So yesterday went wonderfully...the smoothies, the tea, the soup (recipe to follow) and the 1-1/2 slices of pizza that were left uneaten on the counter after dinner. What?? How did that sneak in there??
Remember, I'm no Gandhi.
So today, I was off to another great start until I had a few crackers ONLY BECAUSE I felt compelled to finish the last of the crab dip before it went bad. It was my sacrifice in the name of a clean refrigerator.
Anyway, on to the issue at hand, which is cleaning that stuff OUT of my body.
Here is the vegetable potage I've been working on. It's really a soup made up of anything you have. There are no rules, and there's a lot of room for individual taste (or lack thereof).
Here's what you do:
Take a big pot and fill it 2/3 - 3/4 of the way with water. Bring it to a boil.
Throw in whole organic vegetables. Unless, of course, you arrive at your town's co-op ten minutes after they've locked up for the night, thus confirming to the little voice in your head that a cleansing fast is a really lousy idea anyway, and marched yourself over to the Econofoods where chemicals in your vegetables equals good enough.
I used red potatoes, brocolli, leeks, garlic, and carrots. Don't peel the potatoes or chop things up (unless they don't fit in the pot) or anything fancy like that. We want all of the vitamins and fiber to stay put.
You don't even need to clear away the mac'n'cheese pot from the kids' lunch feast. See how easy this is?Let these things simmer for a couple of hours, until the liquid has reduced.
Then, let it cool a bit and blend or food-process it in small batches until it's smooth. Put the new smooth soup back in the pot and add some seasonings if you don't like gruel. I put a bunch of cayenne pepper in mine, which adds no flavor but lots of heat.
That's it. Health in a bowl. Sorry, no magical pink color changes to this one.
That would be gross, don't you think?
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