I had hanger steak at Jose Malones a month and a half ago, and I still can't get it out of my head. It was prepared with this amazing chili rub, and served with yummy buttery potatoes and asparagus, and salad...mmmm!!!!
I've been feeling under the weather the last few days, so my staple foods have become ginger tea (grated and boiled), fresh dandelion greens in several different recipes (vinegar or garlic! yum!), stir fry full of veggies and onions and garlic, and glasses and glasses full of water.
My pregnant body has already been needing water through the night, but last night I drank three 14-oz glasses full of water, plus 2 cups of ginger tea!!
Dandelion Greens:
I've been treating myself to the sauteed dandelions at least twice a week since I found them in both Hannaford and Price Chopper's veggie section! It makes the baby happy, and strengthens the liver.
I could taste Vietnamese Pho from Pho 501 in East Hartford, CT while I was living in Australia.
I still can't get pho to match theirs (and, yes, it tasted that good when I got back!!). Then I found Thai rolls, and mmm...mmmm...mmmm. Yum.
I went to yoga this morning, and picked up a listing of Delaware Ave establishments, finding a second Vietnamese restaurant in the area, My Linh Restaurant!! I've been to Van's Vietnamese Restaurant several times, which is also delicious.
It's January, I'm not sick anymore, and I just had a three-day weekend and spent all day Saturday lindyhopping!! I took a workshop on lindy-blues and one on aerials with my friends Adam and Camille! Wowwee!
And Mark and I went dancing Saturday night and there were many people out and many wonderful dances to be had to the live band (Solomon Douglas Quartet). I enjoyed myself tremendously.
Off topic, the weather's been oddly warm - 70+ degrees out - and our heat never came on, so Saturday night we spent freezing. Then the heat got turned up Sunday night because no one else's heat came on either, and we sweated all night at 70+ degrees.
Tim's been over hanging out several times in the last week and a half...doing research for his paper and helping make delicious food. I'm going to miss him when he's gone this summer!
Tomorrow I go back to work so it's time for bed. Ciao bella.
Well...I had a couple days off and then worked 8 hrs yesterday with my yuck sore throat...waking up this morning was really no fun. My voice sounds REALLY funny.
It's strange, I forgot how miserable it is to be sick it's been so long since I've even had a cold. But here I am. I've been using my neti pot and my head and throat feel better, but...ooh boy, it's moved down to me chest.
I called in today, and spent the majority of the day on the couch continuing my ginger tea, water water water, some Boston Legal, some reading of The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, as well as nursing journal articles...and an afternoon nap. Only one more 8 hr shift before my weekend off and trips with Mark to my mom's and dad's for christmas celebrations.
This weekend Mark headed down to West Virginia on business. See his post here.
At the same time, I got on the orbital, went roller skating, and then headed to Goshen to spend the weekend with my dad, Rod, and my stepmother, Libby. I had a really fun weekend, and my body feels really good from all the exercise and activity!
