Miso Soup ...

Miso Soup

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
6:30pm @ Home

Miso soup with lil cubes of soft tofu and wakame. Soup base is mugi miso (barley and soy bean paste). Add sea salt. Miso soup is very easy to do and apparently beneficial for the digestive system.

Today, had only 1 shaker of The Green Drink (lunch) and 2 meals. Fresh juice and water. Can't help noticing that the tummy's not as bollywood material now. :D

Time of Posting : 10:35pm

5 minutes ... Braised Tofu

Simple 5 minute Braised Tofu Dish ... 

Left aside a small slice of tofu for miso soup.

neat ...

Brown Rice with Braised Tofu and Grilled Fish

This is how Bryan arranged his food. Neat and orderly. Says small portions make it look more elegant. We had brown rice with braised tofu (with enoki and shitakii mushrooms in oyster sauce and organic black sauce) and grilled fish (marinated in thyme, lemon juice, seasalt, shoyu, pepper, sesame oil) with pasta sauce from yesterday's spaghetti dinner, on a bed of fresh mixed salad. Don't seem to see the salad in the photo ...

60 laps ...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
6:30pm @ Home

Bryan having his dinner after doing 60 laps at the pool.

cheese spread ...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
8:30am @ Eastin Hotel PJ

Took this cheese spread home. Reminded me of our family's time in France in September last year. Justine and Daniel love this creamy cheese spread. During breakfast, they would just help themselves to eat with their french rolls or baget. There were popping these lil cheesy triangles like M&Ms. :D

my breakfast ...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
8:30am @ Eastin Hotel PJ

My breakfast. 2 eggs, 2 pieces of wholemeal bread, tomato with fried onions, and 2 tablespoons of baked beans. Had 2 glasses of apple juice and a banana too. I think my stomach has shrunk. Was actually quite full after that. No 2nd helpings. Quite unlike me. I normally eat like there's no tomorrow, at a buffet. :D

Day 13 ...

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
8:30am @ Eastin Hotel PJ

Today, Bryan and I had a breakfast appointment with Emmanuel and On. Didn't take my morning green drink shake. First real breakfast since I started the detox program 13 days ago. 

Day 12 ... Spaghetti in Homemade Tomato Sauce

SPAGHETTI IN HOMEMADE TOMATO SAUCE

Monday, July 12, 2010
6 pm @ Home

Dinner tonight was spaghetti in home made tomato sauce. Bryan did the cooking. I was uhh, responsible, for everything else ... taking all the right stuffs out from the fridge and garnishing.

1. Sauce - Pureed tomatoes onions and garlic. Drizzle some olive oil on hot saucepan. Add pureed mixture in. And basil leaves. Simmer. Add juice of half a lemon (that was all the lemon we had in the fridge). No sea salt. Used one vegan burger pate for better texture and meat replacement. Minced it. Add to the simmering ingredients.

2. Spaghetti - when ready, drain, and add into the sauce. Cook the spaghetti in the sauce. Just for a few minutes. Bryan got this tip from watching AFC. This way the sauce penetrates into the noodles and is more flavourful.

3. Garnish - butterhead lettuce, tomatoe slices, lemon slices, coriander leaves, olives cut in halves.

To Sum Up : 2 shakers of The Green Drink & 1 meal. Juice and fruits. Water. :D

Time of Posting : 9:40 pm

Day 11 ... Crock Pot Chicken & Potatoes

One Dish 

Rice with Cabbage & Crock Pot Chicken and Potatoes

Sunday, July 11, 2010
6pm @ Home

Today is Sunday ... :D

We normally have just a ONE large dish on Sundays. The white pyrex above is about 10 inches X 12 inches in size. Had my first green drink this morning, but missed the second one at lunch time. Was clearing out and cleaning the fridge after coming home from Mass late morning. By the time I was done, it was about 3pm. Decided to have an early dinner then. Didn't want to spoil my appetite. 

1. Made a no-hassle crock pot chicken dish. Removed skin from the chicken thighs before putting them into the pot. Added potato cubes, carrots, shitakii mushrooms (sliced and without the stand). Sea salt and pepper, sesame seed oil, shoyu and black sauce. Also added some tomato sauce. Closed lid, and put the timer on high. Would take about 2 hours or so. Even though no water is added, this dish would always end up with its own gravy.

Sliced some red and yellow pepper bells. And tomatoes. Sprigs of coriander leaves. To add on as fresh vegetables when the dish is ready.

2. Pressure cooked brown rice & the remainder of jasmine rice that we used during our waterfall trip. Added several cloves of garlic (with skin on).

3. Water-fried cabbage and carrots in sea salt and shoyu. At the same time in a separate small pot, fried one large onion (sliced) in sesame oil till brown.

Was hungry about 5:30pm. Fortunately, chicken was ready by the time. Scooped the rice and placed it on one side of the pyrex. Emptied the contents of the crock pot on to the other side. Scattered the bell peppers on top and roughly arranged the tomatoes on the sides. Added the fragrant coriander leaves for contrast. Then, scooped the mixed water-fried cabbage and carrots and placed on top of the rice, with the sweet fried onion on top. Goes well with the garlic in the rice, and gravy from the chicken. Squeeze one end of the garlic and it would pop right out of its skin. Mash it with the fork on your plate, and just mix with rice, gravy etc. 

To sum up : One shaker of The Green Drink today & one meal. Fruits (fuji apple). Juices and Water. :D

Day 11 ...

Dinner looked like this,

after scooping from the main dish to individual plate. :D