{"id":24,"date":"2009-09-24T11:50:30","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T18:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garlicmysoul.wordpress.com\/?p=24"},"modified":"2021-05-30T17:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:28:36","slug":"lovin-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/lovin-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovin&#039; It."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things I loved about this morning:<\/p>\n<p>1. My McDonald&#8217;s breakfast. Yes I&#8217;m ashamed to say that this morning I splurged and treated myself to a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit, a hash brown, and a mocha McCafe. I am embarrassed. However, it was delicious and put me in a chipper mood that has not yet slipped away.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ryan Seacrest reading aloud selections from &#8216;New Moon&#8217; on the radio on my way to work. Priceless.<\/p>\n<p>3. The surprisingly easy workout I just had. I did cardio for 30 minutes, my heart rate averaged 170 and I burned 300 calories, but I felt great and could have gone longer if I didn&#8217;t need to shower and get back to work. Perhaps the <a href=\"http:\/\/nutrition.mcdonalds.com\/nutritionexchange\/chooseCustomize.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>850<\/strong> calories<\/a> I consumed in my Mickey D&#8217;s breakfast was somehow responsible for this burst in energy and productivity? Hmm. Unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>It <strong>will<\/strong> be responsible for my resolve to cook a more nutritious meal tonight.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got three salmon filets in the freezer, brown rice and fresh okra from the farmers market that I plan to fix for myself, Jennie and either of the boys if they&#8217;re interested. Something tells me Jeff will opt for leftover pizza and Andrew will be mysteriously absent (today is his picture lock deadline).<\/p>\n<p>You may be asking yourself, <em>How does one cook Okra<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25\" title=\"I wish I had this much okra\" src=\"https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/_External_Import\/garlicmysoul.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/091007_okra.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"I wish I had this much okra\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/091007_okra.jpg 448w, https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/091007_okra-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, I have no idea really. I&#8217;ve never done it before. A little internet research seems to indicate that the quickest and most popular way is to saute it with some garlic, onion, and green pepper. Since I have all those items, I&#8217;m going to do just that and throw in some cherry tomatoes for some color Maybe the boys will be persuaded to at least <em>try<\/em> it.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully it will be gorgeous and delicious. Pictures to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things I loved about this morning: 1. My McDonald&#8217;s breakfast. Yes I&#8217;m ashamed to say that this morning I splurged and treated myself to a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit, a hash brown, and a mocha McCafe. 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