This morning I popped out of bed, took care of the little girls, Zoe & Daphne, and headed out to Starbucks to meet my darling friend Z. We try to take our coffee for a long walk on Salt Creek Beach whenever we can. I had to cancel last week because of my unexpected trip, so I'm excited to see her and breathe in that fabulous air. Did you know that the air near the beach has more negative ions in it and that these negative ions kill free radicals? Free radicals break down healthy cells and cause cancer and aging, among other horrible things. Blog lesson for today? You should walk on the beach more. :-)
I brought my coffee with me since I can't have anything in it anyway and we drove the 5 minutes to the beach. The weather was fabulous and not too cold at 7:45 in the morning. We walked through that tunnel and down the big hill toward the sand as if we would never have to walk back up! :-)
Our walks aren't about cardio or speed. They're about sharing our week, issues - good and bad - we're experiencing in our lives, and starting our day off with positive energy. It takes us about an hour to head down to the cliffs and back, stopping abruptly at certain points to use our hands to make a point. Up the big hill back to the car is always a killer but there's no other way to get back up there so it's not like you can quit anyway. I'm glad it isn't uphill on the way there! Of course, after we get back to Starbucks, it takes us another hour to stop talking and let each other go. LOL!
- 2 cups coffee
- 2 liters water
SNACK
- Grapefruit
LUNCH
- Crab
- Asparagus, steamed
- WASA
SNACK
- Strawberries
DINNER
- Red Snapper w/ spice rub*
- Fresh Tomato
- WASA
The snapper turned out really yummy cooked in a baking dish in the oven at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes. It could have been cooked for less time, though. Probably about 15 minutes would have been better.
I used a new spice rub that I bought at Fresh & Easy, an English market that expanded into the U.S. a couple of years ago. (http://www.freshandeasy.com/)
I like them because they carry great organic, free-trade coffee and many of the Indian foods and spices that I like. They're over in the Laguna Woods area which is a bit far from me and the distance keeps me from shopping there on a regular basis. However, my dry cleaner is just around the corner from them and so, at least once every two weeks or so, I have to be in that area just to run errands. (They are the best dry cleaner I've found in South Orange County. It's well worth the drive).
Anyway, back to the food! With such a limited pantry option for cooking the fish I was looking for a new spice. I found several "rubs" but noticed when looking at the ingredients that most of them have sugar added. That's a no-no, of course. The one I decided on was a total shot in the dark but it turned out to be a very fresh and simple option. It really let the flavors of the fish come through but wasn't boring.
You could make your own rub, too, of course. I find I'm getting lazier in the kitchen the longer I'm on this diet. It's hard to keep fresh ideas when you are eating the same things day after day. The ingredients in this rub are: Dehydrated Onion, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices (?), Lavender Flowers.
Housekeeping Note: I'm behind on posting, so this is the second post for today. Read below for yesterday's. And, please forgive!
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