Day one of my blenderless life went pretty well. I thank you all who emailed me with your words of understanding. And I thank the rest of you who think I’ve got a few screws loose for keeping it to yourself.
So today is my 4th day of Spring Cleansing and it’s moving to a new level. The first few days were full of little slips of this and that, BAD caffeine headaches and lots of grumpiness. Last night I went to sleep at 9pm and when I woke up refreshed, I knew I was ready to take it up a notch.
First I oil pulled. Then I drank a glass of lemon water.
Then a go with the Neti Pot.
Eleven minutes of sun salutations to loosen it all up. Dry skin brushing before the shower and then to work.
Breakfast was a super sweet sesame shake made in the food processor. It doesn’t get as smooth with the FP, but it worked OK.
Sesame Vanilla Shake
1 frozen banana
2 dates
2 T tahina
1 cup water
1/2 cup oat milk
1 tsp vanilla
Mid-client snack was a Green Juice
2 apples
1 bunch parsley
4 stalks celery
1 cucumber
When work was done, I went for a jog. The weather is glorious lately. The heat and sand are gone and now it’s just perfect. LOVE
Lunch was scrambled tofu leftovers topped with Alissa Cohen’s Raw Marinara:
Although it tasted fine, it left me with a bit of an upset tummy. Alissa’s recipes have never sat right with me. Christy, Mickie and Jenn will all know what I’m talking about because we did a 30-day Raw Detox on Alissa’s site a few years ago and they’ll remember me whining about those recipes! Firstly, who can eat raw onions and garlic? I mean, it tastes good, but not for long, if ya know what I mean.
Anyway, the afternoon was spent Spring cleaning the disasters that my kids call their rooms. Lots of tea and a few Peanut Butter Oat Balls got me through that challenge.
Dinner was a simple Potato Leek Soup, soothing, satisfying and easy to digest.
Tonight will be another early night in bed with Anna Karenina, hubba hubba.
Oh Emily! I remember that summer of raw detox and look back on it fondly. It was seriously the most fun I had online with "strangers". Hmm… that does make me sound crazy, eh?
Anyway, I do sympathize with your blender breaking. I would have reacted the same exact way as you did. Are you ordering another jar?
Jenn
Hey Emily,
Thanks so much for following me on twitter–and I'm so glad you like my blog! I've been poking about here and see we share an approach to food an eating all-natural and whole! Your recipes look great.
And sorry to hear about your blender–I know just what you mean about being too attached to kitchen appliances!
Awww, Em, so sorry about your blender.
But what fun we had doing the raw detox. Great memories there!