Day 21 - Has it really been 3 weeks?

Happy Sunday.

Today I did a fairly substantial food shop and then made some Ghee.  I burnt it then made some more  ... but I pulled it off the second time.  Why is it that you watch something like a hawk and then the minute you walk into another room to get your raw carrot (my dog Murphy likes them too ;) ) your ghee burns ... doh!

Anyway here are the stages in the process

I slow cooked a big shoulder of lamb most of the day for our evening dinner.  It inevitably shrunk but tasted gorgeous.  This is how it started out with a few shallots around it, some infused garlic and a herb rub of rosemary.

Here is day 21 in full

Breakfast

Hard boiled egg
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Closed handful of cashews

Lunch

Homemade Scotch Egg
Rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Raw carrot

Dinner

Slow roast shoulder of lamb
Roasted sweet potatoes
Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots

:) :) :)

Day 20

It's been quite a lazy day for me which I needed.  I spend all week rushing around and so today gave me some light relief.

Bizzy B was with his Dad today so I generally took it easy and I caught up with some paperwork, went through my e mails, watched a film and researched some recipes.... that kinda day.

I had the left over Pork for breakfast.  I used the stock that I drained out of the slow cooker (which I had chilled then separated the fat from it) and used this to fry the pork in.  When it heats up it turns back to liquids.  It was amazing.  The fact that this juice is in jelly format when chilled is great as it  is full of good protein which is good for us.  It's also really tasty. Who needs gloopy unhealthy gravy.

and here it is cooking

Yum

Here is my food on Day 20

Breakfast

Leftover pork
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Lettuce
Closed handful of cashews

Lunch

Oven baked Fish - Sea Bream (left) and Dab (right).
(Got these at the combined bargain price of  £1.25 from the fresh fish counter!)
Gem lettuce
Raw carot
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber

Dinner

Crispy chicken thighs
Roasted sweet potatoes
Sprout crisps
Rocket
Garlic mushrooms made with ghee

Small portion of coconut meat

:)

Day 15 ... Half way, oh Yeah!

Yes day 15 officially marks half way and I am actually loving it.

I am, however, very sorry that I forgot to photograph my lunch aka Scotch egg and salad as I totally got carried away and snaffled it before I remembered so I will try again tomorrow.

In work today there was a massive tray of bakery cakes that were delivered from the local bakery and of all places they were right on the end of my desk all morning.  I didn't need one and it didn't bother me either which was really amazing.  I could smell them and I can still appreciate the nice smell but it didn't make me want them or need them and I didn't feel bad for not being able to eat one either. 
One thing I really did enjoy though was watching and listening to other people coming and going with excuses and leaving with a cake.  I heard things like 'I shouldn't really but ...' and 'I'll start again tomorrow' and 'I've been good recently so ..' ha ha, honestly ... and it was the most entertaining part of my day and I was really pleased as I am no longer using one of those excuses, thank goodness, and try as they might the others couldn't persuade me to eat one either as I simply kept repeating 'I don't snack between meals' and I was the only one telling the truth!

So, the rest of my day 15 was like this: -

Breakfast

Hard Boiled Egg
Cherry tomatoes
Half an avocado
Kiwi

Lunch

Homemade Scotch Egg
Rocket
Cucumber
Raw carot
Closed handful of cashews
Melon

Dinner

Steak mince burger
Onions and Mushrooms cooked in Ghee
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber

Roll on day 16 ...  :)

Day 14 and I made Ghee and Scotch eggs!

It's Sunday again and therefore it's day 14.  I have successfully managed 14 clean days. It really is a journey of discovery for me - where food and in particular taste is concerned.  Salad is really tasting amazing and so is fruit .... never thought I'd say that.

I also made my first Ghee today from organic non salted butter.  I only made a small amount but it was pretty straight forward so I will make a bigger batch next time.


This is the Ghee (Clarified butter) I made: -

This is all the gunk that I strained out

I also made 10 scotch eggs! But I will show you a photo tomorrow.

So here's my food today on day 14: -


Breakfast

Hard Boiled Egg
Half an avocado
Cherry Tomatoes
Kiwi

Lunch

Tuna
Baked Sweet Poatoe
Rocket
Pepper
Cucumber
Kiwi
Closed handful of cashew nuts

Dinner

Scotch egg
Rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Roasted Sweet potatoes
Kiwi

Yum.

:)