Day 8 - final update 7:21pm

so all in all today was a good day. i planned on going back to the track and to do abs before calling it a night, but i decided to go to my storage instead. ive been so busy that i still have not unpacked since returning to houston, so a lot of what i need is still boxed up :-/ ... my mom was a trooper and helped out so it wasnt so bad. i got my juicer, steamer and some other items i need to mix things up a bit. im really looking forward to juicing...i havent used the ole juicer in quite some time.

okay so meals to wrap up the day:

SNACK: sandwich - almond butter and pineapple/apricot jam on toasted whole grain bread and water. i have to tell you...this homemade jam is tha bomb!!! this sandwich was absolutely yummie. the recipe for the jam is below dinner.

DINNER: baked flounder over tabouli salad, steamed veggies (squash, zucchini, broccoli), baked potato (w/ butter, salt and pepper) and gatorade.



dinner was great. this was my first time trying tabouli. it was "different." i cant say that i loved, or even liked it really, but it was nice to try something new. the bad part is that the small box made a humongous bowl of it! lol. well it only cost me 2 tomatoes and 1/2 a cucumber so not so bad :~).

PINEAPPLE AND APRICOT JAM

1 - 20 oz can of crushed pineapple
1 pound dried apricots, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons lemon juice

i substituted brown sugar for the white sugar. i also divided the recipe in half and it made quite a bit, 24 ounces. i also added one packet of unflavored gelatin to have it in more of a molded, firmly set form.

combine ingredients in pot and stir until sugar dissolves. bring to a consistent boil for a while and then turn down to simmer.

the cooking instructions are for the air core self cooking pots i have, therefore i am not sure of the length of time to cook using traditional methods. with air core once it is turned down to simmer, it self cooks for another 1 1/2 hours. so i would say monitor, conducting taste tests to determine when it reaches the consistency you prefer.

happy eating!!