day 13 – tasty tuesday

day 13 – tasty tuesday

I like meat. There’s no question about that. So one of the ways this cleanse has pushed me is having a couple vegetarian days both weeks. Now I’m not saying that my carnivore status is about to change, but this has opened my eyes at least to other options....
dessert on the cleanse

dessert on the cleanse

When I make dessert it’s usually a special occasion and I attack it with gusto – figuring that anything that is going to impress is probably going to take a couple days to make and there’s most likely a lot of butter, sugar, eggs or chocolate involved. Or...
day 8 – starting week two

day 8 – starting week two

I can’t believe it’s been a whole week already on the Bon Appétit Food Lover’s Cleanse but in a way it seems like a really long time too when I consider all the great tasting meals I’ve had in the past seven days. There’s been something...
day 6 – terrific tuesday

day 6 – terrific tuesday

I hate to throw produce (or really any food for that matter) out so have been adding leftover veggies that are threatening to wilt in the fridge into my salads here and there and while the oven is nice and hot for most dinners, roasting off other veggies. Tonight I...
tasty first day

tasty first day

It didn’t escape me that the first day of the Bon Appétit Food Lover’s Cleanse was completely vegetarian but I have to say, today’s menu was so flavor packed (and no, I’m not just saying that), that I didn’t miss meat too much. Notes from...