30 days hath September

Ahhh September.  It is only the 5th and it already feels like fall.  I am always amazed at how fast the sun starts heading south.  I think it is ironic that this is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month.  The last 3 out of 4 Septembers I found out I had a tumor. The last 3 out of 4 Octobers I was in surgery. The last 3 out of 4 Novembers I started chemo. I am aware.

My low-carb diet is going well.  I haven't lost much weight. Only about a pound a week.  But that is not my purpose. Was just hoping for a nice side effect. Although, my clothes seem to be fitting looser so maybe I am losing fat and gaining muscle. I don't crave carbs but they are hard to resist when they are sitting in front of me (chips at the Mexican restaurant, facochia bread at Barking Frog, Stan's fries at Red Robin).  I have discovered some wonderful recipes. Yesterday I made a Rhubarb Custard Pie that was sooooo yummy from Judy Barnes Baker's cookbook CarbWars. The pie crust was an Almond Pie Crust from her new book Nourished, which hasn't been released yet. I should have taken a picture of it.  My friend Joe often posts "Food Porn" on his blog and this would have been a good one. It was full of rhubarb, eggs, and cream. If there had been any left over it would have made a tasty breakfast.

Judy has a very interesting blog: http://carbwars.blogspot.com/

Post Script: I made another pie and took a picture.