Of course I'm having this mid-life crisis to go along with all this. My mother recently died, and my father was only 69 when he died. Does that mean I only have nine more years to live? No, I know, you can't count on any of that. I could die tonight, or right now, or even after I close down this site and continue on out the door.
Aside from the mid-life crisis, life is pretty nice. I've lost a bunch of weight, am looking quite lean, and have developed a repertoire of high protein, low carb recipes that would make you salivate.
Vanilla Pudding - serves three
1 Cup reduced fat milk
1 Cup ricotta cheese
1 package of gelatin (unflavored)
1/2 Cup Splenda™
1/2 stick cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 egg yolks
Pour milk into a saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin powder over the top and let sit until the gelatin softens. Separate egg yolks (save the whites for breakfast). Add yolks, Splenda™, and cinnamon stick to the saucepan. Turn heat to low and stir constantly for about five minutes. REMOVE the cinnamon stick!
Get out your blender (I use a Vita-Mix) and combine milk mixture with ricotta cheese. Blend for about one minute. Add vanilla.
Pour into glasses and chill for at least 2 1/2 hours.
Next - I'm experimenting with some high protein, no sugar, protein bars. I'm thinking oats, egg whites, peanut butter, flax. But, the clincher is it can't taste like cardboard. On the other hand, if it tastes like cardboard maybe I won't eat so much of it?
