I've made it halfway through this challenge and while the changes may not be visible to anyone yet, I'm definitely feeling them. It's just little things: my pants are a little looser, my bra is a little more comfortable, the 32 stairs are easier. I'm waiting for the suffering to begin. I'm not hungry, I'm not craving anything, I'm not waiting for the challenge to end so I can have junk food. What's wrong with me?
My trip to Dan's Produce Market yesterday scored some sugar plums. My, my, my. The first one I tried was almost too sweet. It was juicy, succulent sweetness. I could only eat one. Now, you have to consider that I used to be able to knock off a half a bag of Oreos in one sitting. oreos, a quart of icy milk and a book and I was transported to heaven. Now I can go there with one sugar plum? All I can say is WOW. The exciting this is I have a pint basket of these still in the kitchen.
I also bought potatoes for my shepherd's pie. It's assembled and ready to go in the oven. I doubt I will ever make pie crust with whole wheat flour again. It was very difficult to roll. I ended up pressing the broken pieces of crust in my pan.
Shepherd's Pie
1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion
2 T. butter
1/2 c red wine
1 T. cornstarch
1/2 c beef stock
salt and pepper to taste
5 medium potatoes
1/4 c butter
1/2 c milk
salt and pepper to taste.
1/2 c grated cheese (optional)
Peel and slice potatoes, cover with water in large sauce pan and boil until tender.
Chop onion and saute in butter until clear. Add beef and brown. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix cornstarch with wine and add to beef with stock. Stir and simmer until thick. Pour into prepared pie crust.
Drain and mash potatoes with butter and milk. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon on top of meat mixture. Add grated cheese on top of potatoes.
Bake at 350 until heated through, about 30 minutes.
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