Half-way There

Tuesday. One week since the last thyroid pill. One week of the low-iodine diet. One week until the iodine treatment and quarantine.

I expected to be tired and listless. I expected difficulty in finding tasty, filling food to eat. I expected I could not dine out with friends. I expected there would be no desserts on my low-iodine menu.


Instead...

I made banana nut and pumpkin cranberry muffins on Friday.

They are yummy!

Nice to have a morning option.

Cooked 5 #s of organic hamburger on Monday,

made 4 quarts of meat & veggie pasta sauce,

2 containers of taco meat,

and hamburger for sloppy Joes.

Today...

After completing the Christmas cards project, 70+ in the mail today, I was ready for a treat...

Chocolate Cake. Not just any chocolate cake, Chocolate Crazy Cake (no eggs, milk, butter or bowls) I did use a bowl. There are recipes for 4 different Crazy Cakes, all without eggs, milk or butter. 

The cake ingredients qualify for the low-iodine diet.

Mix dry ingredients, make 3 holes, add 3 liquids,

cover with water & mix.

The batter was tasty.

35 minutes later WAH-LAH!

The kitchen smelled yummy.

The cake is moist & delicious.

I am going to try some of the others!

Dinner tonight

Gluten free pasta* with homemade meat & veggie sauce,

(the serving with cheese belongs to Hubby)

lettuce salad with made-from-scratch Italian dressing

some local Vino (Thanks CV writers)

and later...

Chocolate Crazy Cake

Each day, I am expecting the tired, run-down feeling but, so far NADA. I keep thinking of things that must be completed before Sunday, so work on all kinds of tasks prior to the quarantine period; the kinds of things Hubby will not be able to do.

Last night we joined long-time neighborhood friends for dinner at a local restaurant. I was able to order a side dinner salad and using my homemade Italian dressing, enjoy a meal with friends. Not every restaurant would work, but I know the salad at this one has no hidden ingredients and meets the acceptable guidelines. 

As a result of all this, there will be some life-time food changes at our house. It will be better for both of us. Store-bought is easy, but not healthier.

So, I will keep cooking, cleaning and preparing. And watching Christmas movies in the basement!

* I chose gluten free pasta as there were no eggs in the processing of the pasta.