1. Green tea to start my day. Particularly one that has some kind of fruity flavor added to it.
I've been a coffee-first-thing-in-the-morning-please-don't-talk-to-me-until-I've-had-my-cup person for decades (pains me to say it) but recently I've replaced that first cup of joe with green tea.
Makes me happy.
2. Jillian Michaels on the DVD player. Yeah, she's kinda annoying, and I guess I wouldn't say that She Personally is a Favorite, but her workout program is. Surprise surprise, breaking a sweat every day (even only for 20-30 minutes) really really improves my mood and overall feeling of well-being. Yep, you heard it here. First probably.
3. Lest you think I'm so last decade with Favorites #2 and #3 let me add Call the Midwife to the list. Totally awesome show. I cry over each and every episode. Watch it online or get the DVDs from Netflix, whatevs, just Watch This Show.
4. Peperoncini
Current fave way to consume is in a wrap sandwich -- get yourself a wrap of some sort (edible), spread it with a bit of mayo, layer deli turkey, some kind of cheese if you want, spring mix or other kind of green stuff, and then a bunch o' peperoncini. Sprinkle with black pepper, roll up, and enjoy!
5. Um, I've owned this little gizmo (Pampered Chef Mini-Whipper) for years -- in fact I own two of them -- and only just realized what it's most especially good for. Even the company's write-up doesn't tell you that if you pour some milk into a small saucepan and put it over medium heat and use this guy to whisk up the milk for all of maybe 20 seconds that you'll have perfectly frothed milk that you can continue to warm and then use to make an awesome homemade latte! (Just add a few ounces of hot strong coffee or espresso -- I make mine from instant and it works great!) Why I didn't realize this I have no earthly idea. So don't bother buying yourself a battery-operated milk frother thingy, just use this, which you probably already have and didn't know what it was good for. Or maybe you do and I'm just the last person to realize... yeah probably that's it.
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3. Lest you think I'm so last decade with Favorites #2 and #3 let me add Call the Midwife to the list. Totally awesome show. I cry over each and every episode. Watch it online or get the DVDs from Netflix, whatevs, just Watch This Show.
4. Peperoncini
Current fave way to consume is in a wrap sandwich -- get yourself a wrap of some sort (edible), spread it with a bit of mayo, layer deli turkey, some kind of cheese if you want, spring mix or other kind of green stuff, and then a bunch o' peperoncini. Sprinkle with black pepper, roll up, and enjoy!
5. Um, I've owned this little gizmo (Pampered Chef Mini-Whipper) for years -- in fact I own two of them -- and only just realized what it's most especially good for. Even the company's write-up doesn't tell you that if you pour some milk into a small saucepan and put it over medium heat and use this guy to whisk up the milk for all of maybe 20 seconds that you'll have perfectly frothed milk that you can continue to warm and then use to make an awesome homemade latte! (Just add a few ounces of hot strong coffee or espresso -- I make mine from instant and it works great!) Why I didn't realize this I have no earthly idea. So don't bother buying yourself a battery-operated milk frother thingy, just use this, which you probably already have and didn't know what it was good for. Or maybe you do and I'm just the last person to realize... yeah probably that's it.
Head on over to Moxie Wife to read up on more Five Favorites!
