Healing Bowl

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Going to our friends Denise (W.R., Panty Lady…) and Vlad's house, I have come to find out means that I must not eat for twenty four hours before I arrive, so when Denise serves lunch I have plenty of room to indulge in the feast she sets before me. This afternoon Denise treated us with freshly picked homemade confit figs with chocolate balsamic vinegar on goat cheese with fresh thyme and Kir royal.

That was lunch enough, but not for Denise who does lunch like most people do a wedding. I am the luckiest girl to have a friend who LOVES to cook, and does so like any starred chef.

It is a good thing I wear baggy dresses and elastic pants.

 

 

 

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A Healing Bowl is what Denise called lunch:

Brown rice, turmeric sweet potatoes, lightly dressed arugula, a poached egg, roasted pistachios, and lemon herb dressing.

I called it a flashback to vegetarianism the 70's in California… There I was long brown hair, braless, unshaven legs, wearing cotton shoes that worn out in a week, no make up, praising Jesus and eating tofu, brown rice and Jerusalem artichokes.

But here I am in France with dyed blonde hair, a bra, no hair on my legs (a long time gift from chemo), wearing make-up, leather shoes, praising love in all religions dining on a healing bowl with a glass of rose.

Life is one helluva good ride.

 

 

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Two hunks and a bestie.

 

 

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Please take not that French Husband has a cork screw in his hand …

 

 

 

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Under my breath I am saying, "What are you doing?" as I feel him pinching me or something…

 

 

 

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And tickle he did…

 

 

 

 

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They look nice those guys, but one of them is poking my ribs and it tickled in an ouch sort of way.

 

 

 

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A glorious twilight sky lead us back home.

 

 

 

 

 

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Do you see the rays? It was incredible…

The entire day.

 

 



Comments

19 responses to “Healing Bowl”

  1. I love days like that!

  2. My kind of food: can you provide the lemon herb dressing recipe?
    Thanks, S

  3. Swooning over the lunch. Laughing at the delight in your faces. How I would love the recipe for the fig confit.

  4. sounds a perfect lunch…..food to die for….great company…hard to beat

  5. She “does lunch like other people do a wedding”–that is so funny, and I know exactly what you mean!

  6. They sound like the very best of friends and the very best kind of day.

  7. You had a 4G day.
    Great friends you have.
    Great food you ate.
    Great memories you made,
    Great journey back home.

  8. That is my kind of food also. It’s the friendship that makes it even more special….
    Ali

  9. Beautiful day!

  10. TerriNTexas

    Yum Yum! What a delicious looking meal. The egg on top looks good. Love your post about the old vegetarian days, no bra, no makeup, no shaving! Hahahaha! You look wonderful today though!!

  11. INGREDIENTS
    TURMERIC MASHED SWEET POTATOES:
    2 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
    a swish of olive oil
    1-2 teaspoons turmeric
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    2 cups vegetable broth
    LEMON HERB DRESSING:
    ¼ cup lemon juice
    ⅓ cup olive oil
    1 small clove garlic
    2 teaspoons agave
    ¼ cup parsley leaves
    ¼ teaspoon salt (more to taste)
    HEALING BOWLS:
    poached or scrambled eggs
    brown rice or quinoa
    arugula or spinach or greensss
    pistachios or other nuts for topping
    http://pinchofyum.com/healing-bowls

  12. Denise! What is your recipe??

  13. love your recent posts, corey amaro.. reading them daily… barbara haslip costa just wrote and she’s be visiting you the same time i’m in paris..
    darn it! wish i were there, too..
    you are so busy in a very good way.. life is wonderful… how do you do it all.. can’t wait to see you and have you try on your new “duds”..
    sending hugs.. love you and your family.. xoxo

  14. Corey, you got the recipe exactly as I found in on the Internet! I ate leftovers today. xo

  15. Are you sure we weren’t friends in the 70’s? Your description really took me back… These days it’s leather shoes, makeup, etc… but my hair is long with…grey! Ah, the 70’s! ✌️

  16. You make me giggle.

  17. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    This sounds so good. I want to make it soon!!

  18. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    Tickled in an ouch sort of way, but got some really really great smiles and laughs out of you and onto the photos!! I was most amused by the progression (which I’d never have understood had you not pointed it out.)
    ————-
    Hmm. I’ve been gone from your blog for a long time it seems. A bit of drama and sadness and outrage and then slight acceptance and fun and connection and community and grief and whatnot going on here, so I haven’t been connecting with Tongue in Cheek. The fact that I’m catching up on past blogs means things have settled slightly.

  19. Rebecca from the pacific northwest

    A beautiful night for driving home (being driven home) as well. Just lovely.

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