Last Sunday, Husband and a friend were waxing poetic about sausage. How they would never give it up, how it was so delicious and amazing, how it was only better when there was more and more.
I interjected to point out that part of sausage's power was its ability to spruce things up when used in really small amounts. I was laughed out of the conversation.
This Saturday, I purchased another of those lovely hunks of jowl bacon from Wayward Seed farm, and started dreaming about another giant pot of slow-cooked pork shoulder with sauerkraut and knackwurst from Thurns.
We here at Chez Widow love pork. We like other things, too, but oh, the mighty mighty pig. The fattier cuts the better.
When I returned home from the market and my class at European Papers, Husband had left me a note. A note from his doctor with the results from his most recent checkup. Turns out, Husband is in absolutely perfect healthy except for one thing: his LDL cholesterol level. Which is in the "congratulations, Mr. Waitress, you are twice as likely to die from a stroke or heart attack than someone with a lower LDL!" level.
*sigh*
Just think, said Husband - you can replace me with a younger model by the time you're 42! Yeah, said our sausage-loving friend with the 155 total cholesterol, your new model is probably just graduating from high school right now!
BUT, I protested, I don't want a new younger model when I'm 40! I want this model!
All of this to say, we here at Chez Widow are going to be eating a little healthier this winter. Which means no *sob* tasty and delicious sausage.
I might have to bend the rules of "local" this winter, because we are going to be eating lots of those tasty omega 3s in salmon, sardines, and anchovies. As a side note, trout is also high in omega 3, which is available locally.
Fortunately, Husband loves a lot of healthy foods - tofu, brown rice, veggies, and grains, so I don't think we have as long of a road to travel as some. We're going to see how much we can lower the bad numbers in the next 2 months, and I'll keep you posted.
I promise I will not be turning into a health food blog. If anything, hopefully my snobbiness will help us all discover some new healthy recipes which are also delcious! I promise not to become boring. Well, if you already find me boring, then I promise not to become more boring.
