Daniel Fast day 2 & 3...


It's really amazing how your body reacts to a diet change.  Actually, it's amazing how my body reacted to the Daniel Fast (can't say I've had this kind of a reaction to any kind of diet change before).  Over night, I lost 3lbs.  I know that's from water weight, but still!  So maybe we are meant to eat just fruits and veggies (actually, I know that's not true.  I'm reading Numbers right now, and God pretty much commands his priests to eat some of animal offerings).

Anyways, on the first night of the fast, I had pan fried tofu with a little "Asian" sauce over brown rice and broccoli.  It was good!  In fact, Andrew liked it and said he could probably have a whole serving of it.  Of course, this was said while he was eating his "The Bomb" burrito from QT (that thing has like 1000 calories per serving.  He is definitely not doing this fast with me).  Here's a sort of recipe:

Pan Fried Tofu with "Asian" sauce
1/2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
2 1/2 tbl. soy sauce
1 tsp. hoisan
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 thing (um...box?) of firm tofu

1) combine first four ingredients together
2) heat non-stick pan over med-high heat
3) cut tofu into 1/2 inch slices
4) add a little olive oil (i dunno...1 tbl?) into pan and fry tofu, about 2 mins on one side
5) flip tofu and add sauce on top.  done!

Tonight, I'm having curried couscous with dried cranberries and nuts.  Here's the recipe for that:

Curried Cousous with Dried Cranberries and Nuts
1 cup whole wheat couscous
1 tsp. salt
1 tbl. curry powder
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup chopped onions
3/4 cup pistachios

1) add first four ingredients in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water.  stir and cover tightly, let it sit for 5 mins.
2) give it another stir; add rest of ingredients.  done!

So you might now like these, but I do!  Aaaannd the best part is, it's both Daniel Fast friendly!  WOOHOO!