Juicy Update

As things are settling down for us, Clayton and I have decided vary our juicing routine from our regular carrot juice. Normally I juice a big batch of carrots at once and then seal them to consume over the following days. From what I've read this preserves the good enzymes and other goodies that make juicing fresh produce so beneficial--but I'm not certain. We are going to try to juice almost daily--except weekends--starting with a fruit juice in the morning and a veggie in the afternoon.

Grapefruit, orange, and strawberry--delightfully fresh! (Clayton styled the photo for me with the fruit...don't quit your day job, Honey!)

Beet, carrot, apple, and ginger--gorgeous color and sweet, earthy flavor.

The fruit juices are always a pleasure. The veggie ones are usually gulpers--but hopefully our palates will develop an appreciation. Clayton abhors the carrot juice. I don't mind it. But I love the way it makes me feel.

Our dinners lately:

Lentils
Baked sliced potatoes
Steamed broccoli
Corn-squash patties with red pepper
Fruit

Buffalo chick salad with creamy dilly dressing
Leftover corn-squash patties
Gardenburger's vegan chick patty sandwiches
Green beans
Hashbrown casserole
Fruit

Black bean, sweet potato, and chorizo burritos with salsa verde and raw onions
Spicy brown rice with corn and peas
Fruit

Did you catch that? I made a hashbrown casserole! I made the cheesy sauce recipe minus the tahini and pimientos. I sauteed chopped onion and then added the cheesy sauce to thicken with the onions on the stove. Once thick I poured about half into a bowl of shredded potatoes (I hand grated--next time I'll buy frozen!) and popped into the oven for about an hour. The last ten minutes or so I broiled uncovered to brown the top. It was yummy! But it was even better the next day for breakfast.

I also made Veganomicon's lemon-coconut cake Friday night in anticipation of Saturday afternoon guests. But the baby awoke Saturday morning sick, and I spent the rest of the morning at the doctor's office. We had to cancel. The baby is better now and about a fourth of the cake remains.

Today ended up crazy and we all ate dinner at different times--leftovers, cereal, and pb&j sandwiches. The upside to this is there was all this extra time for playing a few rounds of hide-n-seek. A grand time was had by all. I think this should be a weekly ritual for sure--no cook, all play night!

You?