In celebration of reaching day 15 (my halfway point), I'm going to run down some of the foods that have entered my daydreams in the course of the last two weeks:
* Oyster Po-Boy with pickles, extra mayo and Tabasco on a nice Leidenheimer French loaf as served at Crabby Jacks in New Orleans
* Grilled baby octopus over 3 bean salad with shallot, red wine vinaigrette as served at Laiola
* Falafel deluxe sandwich with fried eggplant and potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, sumac onions, tahini-yogurt and harissa wrapped in lavash and grilled as served at Truly Mediterranean
* Summer tomato and house-made mozzarella salad with fino verde basil as served at any decent restaurant in San Francisco during the summer
* Fried 1/4 chicken (dark meat), southern style, and waffles at Roscoe's in LA
* Spicy meat sauce noodles with hand-cut noodles at Shan Dong Mandarin in Oakland's chinatown
* Carnita tacos with handmade tortillas, pickled jalapenos, shredded cabbage and cascabel salsa as served at the farmers market around the corner from my house in San Miguel de Allende
* Handkerchief pasta with rustic pork ragu at Incanto
* Skewer of lamb heart, liver and kidney ala plancha with salsa verde as served at family meal at Laiola
* Duck pho with wild duck breast, rice noodles, jalapenos, mint and cilantro as served at the Restaurant, Sin Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
* Salad of garden leaves and flowers at Ik-Etznab, Guanajuato, Mexico.
* Goat head soup (Birria de Chivo) with chili puree, tomatoes and goat drippings as lives in my freezer by the quart leftover from our June goat spit-roast.
* Summer beers of all types, chilled pink wines, Herradura silver tequila and tonic with 4 lime wedges
Ok, time for the stats:
Current Weight: 186
Favorite Juice of the last 4 days:
Carrot, Granny Smith Apple, D'Anjou Pear made by Meredith last night
Carrot, Pink Lady Apple, Ginger, Mango, Peach, Nectarine
Least Favorite Juice
Tomato, Cucumber Spinach
In general, I'm feeling pretty good these days. It makes things much easier to not have to go to work each day. If I need a break, I take one. But, in general, I'm pretty active both physically and mentally, throughout the day. I have had an occasional super lazy day where I just can't get the engine started, but I'm not sure how unusual that is for me anyway. It does make me miss the coffee and other stimulants that we take for granted on a daily basis.
My intestinal situation seems to have revived itself. I did go through a few days using a super vegan Rainbow Foods fig, prune, and Senna leaf laxative that may or may not have helped get the party started, but since then things seem to be taking care of themselves. The worst part these days is the food boredom. It's really hard to get excited about juice meal after meal. And normally food is such an exciting highlight of my day. I do feel like my vision is more clear and less fuzzy than it has been in years. It could be the pound of carrots I drink a day. Still not remembering my dreams or walking on water. Still fall asleep in the middle of a movie if it starts after 9pm no matter how good it is.
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3 comments:
Binky, I'm shocked & hurt that Whanni Lewis's World Famous Iced Tizzle didn't make your list. I can only assume that you've become so deeply twasted with your bright eyes and clear skin that you've forgotten what matters most, i.e., strong cardamom sweet tea. Now I gotta go sit me down to some fried chicken goat head adovada tacos, waffles and an extra large Bombay & tonic with fifteen lime quarters.
Keep up the good work, baby - you'll be seeing dragons real soon.
Go Blake! Less than 2 weeks and you can work your way through that list (let me know if you need any help with that).
I was a vegetarian for 3 years (ending about 12 years ago) and I still remember the meal I ate when I stopped. Everything about it was a revelation: the taste, aroma, texture. The entree was "oak smoked" king salmon --grilled over mesquite with a wet oak log tossed on top, then covered with a bowl to capture all the smoke -- at LA's Campanile, back in its heyday when Nancy Silverton and Suzanne Goin were cooking. Perhaps it's too soon to ask, but I wonder what your first solid meal will be. I've got some jamon iberico de bellota that might interest you.
You had me scared for a second. I'd never heard of Crabby Jack's, but I looked it up and its basically the same place as the Louisiana Seafood Exchange, the retail part. Whew! When you're name-checking po-boys, it's gotta be old-school. I remember the first meal I had when I stopped being a vegetarian. I had a Frenchuletta with gravy fries from Liuzza's.
Blake, you're doing great!
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