I mean, seriously - I have abnormally large hands for a woman, to give you an example of that apple's size. If anyone plays the piano, you might be further intrigued to know that I can reach a 10th with those hands. Yet, I could barely capture the entire honeycrisp with it. Wonder how much apple that is when you cut it up for breakfast?
Enough to be piled upon a dinner plate. Best breakfast ever. Well, except for all the other times I've said that - I just really like breakfast. There's no shame in that.
Last night I was sick by the time I finished work - my throat was so swollen and hurty that I could barely swallow. I was dizzy and my eyes were crossing from being exhausted. By the time I took off my shoes and visited the loo, my cheeks were bright red with fever and my skin hurt. By 9pm, Mister had tucked me in for a long Autumn nap which lasted until my alarm yelled at me at 7am this morning.
I still felt kind of awful, but my mega-dosing on vitamin C and other things that are good for me (had a Naked smoothie on my way home from work) and 10 hours of sleep seemed to at least fend off disaster for the moment, so I showered, dressed, took two aspirin and went to work. Fortunately for me, my attendance was requested with a new trainee starting today - I'm beginning the structuring of future trainings, so I get to participate in training opportunities between now and when we start implementing. It was much easier to get through today sitting most of the time.
As luck would have it, the boss took me and the new hire to lunch at Pure Fare and it was utterly delightful. Normally, I get one of their outstanding salads. I had kind of gotten it into my mind last time, though, that I want to try one of the sandwiches. Today was that day and I happily chowed down on the Lentil Hummus sandwich on multigrain bread. The bread was very good, though a little too soft/flimsy to support the weight of all the awesome things inside: green hummus (I can't even imagine how they made it), halved cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, fennel, and broccoli raab. Delicious!
That got me through the rest of the day and when I came home, I still had some energy for making dinner! I made Sloppy Joes from The Urban Vegan with one small twist. I thought I had more TVP than I did, so I ended up adding about 1/3 cup of red lentils to make up the difference, which resulted in me also needing to add some vegetable broth to be absorbed by the lentils, and having to cook it a little longer. That was fine, since I also wanted to serve "something green" with dinner, especially since I'm not feeling 100%.
It was tasty and I love how the broccoli is eager to soak up the herbs and spices as well as the broth when I steamed it with just a little. It's amazing how easy it is to make a tasty veggie side dish - it really required almost no thought and slightly less effort (granted, the broccoli was pre-cut). I had one sandwich and thought about having another - they really weren't that big. However, I reflected on the vague nausea I've been carrying with me since this morning and decided against that. Considering my belly is still a little sad, I think that was the right decision.
Well, kids, I'm off to try for another "full night" of sleep, so I'm signing off for now. Sweet dreams!
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