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Cleanse - Day 4
7Feb2003 Filed under: CleanseRocking the casbah, today. Did a full workout and felt fine. Got a new juicer. Holy shit! This one rocks harder than you know. Be expecting a full review later this weekend, because I know you’re all dieing to read all about a juicer. Aren’t you?
Also: first evidence of mucoid plaque. Rock on.
In half an hour or so, Dre and I are heading over to our friends’ house…they are raw food chefs (no joke!) and are preparing us a completely raw dinner that promises to stun. I’m excited. And very hungry.
Juicy excuse for breakfast:
Carrot celery ginger
Lunch
Veggies dipped in leftover baba ganoush from last night
Carrot juice
Disappointing spinach salad. I picked off the veggies and apple bits. Noted that fresh basil crossed with apples tastes very interesting.
Dinner
Unknown! Bobby and Juju have something fantastic up their sleeves, I’m sure!
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, is in bookstores now.
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cortnee
February 8th, 2003 at 12:37 am
okay…im very interested in this…but ill need to get some cash first. how much does your energy really increase? what is your sleep schedule like from before compared to after?
Ariel
February 8th, 2003 at 1:25 am
It’s not THAT dramatic. I don’t want to paint the cleanse as some sort of life-altering experience, some process that forever changes how you feel. It’s not THAT dramatic. During, and immediately following cleansing, I sleep about 7 hours, as compared to 8 to 8.5 normally.
8bitjoystick.com
February 8th, 2003 at 1:16 pm
Here is a link to my favoirte comic about Juicers.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2002-02-11&res=l
leblanc
February 12th, 2003 at 10:39 am
i addded the juicer to my wishlist. and i see YOU were the amazon editorial reviewer
do you get commission if i buy one? 
Karen
February 26th, 2003 at 10:09 pm
Do you make your own baba ganoush? I’ve been hunting for a decent recipe. All the stuff in stores here is full of weird stuff. (The first ingredient listed on the tub I currently have in my fridge is mayonnaise!)
Ariel
February 26th, 2003 at 10:21 pm
We DID make our own baba ganoush, using a friend’s very loosey-goosey recipe, which I have attached here. Good luck!
-AMS
BABA GANOUSH
Get a big eggplant.
Stick it with a fork.
Bake it for about 45 min. at 375 F.
Caramalize some onions and garlic in olive oil.
Add cumin. (Look, if you expect a measurement, I’m not your guy. I understand that white people even have little spoons to measure “pinch” and such. My tastes in food run spicy and not subtle. I tend to measure with my hands. Moreover, I rarely taste while cooking, which scares my lifepartner.) Maybe you want more spices. Okay — consider mint, thyme, cilantro. You know — savory.
When the egplant collapses, take it out of the oven.
The skin will peel off nicely. Dump the innards into the onion mixture.
Stir it around.
Now, if you want, you can soupify it with a hand blender.
Now, add in some lime juice. Yeah, lemon juice will work, but lime makes it taste like a rarity.
How much? Less than a quarter cup, I’d guess. Just splash it in until the consistency is right.