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Well, today I just have to report that I'm suffering the consequences of yesterday's marathon. I haven't been this sore, all over, in a very long time (if ever). It's not so bad as when my quads have been so sore that sitting down in a chair is an ordeal, but still. I feel just a tad geriatric now. The good news is, in the long run, I'll be fine, and hopefully stronger as a result of pushing my body's limits. The other good news is, I feel sore and tired as a result of physical exertion, NOT as a result of The Mono. A mere two months later, I feel as though I am approaching wellness again.
Sep. 30th, 2007
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gfrancie, I thought you'd like to hear about the delicious wonderment I just created.
Here's how it all began: I have been quietly stockpiling an assortment of vegetables in my refrigerator, thanks to a certain CSA membership. Among the masses were three wee sweet potatoes and half of an enormous one. Oh, and there were a few small red potatoes in there, a lifetime supply of wheat berries, and bunches of roasted chilis that are hot enough to make you weep. Yes, even you.
I set the wheat berries to soak last night and cooked them up quick in Ye Pressure Cooker (30 minutes to happy-time). I peeled the sweet potatoes and bemoaned the loss of precious vitamins, which I fed to the earthworms instead of my belly. I did a bit of chopping, and then threw them in a pot to cook for a bit, along with our dear friend Mr. Turmeric (mmmm, buttery delicious flavor).
After that, there was a tad bit of onion-slicing. By a tad bit, I mean two whole onions, in thin half-circles. I didn't cry. This time. Then I fired up a bit of oil in the electric wok, heated up some roasted chilis and tossed in some cardamom pods and a small cinnamon stick. I threw in a couple of curry leaves (20 or so, to be semi-exact), and then the onions, and gave the mess a stir now and then until the onions were nicely caramelized. After the sweet potatoes were finished, I added those to the mix, as well as a bit of lime juice, mixed and stirred a bit more until everything was nice and tender, and called that part done.
Then--clever me--I used the sweet potato water to boil up some red lentils. Once those were cooked to oblivion, I mixed wheat berries, lentils, and sweet-potato-onion goodness all together.
Now I am quite full.
gfrancie, I thought you'd like to hear about the delicious wonderment I just created.Here's how it all began: I have been quietly stockpiling an assortment of vegetables in my refrigerator, thanks to a certain CSA membership. Among the masses were three wee sweet potatoes and half of an enormous one. Oh, and there were a few small red potatoes in there, a lifetime supply of wheat berries, and bunches of roasted chilis that are hot enough to make you weep. Yes, even you.
I set the wheat berries to soak last night and cooked them up quick in Ye Pressure Cooker (30 minutes to happy-time). I peeled the sweet potatoes and bemoaned the loss of precious vitamins, which I fed to the earthworms instead of my belly. I did a bit of chopping, and then threw them in a pot to cook for a bit, along with our dear friend Mr. Turmeric (mmmm, buttery delicious flavor).
After that, there was a tad bit of onion-slicing. By a tad bit, I mean two whole onions, in thin half-circles. I didn't cry. This time. Then I fired up a bit of oil in the electric wok, heated up some roasted chilis and tossed in some cardamom pods and a small cinnamon stick. I threw in a couple of curry leaves (20 or so, to be semi-exact), and then the onions, and gave the mess a stir now and then until the onions were nicely caramelized. After the sweet potatoes were finished, I added those to the mix, as well as a bit of lime juice, mixed and stirred a bit more until everything was nice and tender, and called that part done.
Then--clever me--I used the sweet potato water to boil up some red lentils. Once those were cooked to oblivion, I mixed wheat berries, lentils, and sweet-potato-onion goodness all together.
Now I am quite full.