Day 6: Getting Easier

Ok so I will have to admit that things are getting a little easier. I've pretty much gotten used to what I can and cannot have. This also gets to be a chance to test out new recipes and ideas. (Trying to pull something positive out of all this!)

I wanted to make a kale soup for dinner and had some ideas but as always I turned to the web for some inspiration. Usually I go to the Cooking Light website which I LOVE, but with this specialized diet I've been using more general google searches. I stumbled upon a recipe from Rachel Ray for Portuguese Chourico and Kale Soup. 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/portuguese-chourico-and-kale-soup-recipe.html

I made some adjustments by adding mushrooms, cooking the onions solo for a little longer and substituting the sausage for mini turkey meatballs. I went a little Italian wedding style and made little meatballs so I could season them myself and make sure they didn't have anything I couldn't eat. I used garlic powder, chili powder, red pepper flakes, parsley, paprika and a little cayenne pepper and rolled the meat into tiny balls.

I then lightly seared them so they wouldn't fall apart in the soup. The final result was really good! I'm sure the sausage adds some great flavor, but for the time being the turkey was delicious.

I also stumbled upon another dessert recipe I had to try. This recipe can be found at 

http://www.rawfoodrecipes.com/recipes/strawberry-ice-cream.html

Three simple ingredients: strawberries, coconut milk and honey. Blend. Freeze. Blend and serve.

This is definitely my favorite so far. It was so easy and good that I may actually still make it once this diet is over!