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August 18, 2007
Eggplant White Pizzas With Farmers' Market Zucchinis
I am not making this up. MR woke up in the middle of the night yelling, "Zucchini! Zucchini!"
"I'm right here, sweetie," I said reassuringly. He went back to sleep.
I guess that stuffed zucchini really made an impression.
Tonight I'm making white eggplant pizzas with more of the fresh farmers' market zucchini and the very interesting eggplant that he adored last night when I cooked it up.
Farmers' Market Heirloom eggplant, cut into big disks and pre-steamed
Quorn tenders
Farmers' Market zucchini (yellow, shaped like hats)
Fat free mozzarella
Olives
Capers
Olive oil and flax oil
Basil, oregano, garlic
You get the idea.
We had a much needed relaxing day. I did the grocery shop, went to the gym, we had our fancy weekend breakfast with big veggie eggwhite omlettes and Big Train low carb pancakes. Got to spend some time together, took a big long nap. Really nice, great for stress reduction.
Thanks to all for your stress reduction tips! I have indeed done guided imagery before, and I should do it again. I can even run through various scenes myself.
Recently I've started doing a little bit of a cross between Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and meditation with a mantra. My mantra is: "My thoughts control my feelings." It's great for fighting off an anxiety attack, which is exactly what I was having in the middle of the night most of the week as work went TOTALLY INSANE. Have I mentioned that my job is really, really stressful?
Tomorrow my mom is preaching at a church in town, so I'm going to church with her and then we'll probably go to lunch and perhaps even do some shoe shopping. My black shoes look like they've been through a safari.
Posted by april at August 18, 2007 4:02 PM
Comments
Hilarious! Small story: when MR still lived at home, he used to do a lot of yoga & meditation with chanting upstairs in his bedroom. We couldn't hear the chants clearly, but one sounded for all the world like "Oh, mah, Reee Tah" and we would giggle, wondering who Rita was.
Try DSW for shoes. They carry pretty decent quality shoes at reasonable prices. There was a program on the box last night and one shoe expert said that when you walk in 3" heels, each time you step, three times your weight is put onto the ball of your foot. No wonder our feet hurt! Apparently, Cole Hahn has recently developed some wonderful high heels that are so beautifully designed and manufactured that they are actually comfortable. Unfortunately, you have to be semi-wealthy to afford them. Sigh...... JD :-)
Posted by: Judith at August 18, 2007 4:31 PM
Oooooh! I did a little research and the "Cole Hahn with Air Nike Technology" line of heels is actually not that expensive! Can you imagine: high heeled shoes that are actually comfortable? Wow!
Posted by: Judith at August 19, 2007 8:02 AM