The snow started early this morning and has only just stopped now. About 15 cm of beautiful white snow graces our streets and yards. School buses were canceled so I worked from home today instead of going down-town to my contract so I'd be able to pick my daughter up from school and take her to my mother's house where she generally goes on Wednesday afternoons. Thank goodness for my Subaru's all-wheel drive!
As soon as it was light out (the snow had just started), I headed outside, hoping to get my canoe into its winter home which had just been created yesterday by the handyman. We have a long front porch and now one end of it has doors. After digging some dirt out to lower the floor (I'm amazed it wan't frozen solid), I was just able to squeeze the canoe into the space on its canoe cart. Whew! glad to have that done and my new (to me!) canoe safely stored.
After driving husband and daughter to work & school respectively, I went home to eat breakfast (millet with blueberries) and then enjoyed a decaf espresso while working. Lunch was left-over pea soup with rice crackers. My afternoon snack was popcorn and dinner almost didn't happen at all. After picking my daughter up from my Mom's, I shoveled snow... and shoveled... and shoveled... until I had to stop in order to get us dinner. I ended up with no time to eat anything myself before teaching my 7:20 class so after the class, I had a bowl of oatmeal with cardamom and soy milk and a delicious bartlett pear for dinner. (A bit of a cheat as I'm only supposed to eat 1 fruit a day on this diet).
Today, the cleanse felt hard. I was craving sugar and chocolate for the first time in over a week. Only 2 days left...
Although I made it yesterday, not today, here is my recipe for lentil spread as an alternative to hummous.
Lentil Spread
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked green lentils (cooked until mushy)
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp tahini
1 carrot (grated)
1 tsp ground cumin
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste
Method:
Put everything into a food processor and blend on "High" until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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