Today is my constant friend's birthday. I am WAY excited about this. Why? Well, for selfish reasons, really. 1) I'm not cooking AT ALL today. 2) I feel like this is the first year in Idontknowhowlong that I actually did a good job. He's already opened one gift -- a homemade gift. It was a smash! I can't say what it is, because I'm going to make several to give at Christmas. But after Christmas, I promise to give a tutorial.
I'm heading back to the hometown again this weekend, though J is staying here. On the way back, I'm going to pick up the sister-in-law and make my now routine stops at my two favorite stores: Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. Yum yum! Now to make that shopping list!
I've had a great week filled with some new revelations. I keep wanting to write about it in my journal - a book comprised of random quotes, thoughts, dreams, and other things I don't want to forget, but I keep putting it off. Yesterday's revelation, which I need not go into detail, was a major breakthrough for me. I told J all about it and finished by saying, "And it only took me 28 years to figure that out." J responded with, "HA! Tiffany had an epiphany." Yes, yes I did.
Wow, sorry that was a vague story. I just wrote all that to say that after 28 years, I'm still learning why I am the way I am. AHAHAHAHAHAHA - I just realized that I wrote 28. I am SO NOT 28. Those that know me know full well that when Jon turns a year older, I automatically think I am that age too by default. Take year 26, for example. On my birthday this year, I thought I was turning 28, because in my head, I had already been 27 for 6 months. I was freaking out a little bit at the time, and J said, "Tiffany, you are NOT turning 28. You're only 26." Woops. And just like that, I instantly gained another year in life!
Okay, so for today's Recipe Friday, I'm not putting up a recipe, per se. Instead, I'd like you to try something new. Go to the grocery and pick out some produce that you've never tried before. Yesterday, I taught an old lady ("I guess they're right. Senior citizens, although slow and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose.") how to open and "prepare" a pomegranate. I commend her for saying, "I think I'll give it a try." Maybe in spite of my pleas, you have yet to try a red pear. Maybe you'd like to try your hand at frying plantains. Maybe you've always wondered about the taste of water from a fresh coconut. Want a suggestion? Buy a bag of frozen edamame (in shell). Boil the frozen pods for 5 minutes (no more, no less). Drain. Salt. Pop the beans out of the pod and into your mouth as you go, discarding the pods. Your mouth will thank you, and so will your figure. :)
Question of the day: How can you be your best you in this moment? For me, in this moment, I am my best me when I recall my past and ponder those lessons, seeing how far I've really come from what could have potentially been disastrous. I am my best me when I relinquish all of my plans and surrender to the Guide, knowing full well that all I need is provided and what I want is not always what I need. I am loved. And so are you.
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How do you properly cut and prepare a pomegranate? We've just cut it in half and scooped out the insides, but is there a better way? Please let me know because I have one in the fridge that I want to eat!