What Did You Eat?

WHB: Dangerous Days, Part 2

I'm still persevering on my Dangerous Days Diet. I lost 3 pounds and now my body thinks it must prevent my imminent death from starvation by responding to the slightest food provocation.    Have you ever really noticed how many commercials feature food?   I need something filling at times like this, low calorie, and quick.  And it should take a considerable amount of time to chew, giving my brain time to get satiated, and my jaws to tire.  So, it didn't matter if the food was fabulous---I just needed to eat something healthy before I gave in to the insane voice in my mind yelling, "Go get a Double-Double In-And-Out Burger now!!!"   Thus, I was happy to discover that this dish of Chicken Salad, With Cumin Scented Carrot Riata was quite delicious, fast, and required lots of chewing.  I used a store bought rotisserie chicken, because I can control myself around them. If I bake a chicken myself, I peel all the crispy skin off and eat it, as soon as it comes out of the oven.  Not so with a store bought chicken, the skin is always forgettable.  In fact, I'm starting to lose control just thinking about a freshly roasted chicken, with crackly skin and juicy meat......

Dangerous Days!

This is the most dangerous time of the year for me, in terms of food.  I feel like I'm walking a minefield, with tempting foods lurking everywhere.  Suddenly cookies, cakes, fancy breads, and candy appear, ready to blow away all my resolve to eat sensibly.  I know there will be sanctioned events like Thanksgiving and Christmas, where I allow myself to run riot at the dinner table.   But, for right now, I want to play it cool.  Yesterday I saw some beautiful steelhead trout and kale at Whole Foods, so I snapped it up for dinner. It was a simple meal, but very satisfying.  Then I white knuckled the rest of the evening, refusing to eat anything else after dinner.  My body was arguing with me, reminding me that I could defrost some bread and make myself a nice tomato sandwich as I watched Dexter.  Well, I managed to avoid doing that.  But, it was hard. 

WCB: I Got My Climbing Legs Back!

For several years now, mom let me roam around in the backyard during the day as much as I wanted, because I couldn't jump over the fence anymore.  My back legs were too weak, due to my diabetes.  But, now that I get insulin injections my legs have improved and I've jumped over the fence twice!  Mom was sitting at her computer and saw me waltz up to the front door.  She jumped up, ran outside to scoop me up and brought me inside. Then she asked me how I was able to get into the front yard.  I stayed mum, so she started spying on me. And yesterday she saw me climb up on my old kitty condo, which is next to the fence.  So, she figured out my escape method.   

   

WHB: Happy Blog Anniversary To Me!

Yesterday, I suddenly realized that today is my blog anniversary.  Amazingly, What Did You Eat is officially two years old.  When I started blogging, I didn't know if I would last a year, but here I am two years later. During that time, I've enjoyed preparing some great recipes, and sharing that experience with people all over the world.  Most important, I've made friends with so many fellow bloggers--and what a talented and generous group of people they are too!  There are also the people who don't have blogs, but visit here and leave comments.  I haven't been good about answering my comments lately, but I appreciate them more than you can ever know.  Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to visit me here.  I'm sorry my blog's appearance hasn't been updated, but any attempt to spruce it up always winds up backfiring on me.  I may be able to cook, but I'm a total nincompoop doing computer stuff.  I still remember how much trouble I had installing WeatherPixie.  Weatherpixie, for God's sake!  It's supposed to be impossible to screw up something like that!

To celebrate my anniversary, I decided to make meatballs, rather than something sweet.  I love them, and I'm tired of sweet things just now.  While these meatballs aren't as good as my favorite recipe, I did enjoy them quite a bit. They're stuffed with dried currents and pine nuts, easy to make, and (drum roll) they're a Staff Favorite at Food & Wine magazine, which usually means a sure thing.