Check out my green thumb!!

Turns out that I have had a green thumb all along. I have always thought that I am a bad cook and a plant killer. I killed a cactus once! How? I over loved it, too much water. But this plant, it was a little piece that a friend of ours broke off the dying plant and stuck in a glass of water. It sat in the water for a long time, then one day I said, "Krista, let's plant this!". So I did. I stuck it in a glass planter with some dirt that James had in the basement. I got discouraged because it wasn't doing well, the dirt was really watery and the plant didn't seem to be growing roots. I took the plant and dirt out of the planter, threw some glass beads in and spread them out on the bottom, then stuck the plant back in with a little more dirt. And Ta-friggin'-Daa!! The plant has now gone from one sprig of dying to a beautiful healthy plant!! So I am more capable than I ever gave myself credit for, it is amazing what you can do with a little time!!

Healthy lunch!!

Here is a picture of a quick and easy lunch that I made last week. I am trying my very hardest to eat better. This meal was Quinoa with veggies. I cooked the Quinoa which took about 20 to 30 minutes(cooked very much like rice). I chopped garlic coarsely, I really like big pieces of garlic, then some mushrooms, broccoli and celery. Put this in a pan with olive oil. Seasoned the veggies with some spicy pepper mix, salt&pepper and put in about a 1/3cup of water. Covered, lowered heat and let steam for about 10 to 15 minutes. I mixed it all together with some soy sauce. It was deelish!! Very filling. Fiber in the Quinoa and veggies. Iron in the broccoli. Need to try and lower the sodium though. Soy sause is pretty high in sodium. Just make sure to drink your water!!