Wineover

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Thank goodness for the weekend.  A little sluggish again this morning - I think I had about 3 glasses of wine last night and it got to me a bit.

Extra quiet out there this morning.  Didn't see any joggers or walkers, just a handful of cars.  40 degrees, perfect for walking.  Too bad that today is the end of it, it's going to get much colder and snowier for the next week or so.

Breakfast:  2 eggs fried in a bit of real lard, 4 strips CF hickory smoked garlic pepper bacon, 3 leftover oatcakes, a little coffee

I don't know if I can produce eggs better than this.  Just absolutely PERFECT.

Delicious.  I don't know why I even bother brewing the coffee.  I have a little when I wake up and by the time I come back to it the heat has switched off and it's lukewarm at best.  I dislike coffee at any temperature short of scalding hot.

Lunch:  A few slices of Meijer lower sodium deli turkey, 1 slice 2% cheddar, jalapeno mustard and some stovetop grilled onions.

Grilled onions are so good.

I had to test out the onions (part of this morning's cooking) and was ready for some food so there you go.  Turkey was on sale yesterday so I'll be having this a couple times.  The only problem is that there isn't a lot of fat, thankfully I'll have regular cheese again shortly.

Lunch (part 2):  Bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup.  I went back and topped it off after taking the picture...

Fresh out of the pot...

This batch is not quite as good as the last one.  A little more time on the stove probably would not have hurt and I really do need to make some beef stock so that it's beefier (I just use water).  Still very very good.]

Snack:  A couple of ounces of Meijer peanuts.  They're gone now.

Dinner:  Pork loin, marinated in buttermilk & spices.  Spicy pinto beans.

Pork.  And beans.  Yes.

This was pretty good.  The pork was super juicy but needed more aggressive seasoning.  Thankfully the beans had some kick.  A solid pairing.

Also:  32 oz Miller Lite

Exercise:  Usual morning walk.  3 miles (3.35 pedometer) in 1 hour 3 minutes.  Pace felt pretty slow this morning.  I've been pretty lucky thus far as far as injuries (none) and general aches and pains (few) but my right knee is beginning to complain a little.  Just soreness, but I have to watch it.  It's possible I may need to take a day or two off even though I certainly don't want to do so.  I'm quite obsessed with the walking.

Also:  Bonus exercise!  No snow on the ground and it got up into the low 40s, so 9 holes of golf, walking.  If I'd figured out that it was nice out there an hour earlier I could have easily gone 18.

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