DAY 2 OF THE DETOX....

Here it is...all the good stuff

Mixing it up a bit, fresh lemon to go with hot water, herbal teabags which work specifically for different times of the day...lunch, loads of chicken with sweet potato and bulgar wheat, loads of good spices and think there may have been some orange rind in there, sweet & zesty, much better than my usual lunch and plenty of it. Feel like I actually haven't stopped eating (surprising considering I've stuck to the detox) 

Fruit & nut mix for a snack along with carrots, pepper and humous.

The full menu

The carrots, peppers & humous

1st major obstacle of the day, Hummingbird Bakery RED VELVETS got delivered...and I said NO,  a whole new experience and a painful one!

They look so good....

Roast chicken, sweet potato, fennel, bulgar wheat Salad with spinach and beans...YUM

Puy Lentil bake with aubergine, cauliflower & peas. This also had some good spice to it too & there was plenty...again not left hungry (my main concern)

Had mango & berries for dessert :-) But then had to watch my housemates scoff the hugest fish n chips-  that above the cake incident made me resent (only very slightly) the detox. Salt & vinegar smothered chips, loads of crispy bits and then crispy (a bit too yellow) batter ...wanted it loads :-(  BUT didn't do it!!  1 chip doesn't count!!!

The Detox Kitchen - DAY 1

A nice bag to start with!! 

My first EVER detox...DAY 1 & scared

All the nice things- vitamins- carrot, celery & pear juice, fresh fruit...

1 x Shot of Wheatgrass- Good for you!!

 Porridge with fresh fruit & oat milk, defo full

The menu 

Red & White cabbage with pearl barley- bit of spice, lime & hoping an edible flower

King prawn curry with quinoa - FIT

THE DETOX KITCHEN - 2 days until I start it - http://www.detoxkitchen.co.uk/

Leftovers For Breakfast

Favorite type of day, maybe a bit cold, but the blue sky and suns the main thing.

1 x Bagel cut in half and toasted...loads of butter

Winter shoe warmers...NO joke apparently!

Add your cream cheese, don't be shy.

Blue Sky <3

Don't be afraid of a bit of spicy, coriander laden guacamole for breakfast...add to the top of your cream cheese, it chills it out a bit :-)

Guacamole 

3 x really ripe avocados

2 ripe (really deep red) tomatoes or cherry tomatoes -so they're sweet

2 x Fresh limes squeezed 

1/2 finely sliced red onion

Rock Salt

Black Pepper

Big glug of red wine vinegar

- Make sure you keep tasting, you've got to get the balance across all the flavours just right

I like mine lumpy so I just dice everything you can mush yours if you want- your shout!

Look, SO good.

The Market...MORE food

The best stall, even Jamie Oliver says so!! Coleslaw & Chicken Schnitzel in a rap with mayo...YUM and soz salt beef, yum but not as yum!

A nice pic

Snow & Slow Roast Pulled Pork

Hampstead Heath Snow Day

Slow Roast Belly Of Pork

Slice into the fat/ score it, not too deep and about 1.5cm apart then rub rock salt into the slices and add fresh black pepper.

This still had bones in & it's best and more flavoursome if you cook the pork belly with them.

Put the pork with just salt & pepper on into an oven at 220 for 25mins then slow roast on 130/140 for 5hrs.

If the skins not crispy enough when you want to serve turn the oven to grill (not up too high but high enough that after 15/20mins the fat is crispy and not just on the surface-also you don't want to just burn the top of the skin)

Let the meat rest for at least 15mins before serving.

With two forks pull the meat apart-shredding it.

SO GOOD!!!! EVERY TIME

1 x white onion finely sliced/cubed to garnish (sounds too much but it's yum and works so well with the melted cheese and hot meat)

Finely sliced spring onions....just because!!

Coriander but I LOVE it.

Guacamole 

3 x really ripe avocados

2 ripe (really deep red) tomatoes or cherry tomatoes -so they're sweet

2 x Fresh limes squeezed 

1/2 finely sliced red onion

Rock Salt

Black Pepper

Big glug of red wine vinegar

- Make sure you keep tasting, you've got to get the balance across all the flavours just right

I like mine lumpy so I just dice everything you can mush yours if you want- your shout!

Can you see how moist it is...and then how crispy the crackling it!!!!

Coleslaw-

White cabbage finely shredded long ways

3 carrots grated

big glug of white wine vinegar

big dollop of mayo

salt & pepper (add white pepper too, it's yum with this)

FIT Egg Fried Rice- for 6 people easily

Cook your rice first

Whisk 4 eggs in a bowl and add to a wok with a big glug of sunflower oil, a big dash a fish sauce, a bigger dash of light soy sauce and cook up the egg a bit on a high heat, add the rice once the egg looks sloppy but cooked. Give it all a good stir add a tsp of sugar and cook it up a bit. Add whatever beans you want then garnish with spring onions and coriander. Make sure the rice is wet enough and not too sticky, have a good taste so the balance is right.

The guys on the bullshot a warm vodka, gravy type broth drink

When  making up the rap of your life, add two types of grated cheese, a good spread of sour cream or philidelphia , then add your hot pulled pork, guacamole, coleslaw, egg fried rice and extra onion, spring onion and coriander. I want to eat this again and right now....MAKE THIS!!

YUM

Don't be shy with your portions, fold up one end then roll in the sides and get it in your gob.