AMY - Day 4

Wow I cannot believe it is day four already! I feel like I have a lot to still discover. This morning I had oatmeal, with honey, milk and blueberries in it. It was reaally good with the frozen blueberries! They added so much flavour! This meal gave me something from each food group, as oats do have some protein. Lunch was again a snack lunch, I had chopped apple with cheese, "jingle bell" peppers, roasted chestnuts and the biscuits from yesterday! So I nailed every food group again.

This evening I attempted to fix up some pasta for dinner, I cooked the noodles that I had made, however I believe I did not roll and cut these noddles thin enough, so they were slightly uncooked in the center, which was unfortunate but it still tasted pretty good! I made sauce from chopped tomatoes, carrot, some kale, some basil, and garlic. I boiled chicken, and mixed it with the sauce and heated it all up together. I grated a bunch of cheese, including mozzarella and dill cheddar and put it on the noodles under the sauce for the gooey texture. Overall, the meal was pretty successful! Don't mind the nearly empty glass of wine... the meal took a while to cook. :)

Today I got a fair amount of cooking experience, just like the Mission BC families had in episode four, where they reach and pass the halfway point. Some of the people who have not done much or any cooking, get to experience the kitchen! Although I am no foreigner to the kitchen, I have regular meals which I cook, none of which I am able to do while on this diet so I have done a lot of experimenting and new recipes. Previously, I have relied a lot on rice or quinoa, and sauces. Now I can not use these ingredients, and have learned to cook more with fresh ingredients like vegetables and fresh chicken. The other difficulty cooking is finding protein, I have been vegetarian previously, and a couple years ago decided to include chicken and turkey in my diet once again. However, these are the only meats that I eat, making protein slightly harder to find for me. Though I have realized how many ways one can eat chicken, and it has only been a minor issue in my diet this week!

I completed my goals from yesterday, I cooked fresh pasta (next time I will cut it smaller) and I decided what to do with those beans! Tomorrow I plan to make a stew in my crock pot! Which is my big goal for tomorrow. Today I was out all day, and didn't eat until close to 8pm. Usually I have dinner at about 6, so I was pretty hungry! Tomorrow my goal is to make a delicious stew or thick soup which I couple perhaps eat with spelt noodles. Many more adventures in the kitchen to come!