Know what's novel? Schools being closed because ... it's freakin' cold outside. Nothing else. Just realllllllly cold. :}
In other novelty news, we spent the day off from school getting all productive in the kitchen with my new ... drumroll please ...... juicer!
Bought it used last night for $20 and whipped up some apple-carrot juice within minutes of getting it home. Then this morning, Anna and I made more apple-carrot juice, but this time we added strawberries we picked back in May. It was delicious. And it was made even more delicious for my girl when she used her portion of the juice in her slushie maker cup, which is relatively new to her (bought with birthday money) so we will count that in the novelty category, too!
Also novel, and also in the kitchen gadget category with the juicer and slushie cup, but not yet broken in because I am still a little unsure of how to proceed, is my new veggie spiralizer. I have friends who are turning out to be very good influences on me ... or I would have never cared about using veggies in place of noodles. Ever.
Here's hoping Novel turns to Normal round these parts. More fruits and veggies would be so good for us!
ha! GOOD FOR YOU!! I am trying to get my family to be brown rice eaters....it is SO hard to change them....they act like it's torture! Small steps for me....but looks like leaps and bounds for you!!! ha!
ReplyDeleteWe have been brown rice eaters for years! And whole wheat noodles, too. :}
ReplyDeleteha! IF I made Lee switch to whole wheat noodles, I can just imagine him putting his foot down....he already chews the brown rice like a cow ( dramatization on purpose), but he eats it....I have started the road to healthier eating, but my family will require majorly small steps in that direction, ha!
ReplyDeleteEven a few days ago, they were begging me to make white rice again. Plllllleassse!!! I said, nope...get used to brown. "It looks dirty and it has a crunch...*groans*" haha! Oh well.
WHAT?!? Brown rice and whole wheat noodles?!? You're WAY crunchier than you give yourself credit for. Shannon would never go for that... I've tried.
ReplyDeleteSo fun that you have a juicer. If and when we end up back in the States that's a purchase I'd like to make.
p.s. I'm loving all your posts this month! You're on a roll.
If and when you move back to the states, let me buy you a juicer as your homecoming/housewarming gift!!
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