Sunday, July 21, 2019

Pancakes On The Patio

With a break in the action of the morning critters ... not really, but you're probably tired of deer pictures ... I decided to try and find something new for breakfast.  This Keto diet thing has me eating a LOT of eggs.  In fact, everything about this has me confused.  Eating a lot of whipping cream and eggs just goes against the grain and my years of doctors saying all that stuff is bad for you.

There seem to be a lot of bread recipes out there, but so far I'm doing fine without it.  So how about trying some pancakes?   Here's some almond flour cakes.  They look pretty yummy, right?
Smothered in syrup, they would have been awesome.  After all, anything smothered in syrup HAS to be pretty tasty.  Just don't use THIS syrup.   You might as well be having thick water on your pancakes.  Basically, there's no taste AT ALL!!

Maybe it would help if I added half a bottle of maple flavoring?  I really am trying to be good, but am stuck at 11 pounds lost.  Hey, I'm not complaining because my clothes fit so much better.  Basically, all I did was give up bread, pasta, rice and sugar.  That's 75% of my approved food groups.
While not really enjoying the pancakes on the patio, I watched as this guy went back and forth across the top of the wall.  His coloring is magnificent ... copper and green in the sunlight.  He's also pretty big and really scaly like a dinosaur!  
That's when the slow train came by.  Forget the pancakes, what are they doing?  The thing in front of the CAT was moving back and forth along the tracks.  I can't see how since it was going over the TOP of the cars.
It backed all the way up, made lots of racket, then the excavator held the side down as it pulled forward.
AHA ... that thing was picking up and depositing those concrete blocks on the car nearest the CAT.  Then the CAT would pick up a stack and place them on the ground, all while the train was still moving.  Don't we have railroad ties any more?
Once that row was gone, it came back and deposited another layer.  Fascinating to watch, which I did for about 30 minutes.  Pretty soon the entire train came back without any more blocks on the six cars between the engine and the CAT.  Well that was fascinating to watch!  Not as good as deer, but a distraction none the less.
While I watered the cactus garden in the morning cool of 80 degrees, I contemplated my cabin fever.  You know I can't stand to sit still for very long and watching 12-15 trains a day going by just isn't doing it for me.  Time to head out to SOMEWHERE.

That's when I noticed another beauty blooming, which probably means I'm watering the cactus a tad too much.  Isn't she pretty?
Lucky for him, I haven't seen the tarantula since our first encounter, which means the plants really ARE getting watered after a triple check of the premises before I step outside.  

In the meantime, I have another visitor to deal with in the guest bathroom.  Now where did I put those firecrackers??




12 comments:

  1. Nothing quite like real maple syrup that we enjoy occasionally . Once that you did get some weight loss done, i just cut back on the bread , pasta and rice, ate more salads, and lean meat and fish worked for me.
    loosing weight you sometimes reach a plateau for a while, then if younstuck to it will loose some more.

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    1. Yup ... I hit the plateau. It's so much harder to keep going when you don't lose.

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  2. After dropping lots of weight I can remember how discouraging it was whenever I reached one of those Plateaus but by sticking with it the weight once again started going down.
    There is nothing like Real Maple Syrup.
    Nice colours on your visitor.
    Be Safe and Enjoy the AC.

    It's about time.

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    1. Trouble is, I've had the REAL maple syrup. Otherwise I might think the sugar free stuff is okay. LOL

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  3. Nancy, I buy the maple syrup either at Costco or order from LL Bean. I do not bother with the ones on the grocery store shelves. David is a diabetic so for him it is the ones on the shelves. You can take the container with you to Arizona in the RV refrigerator when you leave California. I travel from Arizona and Wyoming (with the toy hauler) with my container in the refrigerator and not a problem. Try it; you may be impressed. Lynn Cross

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    1. I'll see if I can find it. Trouble is I'm still trying to diet .. kinda sorta ... and real maple syrup isn't on the menu. (Big sigh)

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  4. I love watching rail maintenance equipment. It's all so huge!

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    1. And they operate it so smoothly. I watched until they were out of sight.

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  5. We use Hungry Jack sugar free, and make our pancakes with Carbquik (from Amazon). My receipe is 1 cup Carbquick, 1 egg, tsp Hvy Crm, mix with water until it just falls off the spoon (not too thick, not too thin...start with 1/3 cup of water than add more as needed) Marcia says they are YUMMY! 1 cup Carbquick = 10 Carbs, I have 3, she has 2. Always cook up an egg or two to put over them too. Just had them for breakfast an hour ago with a sausage patty. :)

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    1. I'll order some carbquik. The pancakes were okay ... it's the syrup that was awful. After all, it's the syrup that makes pancakes edible!!!

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  6. The pancakes are pretty good, we have those too. We have REAL maple syrup BUT if you don't want to use it (and be a really good girl) lots of butter and a sugar substitute sprinkled on top is good too.

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    1. Trying to stay away from sugar, but they are hard to eat without syrup!!

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