Not By Alice Alone

Well, I suppose one COULD live by eating just from TAOSF, but I'm also now working from another new (to me) cookbook: "Healthy Eating: Use the Glycemic Index for Optimal Health." Now THAT'S a title that should send any normal person running in the opposite direction! But the great color photos sucked me in. That, and the fact that I knew this would be a lot of protein and veggie dishes. Plus, these recipes are pretty easy and quick to make for dinner. Seriously, as I thumbed through the book I just wanted to cook and eat everything! It's my kind of food. Alice would approve, I'm sure.

I started tonight with Vietnamese Beef Soup. Had to make a couple substitutions, thus yielding Atascadero-Vietnamese Beef Soup, but we got the basic idea. I don't think I've ever cooked with rice noodles before. It was just delicious! Tasty. Loaded with veggies. A little beef.

My Big Accomplishment for the day was to hang Tibetan prayer flags outside above the garage door. Last fall we hung them between 2 oak trees, but one tree lost a major branch in a storm, thus bringing down the flags. I decided to wait until the winter storms were over before trying again. The project moved ahead nicely, except for the huge bee swarm that came up the draw and past the house in the middle of things. First I heard them. Then I saw them. Then I got into the house, closing the garage door behind me, as fast as I've ever moved before in my entire life. Didn't want to get in their way....

Such is my life these days. Boring, but low-stress. One out of 2 isn't that bad. At least I'm not getting into trouble and not pissing anyone off.