Revival!

Chris and I have decided to start a 30 day Juice fast. Since I've finally settled into my new job's schedule, and work from home now which definitely makes blogging easier, it seemed like a good time to revive my food blog. My makeup blog will follow shortly.

So! Today is day one, and I'm feeling pretty alright. Although I did an hour of kickboxing this morning and I think that's going to have to stop for a while. I'm feeling a little light headed and a little headache-y which I'm hoping will go away when I have a protein shake (water, whey protein, strawberries and banana) on my lunch break. I'm also cold. Which is not surprising considering it's chilly and my metabolism is probably freaking out a little.

Juice today was the original Mean Green Juice
6 Kale Leaves

1 handful of spinach (added not from original recipe)
1 Cucumber
4 Celery Stalks
2 Green Apples
1/2 Lemon
1 piece of ginger

It definitely tastes leafy, but good, I'm going to increase the ginger next time since we used a piece about as big as my thumb for a doubled version of this recipe. I think doubling that amount of ginger would be perfect. Chris and I decided that we wanted some plant matter in rather than just juice. So we actually blended the spinach and the leaves from the kale (we juiced the stalks). 

Slow-cooked Beef Stew/Pot Roast

Okay, something you should know about me: I have a huge crush on my slow cooker. That's right. I admit it. If you have one, and use it, you probably do too.

There's nothing I love more than putting everything together the night before, flipping a switch as I (often quite literally) run out the door and then coming home... Specifically coming home to a wonderful smelling house, a meal that is already cooked and only 1 pot to clean. That my friends is pure joy.

This beef stew is awesome, simply and extra tasty. You can also substitute beef shoulder, boneless chuck roast or some other fatty well marbled piece of beef and turn this same recipe into pot roast if you prefer. If you are going to do this get more poundage of beef, since it will have more fat and cook down to less meat.

Bottom Line: 4.5 Solid recipe