Lin - I''m with you on the olives. Feta, garlic, extremely yummy! You are right about the enchiladas, I think the flavor gets better with a little time. Some things are better as leftovers!
I'll have to try the green sauce sometime, it sounds good! Everyone is so used to red, I'll pull the green on them sometime! (I make dinner every Sunday evening, W's parents come over. I try to be at least a little interesting.) We've got (on my side) history of cholesterol and diabetes, so I try to keep on the healthier side, stuff with veggies is good. (Not so much the cheese enchiladas, but, well, some things can't be helped!)
Yes, the feelings are scary. I honestly believe the only way to understand what they mean is to feel them. Not cover them up out of fear or despair or hope or anything else similar. And I don't know about the time line things.
As we all know, I was not so successful at "saving" my marriage, and have been more than successful at other things. :-)))
Your situation, to me at least, sounds fairly similar to Tom's. He would have to say for sure, though.
It's possible it's too early for you to feel comfortable with your feelings. And you wanna know a secret??? That's okay too.
Thanks J. What you say makes sense, though I don't really know how to 'do' that. I think I've probably had those feelings for a while, but was covering them up, even from myself. So maybe this is a good thing.
You might not have saved your marriage, but it looks like you saved yourself. I'll need to remember that that is important, too, maybe moreso.
Can you tell me where the heck the anklet is? I'm getting things cleaned up, but you would have though it would be in the top layer. And the box is bright red, different than most of my rubble! I thought maybe I put in under the tree, but the evidence suggests otherwise. I think this is a sign.
I use Daisy Lite Sour Cream...and I use the reduced fat cheese...still tastes great and is reduced in fat, cholesterol, and calories...I have to watch that stuff too as H has all those health issues...I reduced my cholesterol from 267 to 149 on my own...and I still ate my enchiladas... The green sauce is a healthy one because it is all vegie...and the sour cream is minimal!
hmmmm....Cooking with Lin and Jeff sounds like a good title for a Food TV Network show huh?
Wow, Lin, great job on the cholesterol! I'm impressed. Mine was under 200 with Lipitor, but the doc didn't like my latest liver number, so we are doing an experiment to see if that's the problem. So I really need to pay more attention to diet. Maybe I'll eat at your house. Though your H might not understand that.
We don't have cable or satellite (gasp! but really, it means the TV isn't on all the time), so I don't see a lot of food network, but I think it's fun when I do. I think a show with real people cooking for real families would be pretty neat. Where time, budget, health, kids, and all the real life stuff come into play. Hey, it would be fun!
flax seed...I eat in cereal, smoothies, yogurt, I even add it to my biscuits and cookies!...I believe the more fiber and the more flax with the omega acids is what did it for me... I need to have mine checked again...I have fluctuated from 149-189 the past few years...
Okay so now H has taken an interest in sushi making...well, lets just say I am feeling pretty happy today...no work and someone keeps bringing me fresh made sushi to try!...I have to admit that he is doing a great job with it...we even have the wasabi and ginger!
Yep...a REAL cooking show with the persective of a man and a woman...with time, budget, health, and kids being considered would make for an interesting show...I mean they have the singles cooking for their little parties...the woman who uses a stick of butter in everything she makes along with heavy cream...then there is a prison queen...so why not a single dad and a mom who has always loved to cook (and a national contest winner a few times over along with county fair winnings for recipes and cooking)...
I think I've probably had those feelings for a while, but was covering them up, even from myself. So maybe this is a good thing.
It's certainly a step in the right direction of understanding yourself, your thoughts for the future, your perspective of the past, your goals and aspirations.
jeeeepers, I'm being very philosophical today, aren't I?
What always gets me is how easy they make it look. Well, yeah, its easy if the veggies are already chopped, somebody is cleaning up behind you, the cupboard is always full, the kids friends aren't surprise drop-ins, etc., etc. It's a different world, when you have to take the shortcuts, open a can because it's 'good enough', and you only have half the time you need to do it, because there's homework to do. That would be fun. Hey, if they'll pay me enough, I'm in! Sounds like you know what you are doing, I'll go along for the ride!
Wow have I learned a lot already! I've learned Jeff and Lin and i are all close to the same age, have cholesterol problems, and I am not the only one in America that does not have cable/dish/satellite network. Jeff, does that mean you have dial up internet too?
My cholesterol is just borderline, and I am pretty sure that diet and exercise would drop it nicely.
