Day 10

It is so hard to believe that 10 delicious days have flown by already.  And we've only just begun.  I have so many new recipes that I want to try.  Could this go on longer than 40 days?  I don't think that Noel would complain.  He keeps saying, at the end of a meal,  "you could make that everyday!".  That gives me a lot of confidence to keep going.  And...his blood sugars are already dropping.  Last time we did this (for 30 days) he went from 4 pills a day to just 1.

We were scheduled to attend a lunch meeting today.  I always choose to take a salad when asked what I would like to take.  So today I made a huge Tossed Salad with 2 homemade dressings for everyone to share - they were all eating lobster chowder.  And for Noel and I - Veggie Pate.  This is a simple recipe.  It just takes a little planning to put the seeds on to soak the night before.  I don't always sprout them before making this.  Sprouting adds to the nutritional value, though.

Veggie Pate

3 cups Sunflower Seeds, soaked 8-12 hours & sprouted 2-4 hours

3/4 cup fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 cup Tamari

Put above ingredients into your food processor fitted with the S blade.  process until all seeds are ground well.  This is a basic pate, which can be eaten as is, or add fresh veggies to make a veggie pate.

3 stalks Celery, minced

1/2 Red Bell Pepper, minced

1/2 small Yellow Onion, minced

1 cup fresh Alfalfa Sprouts

1 can sliced Black Olives

Mix veggies with basic pate.

**This makes a large recipe.  I usually make just half of it for the 2 of us.  Adding the Alfalfa Sprouts makes the texture similar to tuna salad.  You can leave them out.  Add any veggies you like.

This was on the counter next to the salad and everyone had a spoonful or more.  I took home an empty dish!

Most often when I make dishes for Noel and I for functions like this everyone wants to try them.  I've never had anyone say they didn't like them.  Most times they go back for seconds - I always take that as a compliment!

Beverly Facey, Certified Health Coach