For this post, I’m going to combine days 9 and 10 of the Food Lover’s Cleanse, mainly because today (day 10) was basically a day of eating leftovers. Breakfast did not match up with what was indicated, either. More on that later in the post.
Day 9 breakfast was muesli, made from scratch – not from a box. I mixed oats, nuts, fruit, and dairy products together the night before and let it all soak overnight in the fridge. It soaked in raw yogurt (with raw milk), which means the whole grains soaked in an acidic medium, which further means it was far more digestible that morning than if I hadn’t soaked it.
The recipe asked for all fresh fruit, but I chose to add a handful of currants to the mix, along with chopped apple and orange segments. I thought it was simply delicious and I will definitely be making this again. And by the way, old fashioned rolled oats work just fine in place of quick oats (which I do not care for at all).
Lunch was leftovers – sweet potato hash and curried lentil soup. I would have loved to have been able to be home to roast the butternut squash, but it wasn’t possible as a working person. Plus, I like leftovers.
Dinner was a lot of fun to make – I made two of the things on the menu, and did one experiment. The vegetables a la grecque were truly awesome – vegetables simmered in a broth of white wine, olive oil, water, and spices. They came out mildly pickled, and totally delicious. I can’t wait to make this next summer, when all the summer veggies are in season.
I also made a salad of quinoa, pomegranate, apples, and scallions. I think I added a little to much lemon, as it was quite tart. I enjoyed it regardless, though it wasn’t the most stellar recipe of the cleanse.
When I put my CSA order in last week, I neglected to order any pork tenderloin, so that was out. Instead, I decided to play around with the technique used in the chicken persillade. But in place of the parsley-garlic combo, I used za’atar, a middle eastern spice mixture. Well, it worked out great! After the chicken came out of the oven, I poured a little extra virgin olive oil over it and sprinkled the chicken breasts with za’atar. It worked very well! I was pleased.
It was a really nice meal all together.
As I mentioned earlier, Day 10 was really a day of leftovers, and I also made an error. I neglected to soak my oats the night before, so I chose to eat something else, in the form of two pastured eggs fried in butter. Dang, they were tasty. And quite healthy.
Lunch was a variety of things – some chicken, quinoa salad, and vegetables from last night, plus a little bit of fresh mozzarella and a few slices of sopresatta from the local Italian deli. I also finished up the bulgur pilaf from the weekend.
Dinner was a simple affair – leftover curried lentil soup with some raw yogurt in it; some diced chicken breast from last night; and a glass of kombucha. Really nice and tasty, and just what I needed after a long, complicated day.
Tomorrow I am looking forward to beef!
