The easiest way to avoid regrets is to ask yourself this question, "If not now, when?" It's a powerful way to put life and our decisions about how we spend our time into perspective"
Cindy is already having success eating more fruits and veggies, less processed foods, and the scale moving in the right direction.
Blue herons nesting at both our house on the small, ornamental lake and at the lake house. We have had blue herons nesting at our house since we moved to the other house on the lake over 20 years ago. I hope we have them for decades more at both places.
Some of the missing have been found alive. Such a sad, sad situation. It really hits home too because our youngest grandson is hiking in the New Mexico hill country for two weeks. It could easily have been them.
Getting up and getting things done early so we can spend time indoors when the temps and humidity get so high. The feel like temps were already well over 100 before 10 AM. My sleep schedule is finally getting on board.
Delta
Posted by Beverly on 7/6/2025, 11:46 pm, in reply to "Sunday Gratitude"
I LOVE that yooou haave bllue herons nesting. It's one of my favorite birds. Enjoy!
Scary about the flood, yes.
I am so glad that your schedule and timeing is helping youu get a better sleep schedule.
1. I am seeing the number on the scale going DOWN! Love that!
2. I am actually enjoying eating more fruits and veggies. I made some lentils last night which I have always loved. I also bought some quinoa-which I didn’t realize until I got it home that I needed to rinse it off really well before cooking to get rid of the bitter taste. I do not have a fine mesh strainer so I have not been able to do this yet, but will find one today. I am curious to try this grain!
3. I have today and tomorrow off work! I am enjoying my 5 day weekend with Ken!
4. Jessica and Roger came over yesterday. It was great seeing them.
5. This day and all it has to offer! God is good!
Already goiing down...
Posted by Beverly. on 7/6/2025, 11:48 pm, in reply to "My five…"
YAY So glad to hear this!!! Glad that Delta is so helpful.
5 day weekend is wonderful..
The scale is going down already! Yay!
Posted by Delta on 7/6/2025, 11:13 am, in reply to "My five…"
I am glad that you are embracing and enjoying eating more plant-based foods. I love quinoa, but one word of warning. It is somewhat like plain rice; it doesn't have a distinct taste of its own and instead takes on and enhances the flavor of the food it is paired with. It is even great as a breakfast "pudding" paired with fruits. Go for it!
Can you tell me how you eat it? You mentioned pairing it with fruit like a breakfast pudding. I think of pudding as creamy-are you blending these fruits or adding something? Do tell!
I see a TON of recipes online for quinoa - but would love for someone to just tell me what they throw together.
I mentioned in a post below that I made lentils which I LOVE! I had forgotten how great they are! I just put them in a pan with water and a few spices and cook them until tender and they are delicious! I topped my salad with them! Such a nutty addition to it!
just think of them as you would rice and top them with about anything, especially if it has a sauce or juiciness. The lentil might even be good. You don't have to be a chef, just use your imagination. I used to cook some at the beginning of the week and pull it out to bulk out all kinds of things.
One of my family's favorite things is a Tex/Mex type casserole. You can either make layers of things in a casserole dish or mix it all together and put it in a casserole. Cooked quinoa with some taco spices, black beanss drained and rinsed (either home prepared or canned) sprinkle a little taco seasoning over that too, corn (with chilies are good), salsa or petite diced tomatoes, chilies if you like, shredded cheddar/mexican/fajita cheesse. Squeeze half a lime over it if you want. Bake at 350F about 20-30 minutes until heated through. When done you can top with avocadoes, sour cream, even shredded lettuce if you like. Just make it up as you go. You can even add a layer of ground chicken if you want and put the taco seasoning in that as it browns instead of adding to the layers.
Here are two ideas for breakfast. They came from THM so they use their products but for the Gentle Sweet you can use a donk or two (1/32 teaspoon) of Stevia or your favorite sweetener. Use whatever your favorite protein powder is for the Creamy Dreamy. You don't have to soak overnight but it helps absorb flavors better and release phylates.
(How to prepare quinoa: Soak and cook quinoa for the week! Cold water, a little acv overnight. In the morning, pour off water, add fresh water and then pour off again. Do it a few times. Put quinoa in a saucepan and add water to the level of the first knuckle of your third finger above the quinoa. Bring to a boil, let boil for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat and walk away while it gets fluffy. Then store in your fridge.)
Pearl’s Quinoa Breakfast 1 cup cooked quinoa ¾ cup unsweetened cashew milk or favorite plant based milk 2 Tbsp. THM Creamy Dreamy Plant Protein (or other protein powder) 12-13 raisins 1 pinch mineral salt Sprinkle of Gentle Sweet and cinnamon 1 tsp. oven-roasted almond slices
Put cooked quinoa in bowl. Stir protein powder and nut milk together (just in the measuring cup and add to bowl. (You can heat this if you prefer!) Top it with raisins, mineral salt, Gentle Sweet, cinnamon, almond slices
Serene’s Neapolitan Quinoa ¾ - 1 cup cooked quinoa Pinch of mineral salt Pinch of cinnamon 1-2 tsp. Gentle Sweet ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese 1 tsp. Gentle Sweet More cinnamon (optional) Handful fresh blueberries
Spray small frying pan with coconut spray and add quinoa, getting the pan nice and hot, and stirring occasionally. Sprinkle on the salt and cinnamon and add the 1-2 tsp. Gentle Sweet.
Put the hot quinoa in a bowl on one side. On the other side put the cottage cheese and sprinkle 1 tsp. Gentle Sweet on top (and more cinnamon, if desired). Shove the blueberries down the middle. Don’t stir!
1 cup of quinoa has 8-10 grams of protein add a slice of whole wheat toast and a tablespoon or two of peanut or other nut butter and you would have a nice protein-packed breakfast--no matter what time you break your fast.
1. Sunday - The message today was all about helping others however you can, no matter how small! Love the message!
2. We watched the new "Snow White" movie on Disney+. I loved it, and my husband wouldn't admit to liking it, but admitted it was well done!
3. The sky was so gorgeous yesterday. I just enjoyed God's creation while we were walking.
4. It's my choice for Treat Day, and I'm hungry for a Monte Cristo.
5. FSF family and friends! I pray for all of you, your families, your friends in my daily prayers... and thank you for praying for me!
Maintenance is a forever endeavor!
Joan
Posted by Beverly on 7/6/2025, 11:50 pm, in reply to "Five for me..."
I love the message!
Nice treat!
Thank you for your prayers.
I am sorta surprised that
Posted by Delta on 7/6/2025, 11:21 am, in reply to "Five for me..."
you can still walk outside. It is so hot and humid here that I can't breathe the air without chewing it long and hard first to wring the water out, even early in the morning.
I love a good Monte Cristo but the only restaurant here that served good ones closed years ago and I haven't even seen it on a menu anywhere since except somewhere we were traveling had the name on the breakfast menu but when it came out it was an open face style sandwich oof half a doughnut with some strawberry jelly smeared on it, a slice of dried out ham, sprinkled in powdered sugar. Uh, no. Not exactly what I was looking for. Wish I could come eat with you today.
and add to bowl. (You can heat this if you prefer!) Top it with raisins, mineral salt, Gentle Sweet, cinnamon, almond slices