:: i want!!!! ::

Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson. Thanks Aylin for the reco!


I'm gonna try out one of her fig spread recipes that sounds really interesting! hope it's a hit!

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:: discovering mirepoix ::

So it's pronounced "meer-pwah" and supposedly the holy trinity of french cooking. It's a combination of onions, celery, carrots (2:1:1 ratio) used as a flavor base for a wide range of dishes such as soups, stews, sauces etc. It's cooked in butter typically and allowed to sweat, i think there's the step of adding white wine as well. Had the ingredients so I thought I'd try it out for a strong fish stock today. I realize after the fact that I didnt chop up the carrots quite find enough so we'll see how it goes. :)
My mirepoix sweating in the pressure cooker...

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:: Day 125 - Summary ::

Activities: Saratoga Farmer's Market with Mikee. We decided to give the organic pasture fed chicken a try, per Tracy's recommendation. It wasn't cheap but what do you expect. We got a 5.2lb chicken for $20 and paid an extra $3 for feet. Mikee's rosemary BBQ chicken is amazing so we've decided to use the chicken for that. And i'll save the bones + feet for more stock. These chickens get to run around, get sunshine and hang out with bugs. How more natural can it get? :P Oh and here's a pic of all the produce we got - cant wait to consume it all!


8am: 1 apple, random sampling of stuff at farmer's market


Lunch @ Tai Wu with Mother-In-Law


Main meal @ home
A small bowl of leftover chinese food, a bowl of vege soup, 1/4 coldstone icecream
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:: Day 124 - Summary ::

Activities: Bah. 12 hour work day again.

7am: Bowl of fresh fruit, strawberry banana odwalla, small slice of egg white vege fritatta


Main meal @ home
We bought some random dishes from whole foods and shared. With the $5 off coupon it was pretty good! Turkey Lasagne, TUrkey meatloaf, parsnip cake, orzo and spinach salad - All for $16. Not bad!

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:: Day 123 ::

Activities: 12 hour work day. blah. + small group in the evening.

8am: 1 apple

2pm: a few mouthful of homemade kale soup


Main meal @ home: vege soup party!!!
White leek soup, Orange soup (Laura's recipe), Cauliflower soup, Leftover vege fritatta

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:: sad poop ::

So if you recall one of my posts from last weeks... I've been eating real bad for a few days... chocolate, cookies, cake... you name it. All the "C"s. And yesterday at lunch I sampled some indian food (yum but lots of heavy cream, another "C") and also had birthday cake.

My poop has not been happy. I get tummy aches randomly through the day - I sit at the toilet and feel constipated. A feeling I haven't had in awhile. My body is not liking the onslaught of the "C"s and I keep apologizing but doing jack about it. Well this morning was the final straw - I went out for a run and the whole time I felt like I was having diarrhea when in fact, I wasn't. I hate feeling like this. i really really need to eat clean again and get rid of the Cs and random GMOs in my system. Talk is cheap - now I have to do.
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:: Day 122 - Summary ::

Yay! Mikee's lab test results came back and everything is great! His cholesterol has improved alot since his last test in 2005 and we have pretty much identical values on everything! :)

Activities: 7am 3.0 mile run, 33:34, 409 cal burnt, HRa 168 HRm 174

8am: ABC Juice + small bowl of freshly made leek soup

12pm: Leek and Kale soup, 2 M&Ms

Main meal @ home
White Leek Soup, Brown-rice fried rice with chard and chicken, eggs with chives

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