My wife is an excellent cook. This is good because food is a very important thing to me. :) And I say that on a couple levels. First, I like to eat and I get kind of picky about eating different stuff—I get bored pretty easily. Second, I like to eat a little too much and if it were left to me, I'd probably be a giant chubster, instead of just a moderate chubster.
This summer, Terri decided to make a great amount of effort at budgeting our grocery expenses and trying to create a system to help us get a variety of healthy food, which could continue despite our busy schedules once the the school/college semesters started (Terri's a third grade teacher, btw). Well, she appears to have succeeded on two counts. One, I was so happy about my breakfast this morning, that I decided to blog about this and, two, I lost ten pounds over the summer.
I wanted to brag on her and thank my mother-in-law for being a great cook and passing that on to Terri and probably pass on my blessing to her (now passed-on) mother for the same reason. I also want to share a few of the wonderful things I've been eating. This morning, I had homemade blueberry waffles with butter (er, buttery yogurt spread, which actually is better at this than butter) and syrup. For dinner last night, I had what might be considered simple, but a very excellent club sandwich with fresh tomato (thanks again to Terri's mom). For lunch yesterday, I had left-over pizza on homemade pizza dough, an apple, and orangies-with-chocolate-chips (a variation on brownies involving orange flavored "brownies" with a sugary glaze). For Sunday lunch, I had roast chicken (with an excellent rub), peas, and rice. For Saturday dinner, I had the pizza for the first time. For Saturday lunch (while I wasn't feeling well), Terri made some soup from left-over roast, baked beans, and bacon.
Food-wise, this has been a delicious week. I love Terri and for more reasons than her cooking, but even if it were for just that reason, I think I could be happy. Cheers.
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