Thursday

Gabriel's cutting 2 molars right now. Poor baby's been MAD. He doesn't seem to be in a lot of pain but I think his anger is mostly from those teeth :(

Breakfast - 1/2 cup coffee w/usual
Lunch - chicken breast in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Before supper - couple handfuls Froot Loops
Supper - Creamy Black Bean Soup; funfetti cake

I've been craving those stupid Froot Loops! And they were good :P

The thought of eating this morning turned my stomach and I was out of juice. I picked up some today though so I have it as an option again :)

Creamy Black Bean Soup

CREAMY BLACK BEAN SOUP

2 cans black beans, undrained
2 ribs celery, chopped fine
1 bell pepper, chopped fine
Handful fresh parsley, chopped fine
4 huge garlic cloves, chopped fine or pressed
2 cups puffed millet cereal
Cream
Salt (if needed)
Chopped tomatoes
Chopped avocado

Combine black beans, celery, bell pepper, parsley, and garlic in a pot. Heat until warm. Stir in cereal. Add cream and simmer about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt. Top servings with tomatoes and avocado.

Little Sleep, Much to Eat

I've been having trouble sleeping at night again :( I don't take longer than usual to fall asleep, but I'm not sleeping good. Vivid dreams, waking up, tossing and turning, etc. Last night I decided that since I wasn't sleeping good anyway I would read a bit. I ended up being up till almost 4am but at least I slept soundly when I finally went to sleep ;) Other than waking up at 5am with a terrible thunderstorm that is... Gabriel woke up at 8am so I really didn't get close to enough sleep! I got a short nap on the recliner with Gabriel and was STARVING when I woke up! I ended up picking up lunch and eating a LOT of food. But I never felt overfull, and was hungry again for supper but not as much as usual. Maybe I needed all that food?

Breakfast - nothing
Lunch - Popeye's - couple spoons each of red beans & rice and mashed potatoes & gravy; biscuit; chicken - breast, thigh, 2 wings (ate a good bit of the fried skin, not just meat); chocolate chips melted w/coconut
Supper - salad w/a little bit of 1000 Island dressing and a few crackers; herbed potatoes

Tuesday

Breakfast - 1/2 cup of coffee w/usual; dried fruit (apple and mango) later
Lunch - tuna salad salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - brown rice pasta; white sauce; mushrooms; homemade cinnamon tortilla chips; cccd

I noticed I'm getting hungry around 4:00 no matter what I've eaten for lunch (unless it was a cheat meal). Guess it's a good sign that my food's digested by then! I need to have some juice or fruit ready to go to snack on! Maybe I can make some fruit-only smoothies and freeze them in ice cube trays and just take out one or two...

Herbed Potatoes

Years ago we did a Passover Sedar at church. Our pastor did it the traditional Jewish way, but interspersed the Christian symbolism throughout. We've done it a few times since, but that first time will always be special! This recipe is supposedly part of a traditional Passover feast. The original recipe calls for layering the potatoes with the herbs, but it's much easier the way I do it, and comes out just as good!

HERBED POTATOES

1 2/3 lbs potatoes, sliced thin (I use russet)
4 shallots, chopped fine
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped fine
1 tsp dill
Salt
Pepper
6 tbsp butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400. Grease an 11 x 7 inch pan.

Combine herbs, salt, and pepper. Mix in a big bowl with potato slices until slices are evenly covered. Place evenly in pan. Brush butter over the top.

Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until the top is crispy.

Monday

Breakfast - plum (plus the 2 peels off the boys'!)
Lunch - Greek-seasoned 93/7 ground beef in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Before supper - cccd
Supper - green beans w/oo and salt; Herbed potatoes; chocolate shortcake (no fruit) w/Reddi-wip

Picking Back Up Again

Breakfast - few Cheerios (upset tummy last night)
Lunch - turkey stew (leftover turkey, carrots, onion, seasonings); Ghirardelli square
Before supper - few bites of cccd
Supper - broccoli w/butter and salt; the usual fries w/ketchup and mayo; chocolate strawberry shortcake (homemade) w/whipped cream