Did you have a good weekend?
Mine was low-key. Lots of walking, good eats, and a few projects around the ol’ homestead.
Yesterday was an egg sandwich! Eggy breakfast and dinner sandwiching a long walk.
I finally got around to making soaked English Muffins again. These doughy disks have been on my mind since I made them two months ago and they didn’t disappoint.
This batch featured white whole wheat instead of spelt and loads of rosemary. I soaked the dough for about 15 hours.
I love the chewiness of the crust and the dense doughiness of the center that is an English muffin. Mmmmm.
My feet carried my 15 miles around Cville between Saturday and Sunday! I am only 15 miles away from my goal of 100 miles of walking this month! Honestly I didn’t think that I would make this goal but now that I am so close I am totally determined.
Anyone want to join me to commit to walking 15 miles over the next four days? That’s only 3.75 miles a day or a little over an hour of walking at a moderate speed. Sound like a lot? Break it up into two or three sessions!
Matt, Kath, Tate and I walked a meandering 6 miles around town yesterday afternoon. The best milage is with friends. 🙂 After two hours I wasn’t ready for it to end, I could have walked for another hour.
More eggs! Simple Sunday supper.
Veggie-full frittata and salad.
I ♥ frittatas and this one was especially good, I think it was all of the nutmeg and veggies.
Quinoa sprouts! Red quinoa sprouts!
These are awesome. Sprouts add so much flavor, texture, and nutrients, love them.
Usually my craftiness revolves around the kitchen but this weekend I got crafty with the paint brush also.
Chalkboard jars!
Nearly everything in my cupboards is stored in jars and now I can keep track of whether those buckwheat groats are raw or toasted and what the nutritional stats on the oat bran are (I’ve looked that one up countless times!).
I haven’t mention Exercise TV in a while but I still use it at least a few times a week. Yesterday I did my favorite (Exercise TV) yoga video, Yoga Fitness Plus with Elise Gulan. This 45 minute intermediate vinyasa flow is fun and leaves me wanting for nothing (except Savasana, you have to do that on your own time).
Stay warm and make a great day!
Love the chalkboards on the jars. Nearly everything in my kitchen is in Ball jars, too… and I have a problem. I have Hard Wheat Berries, Soft Wheat Berries and Spelt Berries – and didn’t label them. Now I can’t tell them apart!!! I *think* I know which is which, but I’m not 100% sure. So silly of me. The chalkboard paint is a fab idea! Between you and Kath, I might just have to do that, asap. 🙂
I make a variation of those English muffins just about every week. I made a triple batch last time, to freeze. They are awesome.
How did you like using the whole wheat? I thought that just plain whole wheat (actually I have White Whole Wheat flour) alone left a lot to be desired. The spelt adds something that I can’t put my finger on. Half spelt and half whole wheat works though, but I still think all spelt is the best. I just haven’t yet found an affordable spelt flour source. And the way we go through these… wow. So delicious.
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I agree, the spelt muffins were much tastier but I didn’t have any on hand. I hear you with the wheat berry mix-ups! Get yourself some chalkboard paint. I used to use masking tape and pen but the chalkboard is more fun and I had some paint leftover.
I am in the midst of my own chalkboard project — I love your jars.
Mmm, I want to make english muffins. I want to start making a lot more of our bread foods.
What’s your project? I just found a recipe for sprouted bread and am SO EXCITED to make it, it’s like manna bread, mmmmmmm.
lol I love the chalk paint! I should do that, too! A fun way to organize 🙂
I actually just posted on my ExerciseTV kick! I do them online and have been doing 3 of the shorter workouts to make a 30 – 45 minute total workout! I love them and that I can do kick boxing, yoga and weights with instruction, in my living room.
I love it, especially when I am not really in the mood to workout. Somehow it’s easier to do two 20 minute workout videos than convince myself to go for a run.
I love the chalkboard paint idea! I store tons of stuff in ball jars in the kitchen and I don’t label anything usually. I’m definitely going to do this. Thanks!
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I always do those yoga sessions on exercise TV, and I’m always craving a guided savasana! yogatoday.com Gives you a few minutes. plus a free class every week!
Which yoga classes on Exercise TV do you like? Are they on your blog?
Love your craftiness!
The chalkboard painted jars are a great idea…
I think that I would want to chalkboard everything 🙂
Umm, yeah, two small end tables ended up with chalkboard tops and I’ve literally been looking at EVERYTHING in the house to see if a little black paint would spruce it up. 😉
I NEED to make those muffins!
pretty photos, jars and quinoa!
Yep, you do. Or even better, we’ll make them together for breakfast before we go hiking and wine tasting…soon!
Love the chalkboard idea! I love crafty projects; especially ones that are easy. Even better that its organizational too! Thanks for posting it.
Faith! I am loving your blog! 🙂 Thank you for your healthy insight and ideas. It gives me courage to get at it and do what is right for me….
Also, the MORE veggies, the BETTER! I totally want a bite (…or ten) or your fritta! Have a happy day, Faith!
Thanks Julie! Yeah, my meals are usually 70% veg!
Those chalkboard jars are super cute! What a great idea!
Weekend kitchens treats here at your home place included cooking blueberry/ww/cornmeal pancakes with your niece and nephew on Sat., then wheat berry ww bagels and onion souffle on Sunday. Great idea about the chalk, rather than just marker or sticky labels. See you soon…
Those chalkboard jars are genius. I’m sorry, but I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have to steal that idea 😉 I’ll give you credit of course – which I guess would mean that I’m not really “stealing” it after all! Oh, and your photo of the red quinoa sprouts is fantastic!
Make them, please! And I’m glad you liked the idea :).
And thanks for the photo compliment!
Thanks for the tip, I just ordered Yoga Fitness with Elise Gulan, I need another yoga dvd. My favorite is Yoga Zone Power Yoga, have you tried it?
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