Oh So Tempting...

 One of our friends went to work
 "down the road".

He was given some freshly caught shrimp.

He texted to make a deal.

He would share his shrimp if I would cook them.

 He requested a fried shrimp po-boy,

so I dredged them in flour with spices,

then in an egg-milk mixture.

After the egg, 

I ran them through some bread crumbs.

 I fried them in peanut oil

and drained the excess oil on paper towels.

Our guest was then able to dress

 and eat his sandwich.

You will be proud to know that

I was a good girl.

I grilled my shrimp in olive oil 

with asparagus, garlic, peppers, and herbs.

I did splurge a tiny bit though.

I added a teaspoon of butter to the pan

at the end of the cooking process. 

Drum Roll Please....

 We are pleased to announce the results

 of our big "conversion".

We have been eating lots of yummy food,

feeling great,

and 

LOSING WEIGHT!

I had a sneaky suspicion 

that hubby was losing weight, 

but only confirmed it today.

He has dropped approx. 10 lbs.

(I say approx. because our scale is a cheap one)

I have lost about 6 1/2 lbs.

The above pics are of my lunch/dinner

 for my trip to and from Houma tomorrow.

The sandwich is tomato with

 fresh basil, sea salt, & roasted turkey breast.

I am having so much fun helping my family 

to discover new flavors.

It really does help to know that many of our 

friends are on this health journey with us.

It seems funny to think that we are trying to make our church smaller!

Miracles Never Cease....

(Chicken Picata w/ artichoke, tomatoes, capers, etc...)

 For those of you who personally know me,

 it is a well known fact

 that my hubby and daughter

 are purely carnivores

and

purely junk- food- ivores.

It has been source of contention in my home

 for quite some time.

 (Beef, avocado, sprouts, & spinach rolls)

After having a family pow wow 

a week ago,

the other two thirds of my family

 decided to willingly surrender!

 (15 grain bread, low fat cheese, lean meat, pure joy)

We now drink a low fat,

fruit & protein filled

smoothie for breakfast,

then we eat several veggie & fruit filled

 mini meals throughout the day.

(the above pics are just a sampling) 

Words cannot convey

 the long awaited joy that I feel,

 knowing that I am

not serving my family foods that will

harm and possibly kill them.

This is truly a

Happy Mothers Day!

 Eloise & Cousin planting seeds.

 Some seeds that Eloise started earlier this year.

This is an old picture.

The plants are bigger now.

We actually used the sweet Basil 

in the Chicken Picata dish at the top.

This is a bonus post:
      I just wanted to share how industrious and resourceful my little darling is. About once a year, I go through my closet and get rid of all shoes that are really unbalanced. For some reason the outsides of my heels wear out really quickly. After a while, I can't walk in them comfortably because my feet fall to the outside. This in turn causes my ankles to twist, my knees to hurt, and my back gets all out of whack.
Anywho... I recently did a shoe tossing. After I dumped three pairs of shoes in the garbage, I returned to my closet to wipe down all of the keepers. I suddenly became aware of a whirring noise. Upon further investigation, I realized that Eloise had rescued the cast off shoes. She was using the "pedi paws" spinning pet-claw file to even out the heels. Now I can get another season out of my favorite sandals.

 I love that kid.