2 Responses to “Dec. 30 Reflection”

• 
  Margee
  December 30th, 2011 at 5:27 PM

  Let me know any Saturday when you want to work on number 1. I am a fan of more hiking in my life.

• 
  Christina
  December 31st, 2011 at 10:23 AM

  Hope you had a good Christmas! I might take your prayer card idea, or something like it and use it, especially since I’m going to try to make fasting of some sort a more regular discipline. And, if you want them, I have 2 potato recipe suggestions for you. One for sweet potato, one regular. The sweet potato one I’ve made many many times and is delicious and healthy. The other one is on my list of recipes I want to try at some point and is not quite as healthy but sounds delicious.

  The regular potato one is an Artichoke & Yukon Gold Potato Gratin I found on smitten kitchen — http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/11/when-the-stars-make-you-drool/

  The sweet potato one a friend created and is called “Viking Hash” and is pretty simple:

  “[in coconut oil] pan fry bacon in bite-size pieces to desired crispiness

  throw in chopped onion for a few minutes after bacon is cooked how you like it

  [once onion is softened,] dump in shredded sweet potato and salt and pepper to taste

  stir together, put a lid on, and cook the sweet potato stirring several times over medium heat (takes 15minutes ish)

  this is the original recipe…there are lots of alternatives like adding sausage or other meats or vegetables, white/red potatoes instead of sweet, zucchini or squash instead of sweet potatoes, cayenne pepper or other seasonings to change of the flavor. HOWEVER, the original recipe to me has been the best and is VERY addicting

  good ratio of ingredients (for flavor, not necessarily macro-nutrient ratios):

  1/2 lb bacon
  1 med onion
  3 med sweet potatoes

  eggs is the best combination with the hash, not to mention it beefs up the lack of protein.”