In This Post I Notice a Trend

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Yes, there is definitely a trend happening here.  I don't take pictures of the junk I eat, the pizza, the meals out.  We have an accountability issue.

Yesterday was definitely not good.  About the best thing I can say is that since I went to the farm, the farmer's market, Meijer and also the health food store I now have lots and lots of good stuff to eat.  I am stocked up and have a few new things to try.

Also on the must try list, I need to try the salad dressing recipes in the Nourishing Traditions cookbook.  It's pretty much impossible to find a commercial dressing without soy or canola oil -- even the organic and premium brands all have crap like "expeller pressed soybean oil.  Eff that, I'm trying to get rid of as much soy as possible.  I will live with what I have for the time being (obviously I bought salad fixins for the week) but I think it's going to be olive oil + lemon juice/vinegar + herbs time just as soon as I figure out what I need to do.

Breakfast:  Half a mini loaf of pumpkin bread with 2 pats butter, coffee

Picked this up - total impulse buy - at the farmer's market yesterday.  I'm indifferent to a lot of baked goods, especially sweet ones, but I do love pumpkin bread.  It was excellent.

I guess this counts as a meal.  Could have easily consumed the whole thing!

I have some oats and rye soaking to try and make blender oatmeal pancakes a bit later.  That could be interesting since I'm kinda winging it.

Brunch: Blender soaked oat pancakes (recipe to follow in separate post), 2 CF bacon patties.  Not pictured:  Another cup of coffee.  Now that I think about it, I had a couple cups I didn't mention yesterday too.  I don't worry about because they're plain, black coffee.

Anyway, oatcakes:  ZOMG.  Delicious!

As usual, my plating sucks.

Although it's in the picture, these did not need any extra maple syrup.  I ate two servings and froze the last three cakes to try reheating them.

Late Lunch:  A bowl of homemade beef stew.  I cooked up a batch using a pound of stew meat I got from the farm, celery, carrots and a small onion I got from the farmer's market, two small organic potatoes, parsley, spices and butter.  It turned out fantastic, well above expectations.  Loosely based on the Nutritious Stew recipe from Tender Grassfed Meat (page 120).  I didn't have any marrow bones or beef stock and I freelanced the spices but the overall concept was the same.

Simple homemade beef stew.

Yum.  Didn't eat too much because I have a dinner obligation.  Two meals worth of leftovers.

Dinner:  Canned spaghetti with ground beef and a bit of ketchup, garlic toast, salad with zesty italian

This used to be comfort food, now it's stomach discomfort waiting to happen.  Yergh.

Snack:  Chips and onion dip

Exercise:  None.  Another dreary rainy day.  I'll update if I do something.