Slices of Life

I wore a continuous glucose monitor for "fun" for a couple of weeks in December and again in January (I wrote about it and what I learned here) and I fond the best way to keep my sugar low was to severely limit carbs and anything with sugar (which sadly included nearly my favorite fruits-- though I would "splurge" here and there).  That meant I had to get a bit more creative with meals. In cutting carbs I would add extra veggies and found that I lost well over 4 lbs easily. I can't say I'll 100% keep this up for life since thankfully I don't need to but I will definitely be watching my carbs and trying my best to make sure my only sweet treats are fresh fruit throughout the normal course of a day.  Here are some of my favorite meals I've made: pot roast with onions and mushrooms served with asparagus & mashed cauliflower 1/2 cup berries with raw nuts, Greek yogurt mixed with protein powder, and chia seeds pork chop with broccoli & salad spri...

 We've had a delicious couple of months and while I feel like I've mostly been making many of the same old family favorite there have been some new recipes we've tried here and there. As always I did my best to keep a running tab of those new recipes from around the web that we've been trying... and often giving our own spin to!   I made this peanut butter/chocolate granola for my husband; I did skip step one and just mixed the oats in with all the other dry ingredients before combining them with the wet then toasting it altogether in the oven at once at 350 for 20 minutes.    Then I made this chai flavored granola for myself-- though I only used the seasonings and used my typical oats, coconut, seeds, & nuts.  I made this sun-dried tomato turkey breast but instead of marinating the meat and then cooking it, I poured everything into the crock pot and let it cook on low all day. It smelled amazing! It had really good flavor too.   We made th...