Wednesday, January 28, 2009

January 28

breakfast: split pea soup, bread

lunch: vegetable pad thai

dinner: remainder vegetable pad thai, raw milk

workout: Callanetics 10/10

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

January 27

breakfast: oatmeal

lunch: yogurt with apricots, baby bok choy with garlic, rice

dinner: split pea soup, bread with raw butter

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Winter Lament

breakfast: gluten-free french toast

lunch: pasta primavera

dinner: sweet potato, cabbage, raw milk

Today feels like the first day of winter since winter actually started. It's cold and windy. There have been a few raindrops. Winter is always my favorite season, so it's kind of sad to not have it this year.

Whenever I drive by the reservoir near my house, I can see the bottom. I don't know what this bodes for this spring/summer. It would be nice if it would start to rain more, if winter would truly appear.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

January 24

breakfast: gluten-free english muffin, raw cheese, raw milk

lunch: salad, rice with cabbage and yogurt

snack: peanuts

dinner: baked chickpeas, fried potato, cauliflower with tomato sauce

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

January 20

breakfast: granola

lunch: aloo gobi

snack: popcorn

dinner: eggplant with ginger-garlic sauce, tempeh with stir-fried vegetables

Today's supposed to be the last day of the heat wave. It's so strange to look outside and see Spring. All the plants are sprouting new growth. Blooms are open. It's absolutely gorgeous. But thankfully, the warmth is going to end and be replaced by some much needed rain.

I've always loved the rain. I love the sound of it. I love how it cleans everything off. It just relaxes me. :)

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Heavenly Caramels

Devil in an Apron's caramels are so good. They're traditional caramels made with sugar and cream - NO corn syrup! Yeah! That alone makes them taste better than virtually every other caramel on the market. But when you add in the flavors - real vanilla bean, cocoa nibs, dried lavender, and many more - they're simply amazing. They're definitely the best I've had.

My only complaint with the caramels is that one of the flavors isn't vegetarian - bacon. It's very easy to tell from the other flavors (the bacon is almost black while the others are a light brown), but it would be nice if the company would sell bacon-free packages of their caramels for vegetarians.

I secretly hope that one day Devil in an Apron decides to do to their caramels what they do with practically everything else they make - cover them in dark chocolate. Dark chocolate covered caramels have always been my favorite candy and so few people do it well. These caramels with the quality of chocolate that Devil in an Apron uses would be a guaranteed success.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

January 7

breakfast: gluten-free muffin, raw milk

lunch: stomach didn't feel well, so I didn't eat

dinner: lentil and farro soup

I skipped working out today. My stomach just isn't feeling right. Hopefully, it'll be back to normal soon.

I haven't really know what to write in these posts lately. Maybe something will come to me... If you have any ideas, let me know.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Perfecting Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free Muffins

breakfast: granola

lunch: salad, roasted cauliflower and potatoes

snack: muffin with raw butter

dinner: baked unstuffed shells, swiss chard, carrots

I think I've finally perfected a gluten-free/wheat-free muffin recipe. The key seems to be soaking the grains in either buttermilk or yogurt to soften them and bring out the flavor. It also has the added benefit of reducing phytic acid and increasing mineral absorption. This time I soaked them for 24 hours and they came so soft, tender and fluffy - just like the real thing.

January 26

breakfast: oatmeal

lunch: vegetable soup

snack: yogurt with dried apricots

dinner: cabbage, baked sweet potato

workout: Callanetics 10/10

Monday, January 5, 2009

January 5

breakfast: raw milk, apple

lunch: quinoa, cannelini beans, salad

dinner: lemon-herb tofu, roasted cauliflower and potatoes, garlic spinach

workout: Callanetics 10/10

This new year is flying. It's amazing how fast everything is going by. Do you remember how when you were growing up things just took forever? The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas seemed to last for months. Now, it's just over before you know it.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

January 3

breakfast: raw milk

lunch: falafel salad

snack: gluten-free chocolate chip cookie

dinner: mu shu tofu (no wrap), tofu and broccoli

January 2

breakfast: granola

snack: manchega, peanuts

lunch: lemon kale, fried potato, buffalo mozzarella, sauerkraut, tangerine

snack: gluten-free foccoccia, avocado

dinner: cornbread, collard greens, pinto beans, sauerkraut, avocado

workout: Callanetics 10/10

Constantly hungry today.

January 1

breakfast: granola

lunch: pasta primavera, salad

dinner: sauerkraut, olives, lemon kale, cannelini beans, baked potato