This weekend I tried a new soup recipe. I was grocery shopping Thursday evening when I saw Everyday with Rachel Ray February issue. I picked it up and thumbed through and was immediately drawn to a recipe for Sheppard’s pie. I’ve since looked through the whole magazine and there are several things I’d like to try in that issue. On Friday night, with a stock of potatoes and spinach in hand I decided to try her Potato, Spinach and Artichoke Soup. It turned out very flavorful and filling. I paired it with crusty French bread and parmesan cheese—as she suggested—steak and red wine. It was a wonderful meal for a cold and rainy evening.
This weekend also included lots of lounging and watching movies including: all 3 Resident Evil flicks, Rocket Science, Once (again) and The Namesake. I did not watch football.
Today I went to the gym and sweat on purpose for the first time in well over a month. It felt…well bad…but good. It isn’t much for me to go and use the elliptical machine for 30 minutes. I’m going to set a goal to do it every day for the rest of the month. No expectations, no rules, just 30 minutes everyday.
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that looks so yummy!
i need to get back into exercising, too…i want to buy that elliptical/treadmill that keeps being advertised on TV… you stand on mini-treadmills on each of your feet. i forgot what it’s called. we have an exercise bike in the garage, but my legs are so short, i can’t reach the peddles, even on the lowest notch! LOL
(ps. the link to my blog is typo’d in your sidebar… it should be spelled “daysies” not “daisies”…)
Oh my goodness, Daysies! I just got it after what? 5 years? lol. Sorry about that.
Yeah, it pretty much sucks being short — I love the elliptical, though yesterday I didn’t feel such an affinity. And I’m thinking I may need to do the treadmill or the bike some days so I can continue to enjoy the machine.
This looks so yummy that even with an upset tummy it makes me want to lick my monitor. Definitely a recipe I’ll be trying out!
Christine, I’m sorry you are sick. I hope you get better soon.