Sunset soup

I've called this sunset soup because of the colours in it's vegetables. Pumpkin, sweet potato, red capsicum and carrot remind me of the hues in a good sunset.

It's very healthy, and makes a perfect veggie meal. I have just started the food combining diet. It is not so much a diet than a lifestyle change for the better. I was feeling toxic, bloated, unbalanced, tired. It was time to make a change. A few days in and I felt better already. It makes me feel better on the inside, which in turn will make me feel and look better on the outside.

I've done it before and don't know why, for the life of me I don't go back to it instead of taking the path of calorie counting, when it leaves me starving and not able to stick to it.

Basically the diet sees that carbs(starches) are not mixed with proteins(meat, cheese). I am having one protein meal, one carb meal and a neutral meal(mostly veggies or salad) a day. 

I had this for lunch as my neutral meal.

Sunset Soup

3 cups cubed pumpkin
1 chopped red capsicum
1 chopped red onion
1 sliced carrot
1 cup cubed sweet potato
5 cups water or stock
1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
handful of parsley

Place all but the garlic and parsley in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer rapidly for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are soft.

Add garlic and parsley and process until smooth.

Garnished with cream, sunflower seeds and pepitas(pumpkin seeds)

Lunch yesterday, with cream, pea shoots and chilli oil

How's the weather where you are? It's getting mighty cold down South. Perfect for hot soup :)

An InLinkz Link-up

Learning left and right for kids

Monday little Summer had her first haircut. She's lost her little white blonde curls, they were starting to get frizzy and knotty all the time. 

Looking very serious. She was so good, for a first haircut.

When we turned up at the hairdresser, Amelia was there alone and was still finishing foils, so I ducked across the road to Target.

Izzy needed new sneakers. Being a small, and I mean small, "Country' Target, they had sweet FA in her size at a cheapo price. Instead I bought her a pair of rubber boots, which she needed anyway.

Tuesday morning it pissed down, so she wore them to kindy. Perfick. I did invest in an umbrella for the car too! This was the first wet drop off I had encountered this year, and I wasn't prepared.

She is at the perfect age right now to start learning her right foot from left. So I have written the letter 'L' and 'R' on them.

I've written them on her hands too, and shown her how her left hand makes a letter L shape that she can match up on her boots. I can't remember who told me this trick, but it is genius. 

You can even make the backward 'C' shape of the top part of the letter R with your right hand! I've yet to teach her that the right hand makes a letter L on your her forehead, for LOSER, maybe later ;)

I did notice yesterday at gymnastics, the coach was getting them to learn left from right too. I should have let her in on this trick, it did cross my mind.

#100HappyDays Week2

Thursday - We were kicking the ball in the driveway. Izzy decided it was funny to be falling over onto the grass. We all laughed at each other.

Friday, Anzac Day. I enjoyed a cup of tea and some telly while Brett entertained the girls.

Saturday - My dinner. I've begun eating much healthier, I felt my whole self needed it. I am feeling much better.

Sunday - We got out in the sunshine, I don't think it's around for much longer.
We met some mothers group friends for a picnic at the playground.

Monday - Summer in all her cuteness and a short bob hairdo, after her first
haircut. I took a lolly snake in my purse, just as well, because the hairdresser
had run out of lollypops. I snuck it to Amelia so she could give it to Summer
after her haircut, she was excellent for her first one.

Tuesday - More sunshine. Out the back hanging out with Summer in the back yard.
I'm having a swing. It poured all morning and the night before. It was our first raining
drop off for kindy this year. I have since bought an umbrella for the car.

Wednesday - Yesterday Izzy wanted to play pass the parcel. She helped me
wrap up some of her small toys in newspaper. We had four parcels. She grabbed my
phone, put on some music and we played. I didn't win anything.

Being Thankful for happy times in my day with Rhianna

Field of wishes

My place in time #37 - The view from the end of my street

The man who owned this block died last year. It's rumoured his daughter plans to put flats on it, which means the street will be busier. This doesn't really bother me because our house is deep on our block and hidden away from the street. The other house owners at the end of our street aren't real happy though, but that's cookie crumbs for ya.

Our end of the street is in disrepair, pothole city at the moment. Can someone remind me why we pay rates? I wish they'd fix it up, bit of a catch twenty two, because when they do, we probably won't be able to use the driveway. I hope it won't be on shopping day, I may have to wheelbarrow the groceries down the thirty metres to the house! They maybe should have done it properly in the first place.