Well I have made it past the 3 day mark with little food withdrawals and cravings. I must say It has been a bit hard as I have still had to cook Austin's meals, prepare his lunches and snack. I found that if I filled up on juices before I cooked for him I was not as tempted to taste or join in.
I was really worried about Wednesday's dinner. I was making my famous Buffalo Turkey Burger. {one of Austin's favorite, and I must admit one of the few meat luxuries I still indulged in}I wondered if I could fight off temptation and even tried making deals with myself but knew that only time would tell. As dinner time approached I decided to turn dinner in to an experiment not a meal. That I would try a new recipe {a healthier one} and even try baking them instead of cooking them on top of the stove. I took the turkey burger and added; diced onions, baby bells, some finely chopped parley added cracked black pepper and of course the buffalo sauce. I thought about adding celery but I didn't want to push it. You see Austin is a simple boy when it comes to his burgers. meat, bread and ketchup and occasionally pickles. Putting vegetables in his burger, well I was taking a chance. { not that I haven't snuck onions in before but that is about it }I told him I was going to cook them in the oven so they might taste a little different and I hoped between the two buns he didn't catch the rainbow of flavor and colors I was hiding. I set the oven for 350 and cooked them flipping them a few times for about 20-25 minutes. What a difference it made. First the house was not full of the smell of cooked meat but also they turned out fuller and looked very juicy.. This on one hand was great but my lips smacked of yummy.. I served his up and to my delight he enjoyed it so much he asked for seconds. Which saved the night!! with him eating the left over I was not tempted and without even noticing I was able to get more vegetables into Austins diet and favorite food. A win win for the both of us!
It was a nice feeling to know I have now created a new recipe and kept to my course despite my taste buds drooling and now I have something to look forward too.
I was so inspired I decided to go to the library and check out a few of Isa Chandra Moskowitz books on Vegan eating. I love her recipes simple but yet Delicious!! while waiting for Austin I was listening to a man asking questions about Vegetarian, Vegan and Raw books. As I listen to the girl at the desk try to tell him how Raw food and Vegetarian style eating is the same I could not contain myself. I thought just say "I don't know" don't assume they are the same because they are not. As I still kept my nosy self listening I heard her sending him to my favorite area of the library. I just couldn't let him journey off alone and now misinformed now could I. What kind of Gemini would I be?, let alone just being myself made it hard to stay seated and my mouth shut. I said excuse me as I walked up to him and told him I was sorry for eavesdropping but could I please show him where to find what he was looking for. As a good tour guide I asked questions and shared some of my favorite books and we even talked about some you tube channels and in the end I gave him my card. It was a beautiful exchange! I found myself hopeful as he shared his story of wanting to change his eating habits and obviously take back his health. he like me is no spring chicken but as they say its never to late!!
I left the library armed with my books and a new sense that even in this small town in Maine people are waking up to changing there lifestyle and getting back on track to a healthier way to live. Hope sometimes comes disguised as angels and expressed by taking the time to reach out to one another. I know my eating habits are changing my household but its nice to know that what I am doing behind these wall is going out into the world and making a difference there too.
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