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Saturday - Day 8

Saturday is Farmer's Market day.  The usual routine need to be altered as we had a 9a zoom for our Dominican Sister/Associate gathering.  Topic:  The Holy Preaching: On Care for Our Common Home.  We are not active as maybe we should be.  I always get "on fire" after attending a retreat such as this.  But that is another blog.

As I have found, I am waking up with more energy.  Today is day-8.  Preparing breakfast is not what it used to look like and I miss my eggs and sautéed vegetables.  Sometimes for breakfast I would prepare salmon and eggs as well.  Breakfasts that include pancakes or muffins have been reserved for Saturday or Sunday for years, as starting the workday off with a good protein and vegetable meal has seemed important.  

This morning for breakfast I made a pumpkin fig smoothie:  2T SP Complete, 2T Whey Pro, 1/2 cop organic pureed pumpkin, 1/2 frozen banana, 4 small fresh figs, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1 cup hemp milk and 2 T of hemp seeds sprinkled on top and then mixed in. As I've mentioned before, I am very conscious that I am getting bone friendly nutrients in every day. Figs are a good source of both calcium, magnesium and potassium. When eaten alone, "Five medium fresh figs have around 90 milligrams of calcium and other skeleton-saving nutrients like potassium and magnesium. Fresh figs are grown in California through the summer and fall, but you can find them dried all year. And dried ones are just as good: Half a cup of dried figs have 121 milligrams of calcium." (web MD). Hemp heart seeds are another bone friendly option as they contain high levels of omega-3s as well as a healthy ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids, while also being rich in protein, fiber and Vitamin D. 

For a snack after getting back from Farmer's Market I enjoyed a small bowl of the chopped vegetables I made Friday. Also very bone friendly.

After the Zoom retreat it was time for lunch, and then food prep.  Broths are allowed in the
first 10 days, so I sautéed cippolini onions, carrots, and garlic.  When ready I added homemade, strained chicken bone broth (when I cook my chicken bones I slow cook them for 12-18 hours) and fresh thyme.  Before serving I added chopped parsley and 1/4 cup of lemon juice.

Since I still had produce to put away, I prepared peppers, eggplant, yellow squash and zucchini and cherry tomatoes to roast for the week to make Ratatouille. Ratatouille is also a great breakfast meal.

Mid-afternoon I was beginning to feel hunger pangs so I prepared my second smoothie.  This shake was simpler.  2T SP Complete, 2T Whey Pro, large peach, 1 cup coconut milk and a generous knuckle of fresh ginger.

Being Saturday I needed to get out and with all the food prep done, it was time for supper.  Let's go out. But where? It was decided to go to Gateway to India.  The food is awesome, we had been there in such a long time, and there are many vegan options on the menu (most of the Patel family is vegan). 

We ordered:

Bhindi Masala (okra cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices).
Cabbage (cabbage cooked with onions, shredded coconut and spices)
Tarka Dhal (Yellow lentils tempered with ginger, garlic, onions, butter and spices)
Needless to say, dinner was wonderful, fit the guidelines of the cleanse and, even better:  leftovers!



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