1. Series I watched…
Graham Hancock is a British journalist who is often mistaken for an archeologist because of his interest in, knowledge of, and theories on early civilizations, historical documents, and archeological facts. He is strongly disliked by the archeological community because of the questions he asks and the observations he has made (kind of like me with the medical community. Haha!). We recently watched a series he created called Ancient Apocalypse, which is on Netflix. I found this series VERY fascinating. He makes a very good point in that we SHOULD BE ABLE TO ask these questions, they are very good questions, and they really deserve attention and answers. The first clip below is the official trailer. The second clip is another trailer that I liked more.
2. Something I love… and use almost every day…
The popularity of griddles has grown these past few years. I have been using one for nearly 20 years. It may be my best ALL-TIME purchase. It makes it extremely easy to cook food quickly, to be able to cook multiple foods at once, and is SUPER easy to clean up. We coat it with oil (olive oil for lower heat and coconut oil for higher heat) or butter (from grass-fed cows), cook the food, and then pour some water on it while it is still hot, and scrape the top clean. No pans to clean! We cook almost every type of food in the griddle (eggs, steak, burgers, pork, veggies, potatoes, etc.), and also use it to reheat left-overs. Last night, we sliced a sweet potato that we had baked a few days ago, fried the slices in some butter, sprinkled it with sea salt, and it was ready to eat in just a few minutes. It heats up quickly… and cleans up easily. We have a double griddle on our stovetop, and a 36” griddle outside. And like I said… we use it just about every single day. And remember… the easier it is to do something, the more likely you are to do it. A griddle makes cooking good and healthy foods easier. See the pics below… one is just the griddle… the other is the griddle loaded with steaks, shrimp, and onions (and yes… those are crab legs in the pot next to it. YUM!)
3. Quote that I read… and loved… and pondered this week…
“Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just; by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled; and by doing brave acts, we become brave.” -Aristotle
