I had such a nice, restorative day today. Weather was sunny and 70s, and a friend came over for lunch. We talked then we watched part of a documentary about a group of Cistercian nuns at a Monastery in Iowa. They are cloistered but ten years ago they welcomed 5 women to live with them for 40 days and 40 nights. The local PBS filmed it and their documentary is excellent. But the new station manager decided not to air it! You can only buy this DVD at their shop at the Monastery. So it's really amazing to get to see it. It shows all the struggles these 5 women went through to tough it out through the 40 days and nights. One was a young mother (grandma had the kids), one an atheist, one an agnostic, one a Type A business woman (who reminds me of Ellen Degeneres! Ha!). Only one was a Catholic. The bits that the nuns share with them, from their wisdom, is so deep and worthy. I feel nurtured watching it.
I just made the most totally *cinnamon* cookies I've never dreamed of! So much cinnamon, that they look chocolate! AND, they're *good*. . . . Added some regular cinnamon to the "medicinal" stuff. And yum!
2 scoops of almond flour 1 cup Spenda 2 VERY heaping TBS Celon Cinnamon 1 heaping TSP regular (casia) cinnamon 1 TSP baking powder 1 eggs. small splosh of water
12 min in a 375ยบ oven Makes a dozen very large cookies
Energetic and productive day today. Up at 8, which is early for me, and no nap. Got my hair cut and have made good progress on the grant application what needs to be largely finished by Monday or so. With still two hours of work before bedtime.
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ReplyDeleteHow do you like *them* apples?!
Them apples is very very gorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteI had such a nice, restorative day today. Weather was sunny and 70s, and a friend came over for lunch. We talked then we watched part of a documentary about a group of Cistercian nuns at a Monastery in Iowa. They are cloistered but ten years ago they welcomed 5 women to live with them for 40 days and 40 nights. The local PBS filmed it and their documentary is excellent. But the new station manager decided not to air it! You can only buy this DVD at their shop at the Monastery. So it's really amazing to get to see it. It shows all the struggles these 5 women went through to tough it out through the 40 days and nights. One was a young mother (grandma had the kids), one an atheist, one an agnostic, one a Type A business woman (who reminds me of Ellen Degeneres! Ha!). Only one was a Catholic. The bits that the nuns share with them, from their wisdom, is so deep and worthy. I feel nurtured watching it.
I just made the most totally *cinnamon* cookies I've never dreamed of! So much cinnamon, that they look chocolate! AND, they're *good*. . . . Added some regular cinnamon to the "medicinal" stuff. And yum!
ReplyDeleteNice! Got recipe? :-)
Delete2 scoops of almond flour
Delete1 cup Spenda
2 VERY heaping TBS Celon Cinnamon
1 heaping TSP regular (casia) cinnamon
1 TSP baking powder
1 eggs.
small splosh of water
12 min in a 375ยบ oven
Makes a dozen very large cookies
Oops! A couple of glubs of coconut oil. And I usually try to let almond flour things set for five or so minutes after mixing, to kinda settle.
DeleteThese guy enter a whole new kind of YUM! I can see giving up chocolate for these without too much screaming. . . . .
Energetic and productive day today. Up at 8, which is early for me, and no nap. Got my hair cut and have made good progress on the grant application what needs to be largely finished by Monday or so. With still two hours of work before bedtime.
ReplyDeleteI hope that after you get the important stuff done, you also get a break from it. :-)
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