Day Fifteen

Today was an awesome day. Cantaloupe for breakfast, leftover lamb and rutabaga for lunch, baby carrots to snack on. A small bit of itching after my shower this morning, but I expected that as the remnants of last night clear my system. Still, it wasn't bad, completely bearable with no meds at all.

Tonight I didn't feel like cooking, but really wanted some comfort food. Driving home, every restaurant I drove past was a reminder that I couldn't just stop and pick up dinner on the way, and probably will never be able to again.

I got home and cut up a white sweet potato and threw it in the pressure cooker with a frozen chicken breast, a sprinkle of salt and thyme, and a cup of water. Then I opened a bag of frozen kale and put it on the stove with little bit of salt and just a touch of ghee. When the chicken was done (15 minutes later -- LOVE that thing!) I poured the juice into a saucepan on the stovetop and mashed the sweet potato.

I saw a trick for making paleo gravy on a website, using sweet potato to thicken it. So after I mashed the sweet potato, I stirred a bit back into the juice to make a gravy. Then I added some maple to the mashed sweet potato.

This was one of my favorite dinners so far. I don't know if I'm getting better at this or if my taste buds are becoming accustomed to the flavors, but everything was delicious.