What I Eat - Day Thirty-Three

Hello everyone!  Welcome to this week's 'What I Eat.'  I did too much frying this week, and ate less protein than is ideal.   However, as I always say, this is called 'What I Eat' not 'What I Should Eat!'  My CSA basket wasn't markedly different from last week, so I've decided not to feature it today.  

Breakfast - Sweet Potatoes and Green Beans

This breakfast was made by frying sliced sweet potatoes in a ceramic frying pan, and adding frozen green beans towards the end of the cooking process. 

Summer Refreshment - Lemon Balm Iced Tea

I made this tea by putting ripped up lemon balm leaves into boiling water and then leaving them to soak with the burner off.  I used a large tea/spice ball (see photo below), but you could use something else or just strain them out after they're done soaking. Once it had cooled down, I added about a tablespoon of maple syrup.   You can make herbal iced tea out of any combination of fresh and dried herbs and it pretty much always ends up tasting delicious! 

Lunch - Kohlrabi 'Fries'

I used the kohlrabi I got in last week's CSA basket.   Normally I would have roasted it, but it was just TOO HOT to fire up my oven.  I sliced off the skin, cut it into chunks, fried it in my ceramic frying pan with about a teaspoon of oil at a medium temperature, and then served it with ketchup.   Ketchup is definitely a weakness of mine; I really try to limit how much I eat (because it is filled with salt and sugar, often in the form of high-fructose corn syrup).

Dessert - Hand-picked Blueberries

Sorry, I'm not willing to disclose my favourite blueberry picking spot on the interweb :)

Dinner - Roast Chicken with Rice, Roasted Carrots, and Green Beans

This is a lovely dinner my parents made for me when I went for a visit.  When you have a number of food sensitivities, this is the easiest thing to have people prepare for you - meat and vegetables!   I skipped the roasted potatoes, opting for the brown rice instead.