I think I ate too much.
But all in all, it was very successful.
A nice balance of family, friends, every meal imaginable,
parties, & even some dancing!
“SAY, by reason of your remembering Him Whom God shall make manifest and by extolling
His name, God will cause your hearts to be dilated with joy,
and do ye not wish your hearts to be in such a blissful state?” -The Báb
My wild rice stuffing recipe, which I made up in Israel and perfected back home:
1 cup wild rice medley
1/8 cup raisins
1/8 cup dried cranberries
1/8 cup diced dried apricots
a few tablespoons diced onions
1 teaspoon tumeric
2 tablespoons butter
salt & pepper
Cook rice in pot according to directions on package. In a pan, fry the butter, onions, tumeric, and dried fruit. When the rice is done, mix the fruit into the rice. Add salt & pepper to taste. SUPER easy!
What did you do for Thanksgiving? Do you have any strange traditions?
I realized recently that my meals have been consisting of a lot of Thai take-out and Mexican food. While this is delicious, it is not always healthy and I missed cooking. Last night I picked out a few ingredients from my fridge and started cooking. I also created a recipe for gluten-free chocolate chip banana bread, which was delicious, but am still trying to remember what I put in it…
Ingredients
1 steak, thinly cut
1/4 chopped onion
1/2 bunch chopped mustard greens
1 sweet potato, cooked and diced
olive oil
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 clove garlic
Cook the steak as you normally would. I fried it on the stove in olive oil and spices on low heat, then took the steak out and used the same pan to cook the vegetables.
Fry the onions in olive oil, and the spices, then add the sweet potato and cook for 5 minutes. Add mustard greens, cook until they are soft and turn a darker green. Sprinkle lemon juice on top while they are cooking.
I had some feta cheese on the side. It took me maybe 20 minutes to make everything, including preparation. I microwaved the sweet potato in its skin at the very beginning. This dish could probably feed two people, especially if you have a large sweet potato.
A small group of us drove up to Wisconsin a few weeks ago to go apple picking. I spent more time taking photos than picking apples, but I still had a great time.
For Halloween I had a lot of fun dressing up as a classic character, who I identify greatly with…
I felt rather supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Pumpkin, carved by my sister and me.
Poor Milo. I put wings on him for Halloween, and he hated it.
I love autumn. Or these parts of it, anyway. I’m starting to settle into a routine, both in my personal and work life, and gearing up for winter (yikes).