My internal clock must be telling me something. I've been itching to make soup and bread and other baked goods for a week or two now. I've also been starting to look forward to wearing sweaters. Either I'm planning to pack on some pounds, or fall is approaching.
Today I took the Babe to a nearby Farmer's Market and picked up a monster of a zucchini. It was about two feet in length, and called to me, "bake me in bread". Part one of my day's workout involved grating by hand half of that zucchini. I followed Bob's Red Mill's recipe, substituting flax seed for the eggs, and now have several mini loaves on my counter top. Hopefully I won't be eating it all or else I'll be hiding behind some sweaters very fast.
My second workout had many benefits. The Babe and I played soccer, and I made her occasionally chase me and the ball. Rather than just kicking it back and forth, we got some running in. She got fresh air, some vitamin D, and a little exercise, as did I. The other benefit is she is now napping, something she has not done in weeks. I'm extremely thrilled here. While she's sleeping, I am cooking dinner. The rest of that zucchini just got tossed in some homemade vegetable soup that's simmering away. Its a very fall-ish dinner between the hearty soup and oven baked chicken. That's ok, my stomach apparently knows no season. Hopefully I can control my portions a bit so I can hold off on wearing those sweaters, though.
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