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Not hibernating for the winter, honest!
Feb. 7th, 2008 01:34 pmI'm not sure why it is... but whenever I add new things to my life, it sort of blows my existing routine out of the water and it always takes a bit for me to find my equilibrium again. So, I recently started some new projects and, as a result, it feels like I've gotten almost nothing else done for the past few weeks. If I owe you a reply for something, don't be too shocked to hear from me as I move through my email backlog.
In other news, I finally decided to give Weight Watchers a try. I kept putting it off because, really, it's not something I haven't been able to do before on my own... before the car accident, I was down 30 pounds and still losing, but the accident and the subsequent injury recovery pretty much blew it all out of the water (not being able to exercise and, for a few months, not being able to even prepare my own food, really made it difficult). Don't worry, I won't be talking about it a whole lot here... or if I do, I'll probably put it on a filter of people I don't think will get annoyed by it. :-) On the whole, though, I'm quite pleased with how Weight Watchers Online works... the best part being that I can still *cook* (rather than just throwing ingredients together or eating pre-prepared food) and experiment.
All of that was mostly to explain how I found this absolutely divine recipe I wanted to share... I snagged it off the Australian Weight Watchers Online website (I've been haunting both that site and the UK one, gleaning them for recipe ideas). It's not something that's "good, for diet food." It's just flat-out good food.
( Feta-Stuffed Lamb Burgers with Mint Yogurt Sauce )
The only downside is that these are so yummy, you'll want to eat more than one, even if you're full. As a result, I had one for dinner last night and another for breakfast this morning. And if I don't talk myself out of it, I'll likely have the last one for lunch. :-p
With the way the original recipe was written, I hadn't noticed it needed fresh oregano until I was home and in the middle of making it. I was trying to decide if I should just add some dried when it suddenly occurred to me... we have three herbs growing in the front yard: rosemary, thyme... and that third one I can never remember. So, I slipped out into the cold rain and, sure enough, oregano!! I can't believe how well those three plants have done out there. I planted them on a whim several years ago and they've just flourished... even during the winter.
In other news, I finally decided to give Weight Watchers a try. I kept putting it off because, really, it's not something I haven't been able to do before on my own... before the car accident, I was down 30 pounds and still losing, but the accident and the subsequent injury recovery pretty much blew it all out of the water (not being able to exercise and, for a few months, not being able to even prepare my own food, really made it difficult). Don't worry, I won't be talking about it a whole lot here... or if I do, I'll probably put it on a filter of people I don't think will get annoyed by it. :-) On the whole, though, I'm quite pleased with how Weight Watchers Online works... the best part being that I can still *cook* (rather than just throwing ingredients together or eating pre-prepared food) and experiment.
All of that was mostly to explain how I found this absolutely divine recipe I wanted to share... I snagged it off the Australian Weight Watchers Online website (I've been haunting both that site and the UK one, gleaning them for recipe ideas). It's not something that's "good, for diet food." It's just flat-out good food.
( Feta-Stuffed Lamb Burgers with Mint Yogurt Sauce )
The only downside is that these are so yummy, you'll want to eat more than one, even if you're full. As a result, I had one for dinner last night and another for breakfast this morning. And if I don't talk myself out of it, I'll likely have the last one for lunch. :-p
With the way the original recipe was written, I hadn't noticed it needed fresh oregano until I was home and in the middle of making it. I was trying to decide if I should just add some dried when it suddenly occurred to me... we have three herbs growing in the front yard: rosemary, thyme... and that third one I can never remember. So, I slipped out into the cold rain and, sure enough, oregano!! I can't believe how well those three plants have done out there. I planted them on a whim several years ago and they've just flourished... even during the winter.
