Day 11:  Tuesday, 28th May, 2013

It has been a couple of days since I posted my diary and I have had to think very hard to remember the foods I have eaten over the past two days.  How easy it is to forget when I don't write things down.

I am still feeling well and energised.  My leg is healing well too. I am sleeping better and for longer.  This is amazing as I have never been a very good sleeper and have always envied people who hit the pillow and they are gone.

Lunch was a salad of sprouted lentils, mixed green leaves, a radish from the garden, a stick of celery and a small portion of grilled halloumi cheese.  I dressed this with lemon juice and a dash of olive oil.  I followed this with a kiwi fruit, after an hour.

I made a Bean & Butternut Squash Bake for my evening meal.  This comprised of:

1 tin of Tesco Black-eyed Beans in water

1 carrot

1 medium onion

1 stick of celery

200g Butternut Squash

1in chunk of ginger

1 vegetable stock cube

A sprig of fresh thyme from the garden

I sweated the veg in a little olive oil, together with the ginger and thyme, added the drained and rinsed beans and the stock cube (mixed with 3/4 pint of water).  When it was boiling, I transferred the mixture to a casserole dish and finished it off in a low oven (150 deg C) for about an hour and a half.  I was using the oven to cook an Irish Stew for himself anyway.

It turned out well, was flavoursome and I enjoyed it.  I am really missing black pepper.  I have always used it before this diet, and until now I had not realised just how much.  I served the casserole with a slice of the Spelt Bread I had made the other day. Perfect accompaniment.