Festive season tip!

Now that it’s December and we’ve had our annual Thanksgiving Party (a week later but better than never!), I can finally start to focus on Christmas!  My first act of the festive season- using up the eggnog from our party! 

If I had my way, I would drink it- this year’s batch was less potent than last year’s batch.  A few people may have had alcohol poisoning  after their cup of nog last year.  This year I used tablespoons rather than measuring cups so the egg nog didn’t burn as much going down and people could still speak coherently after their glass.  

We had a bit leftover and I couldn’t decide what to do with it- until I had a stroke of genius– bread pudding with eggnog!  A quick Google search proved that I was no Christopher Columbus discovering a new world and that many other people had had the same idea.  It seemed like quite a good idea considering we also had leftover bread.   And voila!

It wasn’t rocket science- I tore up the bread, sprinkled some raisins and chocolate chips and then poured the egg nog over the dish.  A smarter, less messy would have used a ladle but, oh well!

It’s soaking for 45 minutes and then I’ll pop it into the oven and rely on The Runner to take it out in an hour.   Seems like a simple plan- we even have leftover whipped cream!!! 

    
 

Spaghetti for breakfast…

I know it sounds weird (to some) but eating savoury foods for breakfast is one of my guilty pleasures.  Usually (but not always) they are leftovers from the night before.  Yes, I have been known to make lunch for breakfast… much to The Runner’s disgust.

Anyway, this morning the Summer Spaghetti Bolognese leftovers were calling my name (yum!)  I think the main inspiration behind spaghetti for breakfast was that I decided that my next 30 day challenge would be No Carb November (or as low carb as possible) November.  Or at least no white carbs.  Not being racist but I don’t want to cut out fruit and veggies.  So the idea of spaghetti this morning was really appealing– almost like a Last Supper 7 days ahead of schedule!

It’s going to be a tough month I think- no rice, no pasta, no white potatoes (super hard with an Irish fiancee), no bread, no cereal.   The jury is still out on quinoa and polenta but really it will be lots of fruits, veg, and protein.  So maybe No Grain November is more achievable than No Carb November– I am concerned that The Runner would have withdrawal symptoms without potatoes.  Even still, I think it’s going to tougher than the no dairy challenge which actually hasn’t been too bad!

Of course, I’ll still have my three cheat days but…. No Carb November is on– from next week at least!