This week's updates - and a new recipe

 Hello everybody.

   What a week it has been,  I'm still adjusting to this life of tracking my blood sugar and blood pressure and what I eat.  I did go see my new doctor and I liked him.  It seems that he is open to listening to what I want and not do everything all at once.  The good news, from my perspective anyway, is that my sugar level dropped a little in between the time ER took it and this doctor took it.  Not much but at least it was lower.  Of course it is still high but at least it is under 10 now.  He did a test that shows a whole bunch of stuff.  I know that it is filled with both good and bad stuff.  He will call me in the morning tomorrow to go over it.  Tomorrow afternoon I have the wound doctor appt so it is another day of running around.  I did get a sugar level tester, whatever it is called, so now I have to do that twice a day.  When I talk to the doctor I will ask him if I can cut it back to once a day because my insurance will only cover 1x day for the testing supplies.  We'll see.  

   Because of all of the diabetic upheave I didn't get much craft wise done.  I did some stitching on one of the Fleur blocks.  I am trying to do at least 1/4 of the block every two days.  So far that is working out.  It is better than no progress, right?

   Today I hope to get the next block for Words to Live By copied until fabric. Not sure if I will get a chance to start to stitch it today but it will be ready for when I get to it.

   If I have time today, I will try to get the next dragon pattern transferred to the fabric.  It will be Rosie.

  Now for the recipes.  The first one I liked and will make again.  It is for a breakfast tortilla.  It is simple and I half of it for breakfast and I will have the other half for lunch.  It is made on a 10 inch tortilla.  I used a medium size springform  pan so it would be easy to take out.  So I put the tortilla in the spring form pan.  Then I mixed 2 eggs and a half cup of cottage cheese.  I mixed them up and then pour it on top of the tortilla.  Then I put some spinach leaves and a 1/4 cup of diced tomato on next.  I topped it off with 1/8 cup of shredded cheese. Just put it into the oven (350F) for around 25 minutes or until the eggs are set.  It turned out pretty good.

   

    The next new recipe I will probably make is a whipped cottage cheese and pickle dip.

It serves 4

1 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1/2  up chopped dill pickles

2 TBSP pickle juice

2 TBSP white wine vinegar

2 TBP dill

2 TBSP chives

1/2 teas garlic powder

1/2 teas onion powder

1/2 teas salt

Garnish with what you want but suggestions:  chopped dill pickle, black pepper

Directions:

In a food processor blend the cottage cheese until smooth,.  Add in everything else and mix well.  Let it rest for a little bit (probably around 15 minutes at least).  

   I have the nutrional information on it if anybody is interested.  I will, of course, let you know it turns out.

That is it for this short post.  I hope everybody has a great day.