The latest from the temple

Well the detox went very well last week. There was plenty of fruit, vegetables, chicken and fish. There was no alcohol, no caffeine and no chocolate. The one thing that seemed to affect me more than anything was the caffeine. On the first day I had a whopper of a headache which I think was from a lack of caffeine. The Lipton decaffeinated tea was great. To be honest I would find it very hard to tell the difference between the fully leaded tea and this. I went to bed earlier every night, I walked a little faster every morning with the dog and I went for a few runs and swims during the week. I was the picture of health. I did feel good during the week but I found I was very tired during the weekend. Maybe all the exercise was catching up with me.

We had some guests come to stay over the weekend so the detox had to be put on hold. I did try to still watch what I ate and drank but it is always hard when you are having fun with friends. My solution to eating well while they were here was to cook for them. That way I had a little more control over what we would be served. It was St Patrick ’s Day on Saturday and where I should have been out downing copious amounts of Guinness I was at home cooking up a feast. I didn’t cook up this feast alone. While the boys were out getting lots of free Guinness t-shirts for all the pints they bought at the local pub the girls were busy in the kitchen. It was very much a joint effort by three of us. I love cooking with friends where there is lots of chatter, laughter and maybe just a little red wine.

There must have been a party fairy in our neighbourhood because I ran into our neighbour at the shops. She and her friend were cooking up a nine course meal for ten people. This made my three course meal for five people seem much easier. There was also a massive party a few doors down that went on until the wee hours of the morning. One of the things I love about living in a city is the sound of people having a good time as you drift off to sleep.

Now the weekend is over and it’s back to the healthy life again. My body is a temple ets etc etc. One thing this detox has introduced me to is spirulina. The world’s healthiest food, according to the bumf written about it – “Through history, this remarkable aquatic plant has nourished people in Africa and America. Today, spirulina is consumed by health conscious people all over the world. If you are moving away from empty processed food and chemical vitamins to natural foods, start using spirulina, nature's longest living food”. My Mum’s going to love this one. She is a great follower of the latest health supplement. Ok Mum it’s time to move from Active Manuka Honey to Spirulina. I picked these tablets up at the organic supermarket so I think they should be easy enough to find. I’ll let you know if this super-food makes me a super-person or not.

More about what we cooked for the dinner later in the week.