raw food

well, here it is, the week of serious trial.

this week is raw food week. do a google search for info and recipes, as there is so much to go through i can't decide what is best for each person. regardless, i'll give you a run down of my projected week food ideas:

-banana/apple for breakfast
-nuts/raisins for snacks throughout the day
-cut veggies and hummus/peanut butter for lunch (i realize hummus is questionable, but i'm going with it)
-various dinners: big salads, salsa/guacamole with "chips" (dehydrated crushed corn, recipe to follow)

should be a crazy colon cleansing week. i hope you guys enjoy this. i also hope you're stocked with toilet paper.

from http://www.living-foods.com. i don't have a dehydrator, but i'm thinking the oven on 110 should work. maybe not. we'll see.

South of the border Corn Chips
Bobbi Clinger

4 c. sweet corn, fresh or frozen
1/2 t. garlic powder(opt)
1 t. chili powder(opt)
1 t. tomato powder(opt)

Chop corn in food processor w/ "s" blade until fine.

Add choice of seasonings "to taste" and process til combined.

On dehydrator tray, spread about 1/8" thick.

Score diagonally left to right, then across right to left into triangles, or preferred shape.

Dehydrate about 5 hours, or to desired texture.

jazzercize

hey dudes and dudettes!

i hope you enjoyed this week of journaling/writing and got some good thoughts down. i know i did. i have about six different books i write in, which i'm well aware is ridiculous, so it was fun to put a dent in a few of them.

this week is a fun/easy one. it's not actually jazzercize/cise, though that would be fun(ny). this week we are listening to jazz for 30 minutes each day. if you don't have any jazz music, you need to get some. any jazz you like will do, as long as it's not kenny g, or anything with the word smooth in front of it. if you need some suggestions, i'd be happy to give you them, otherwise, the world is your oyster.

there is also some prep work you need to do for next week, as it will be probably our hardest week yet. perhaps you can combine this week and the homework by listening to music while you do your research.

next week we are going to be raw foodists. that's right, raw food. it's a bit different than you think, in that food can be heated up to 105 degrees, the theory being that past that is where the enzimes and good qualities break down. this is not going to be easy, but it will be educational, informative, and probably colon cleansing. regardless, i think it will be worth it to try our best. it is only a week, so i think we can do it. fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch, those two are easy, dinner, that will be a bit harder. so, if you search raw food recipes on google, you'll find a ton. i don't have a food dehydrator, but i think i can probably use my oven set on 100 degrees. i hope this helps, and i hope you guys partake. much love and happy hunting.
pj

two weeks

i made the mistake of not posting last week, i'm sorry. the few of you who read this, you'll just have to double up this week. ok, so, it wasn't easy, but last weeks jam was to introduce yourself to someone new and have a conversation with them. this was not the simplest goal, but it is well worth trying. we met some very nice people and began building relationships, even if just simple ones.

this week, the goal is to write for 10 minutes. you can write anything you'd like, be it poetry, short stories, lyrics, journals, whatever. i wish you the best of luck. enjoy.

draw a picture

last week was a good one, but reading books isn't necessarily all the new and exciting. regardless, it was nice to put some time aside to catch up on some bookage.

so, this week we're drawing pictures. that's right folks, one picture a day. now, this is an opportunity to really attempt a solid picture, especially if you can get your hands on a copy of 'drawing on the right side of the brain,' by betty edwards. i think that's her name. regardless, if you do the lessons, you'll definitely see results. if not too seriously, enjoy doodling something a bit more real than you normally would, and somewhere semi-permanent, like a journal or at least hung on your fridge. so, happy drawing!