Day 2: All Set Up

I wasn't able to get access to the aquatic center yesterday because it was closed for Veterans day, but today, I went in and got all signed up.  I didn't have time to attend a class because I had a fun afternoon planned with the lovely Margaret, her wonderful husband Glen and their very redheaded grandson, Silas. So, FINALLY, tomorrow will be the start of my new water aerobics class.  I bought 20 classes worth, so I'm feeling good about it.  I also bought a 1 month pass for lap swim and other pool use, in case I miss a class, or want to swim at some other time of day.  I found my swim suit and I'm ready to go.

We had a fun time with our awesome friends today.  We had planned to go to the Japanese gardens, but young Silas was a bit on the touchy side, so we took the Robeys over to Mt. Tabor, instead.  It was only a few miles from Silas' house, and a much easier and less expensive trip for our outing.  We played on the playground, walked to the top of the mountain, and basically had a really fun and relaxing afternoon with good friends. 

I'm not sure about a new thing today, other than joining the parks and rec center, but I do have a new recipe from yesterday to share with you. Marty found this on the internet somewhere.  It is a recipe for fried rice that is made with cauliflower instead of rice.  Brian made it and his comment was that it was easy, except that shredding cauliflower was ridiculously messy.  He was glad he used the purple cauliflower since Marty's counter tops are white and it would have been hard to see all of the white on white when it came time to clean up.  So... for Kristen S., here is a recipe.

Cauliflower Fried "Rice"
3 cups of grated raw cauliflower
1/2 cup each of peas, sliced carrots, and diced onion
3-4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tbls olive oil
2 eggs
1-2 tbls soy sauce (the recipe calls for 3, but it was super salty - yuck)

Saute garlic and onions in olive oil for 2-3 minutes.
Add peas and carrots and cook another 4 minutes.
Stir in cauliflower, then scramble eggs and soy together then add to mix.
Cook stirring frequently for 5-7 minutes.

Feel free to add other fried rice touches such as tofu, baby bok choy, chicken, etc.  Brian and I both felt some minced fresh ginger would be a nice touch.

Tren - Dayla can use silken tofu in place of the eggs to make this completely vegan. 

That is it for today.  Be happy and healthy.