A Few of my Favorite Things

Doritos and choc'late and pizza and pasta...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens may be all well and good, but right now, I have been battling some serious food cravings. I'm not the type to sit down and eat a whole bag of anything (not anymore at least), but I definitely have been missing a few of my favorites. When I went to the store yesterday and got to buy some "normal" food along with a few last items to finish off the last couple days of my diet, it was awesome. I could almost taste them (but I didn't, not yet!).

It's strange, that so many foods that were normal to me just a month ago seems like a huge treat. I wish there was some way to keep that mentality, yet I know that eventually eating like I normally do will seem "normal" again. I feel like it is inevitable.

There are a few things that I would like to maintain from this month. I would like to keep on trying new recipes, new seasonings, and new techniques of cooking and baking. I would like to be more conscious of what is in a lot of the processed foods that I eat. I would like to keep eating a lot more fruits and incorporating more vegetables into our dinners. I would like to find a fast alternative to frozen pizza!

I'm sorry, but I have to go now. I've got something simmering in my bright copper kettle, and then I must put on my warm woolen mittens and head out to get some more wood!