November 2009
16 posts
Started the day out right
With my work all the time schedule, it has been awesome to meet up for breakfast, coffee, or after work drinks. Today I met with a friend at Black Sheep and got scrambled eggs and smashbrowns with a grapefruit mimosa….all of it was delicious.
Because I’ve been ordering so much caponara from Edo’s as I’ve mentioned before, Brad and Greg sent down some broccoletti for me...
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NAKED JUICE IS MY LIFE
Veggie Beef Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella
This amazing dish was made by Saint Michelle Webb. It is a slow cooked pasta with fresh tomatoes from our garden and slow roasted red, green and yellow peppers. Because I can’t really chew all the food I eat has to be soft and easy to slurrrp down. This dish was amazing.
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This is misery
I am having horrible migraines every 4 hours. The first thing that happens is the implants start pulsing in my jaw. This is followed by a sharp pain in my temple and a strong feeling of nausea. The pain killers help a little bit but it does nothing to stop the sharp pains. I just try to sit still and think about accepting the pain and trying to relax my mind. I hate being stuck in the house but I...
Rainy days make me hungry
I’ve been drinking tons today. This is only some of it…add in a smoothie, some juice, and I’m working on a sparks now.
Last night I went to Mezzanine for dinner and had amazing baked tofu. I’m going to attempt to make this version, which will probably not be very good, but i love some tofu.
Ingredients:
firm tofu, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, ground ginger, salt...
Today has not been very healthy
Over the past few weeks, I have had a lot of energy and I’ve maintained a positive outlook, and I am honestly attributing that to my change in diet. However, today I woke up and almost immediately ate some chocolate, and i have since been drinking mimosas. I blame it on the rain.
My Favorite Meal Thus Far: thank you Edo's Squid
Hands down, my favorite meal of this easy to swallow diet, is caponata from Edo’s Squid. For $6, you get a huge portion of eggplant, olives, tomatoes, squash, zucchini and chick peas with a baguette, regardless whether you get it in house or as take out.
In the 2 weeks we’ve been eating soft foods, I have had this 3 times. I am a lucky girl.
If you ever come to Richmond,...
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Blueberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients-1 1/2 cups fat free milk-3/4 cup vanilla yogurt, nonfat-1/2 banana, sliced-1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
I LOVE THIS SMOOTHIE. Banana is great in the morning. It keeps you full for hours and bananas are so inexpensive.
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Black Bean Soup: 3 out of 5 stars
Ingredients
1 pound dry black beans, soaked overnight
4 teaspoons diced jalapeno peppers
6 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Directions
Drain black beans, and rinse.
Combine beans, jalapenos, and chicken broth in a slow cooker. Season with garlic...
Face is a mess and I'm still truckin
Face is a mess and I’m still truckin hard on Rumors Plans. I am working on two books with Casey, a rock opera, a fantasy novel, travel plans for Christmas, songs for the new band, working on recordings of my mother telling stories about my family…. the list goes on and on and on.
When people tell me that can’t get work done because of this and that I just shake my head and say...
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Banana, Orange, Raspberry Kefir Smoothie
two banana
one cup of raspberry Kefir
two cup of organic orange juice
blend and then enjoy. A perfect thick morning smoothie. It is a horrible picture but I assure you it’s wonderful. My face is very swollen today. I should not have gone out last night. It is very hard for me not to talk.
Marshe’
Mi Familia: Tomato Soup
The best part about healing after surgery is you can ask people to do whatever you would like them to do. I’ve been acting like I’m 5 all day. My mom made me a bubble bath. I watched cartoons and wrote in my journal. I took another one of those nap things and I woke up to the house smelling like my Mothers tomato soup. Below is a short instructional video from Mi Madre. I am working on...
GET UP AND GOGI: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE
Today I woke up to my Mother and Casey bringing me my favorite smoothie from Tropical Smoothie. The Get up and Gogi. Drinking Gogi, Probiotics and Kefir has changed my life. I recommend them to everyone. I can get all my vitamins in one simple drink. Since I started drinking Kefir after my last surgery I’ve noticed several changes in my body. My skin is better, my hair is healthier, I get...
MY FACE IS HUGE
I look like Porky the Pig and and Alvin the Chipmunk had a baby. So I made it. I have a mouth full of stitches and a jaw that is hating me for trying to talk. VCU Medical did a wonderful job on my face. My family is taking great care of me. The pain in my jaw from the implants is almost unbearable at times. Luckily the Hydrocodone and positive energy is keeping me in good spirits.
The first...
PREP FOR SURGERY:
So today is the day. Months of preparation have led us to November 4th. Two gum graphs, two bone graphs, over 20 x-rays and over 15 doctor visits and I am finally ready for my teeth implants.
It is a beautiful surgery usually reserved for the over 50 that turns your mouth into a metal machine of wizardry. It has cost Casey and Myself over $5,000 dollars and has introduced us to some amazing...
and so we begin...
Well this is us, Marshe and Casey. We’re 25, best friends, business partners, and we live in Richmond, VA. We’re semi- addicted to trail mix, dollar taco night, and cheap bags of pretzels, but we are giving those vices up and going on a 2 month long liquid based diet.
Marshe is having the dreaded “part 2” of a pretty intense jaw surgery. Part 1 took place in May, the...