Saturday, May 8, 2010

Feels good to be back! I've been working on edits of YOU ARE LOVED AND SAFE, the new book, plus a comment for Sandy

Fasting continues to be wonderful. And I'm running a mile every morning, usually with the puppy as I'm training her to be Sarah's service dog. And it feels great. The biggest difference being that I'm really looking forward to it and often just start running throughout the day, and that I don't mind running uphill any more.

On to the recipes and pictures:

This one looks so delicious!
Spring Mix (baby greens)
Papaya*(I always buy the Maridol papayas; large and I love the deep red peach color)
Avocado
Red Onion
Clover Sprouts


Maridol Papaya, from the inside. Isn't that star of seeds lovely? The papaya seeds can be dried and ground to make a pepper. I think I mentioned standing by the window in a hotel in California while my Aunt Lola told me always to swallow the papaya seeds, and I never cut a papaya without thinking with Love about her. And I always swallow the seeds, except when fasting.



Here are two containers with my juice:
fresh squeezed orange or tangerine juice* from Whole Foods
Strawberry juice
Papaya juice*
Prickly pear juice*
Juiced garlic, ginger, and jalapeno (the jalapenos were a gift last September from Ray, our dear neighbour Gen's son, who lives in Maryland. He gave me a big bag full, which I froze and am just finishing up. The peppers get soft, and don't lose any of the hotness. Quite the contrary!
Ray and his lovely daughter Lisa are up here to visit Gen for Mother's Day.

I didn't take a picture of it yet, and he's been feeling tired (and he works long hard hours outdoors), so I shopped for him, along with our food, this morning, and made a salad of (so far):
Rhubarb chard*
Carrots, grated*
Green pepper*
Avocado
Onion
And I'm planning to add Papaya* and orange segments and a dressing of extra-virgin olive oil, Eden's raw apple cider vinegar, fresh garlic*, and sage since it's growing all year round here.