Halloween was ONE test. Passed. Staff/intern Thanksgiving luncheon was test two. Passed. Thanksgiving coming up - test number 3. I can only attack a test ONE AT A TIME. How about you? Actually with family coming in, this whole week is a test. And I am grateful that God knows my heart and will be faithful to help me. I will have plenty of fruit and HCG treats ready to go.
I was so tired yesterday and the thought of cooking was more than I could process. But close to home, I realized I never had time to eat my salad yesterday at work and sent it home with Terry. YEA!!!! I was rescued. I sat and ate that salad and thought, "wow, am I really happy for a salad? I am SO turning the corner." I celebrated the colors, the different textures and the fact that God provided when I was too tired to cook for myself. Thank God for SMALL blessings. Right?
Have any of you tried the Honey Crisp apples? SOOOOO good. I loved the Ambrosia apples this summer, but these yummy treats "take the cake." Also, my nail shop has started providing alcohol if you get your nails or toes done (a small glass of wine free with certain procedures). But for those of us who do not drink, stevia tea. WOW, what a treat! Anthony grew the stevia plants over the summer and dried them, chopped them, and brews them for our tea. It's cool that stevia, which is a natural sweetener, can be brewed as a tea and is pre-sweetened. His wife, Judy (who does my nails) was spouting out all these medicinal properties of the stevia tea - we will see. But, if you see some on the shelf, try it - it's good.
Jennie and I were talking Wednesday about an additional sugar substitute if the xylitol isn't your choice - coconut sugar. She says that Peachtree Natural Health carries it. I would like to try that. I did get in my Whey Low Brown sugar and Powdered sugar ( for diabetics) and I will let you know what I find out after I try them.
Here is a recipe for us to try with our pumpkin pie this holiday season:
You take 1 can of coconut milk and put it in the fridge overnight.
Open the can and the “milk” will be thickened, so you scoop it out, reserve the water (to drink of use elsewhere)
Put in a mixing bowl, add real vanilla extract and a bit of cinnamon
Whip with beater until fluffy.
(I would imagine you could add xylitol if not sweet enough, but it may need nothing.)
I am attaching a pic crust recipe. I have not tried it, but it looks easy. You can take your normal pumpkin pie recipe and substitute xylitol, use this crust and make coconut whipped cream and have an HCG safe dessert. YUM
Choose life (especially this week) and eat to live. (wink wink) PK
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