Meatless- Part I...
Needless to say, the last 6 months have been really freaking strange. SC is awesome, but I really miss my wife. In just 2+ hours, barring any other bullshit delays, she'll be here. Then I can get back on the cooking train. The last few months I haven't felt at all motivated to cook, it's just more fun to cook for/with others. With that being said, here's the beginning of the story of how I've totally retooled my diet.
Now this cooking train that I'm about to board is on a somewhat different track. It all started the week of 'Rohatsu' which is a Buddhist holiday in early December. Along with a bunch of meditation, I decided that I would adhere to a totally vegetarian diet for the week, just doing that good Buddhist thang. No death on my watch. I always hear people say that when they totally switch things up go down a different food path (a healthy one) they feel "all brand new, invigorated, skin aglow", this time I really agree.
I've been on this same track many times and have derailed for whatever reason, but this time it was different, I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed it so much I went the rest of the month without eating meat. I dropped about 10 pounds right off the bat because of what I was not eating, plus being down here I'm much more active than when I was in Nashvegas. I then realized that I am indeed a omnivore and my body craves protein, I slowly started adding fish to the line up. One of the many great things about living on the coast is that seafood is plentiful and cheap. I can go down to the gas station and buy a pound of head-on shrimp out the back of a guy's truck for about $5. Not only a good deal, but I keep the heads for making stock. I have a Ziploc bag in the freezer full of heads and shells.
I have more to say on this subject, but I gotta roll. My best friend will also be in town shortly and we gotta go sell some wine. Stay tuned for Part II.
Ciao down!
Penn
Now this cooking train that I'm about to board is on a somewhat different track. It all started the week of 'Rohatsu' which is a Buddhist holiday in early December. Along with a bunch of meditation, I decided that I would adhere to a totally vegetarian diet for the week, just doing that good Buddhist thang. No death on my watch. I always hear people say that when they totally switch things up go down a different food path (a healthy one) they feel "all brand new, invigorated, skin aglow", this time I really agree.
I've been on this same track many times and have derailed for whatever reason, but this time it was different, I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed it so much I went the rest of the month without eating meat. I dropped about 10 pounds right off the bat because of what I was not eating, plus being down here I'm much more active than when I was in Nashvegas. I then realized that I am indeed a omnivore and my body craves protein, I slowly started adding fish to the line up. One of the many great things about living on the coast is that seafood is plentiful and cheap. I can go down to the gas station and buy a pound of head-on shrimp out the back of a guy's truck for about $5. Not only a good deal, but I keep the heads for making stock. I have a Ziploc bag in the freezer full of heads and shells.
I have more to say on this subject, but I gotta roll. My best friend will also be in town shortly and we gotta go sell some wine. Stay tuned for Part II.
Ciao down!
Penn
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