Thursday began at 5:00am, but not on purpose. I tried to
sleep until my alarm but my right hip and left shoulder had other ideas. After
catching up on the news, via BBC World Service, and with no sign of getting
sleepy again, I made some tea. Since I was up, with time to kill, I decided to
prepare dinner. I may be flat out exhausted when I get home but at least I
won’t have to cook.
Today is also Shrove Tuesday, though perhaps more famous as
Pancake Day, Paczki Day, and Mardi Gras. I attended a catholic grade school,
and remember our teachers serving the whole school pancakes the day before
lent. My Lenten fast may have gone out the window with the rest of my faith,
but I do remember Shrove Tuesday as a fun day, that as kids we looked forward
to. In honor of that memory, I made pancakes for the family which sufficed as
both breakfast and lunch.
I am looking forward to dinner. A Sweet Potato and Lentil
Stew with the full body of tomatoes spiced with curry powder and garam masala.
Meanwhile, I’ve been busy writing up my recipes from last weekend and planning
my next adventure with bread, by which I mean, I bought a traditional fluted
brioche mold.
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Dinner last night was delicious, and good thing too because
I have four quarts of it in the freezer!
I managed to drag my tired self to the gym last night with
the intention of doing cardio and a little weight lifting, nothing too
strenuous. I felt pretty good when I was done, but I could tell my muscles were
fatigued. Today, is another story: I am currently wearing a cap because washing
and combing my hair seemed like too painful a task.
Sore as I am, I am also feeling good about finally ripping
off the bandage and going. It will, at least theoretically, be easier to go
next time. Like all things, I have this idea that I must do a full-on workout
every time to make it worth the effort of leaving the house. I need to learn
that anything I can do will be beneficial.
Fitness is part of the “fuck it, I’m going to make bread,”
plan. At 45 I know I am not old, but I do need to condition my body to be as
fit and strong as possible. Otherwise I’ll be signing up for a livelihood of
long hours and near chronic pain.
I’ve written up four recipes in the past day or so and will
post those as soon as I’ve had the opportunity to put a fresh pair of eyes on
them.
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