My Afflation

No really, I am drawing a blank. I'm craving carbs like nobody's business, but you know, inflammation. And if I was just cooking for myself, it would be easier than cooking for the both of us. Last night we had steak salad, IP ate two whole steaks. I think there is a growth spurt on the horizon. Based on what I have in the freezer and minimal shopping, I think I will go with ... a trip around the world. I have severe wanderlust kicking in. Monday :  America - Tilapia (for me) Salmon (for her) with green beans and cherry tomatoes. Tilapia Tuesday :  Mexico - Lettuce Wrapped Tacos (hey, it's Tuesday) Taco fixings Wednesday : India - Chicken Curry (yes, I add peas and carrots to my curry). Chicken Curry Thursday : Caribbean - Jerk Chicken - sweet potato for me, mixed veggies for her. And maybe some plantains. Nom. Jerk chicken on sweet potato Friday : England - Roasted Cornish Game Hens with roast veggies. Cornish hens with squash and

March 2014  - Wow, a year ago they were nowhere near collar bone length! Back then, I don't remember complaining about the thickness or being too hot every day either. Hey, look! It's late March. I can't believe it's been a year since my last update . Time sure does fly when I am not obsessing about my hair. Well, only occasionally obsessing about it. I can only see real change in the length of it on wash and henna days, otherwise, it's still shrinking 50-75%. I've played with different styles and tried curling with both Flexi-Rods and Bantu knots. I finally resorted to just using a curling iron to save time and some of my sanity. The curls still fall by the end of the day. My loctitian suggested Lottabody , and the next time I am able to have a Saturday or Sunday as wash day, I will be curling my hair. I also need to purchase a bonnet style hair dryer to make that particular experiment work. I now know from experience that it takes my hair  two days  to dr

Gluten Free Orange Chicken Tenders By Annette Holland Published: March 24, 2015 My daughter loves orange chicken. However, traditional orange chicken is breaded in wheat flour and the sauce contains soy. I modified my old recipe and came up with gluten and soy free orange chicken tenders. They were quite delicious despite not having coconut aminos as a soy sauce replacement. Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 25 minutes Yield: 2-3 servings Serving size: 1-2 chicken tenders Ingredients 6  chicken tenders 5 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon  honey 1 cup  water 1/2 cup  orange juice 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon  minced garlic (or to taste) 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste) 3 tablespoons  cornstarch 2 tablespoons water Cooking Directions Brown chicken in coconut or olive oil over medium heat. While chicken is browning, combine spice

I planned this menu last week and never got around to the grocery shopping. We ended up eating whatever I could throw together from the fridge and eating out at least twice. Not good for my budget. Lately, I've had to make even more adjustments to our diet (read that as "lifestyle") and how I cook. In addition to dairy intolerance, tolerable if she takes a Lactaid, my daughter's soy intolerance is a borderline allergy. She can't have anything that contains soy oil (looking at you Trader Joe's snacks), or that has soy lecithin . Did you know that stuff is in practically everything ? I couldn't even buy tapioca for the pie I made (recipe and link coming soon). It tasted so much better than it looks.

The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was my first exposure to Jack McDevitt -- I'm glad I got this as a library book instead of purchasing. I was disappointed after all of the hype I had read and heard about this series. It caused no excitement and took me over three weeks to read. It's not that long of a book, and I'm not that slow of a reader.

My daughter came home Sunday afternoon and started asking about dinner right away. Grilled eggplant didn't go over so well (she let it get cold), but the grilled cajun salmon was a hit. Then the requests for meals started coming fast and furious. Every single request was a type of chili. Monday : Beef and Bean Chile Verde Tuesday : Three-bean Chili (from scratch) Wednesday: Chicken Chili Chicken chili Thursday : Leftovers Friday : Turkey chili At least she's getting lots of lycopene this week. I'll probably have to make a few batches of gluten-free cornbread to go along with all of this chili. Still feeling a little silly.