Today's breakfast was a spontaneous creation inspired by my craving for bread. Those who adopt a paleo-grain-free-diet do not encourage such baking - especially at the beginning of the journey - because it does not change one's mindset about food.
I ignored all that advice this morning and made a wheat-free-carrot-walnut-spice-coffee- ___. I was going to say coffee cake, but the texture of the finished product was anything but cake-like. My kids had to spoon honey over it to make it palatable. They resorted to making cinnamon toast with some whole wheat tortillas we still had.
Here is today's morning kitchen experiment:
I ate it. It wasn't terrible. It wasn't great either. Wheat free baking is tricky business. Especially since I made up the recipe by adapting two other recipes from a favorite cookbook.
Lunch refuel was a little sketchy. Just some blueberries and bacon, before getting the kids to an afternoon social event at church. We grabbed peanut butter Clif Bars afterward; then came home and snacked on peaches while I made dinner.
I made a pot of (gluten free) Taco Soup for dinner -- complete with a pan of corn bread for my still-wheat-eating family.
Fitness
Today's training consisted of 40 minutes on the spin bike at the gym, followed by 45 minutes of yoga/pilates/barre.
Homework
I didn't get much done on the tutor prep front today. I was able to connect with the parent of one of my students and walk through the Challenge II guide a little. I located a youtube of Beowulf to listen to. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaB0trCztM0 ]. I won an ebay auction for a set of prepared slides for Biology. I also had a parent orientation meeting for one of my sons tonight. He'll be a Challenge IV student this year. This is his senior year of school. I love going to meetings hosted by other tutors. I gain so much from hearing the perspective of those who have been in Classical Conversations longer than we have. It also makes me realize what a difficult task I have ahead of me as a Challenge II tutor.
Still, it was a very good day.
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