Day 10 ... Claypot Tofu

Claypot Tofu

Saturday, July 10, 2010
7:00 pm @ Home

My last day today ...

You know, I think I'm just going to carry on bloggin' about my one meal a day. Somehow it's habit forming (the one meal a day AND the bloggin'), and I've kinda got used to the routine. Will lift the restriction though on no animal meat. (Sorry Tony - I'm just a Firewalker who likes to eat animals occasionally) Would like to eat chicken again ... maybe lamb chops too ... perhaps during the weekend, will try to bake a cake (where do I begin???) ... cooking is therapeutic I find, and so's bloggin' ...  Only God knows I need daily sessions of that. We'll see how it goes. I don't want to be a Hero and commit too much, in case tak jadi.

Bryan's traveling back from Singapore at the moment, so dinner is just for Justine and me.

(1) Checked the fridge and found some soft tofu. Decided to just use a claypot. So, sliced tofu lengthwise, and arranged in the claypot, over lapping one another. Added beech mushrooms (whole) and sliced shitakii mushrooms (without the stand). Shredded some carrots and scattered on top. Drizzled sesame seed oil. Added some oyster sauce and shoyu. Pepper. Put the lid over and placed on low fire (my claypot cannot take high fire). In a separate small pot, threw in thinly sliced small onions and fried in sesame seed oil, for quite a while till it was soft and fragrant. Tastes really sweet this way.

Tofu ready. Scooped the fried soft onions and added on the dish. Placed a small bunch of nice-smelling coriander leaves on top. Should have also added some raw shredded carrots too for a more vibrant colour combination.The photo above could do with a brighter colour, huh. Sorry about that. :(

(2) Peeled one large russet potato. Cut into small bite cubes. Boiled with sea salt. (Yeah, I remembered the sea salt this time). When ready, mixed with mayonnaise and a shake of pepper. Justine's favourite. She's easy to please. :D

(3) Steamed 2 bowls of brown rice (left over from 2 days ago - was kept in an air-tight tupperware in the fridge, so rice was still good).

Jus and I had dinner sitting on the carpet, watching TV. Rules Of Engagement was on then. :D

I can't believe I'm about to say this but I feel bloggin' about the last 10 days on my food intake, has helped me put my life back into perspective. To be honest, I have not had the desire to cook since my Son left for happier shores (January 21st, this year). We've been doing take-outs, eat-outs and home deliveries, for the last five and a half months. I've barely cooked more than 5 times during this period. If at all there were home cooking, they were done by my beloved husband, Bryan. :D

To sum up : I had my 2 shakers of The Green Drink, fruits (mangoes) and juices. And water. And One Meal.

Today, my 10th day, I find that my Bollywood tummy is still lookin' like Kareena Kapoor's and hasn't gotten as flat as Jennifer Anniston's. However, there is always a lesson to be learned in every journey, I feel, and if there were any lesson to be learned here, it would be this :

Bloggin' is good for the heart, mind and soul. :D

Time of Posting : 8:55pm

jackfruit ...

These nangka madu from rawang tasted simply awesome ...

Day 9 ... Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce & Salad

Spaghetti in Homemade Tomato Sauce, 

Mixed Vegetable Salad and Potato Salad

Friday, July 9, 2010
7:30pm @ Home

Today passed by like a normal day. No hunger pangs. No stomach growling. No body aches. In fact, didn't get any of these symptoms except for body ache on the second day. Tomorrow is my last day. Woah. Was at Old Town cafe jus now while waiting for Justine attending her tuition class. Ordered a hot lemon tea @ RM3-50. This is my first time eating out since started the cleansing program. Tea came, had 2 spoonful and left it. Somehow didn't taste right.

Dinner was spaghetti tonight.

(1) Vegetable Salad (romaine lettuce, red and yellow bell peppers, grapes, carrots, purple cabbage, squeezed some lemon, drizzled flexseed oil, and added a dollop of mayonnaise)

(2) Potato Salad (cubes of potaotes mixed with mayonnaise, a shake of pepper and a drizzle of olive oil) (forgot to add some sea salt while boiling the potatoes)

(3) Spaghetti Sauce (Bryan effortlessly prepared the sauce, before he left for JB today. Pureed tomatoes, onions and garlic together, added sea salt & pepper. He added some blended chillies to make it a little spicy. The spaghetti noodles were boiled in pot of water, with a few drops of olive oil.)

Justine loved the sauce, which she added cheddar cheese on top. I couldn't believe I found the sauce pedas (spicy). I'm like the chilly and sambal queen since like forever. My lungs/chest is still smarting with the "hotness." Normally, I would banjir (flood) the spaghetti with the sauce but for this one, 2 table spoons were sufficient to give me a spicy tomato pasta. :D

To sum up : 2 shakers of The Green Drink, fruits and one meal. And water. Didn't have juice today. No time to do the juicing. Running in and out of the house. (That's exercise I suppose ... Who's to say it's not, right?)

Time of Posting : 10:50 pm

Day 8 ... Brown Rice with Grilled Fish

Brown rice with grilled fish and mixed vegetables

Tofu soup

Thursday, July 8, 2010
8pm @ Home

Day 8 is almost over. Today, was busy searching for a YouTube Video on How To Dance Michael Jackson's Thriller. We're going to do that as the first part of the performance. Initially, thought of just doing 1 minute of it, but the kids are pretty good, so will let them do 1.5 minutes, before we perform Jingle Bell Rock.

Had dinner at 7:30pm. (1) A portion of brown rice, (2) fish (marinated in tumeric, sea salt, shoyu) and fried in sesame oil, topped with blended chillies, (3) vegetables (stir fry cabbage, carrots, beech mushroom, chopped chillies, sea salt and shoyu) and (4) a bowl of tofu soup (soup base was leftover from yesterday). (5) Mango for dessert. :D

So, today's my 8th day. Had 2 shakers of The Green Drink for breakfast and lunch. Juice and fruits. And water. And one meal. Two more days to go ...

Time of posting : 10:46pm

Day 7 ... Claypot Carrot Noodles

Claypot Carrot Noodles

with vegetables and mushrooms

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
6pm @ Home

Ooohhh! Can't believe I'm still stickin' to the Detox Program. My 7th day. 3 more days to go. It has not been difficult. However, this morning, I did think of nasi lemak for breakfast. It didn't help when Bryan said, lets go for tosay. We didn't go anyway. I went to school instead late morning. One hour with 5 year olds and going through their dance steps gave me all the exercise I needed for the day.

I had a green drink and papayas in the morning,  a second green drink and bananas and an apple in the afternoon. And water. I haven't taken any juice yet today. Maybe later tonight.

Had my dinner early at 5:30pm. Bryan made the delicious noodles. Hmm, yum! Soup base was pre-boiled in the pressure cooker, using natural ingredients including garlic, onions red dates, goji seeds, carrots, sea salt, pepper, shoyu. My noodles had beech mushrooms and an egg, topped with chopped romaine lettuce, slices of red pepper and a sprig of parsley. There was a small packet of chilly oil in the fridge, which I added, for some kick.

To sum up, 2 shakers of The Green Drink and 1 meal today. Fruits and water.

Time of posting : 8:56 pm

swimming ...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
8pm @ Condo Pool

Bryan went for a swim after dinner. Not right after though. I didn't swim. I was told that frogs swam in the pool at night. So walked around the pool instead while Bryan did his laps. Think I must have walked about 15 rounds before I rested on the deck chairs. Did my breathing exercises and felt all the good fresh air being circulated in my body. :D

As a summary, 2 shakers of The Green Drink and 1 meal on Day 6.

Time of Posting : 10:28pm

simple dinner ...

Rice with Grilled Teriyaki Salmon,

Tempeh & Vegetables, and Mushroom Omelette

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
7pm @ Home

Prepared a simple dinner. Not supposed to be feasting while on a cleansing program. Day 6 is about to be over and so far, it's been good. Didn't want to spoil it now.

(1) Marinated a piece of salmon with teriyaki sauce, sesame oil, pepper and sea salt and grilled it in the oven.

(2) Beat 4 eggs to steam. Added water, pepper and sea salt. Looked pale and boring. So, roughly chopped some oyster mushrooms and diced half a tomato and scattered over it.

(3) Stir fried tempeh (see the rectangular food?) with sesame oil. Dished out. Stir fried the green vegetables. Added water, sea salt and shoyu. Didn't bother with garlic and onions. Actually, completely forgot about that. Threw veg in. Added the tempeh.

Today is my first day taking RICE since the detox. Didn't think plain white rice could taste so good. See the black spots on the tempeh? Burnt marks. Free radicals. Have to pop in some antioxidants later.  :D

My Healthy Pregnancy (page 2) ...

My Healthy Pregnancy ...

Day 6 ...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010
10am @ Tadika Lagenda

Was in school this morning. Peeped into the Bambi class, and couldn't help but feel pretty impressed seeing the lil 2 and 3 year olds sitting down in their chairs, eyes focused on the white board, and listening to the teacher. A little bambino stepped forward to demonstrate on counting, while the rest watched and took turns to step up in front.

Had 2 shakers of The Green Drink, for breakfast and lunch. Today, am back to 2 scoops of protein powder. One scoop is not sufficient to replace a meal, as I felt the day before. Was snacking on 3 tiny bananas and a fuji apple. :D

Time of posting : 2:55 pm