As I continue into the second month of the Engine 2 Diet, I struggle (like most everyone I'm sure) to keep my energy for food preparation going. We bought a new dishwasher, which helps alot, but I still find that I can easily talk myself out of taking the time to make something healthy. Then, because I don't want to eat non-healthy or non-Vegan foods, I wind up starving myself until I break down and eat whatever. A pattern that has been ingrained for many years now, possibly forever.
So today, I made super-portions of some of my favorite dishes from Nava Atlas' Vegan Express cookbook while John gutted the downstairs bathroom.First, a "Green Garden" of steamed vegetables I had on hand:
I served the veg over brown rice with Nava's Coconut Peanut Sauce drizzled over everything:
I also made up a batch of my favorite Thai Coconut Curry Soup. A favorite recipe and super fast and easy to whip up:
I am still bumping along on the Vegan Wagon. I promised to weigh and measure myself, but I haven't. John says I'm losing weight, so that's good enough for me. I do notice small changes that make me happy and, eventually, I will work up the nerve to get back on the scale - but I think I will wait until I've finished my Jeff Galloway 5K training program and run my race. The 1:1 minute run:walk intervals seem to rev my metabolism. I'm in week 4 of an 8 week program that I downloaded on iTunes. Love that app!
Glad to see you're sticking with it! I'm eagerly awaiting Nava's "Vegan Holiday Kitchen" cookbook. I just met Susan Voisin, who did the photography for that one.
Did I suggest "The 30-Day Vegan Challenge" to you? It's by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and has a ton of great tips and simple recipes in it. I thought after a few years of being vegan that it wouldn't have much to offer me - but I was wrong. Also for solid nutritional advice, "Vegan for Life" by Jack Norris and Ginny Messina.
Posted by: Beezelbarb | September 25, 2011 at 11:35 PM