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Mar. 3rd, 2009

Spoon!

Recipe Of The Week!

Ok, so one of the things that drives me NUTS about having my condition is that I *love* to cook, and sometimes, it's just not happening. Fatigue is a bitch, and you DON'T want to be handling sharp knives while you're really tired. It just isn't a good idea.

So here's my first MS Friendly Recipe:

Awesomely easy near-authentic tacos

Take some meat, however much you want to cook and put it in a crock pot. I cooked about a pound of the cheapest steak meat I could find. (Sirloin was on sale for $2.99 a pound!) I know you can make the same recipe with chicken, pork, and any good cut of beef. Even London Broil ought to do.

Cover it in your favorite salsa. Dump the whole bottle in, at least 12 oz. per pound. For beef, you can use red or green.
For pork, I recommend a salsa verde (green). For chicken, I recommend red salsa. Keep in mind, this is the primary ingredient that's going to flavor your meat, so if you want a mango-peach salsa, it's gonna make your meat sweet. You can also use ranchero sauce or taco sauce if you prefer. I just like salsa better for long-time cooking b/c the aromatics get the chance to really flavor the meat.

Add enough water for everything to be submerged by about an inch and set the crock pot to high for 4-5 hrs or on low for 8-12 hrs.

When you're ready to eat, take out the meat, shred it with a couple of forks, and serve on tortillas (flour or corn) with whatever you like on your tacos.


Of course, this also goes great on salads, in burritos, or wherever else you'd want to use taco meat.

Easy, cheap (under $10 and will feed 3-4!), and better than just making a regular old taco kit. It lets you cook when you have energy, and is always yummy. :) That, and if you make it with lean meat, it's also good for you! Oh, and I'd recommend forks and not spoons. ;)

Feb. 23rd, 2009

In It For The Parking

Picture of The Day!

I just did 10 weight lifting machines at the gym AND did 20 minutes of cardio.


Brisco says, "I can haz cardio now?"

Feb. 21st, 2009

In It For The Parking

Boobs and small animals

Yes, that's right, boys and girls - this is, in fact, a post both about boobs and small animals. No, this is not a cheap ploy to get readers.

Ok. It's a cheap ploy to get readers... but it's also true!!!

First thing's first: BOOOOOBS!!!!

Alright, you granola mommas out there - if you needed one more reason to pimp the benefits of breastfeeding, here it is. Exclusively breastfeeding your babies for at least 2 months after pregnancy lowers the risk of MS relapse/exacerbation after pregnancy by more than 50%. (Story here)


Random internet propaganda booby baby says,
"Join the fight against MS! I'm doing my part!" :)


Today, I'm doing really great. Day 2 of no steroids, and some of Adam's good friends are in town from Chicago. We went out for dim sum, and I even had enough energy to go walking around Chinatown. I can't say I'm that surprised, though - last night I walked for a half hour around the neighborhood. I'm really feeling great! And I feel even better about feeling great. :)

And now, cute animals! (And your picture of the day!)



That's Brody (upside down) and Piglet, two of our first fosters, adopted out in January. I love renting cute and then giving it to other people to enjoy. I wish we had some babies right now! Soon, though - it *is* kitten season in March, afterall. If anyone's interested in learning more about kitten fostering, please let me know!

Happy Caturday, everyone!
In It For The Parking

ProVigil ain't no lie.

It's seven minutes to 1 am, and I am *wired* still. Obviously, this means that it is tea time! (What? Don't give me that look! Tea fixes everything!)

In all seriousness, I've tried tons of sleep-aids in my ripe old 28 years, and I have to say that Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Plus Wellness tea is by *far* the best for me. No awful next-day fog, no need for a prescription, no nothin - just 2 cups of tea and 30-45 minutes. I love that stuff.

Other things I really love: 3 days of no seizures at all!

I'm also stoked because it's exactly 2 months until the 2009 MS Walk. I'm still looking for people to join my team, and I am totally pimping this site out to get members. I don't care if you walk. I don't care if you are in the same country! I just want all of us -- all of my friends -- to join together in this year's fundraising effort.

I'm going to be headed to some local stores to see if they'll do a "Give a dollar to MS" for a sticky note that goes somewhere, or for a small raffle or something.

Did I mention that I'm feeling better? Because I'm feeling *better* - and I mean it in that kind of "I actually feel like myself" kind of way. It's been *so* long since I felt like this that I don't trust it.

Of course, yesterday I also managed to fall in my neurologist's parking lot. I didn't even get all the way out of the car before my foot went out from under me. Wanna see my strawberry? Cut for the squeemish )

Heh, I just realized that silliness could be a picture of the day. *lol*