So here’s the thing. I have been feeling not exactly my level best lately, and I’ve been indulging quite a bit in things like lemon pound cake and red velvet cupcakes and the multi-course extravaganza of cook club, and using my wonderful ice cream maker 5 times in one month. Also, I’m nursing a shoulder injury and therefore not going to aikido, so I have no good way of working off the consumption of all that wonderful sugar and butter. All of which added up to the thought that it might be a good idea to reset my baseline as far as food is concerned. Meaning another round of detoxing. And it’s imperative to get this done before things like eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes (aka “nightshades” with their damned inflammatory properties) start showing up in the box. Or the first of the fruit share, which I will undoubtedly be compelled to turn into pies, muffins, and ice cream.
Point being: I have no interesting recipes to share this week. Though, currently on day 4, I’m pleased to report that the overall effects of a gluten-, sugar-, dairy-, etc.-free diet are proving equally welcome. I’m not following the strict plan this time, which in some ways makes things easier. Even though day 2 came with a wretched headache (I blame caffeine withdrawal) and I slept away the afternoon on day 3. Truth be told, 4 heads of lettuce was going to add up to a lot of salads, anyway, and I’m just not going to write about throwing together a salad, no matter how many interesting ingredients go in it (garlic scapes, wild rice, navy beans, the last of my pickled ramps, loads of fresh herbs). I’ve also made a batch of the stellar miso soup, which is wonderful, it turns out, with a leaf or two of Chinese cabbage sliced up and added to the other veggies. Oh, and my favorite white bean/garlic scape dip from last summer (which is detox friendly! as long as you only dip in veggies, not crackers). In any case, let this serve as an explanation for why it might seem like my veggies are going to waste. I assure you they are not. And this week, I’ve got my eye on an Orangette recipe for spinach soup with garlic, which will be veganized, and therefore probably dinner tonight. And also a recipe for whole wheat sage bread, which, in a move of dubious legality, I photographed from a cookbook in the awesome used bookstore around the corner from my office. The bread, though, will have to wait until Friday.Um, so, yeah.
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