Day Twelve - Part Two

I finished work and was trying to figure out what I wanted to do for dinner, or if I even wanted dinner at all. I had kind of hit a wall with having the same flavors over and over, just rearranged on the plate a bit. I had a bit of time to kill, so I went and wandered around Whole Foods looking for inspiration. I had seen something only about yam noodles and decided to look for them to see what was in them. Turns out they just have water, yams, and calcium chloride. So I got a pack of those, a pack of kelp noodles, some basil infused olive oil and a can of coconut milk. I also picked up a pack of pea shoots. I managed to create an 'almost' coconut curry.

 I cubed and sauteed a chicken breast with some zucchini and baby carrots in the basil olive oil. Sprinkled in some ginger, tumeric, and sea salt. When it was nearly done, I poured in most of the can of coconut milk and cut up the kelp noodles before adding them as well. After it was plated, I added the pea shoots on top. Honestly, if I ordered this at a Thai restaurant, I would be ok with it. I wouldn't rave about it to my friends, but I would be satisfied.

For dessert, I mixed the rest of the coconut milk with some blueberries in the food processor and made ice cream.

I haven't used a lot of coconut during this diet -- aside from a bit of coconut oil -- because I've always had heartburn when I ate it, but today I thought maybe it's not the coconut, maybe it's all the things I was eating WITH the coconut that was doing it. So I tested it out tonight. The only thing I'm noticing so far is that I feel a little clogged in the back of my throat. Almost as though I had dairy instead of coconut milk. It's not bad though, and if that is all that happens, I won't worry about it. Otherwise, I'll have to test the coconut, pea shoots, and kelp noodles all separately to figure out which one it is.