I had a request this week for a blog update so let's see what I can come up with! :-) The 2nd quarter of nursing school is now behind me and for the first time since I was 13, I'm enjoying a summer of doing nothing but connecting with friends, cooking, baking, walking, catching up on cleaning, reading, hiking and the occasional sleep-in! A day with no agenda is exactly what I love -- so far. That is, of course, subject to change when the summer drags on and I have nothing to do! HA!!
Starting in April, Kent and I have been trying to get out and move a bit. And for extra motivation my class is doing a "Biggest Loser" style competition this summer. It's really helping to motivate me to eat healthy and keep moving. I suppose that clinicals in Long Term Care settings had something to do with motivating me, too! The devastation that stroke and diabetes can have is pretty profound and both are often the result of poor eating and exercise habits. So far his weight loss efforts far outshine mine, but I'm not giving up! We've also been hiking almost every weekend. We've found some great sites!
Tonight I made a quiche with all sorts of fresh veggies. I had about 1/4 red pepper, 4 green onions, a handful of fresh spinach sliced thin, garlic and some finely diced ham. Because I'm trying to cut out some calories, I used only 3 whole eggs and 2 eggs worth of substitute. It was also crustless. I added a tablespoon or so of Parmesan cheese, a bit of reduced fat Feta, reduced fat cheddar and it was perfect! I did add some cherry tomatoes to my portion! All of this was based on the crustless recipe found here. Kent suggested I could have added potatoes and that had us looking for a hashbrown crusted quiche, so I will try something based on this recipe next!
So, I think that's a fairly decent catch-up for ya. Stop by again soon and I'll see what else I've tried in the kitchen and I'll share it with you here!
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