I refuse to acknowledge anything as a New Year’s Resolution. Doing so is the fastest way I know to guarantee it will fail. I am starting a couple of projects, for fun. The first is exercise-related, making the most of the snazzy mini-gym we put in the basement.
The second is a desire to make every single recipe in one of the new Lindsay Nixon cookbooks I bought. Happy Herbivore Abroad: A Travelogue and over 135 Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes From Around the World. I chose this one because it was the first one downloaded on the Kindle.
Now, I can’t claim to be vegan any longer, but getting as close to plant-based, whole-food is where I want to be. I’ll start with some of the side dishes. The Mediterranean Chard looks good, and I happen to have chard, olives, and capers on hand. That will add to the smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry that’s planned for dinner today.
So in my post-holiday existence, I don’t know what possessed me to agree to a fasting blood test on Jan 2nd! I mean, the peanut brittle was barely gone, and there was still coconut eggnog in the fridge. But there you have it. Now I’ll have to persuade my doctor to re-test me in 30 days, because my closer-to-vegan diet and mini-gym use will make a drastic difference. We’ll see.
Stay tuned for Mediterranean Chard!