Whole30 :: Day 14

Bumpy day mood-wise.  Mostly feeling blue.  Fell asleep late, woke up late, behind the eight ball getting into the kitchen followed by deep wariness due to memories of last night's trauma involving flies gathering there, à la The Birds.

But, there were no flies this morning (my duct tape sealing job worked, it seems), and, in fact, today there is a wonderful breeze and I loved not having the air conditioner on.

I made a pot of chocolate chili using ground turkey.  Cap doesn't eat red meat and he likes chili, so I decided to give it a whirl.  Preparing the chili was therapeutic.  I felt much, much better when I was done.

I have been loving up our wooden spoon lately.  Just noticing how beautiful it is in its well-seasoned age.  Appreciating the gestalt of the moment when I reach for it in order to stir whatever ingredients have been assembled in a pot, awaiting alchemy.  I love this spoon.  I don't remember where we got it.  Maybe Tags in Porter Square.

After lunch (the Primal Thai Beef still delicious on day three), I gave the inside of the fridge a once over since Cap will be coming home later with our CSA share.  I pulled out the lamb I made yesterday.  It was not tasty last night (Gem did not care for it, either).  It was still not tasty this morning when I choked it down with some baba ganoush and sauerkraut.  I was loathe to throw it away and was wondering what to do with it...when Sag hit upon some unintentional inspiration.  He suggested making Rogan Josh (he thought there was still uncooked lamb) and I realized I could easily attempt a lamb 2.0.  So, I picked out as much of the rosemary needles as I could and placed the lamb in a pot with a tablespoon of Rogan Josh spice mix and a can of coconut milk.  It is now simmering on the stove alongside the turkey chili.  Fingers crossed.

Peace and love.

P.S.  Thank you to Sue, for the comment about my cooking creativity.  I don't think of my kitchen activity in that way and appreciated the perspective.  Funnily, today, I did feel like I used some creativity to turn the lamb around.