I won’t claim that these are authentically Mexican, but they satisfy my craving for Mexican at home. I made them in the crockpot this time, but I’ve also cooked them on the stove many, many times. Here are directions for both. 3 c pinto beans, rinsed and picked over 1 medium onion, diced 4 or 5 cloves garlic, [...]

Breakfast 2 pieces of Ezekiel Sesame bread, toasted, with Earth Balance margarine, and one with fresh ground peanut butter, the other with Smucker’s Simply Fruit seedless blackberry jam ~3/4 c Un-Mushy Oatmeal with ~1 oz raw walnuts and Silk brand vanilla soymilk   I never got hungry for lunch, probably because I ate more for [...]

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Breakfast smoothie with 2 handfuls fresh spinach, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, frozen peaches, the juice from a can of pears (I saved this from the pears I used in the salad last night), some Silk brand vanilla soymilk ~2 oz raw almonds Lunch ~2 c Curried Carrot Apple Soup, leftover from last night [...]

About 20 minutes of strength training. I did one set of 12 reps for all the major muscle groups, 2 sets of 12 for a couple. It’s not raining today, but it’s gray and affecting my motivation! So I came up with something different to do than just get back on the treadmill. It felt [...]

Breakfast smoothie, with a large handful fresh spinach leaves, frozen banana, frozen blueberries, frozen peaches, frozen strawberries, a few pieces of frozen pineapple and mango, and Silk brand vanilla soymilk ~2 oz raw almonds

I had about 2 pounds of carrots in the refrigerator that needed to be used up, so I pulled out this recipe that a friend gave me years ago and I’d never tried before. Now I wonder why I waited so long! Mildly spicy, this smooth and creamy soup has a warm flavor perfect for [...]

Don’t like to eat oatmeal because it’s mushy? Try cooking it the way I learned from my mom. For one serving, 3/4 c water 3/4 c old fashioned oats Boil water and add oats. Return to a boil, then turn off the heat. Cover, when the boiling has settled down enough that they won’t boil [...]

Run/walk on my treadmill for 45 minutes. It said I went 3 miles and burned 611 calories. 5-minute warm-up run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, then run 5 or 3 minutes, walk for 3 minutes 5-minute cool-down It’s raining again. I really didn’t want to do this today, so afterwards I felt extremely proud of [...]

This is one of those things I rarely make exactly the same way twice. I got the bare-bones recipe from my mom, and I share how it’s evolved for me with you here. I may use any or all of the vegetables and beans listed below, depending on what’s in my cupboard, refrigerator or freezer [...]