Author: julesfarm@yahoo.com

A full day yesterday prepping food for the week and loading the food truck. This is me driving the golf cart out to the truck with a load. It was gorgeous outside yesterday. We have a lunch every day this week. I have not had a 5 day work week in a really long time! I did not eat the most balanced of meals yesterday….really just lunch. I had a bag of trail mix and a banana while working, then a pear with Almond Butter when I got home. I did not “exercise”, but we were on our feet prepping and loading the truck from 11:00 to 4:00, then when I got home a little after 4:00, I spent an hour in the back yard pulling grass out of our new Mulch areas, then an hour and a half completing my garage project. I moved a lot of things, swept […]

Whole30 I haven’t blogged much about our Whole30 experience this time around. The first time that we did the Whole30 back in October, we made so many changes in our routine and the foods that we were eating and not eating, that the first 10 days were really overwhelming. The planning, the shopping and the food prep seemed to take up a lot of time, and it was all very different from the way that we had been eating. I learned so many things in those 30 days that have made this time around much easier. Routine: I try to find time each week to meal plan. When nothing sounds good, or I’m not in the mood to look at recipes, I turn to the list I’ve made of “Favorite Meals”. All of the meals on my list are Whole30 compliant, and Mike and I both like them all. Favorite New […]

Saturday, after Yoga, my food truck boss, Sidney, picked me up and we headed down to KC’s West Bottoms for a little fun.   Lots of shopping, live music and some sunshine.   On my “Project” list for one of these years, is to make myself a headboard, something like this. I love this.   For now, I’ll settle with these purchases for the day. You could say it was a Tray Day.   My Oils fit perfectly, exactly what I was hoping for.   Loving this one on my coffee table. I’m working on the larger Wooden tray for my dining room table.   After shopping, we went to lunch at a great little place in KC, called the Westside Local. All fresh, Farm to Market style.   How cute is this place? One large dining area, an outside dining area and just a few tables in this little […]

Hugs for everyone! Guess what I learned how to do last night at Happy Hour? Yes, this is a Bitmoji. You just download the Bitmoji App and make yourself! My friend Becky made me. Although I wasn’t a fan of the hair color at first, I agree, this is me. Great day yesterday. Worked a long lunch at the Food Truck. Happy Hour in the evening with friends. I drank coffee. Now I’m off to Yoga! Guys…..Whole30 is much much easier the second time around, and I feel great! The scale was kind to me this morning. Here are yesterday’s eats….. Breakfast – 12 SP Leftover Taco Meat and Roasted Butternut Squash topped with Soft Boiled Eggs and chopped Avocado. This was crazy good.   Lunch – 4 SP Un-Pictured bites of food while working at the Food Truck. We had a little down time, and we are working on […]

I have been reading Julie’s blog over at Peanut Butter Fingers for a few years now. When I read one of Julie’s post this week, Abstainers vs Moderators, I could totally relate, and think that some of you will too. She wrote her blog based on information from Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project,. Julie discusses Gretchen’s thoughts on the difference between two types of people, Abstainers and Moderators. Most of us will fall into one category. Me? I’m totally an Abstainer, and after reading her post, I know now that I can stop trying to be a moderator. I’m just not one. “There’s no right way or wrong way–it’s just a matter of knowing which strategy works better for you. If moderators try to abstain, they feel trapped and rebellious. If abstainers try to be moderate, they spend a lot of precious energy justifying why they should go ahead and indulge.” […]

I ended up really liking the Chia Pudding on day two. You make it the day before, then refrigerate overnight. The first morning that I ate it, I was surprised at how thick it was, so I put it in the microwave for just a second, and ate it basically at room temperature. On day two, I heated it up in the microwave and ate it warm. Made a HUGE difference. It’s high in points due to the Coconut Milk, and I haven’t done any shopping for Whole30 compliant Almond Milk, but I did like it enough that I will make it again, and play with different “add in” options. Here is how I made this one. Makes Two Servings One Serving = 8 SmartPoints Ingredients 3 T. Chia Seeds 3/4 C. Canned Coconut Milk (I empty the can and mix it well before measuring out 3/4 Cup.) 1 tsp […]

Yesterday….. I tried Chia Pudding, and I’m pondering whether I like it or not. We had a long prep day getting ready for a busy week at the food truck. I took the dogs for a walk in the afternoon. I spent a good 30 minutes picking up sticks in the yard, then another 30 minutes sweeping out the garage, then another 30 minutes throwing things in the garage away that will likely come back to haunt me later. Sometimes, I just start throwing crap away. You guys, it just feels good. Mike came home from work and dismantled my Food Processor that went caput the other night. The guy can fix anything! Well, apparently, I burnt out the motor. WHAT?? I had noticed the last few times that I put my frozen banana’s in there, it sounded like I was working it a little hard. Oops. Time for a bigger and […]

I’m not sure if it’s my taste buds or if I’m just sucking in the kitchen, but the last two dinners have not tasted great to me at all. I heated up my mushy spaghetti squash leftovers for lunch yesterday, and they were edible, I suppose. I hate to throw away food and I wasn’t about to throw away an entire Spaghetti Squash, or any portion of my Roasted Chicken! And…..it was a really low point and Whole30 compliant meal! Just wait until you see my lunch picture! Weak stomach? Just skip over it. Last nights dinner wasn’t all that great either. I’m certain that it’s because after looking at the bottle of Oyster Sauce that I bought for the recipe, I realized it had all sorts of Whole30 “no no’s” in it, so I left that out of the recipe. Oh, and….the recipe called for chicken breast, and I used […]

When it snow’s on Easter, you layer. No Spring dress or sandals yesterday. Leggings and boots, a sweater with another sweater, and one more layer on top of this to shed the snowflakes!   Since we now celebrate Easter with our kids and grandkids on Palm Sunday, yesterday we came home after church and vegged. I made lunch, then I traded my sweater for a sweatshirt,  my boots for fuzzy socks, and curled up to read my book with a cup of coffee and some strawberries.   After a long afternoon of reading, I roasted a Spaghetti Squash, threw a few things in the skillet with plans to add the cooked squash to it, and I roasted the other Chicken that I had in the fridge.       I made Mike some Trail Mix for the week for his Afternoon Meal. That dude gets hungry around 4:00 pm too ya know. […]

Saturday started off with a quick cup of coffee, then Yoga at 8:00 am! I tweaked my back a few weeks ago, so I’ve just been walking if I’ve done anything at all. It felt so good to get back to a Yoga Class. After Yoga, I met Mke for a little car shopping. Who knows if it will happen or not, but he’s talked for years about getting a “Sunday Afternoon” car. I grew up in a car family. We always had a classic car/old car/antique of some sort and we always belonged to car clubs. I would love to see Mike buy a car so we could make that a part of our weekends. We’ll see what happens. I think now that he actually went to look at one, he’s a little more eager to find just the right car. The shopping part is fun! The guy that […]