I had to go to the doctor today, for a variety of reasons, most of which are female-related (I won't get into the details, and spare my co-ed audience the discomfort). Of course, when you go to the doctor, two things happen, like clockwork. You get weighed, and they take your blood pressure. I was just at the doctor three weeks ago. Since that visit, I've lost 7 pounds, and lowered my blood pressure, which my doctor described as now "perfect." The only change in my life has been the transition to Paleo. So, I'm sticking to it.
It rained all day today, so when I got home from the good doctor's this afternoon, I found ways to amuse myself inside. And what do I do to amuse myself inside on a rainy day? Well I cook and take foodie photos, of course!
I cooked a really fantastic soup today, and I am thrilled with the results. The endeavors to making it, however were rather amusing, and I wish I had time to photograph my smoking, flaming blender when it went up with a *poof.* Yes. My blender, which my mother had given me for my first apartment nearly 8 years ago, which was given to her as a wedding present in 1980 finally died. That blender lasted almost 34 years. And as I was pureeing my squash and sweet potatoes for my soup, it made a god-awful noise, and went up in quick puff of smoke. I had the foresight to grab the carafe and save the puree, before I pulled the plug out of the wall, and threw the blender in the sink. Then I laughed hysterically, like I'd lost my mind. I think with the stress I've been under lately with my grandmother being so ill, and me battling my own health issues, and work being a zoo, the blender being on fire was that pinnacle moment in the chaos, and I lost my mind to giggling hysteria for about five minutes. Then I put on some chapstick, fixed myself a coffee, and pulled myself together. There was work to do!
The recipe I followed for my delicious cooking endeavor of the day was one that had been shared to me on Facebook by a friend who has a person in their life on the Paleo diet. She said it was to die for. That was enough of a rave review for me to give it a whirl. The recipe is from Danielle Walker's blog, and really was the perfect evening meal for my rainy night in. I made Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Soup, and it was divine. While plugging along, I snapped photos along the way...
Here are a majority of the ingredients for my soup: butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, baby spinach, Rosemary, Thyme, and Oregano.... there was also boneless chicken breasts, and chicken stock, but there isn't much pretty about that, lol.
Here is the butternut squash, before I hollowed out the seeds and cut it into cubes to be roasted with the other veggies.
And here are the veggies, all cubed and seasoned, ready to go into the oven to be roasted... they smelled sooooo good!
And here is my delicious, nutritious and colorful soup!
It was a really fantastic way to spend my afternoon, all things considered. Country music played while I cooked, and I sang along, sipping my coffee, and snapping photos. All my favorite things. Sometimes, that's really all you need.
Bon apetite!
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