What I Ate Wednesday: Dec. 7, 2011

I hope you are having a good week!

We finally received our first real snowfall this weekend.  (See pictures of it here.)  That was all it took for me to begin baking cookies.  I started with store-bought dough, but then moved on to making cookies from scratch.  Unlike previous years, I'm doing well resisting the temptation to eat a lot of them!

Because all of the snow put me fully in the Christmas spirit, I'm going to spend most of December on a cookie baking series.  My family always bakes lots of cookies for Christmas.  They are delicious and fun to share.  I also love the memories which come back when we make them, since so many are signature recipes of a family member.

I am still recovering from the cold I came down with a week and a half ago.  I only had one day when I felt absolutely awful.  I have some congestion now, but I still can breathe through my nose.  I got into the habit last week of drinking lots of herbal tea, which has helped take the urge to snack away. 

The cold has actually been somewhat of a blessing.  I took 5 lbs. off (I'm still trying to lose pregnancy weight) and it made me not want to eat.  Instead of eating when I'm bored, sad, etc., I have to make sure I get enough calories everyday. 

On an unrelated note, I started creating making all of my recipes in printable format.  Look at the top of each recipe or post to view a printable recipe card.

Here is what I ate.

I always start my day with a spinach protein shake.

I don't like to eat breakfast, so this way I still get some calories in me.

Next, I brew half a pot of decaf.  I have that much

decaf every day, though I don't always blog about it.

I don't know what I would do with out my Bunn coffee maker.

In my family, getting your first Bunn is a rite of passage.

I come from a family of big coffee drinkers.

About midday, I had a bowl of oatmeal.

The vanilla almond milk made it sweet enough

that I didn't need to add any sugar.

I am eating it every day until I get my Nursing Mom tea in the mail!

 For lunch, I had a bowl of cream of broccoli-mushroom soup.

I made it up the other day, but haven't posted a recipe yet.

 For a snack, I had some mixed nuts.

And I had a few teaspoons of peanut butter.

I used to make my own in my Vitamix,

but I try not to run it around the baby.

For supper, I had a can of Progresso soup

and some Veggie Supreme Baked Sandwich.

I will post the sandwich recipe on Thursday!

I finished the evening with a Peppermint Meltaway cookie.

It will be part of the series I'm beginning next week:

12 Cookies of Christmas

Have you started making holiday cookies or candy yet?

• Join me tomorrow for my Veggie Supreme Baked Sandwich recipe!