years later, mom wins...

this evening we are looking back down the road. way back. ooo, maybe 30 years or so. mom was doing that which all children fear mother doing most... READING. diet for a small planet was, i believe, the instrument of our discomfort. lentils, brown rice, unleavened bread. if you have children, were a child, or well, are a child, you know that the two colors that every child loves to hate on the dinner plate are brown and gray. especially gray. the color of lentils, liver, and zucchini cooked to death in a cast iron pan (not that mom ever did that, but it IS gray!) macrobiotics was a swear word that i swore i would never inflict on my children (the kids i wasn't going to have, at that point.) but here we are. almost my entire lifetime later, and:
LENTILS and BROWN RICE, it's what's for dinner!
granted, i am going to dress it up with raw corn, ume plum dressing, avocado, a little onion and some raw fennel. but still. as far as i can tell, it is actually macrobiotic. no, don't panic, kids. we aren't going macro. or vegan. or zoroastrian, either. (although the white robes and funny hats are appealing.) all this to say, mom... you were right. what you put in your mouth makes a tremendous difference in how you feel; about yourself, your life, the world around you. at least it does for me.
thanks mom. i sure do love you.
so, just in case you want to join us, here is what is for dinner.
-not just brown and gray hand rolls-
cooked short grain brown rice
cooked green french lentils
an avocado, skinned, diced (preferably floridian, as they remind me of nanu)
one fennel bulb, sliced thinly
two ears of corn (cut off the cob)
TBS minced sweet onion
handful of slivered raw almonds
(dressing)
juice of one lime
TBS of brown rice vinegar
TBS of olive oil
tsp of tamari
smidge of ume plum paste

sheets of nori

combine the salad elements in a large bowl and toss with the dressing. (no, it really doesn't take that long to chop the stuff. you don't have to hire a sous-chef.) wrap about a half cup in a sheet of nori, head for the back porch with your cup of tea and your plate, and chow down. o, and sprinkle with crunchy sea salt and sesame seeds at will. eat two and call me in the morning.

enjoy!
lovepeace
heather