Start Week Two

   It's the start of week TWO in RAWr eating. It's not as challenging as it has been in the past. I'm not sure if it's because I know so much more now, because of the resources I have at work, because of the support I'm getting. No idea. But it's going really well, I don't see an end to it anytime soon. I'm well past detox and I feel clear and awesome. Today I slept late.. I feel that I will just stop including my late sleeping, at this point it's a given that I love to sleep half the day away. You may ask, "Why?".. Well, because I like my pillow. Also, I read in a Psychology today last year that creative people (aka, their brains) need a good deal more sleep time than a non creative brain. I like to accept and embrace this! Embrace, I do. 

   I had a good bit of things to get done today. I did not eat a whole lot before I got started, mistake.  I ate a banana when I woke up and drank a good bit of water. That was it. I ran some errands in preparation for an art show I have on Friday. While sitting in some major traffic I was having wet daydreams about spinach soup.. It was torturous! While in the nightmare of Baton Rouge rush hour interstate traffic I ate a green apple I'd brought along. It was helpful, saved me from dieing, but wasn't a cure.

   I need to eat more during the day. I have to remind myself to eat, because I'll get so caught up in doing other things that I just overlook it. I really am a bigger fan of eating in the early evening. So, daytime is often forgotten about. Which, really sucks because about three hours into my day I want to kill someone I get so hunGRRy. Yes, grr.. that's how I get. I usually keep a stash of Lara bars or nuts in my car for such emergencies, but alas, today there was none to be had. I must have had several emergencies lately. Hmm.

 Note: Restock. 

    Once I arrived at my destination, the Hobby Lobby, I knocked out my shopping needs in under fifteen minutes. Which, for matching prints with mats is excellent time. When I was standing in line I was seething in a delightful way with hunger. I took the time (well, actually the middle aged women in line ahead of me were the time tookers) to observe the plethora of snacks to be had while checking out. Kit Kat bars, Snickers, Gum in sparkly varieties I've never heard of, these things called "Testamints"... Which honestly really frightened me. "Share the word with a Testiment". Clever pun guys. Jesus loves it! Anyway, I don't understand how a Kit Kat bar is even food. Seriously, I don't. Nothing was really food. I would have rather eaten the Modge Podge glue on the shelf underneath than ever eat some greasy nasty excuse for chocolate. Gross. 

   So, the point is.. I had a good bit of food day dream time today. This is what happened for Dinner:

Tomato Soup 2 spun with Spinach Soup

RAWr Chaux in Butter lettuce cups 

Banana Almond Pudding

I made tomato soup yesterday. It was really fantastic. But I wanted to try another version with oats for a thicker texture. I dreamed the recipe up while sitting in traffic.. I wanted spinach soup so badly but I wanted to try out the tomato soup idea I had. I couldn't decide, so I made both. I love tomato soup and I love to make it. Herbs are lovely, combining them is always a great creative exercise. 

  The spinach soup was insanely excellent. I want to eat it again and again! It tasted like simple goodness. I can't begin to describe the flavor, clean, crisp, excellent. I had these mushrooms I was doing nothing with, so I threw them on top. But really, I was wishing I would have had some pistachio cream, that would have been a most excellent complement of flavors. Note: Next time Spinach Soup lives with Pistachio Cream Fo Sho! Hmm, and watercress, if I can find any. Watercress soup with pistachio cream. YUM! 

Tomato Soup 2

5 Large tomatoes

(or fill your blender all the way up with chopped up tomatoes and then take half of 'em out to add after it's pureed down some)

Handful of fresh Tarragon

Two handfuls of Raw Steel Cut Oats

A bit of Dried Wakame

Dulse granules 

Celtic Sea Salt

Three Toes of Garlic 

2 Tbs Coconut Oil

3 Long Stems worth of Fresh Rosemary leaves

Thyme

Oregano

Spinach Soup ♡

4-5 Very very large handfuls of spinach

Handful of Parsley

2 Toes of Garlic

Rice Vinegar, a dash

Water

Blob of Coconut oil

Olive Oil

Sesame oil, tiny bit

Celtic Sea Salt

   

 

   I had this head of butter lettuce and I made another batch of RAWr Chaux. I dig it a lot. It's a great way to get tons of different nutrients, texture, and flavors. This batch included some zucchini, squash, and a poblano chili as well as some green onions and a few random baby portobellos that were leftover from the soup garnish. Shout out to Mum for doing the prep work! I put it in the lettuce and then put some hemp oil on the plate.