Biking and bouncing...

I rode for about 7-8 miles on my bike yesterday and it felt good. I have had a lot of company, which is a GOOD thing, this summer, but didn't bike as much as I said I would. I will get back at it. I also was given a trampoline and was amazed at what I learned about the benefits of jumping on a trampoline. WOW! Rebounding...that is what I am learning about. I hear it is wonderful for your insides...so I will be bouncing as well as biking...hopefully I will not bounce off the darn thing and crack my head open...I know, that's disgusting...but I recall Poor Dr. Atkins giving his life to his life's work of low to no carb eating and then he fell to his death after slipping on ice...hey, we are going to go one way or another so if it is by bouncing on a trampoline...SO BE IT!

*ELizabeth, Jess, and Casey showing me how it's done...bouncing and having fun!

Have fun...that's all we have sometimes...can't eat this can't eat that, but we can ALWAYS have fun. HUGS

GF EF CF Corncakes

I googled corn pancakes and came across a recipe on dlife.com...diabetic recipes. It just so happens hubby is diabetic so I thought BINGO...this could be good...I adapted it, of course, and the results were wonderful; a kind of corncake that I can eat at all times whether for breakfast or used to make a sandwich or with dinner. It reminds me of cornbread which makes sense since it is made out of cornmeal...duh! I amaze myself with my brilliance at times...LOL...corncakes corncakes YEAH YEAH YEAH!

adapted from Diabetic Recipes/Cornmeal Pancakes

Mix well
2 cups cornmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar

Add
2 TBs. oil
1 3/4 cups boiling water
Mix well

Add
1 cup almond milk (you can use whatever milk you are in to)
Mix well

Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto preheated oiled griddle. Flip when bubbles form and bottom is brown... I eat them plain since I don't do sugary things anymore or fruity things or...well, you get it...and they are delish just the way they are...hubby puts butter on his and loves them too. He had a brainstorm and put a fried egg on one and looked like he'd died and gone to heaven...cute, very cute.

Jenny O!

I had a Jenny O natural turkey burger for lunch and it was delish! The ingredients state "turkey and flavorings" so I am psyched! Until I learn those flavorings are not for me I will be having a lot more of these burgers. I just grilled it on my on the top of the stove cast iron griddle for four minutes on a side, right from the freezer. How easy is that? I out it in a corn tortilla wrap with a little mustard and lettuce and oh baby...it was yummy!

High humidity today so I imagine I will be having some RICE DREAM with pecans later...yes, I still LOVE IT! I already brewed some decaf green tea so I should be all set...off to watch THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS...my one and only soap...LOVE IT!


PS this just in...I got an e-mail from Jenny O and the flavoring is ROSEMARY...yeah!

Italian sausage and shrimp pasta

I grilled some Italian sausage (then cut into small pieces) and cooked a spaghetti squash, thawed some cooked shrimp, boiled some corn pasta and put it all together in a bowl. Then I sauteed zuccini, broccoli, celery, onion and garlic in a pan in oil. I did add a pat of butter but it was probably not needed. I added cracked pepper. I mixed everything together, covered it and baked for about 30-40 min. in a 350 deg. oven. The flavors were delish.

BTW I think all the almond milk is making my nails grow faster and stronger...yowza! I actually HAVE to file them down...nice!

Read THE ALMOST MOON by Alice Sebold...I had already read LUCKY and THE LOVELY BONES by her and this one has a dark theme as well...with her brilliant ability to find humor in the dark.

Kenny's Castaways at 8 tonite

My son Patrick is playing an acoustic show at 8 at Kenny's Castaways in Greenwich Village tonite...my son Ben will be there too...if you are in the city and looking for a good time stop in at Kenny's Castaways. Thanks!

It is surviving...

I have never been much of an outdoor person, but with seven acres of land hubby thought it might be nice to try a garden...so we did/are...and wow...it is fun to see how the seeds he planted in little boxes in the house are now in the outback and green and growing...squash and tomatoes. I won't be eating the tomatoes but will eat a lot of squash. Our plan was to sell the produce and it looks like we might be able to do that this summer. Organically grown...I know that because we have done nothing to them...and they are alive and thriving...yahoo!

New book started...

I started writing my seventh novel. YEAH for ME! Sometimes all you have to do is look out your window for inspiration and that is what jumpstarted this one...I looked out the window and saw something that bothered me and wouldn't let go of it so I am spinning what bothers me into a fictional tale. That's the long and short of it for any of you who thought it was more complicated than that, it isn't.

Now, I am breaking my neck to look out the window and may have to shut the window and draw the curtains closed so I can concentrate...I hate when I am not working on a book, so you might say I am feeling good...

Nothing new to report on the food front today...just a sittin' by my window tapping away at the keyboard...