make those. Those are for people that enjoy committing to something and only following through for a brief period of time... and while I'll admit I've never been very good at that whole following through part, I don't enjoy it. So here it is. I'm going on a meat binge in January, and going pescatarian for the rest of the year. I went Veg a while ago, and it really wasn't that hard. So I figured I'd try it again, this time for a whole year, in hopes that by the time my year is up, I'll be meat free for good. Also, the last time I went veg, I had an easier time losing weight.


Which brings me to my second conclusion. I'm fat. While I'll be the first to acknowledge that's not a conclusion and rather, simply, a statement of fact, this is the first time where I'm actually quite serious about doing something about it. I tried to be serious and committed to the idea of losing weight in the early spring of last year, I became severely unmotivated when I met Frank, and well, I just stopped. Now, it's nearly 2011 and I weigh the most I've ever weighed. But I found a pair of jeans I used to fit into, and I remember my ass looking fabulous. So the goal is to fit into those by my birthday. If that happens, we'll continue from there. Plus Frank's younger sister is getting married, and while I'm not in the wedding, I'd like to look good at the wedding, duh!


So for now, know that I will be attempting to cook a new recipe once each week, bake something new at least twice a month, and work out somewhere in between. I'll never forget to have fun, so let's keep this in mind... "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in sideways, tequila in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'HELL YEAH! What a ride!'"


Absolutely,

The Lady