WHAT THE ****

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Seriously, WHAT THE ***.  I woke up this morning at THREE THIRTY and could not get back to sleep.  I tried for almost an hour, then I got up.

I don't get it.  I never, ever, ever get up early if I do not need to do so.  The only time I wake up in the night is due to leg cramps (and I always go back to sleep) or needing to hit the bathroom (ditto).

This is very confusing.

On the plus side, I got a ton of stuff done already and it's only 10:30 -- I cleaned some carpets, made lasagna, did some shopping and have a pot of stew nearly done.  Maybe the early bird really does get that worm.

Pre-breakfast:  Pumpkin bread with butter, coffee

One of my favorite baked goods.  No, I did not eat the whole thing.

I got a mini-loaf at the farmer's market yesterday (along with a ton of other good stuff).  I ate a decent chunk of it with some coffee, decided I wasn't quite ready to fix breakfast yet.

Breakfast:  2 eggs fried in a bit of butter, 4 strips bacon with pepper, coffee

Egg picture #3512

Cooking the eggs at a lower temperature really does produce better results.  These were a solid over medium.  Peppering the bacon is also a solid move.

Lunch:  A bowl of lamb stew, more pumpkin bread with butter

Hot stew -> blurry picture...

I just used my basic beef stew recipe (carrots, celery, potato, onion, parsley, seasoning) and subbed lamb for the beef.  Quite good, though I do wonder if the lamb might benefit from a longer, slower cook.  It was a bit on the chewy side.  Let's call it 8/10.

Snack:  2 oz CF cajun beef jerky, bloody mary

Dinner:  Lasagna with garlic toast, green beans with cheddar cheese

Snack:  Chips and onion dip

Exercise:  18 holes with cart, usual weekend stuff