Cleanse, Day 3
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kitchen_kinkYesterday I saw a picture of chocolates on my screen and salivated. I walked out of my house and down toward Powderhouse park and smelled fried chicken. Out on the bike path, the scent of donuts frying.
Ohhhhh.
I awoke still feeling crappy after nine hours' sleep. I took some millet (which by now had gained quite a solidity) and some water in a pot and mashed it until it was smooth, added salt and spices, a dab of cultured butter (cheating, slightly, but it's got live cultures in it!), some maple syrup and some honey, and an embarrassment of blueberries and raspberries, and enjoyed. That cereal kept me going all morning; no need for a snack. Had green tea, too.
Lunch was mixed greens, grape tomatoes, shredded raw cheddar, oil and vinegar, and leftover noodle soup from the night before. By now I was feeling somewhat back to normal, if a bit light, still.
All afternoon, though, I was hungry. I had a lunch-dessert of a little kefir, berries, and honey. (Yummm.) One thing to note about kefir, which I'd never had before: it is not, repeat, not a beverage. I fail to see why they package it in milk jugs. It doesn't pour properly, and it's not really drinkable. Drinking it requires quite a stomach: you need to take from a glass and swallow little lumps of curd. It's not that the stuff itself is bad; in fact, it tastes like very strong yogurt and is very tasty when sweetened with fruit. It's just that psychologically, it shouldn't be drunk - it should be eaten.
Later I had a bit of raw manchego, and later than that, raw emmanthaler. I realized that my only snacky options on this cleanse seemed to be cheese and fruit, and when I feel lightheaded, I don't want fruit. So I decided to make snacky-bars out of millet, honey, dried apples and cherries, a little sesame oil, vanilla, and spice. Cooked it all together and pressed it into a pan like mutant Rice Krispies treats. Hopefully they'll be tolerable, and can provide quick carbs without compromising with crackers or something.
Dinner was a beautiful wild salmon fillet, broiled in the toaster oven! I can't recommend this method enough - it came out brilliantly. I marinated in lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper, ginger, garlic, and curry. With it I made millet (the last of it!) in olive oil with red chard, onion and garlic, mustard seeds and Indian spices. Yum.
Later my stomach felt funny, a bit bloated, and when I went to sleep, painful. Tired quite early again. Hope this turns the corner soon.
Ohhhhh.
I awoke still feeling crappy after nine hours' sleep. I took some millet (which by now had gained quite a solidity) and some water in a pot and mashed it until it was smooth, added salt and spices, a dab of cultured butter (cheating, slightly, but it's got live cultures in it!), some maple syrup and some honey, and an embarrassment of blueberries and raspberries, and enjoyed. That cereal kept me going all morning; no need for a snack. Had green tea, too.
Lunch was mixed greens, grape tomatoes, shredded raw cheddar, oil and vinegar, and leftover noodle soup from the night before. By now I was feeling somewhat back to normal, if a bit light, still.
All afternoon, though, I was hungry. I had a lunch-dessert of a little kefir, berries, and honey. (Yummm.) One thing to note about kefir, which I'd never had before: it is not, repeat, not a beverage. I fail to see why they package it in milk jugs. It doesn't pour properly, and it's not really drinkable. Drinking it requires quite a stomach: you need to take from a glass and swallow little lumps of curd. It's not that the stuff itself is bad; in fact, it tastes like very strong yogurt and is very tasty when sweetened with fruit. It's just that psychologically, it shouldn't be drunk - it should be eaten.
Later I had a bit of raw manchego, and later than that, raw emmanthaler. I realized that my only snacky options on this cleanse seemed to be cheese and fruit, and when I feel lightheaded, I don't want fruit. So I decided to make snacky-bars out of millet, honey, dried apples and cherries, a little sesame oil, vanilla, and spice. Cooked it all together and pressed it into a pan like mutant Rice Krispies treats. Hopefully they'll be tolerable, and can provide quick carbs without compromising with crackers or something.
Dinner was a beautiful wild salmon fillet, broiled in the toaster oven! I can't recommend this method enough - it came out brilliantly. I marinated in lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper, ginger, garlic, and curry. With it I made millet (the last of it!) in olive oil with red chard, onion and garlic, mustard seeds and Indian spices. Yum.
Later my stomach felt funny, a bit bloated, and when I went to sleep, painful. Tired quite early again. Hope this turns the corner soon.
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Date: 2004-05-20 06:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-20 07:06 am (UTC)you are my hero
Date: 2004-05-20 01:42 pm (UTC)Oh. My. why did i not think of this? i haven't had salmon in almost 2 months, because my oven does not work.
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Date: 2004-05-22 04:41 am (UTC)