"Sense"-ational Sundays...

Our senses tell a story. I've committed to recording my 5 senses once a week to explore my sensory world. I challenge you to do the same. If you choose to do so, just blog your 5 senses every Sunday & let me know, I'd love to read them.

I reread this after I wrote this I realized most of my senses dealt with food this week...there's a reason for that. As a new year's resolution Matt & I committed to cooking more at home, cooking healthier and planning meals & grocery shopping together. We're going on week three and have only had Chinese food one evening (we're allowing ourselves the occasional treats) - but everything else has been 100% made by us. With the planning ahead we're both less stressed & Matt's even picked up more of the cooking. We also have stopped having sodas in the house and at work...so now instead of 1-3 cokes a day I'm down to 1-3 cokes a week. Matt doing it too, but he's coming off a 6-10 Mt Dew a day habit (!!!). We feel great (shocking, we were expecting nasty headaches) - drinking lots of water & water with the "to go" flavors (my fav is Lemon Propel to go).

I SEE:
I got an unexpected squishy envelope in the mail this week. Inside was a yard of this fabric and this tiny note. It's from my mother-in-law...she sent me lime green skeleton fabric. Wow - she really gets me. Too cool.

I HEAR:


I love the funky sound of The Apples In Stereo - "indie-rock sunny-pop". It keeps me going. I've also been listening to the fabulous Madeline Peyroux, who I was lucky enough to see in concert in my 20's when she opened for Sarah Mclachlan.

I TASTE:
Best taste of the week - hand's down the Pepperoncini Roast. I've tweaked the recipe now to where we really enjoy it. Get a pot roast and sprinkle it with garlic powder. Get a jar of pepperoncini peppers and drain half the juice. Cut up the peppers (cutting the stems off) and add remaining juice & peppers to crock pot with the roast. Add 3 beef bullion cubes and water and cook on low all day. OH. MY. GOODNESS. Serve over mashed potatoes or white rice - the leftovers make the best sandwiches or wraps...so, so good. You must try it!

I TOUCH:
My aunt & uncle are in a produce co-op and sometimes someone's out of town and we get to buy their share. It's like winning the food lottery...so this was in the box this week. I pulled out my bi-lingual cookbook (recipes side by side in English & Spanish - great practice for me. I don't want to speak Spanish, but I would like to speak Mexican food, lol) and looked up how to make salsa...we're going to try making it later this morning.

I SMELL:
Clementines a.k.a. Cuties...I love it when they're in season! I love how my hands smell after I peel them and their fresh, sweet sunshiny smell. They are a glimpse of summer in winter and I love them for that.