There hasn't been much meal-planning around these parts. We've been loading up at farmer's markets and trying to keep the oven off. Duh. We've been eating lots of tomato sandwiches and lots of peaches. I perfected corn on the cob! Boil it for only four minutes, drain most of the water, put a lid on your pot and let the corn steam until you are ready to serve it. The corn stays warm and the kernels are plump. Thanks Aunt Rebecca.
Last week I ate raw. I can't really call it a cleanse because I was still drinking coffee. I made smoothies, ate lots of cashews, splurged on a beet juice and drank lots of water. It was good and I learned a few things. One, I can survive a day without a full bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Good to know. Two, it is possible for me, though I don't recommend it, to go a night without wine and or chocolate. And three, it is really hard to sit down and eat something different than your family. There are many questions: "Momma, why aren't you having any oatmeal?" "Momma, why aren't you eating any pizza?" "You see, Naomi, I'm not growing anymore so I can go without sometimes." This is very true, but it's also true that eating together and eating the same thing is the real bonding experience. I felt like an outsider. But the other part of me was like, "deal with it and stop with the peer pressure!"
What have you been up to lately?
*Above is a picture of some posies I made for a wedding. I keep meaning to tell you about my new job at a most becoming little flower shop!
Last week I ate raw. I can't really call it a cleanse because I was still drinking coffee. I made smoothies, ate lots of cashews, splurged on a beet juice and drank lots of water. It was good and I learned a few things. One, I can survive a day without a full bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Good to know. Two, it is possible for me, though I don't recommend it, to go a night without wine and or chocolate. And three, it is really hard to sit down and eat something different than your family. There are many questions: "Momma, why aren't you having any oatmeal?" "Momma, why aren't you eating any pizza?" "You see, Naomi, I'm not growing anymore so I can go without sometimes." This is very true, but it's also true that eating together and eating the same thing is the real bonding experience. I felt like an outsider. But the other part of me was like, "deal with it and stop with the peer pressure!"
What have you been up to lately?
*Above is a picture of some posies I made for a wedding. I keep meaning to tell you about my new job at a most becoming little flower shop!
I'm so distracted by those breathtakingly gorgeous flowers, I can't read this post!
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DeleteI've been eating raw too! You have a favorite smoothie? I get in a mango spinach rut, not that anything so delicious is really a rut. I throw in yogurt here or there sometimes too if I get the woozies. I find I not only feel kind of left out at mealtimes, but (selfishly) find making meals for Rowan kind of disruptive to the mood. I genuinely really enjoy the sparseness of it, not scheduling my day around eating, experiencing that kind of vivid emptiness. And then I remember growing babes still need a decent lunch at a similar time to when they normally do so I can't simply grab my handful of cold veg and go on about my day.
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