I've not done one in a while so I think it's time!
- I'm thankful Rick and I have made it 13 years together, and I'm thankful for him. We had a nice evening out to celebrate. I'm thankful for my friend Trish watching the kids so we could get out.
- I'm thankful my hormone symptoms are dissipating. They are not going away completely but when they come, they are not as severe as they were closer to post surgery. I am praying this means my body is slowly getting back on track. Easter Sunday was difficult and I began to have heart flutters during church so I had to go out for most of the sermon, but it's still not as bad as it has been. I mostly went out from fear of not knowing if it's going to get worse. That really is the problem right now, being that when the symptoms hit, even though they are not as bad, I have to really fight off fear of them getting worse like they have before. My prayer is that I would learn what God has for me through all of it.
- I'm thankful the kids have been home the past two weeks. Though the house is a bit more messy, we have had some fun times. I'm thankful we got to go hiking to a beautiful waterfall together and just be home together.
- I'm thankful I got to spend one of those days shopping with Princess all day. I was really not sure how it would go. Some days with tweens are just tough and I was not sure the clothing choices would go well if we disagreed. We ended up having a lovely day out together and even a little Carl's Jr. lunch. Though we were tired as could be, it was good day.
- I'm thankful for sunshine again. I know it will be triple digits before too long so I'm really trying to soak in the beauty of the warm days.
That's what is coming to mind for today.
Help me out!
I am doing somewhat of an experiment for our family. I'm having to really try to eat better with these new health issues so I've decided to try to pretty much eat from Trader Joe's. There are some things I just cannot afford there but I'm also trying to milk out the budget with legumes instead of meat all the time. They have grass fed beef there we are slowly trying but it's SO expensive! We are trying to eliminate extra hormones that may be seeping into our diet from meat and dairy.
So, I've been checking out the Trader Joe's site as well as the Cooking With Trader Joe's site but I was wondering if any of you had a few or even one good recipe that is composed of TJ's stuff.
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Can't help you with the Trader Joe's thing ~ I don't think we have them at all in Canada. Certainly not in my province.
So glad your symptoms are disappearing. I totally understand your brain having a tendency to make things worse ~ that's the way my blood pressure used to work, too. I hope things will get back to normal for you real soon.
We really like the frozen edamame in the pods. They're fun for the kids to eat and they cook really fast. Great side dish with lots of protein.
The jarred sauces (masala or spinach masala) are pretty yummy, but a bit more expensive. You can add beans and legumes to them instead of meat. Pita bread or naan goes really well with those.
We love the parpardelli noodles.
Hope you can find some great meals for your family!
Oooh I'm so envious of you having Trader Joes to shop at! We have nothing but local grocery stores (think big Witcosky's) and Walmart/Target superstores. When we were in Arizona and Texas we had more shopping options for "natural" and "organic" resources. I didn't look for as many new recipes as I took our old favorites and changed out the ingredients. Spend some time in TJs and shop for a variety of low priced groceries, and then hit a website like allrecipes.com that let you find recipes based on ingredients you have on hand.
Glad you are feeling better!!
Did you know Trader Joe's has their own cookbook? Every single ingredient needed for the recipes can be found right there in that store. I received the recipe book as a christmas gift and i love it!
I am actually just getting ready to make their chicken tortilla soup...so delicious and ridiculously easy. :)
Kriten, I did not know that. I'll have to check it out.
Karen, I hope you get one soon. (you too LL!)
Erin, we do the frozen edamame as well. Not all my kids like them though.
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