Thank you, Amy!
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
'Hell Bound'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2013: That Was the Year That Was
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Thanksgivukkahmas, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Out you go, 2013!
Anne W. - Feb 20, 2014 1:55:47 pm PST #727 of 774
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ginger - Feb 20, 2014 2:21:24 pm PST #728 of 774
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I hit the Spartacus/Buffista jackpot yesterday with three.
javachik - Feb 20, 2014 3:04:03 pm PST #729 of 774
Our wings are not tired.
Anne, though you are in St. Louis, you are never far from my heart!!
Anne W. - Feb 20, 2014 3:11:22 pm PST #730 of 774
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Aw, thank you! I do hope to get back out to the West Coast for a visit one of these years.
Liese S. - Feb 20, 2014 3:18:44 pm PST #731 of 774
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I need to see you when I swing through one of these times, Anne. I drive through STL about two or three times a year. Admittedly I do a lot of cursing about your traffic and construction on my way through, but still!
Anne W. - Feb 20, 2014 4:35:29 pm PST #732 of 774
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Yeah, the roads around here can be not great. Anyhow, I'd love to see you if you have time when passing through! I've also got a guest room if you want to make it an overnight.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 1:05:34 pm PST #733 of 774
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Since this was the original smoothie thread, here I am to say I'm still having them, a month later. Not every day, but several days, usually after I go to the gym. I've probably gotten more veggies in the past month, just by virtue of cramming spinach in a smoothie, than I had in the previous 3 months, and that is sadly not an exaggeration. (Well, I'm also digging roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, too. So veggies are creeping into my diet in more than just smoothies.)
But seriously, I'm liking these smoothies. So tasty. And coconut oil has become my new thing.
meara - Feb 21, 2014 1:14:54 pm PST #734 of 774
Steph, are you using a regular blender, or some sort of special one, or what? How does that handle spinach?
beekaytee - Feb 21, 2014 1:40:58 pm PST #735 of 774
Compassionately intolerant
Steph is me!
Since my friend gave me a Vitamix, I am a blending fool.
AND, I'm a veggie hipster with the roasted brussels sprouts and cauliflower.
Today I found a recipe for 'buffalo' cauliflower 'wings'. Gotta give that one a try, but it's more work than the yummy roasted recipe, so laziness might prevail.
I mentioned in another thread the massive deal on coconut oil I found at Costco. Man. I feel so fortunate!
All this, and eliminating grains has led to me dropping 18lbs since December. I'm finally getting back to my normal weight, which is quite heavy for 5 foot nothing, but it's where I am comfortable. I'm just relieved to be letting go of the grief weight. Phew.
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 2:20:13 pm PST #736 of 774
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Steph, are you using a regular blender, or some sort of special one, or what? How does that handle spinach?
I just use a regular $50 Oster from Target. The smoothie website Jilli linked to upthread mentioned that the best way to deal with greens in a non-Vitamix blender is to blend just the greens and the liquid first, until the greens are pulverized. Then add in the fruit and any other stuff. That works fantastically for me.