The Detox Has Begun

I feel icky, my body began our planned physical detox on time, although I personally was not ready yet. The human body is amazing, it knows what we need and when we need it. I was supposed to begin a physical detox starting on January 3, but the products I was to use still have not arrived. Either way my body knew that mentally I had planned to start detoxing on that date and without fail here I am in detox mode. I should have known something was going on when I started craving orange juice, something I only drink monthly during my cycle, the vitamin c and calcium really makes me feel better. I will also crave orange juice anytime my body is about to break down and go into detox mode or what we like to call…catch a cold.

Tuesday my fiance’ made an awesome lentil soup for me, at my request. I asked for lentils, onion, garlic, celery, carrots, salt and pepper in the soup nothing more or less (Was I picky or what?). He put his foot in that soup, it was bon appetite ( I think that is correct). I have to share the recipe with you’ll. This was the first time I had black lentils, I usually purchase the green ones, but I decided to try the black ones and they were great. One thing I like about cooking lentils is they cook quickly, they are usually soft and ready within 45 minutes. You can add to or subtract form the ingredient amounts and ingredients, remember cooking should be fun and experimental.

Ingredients
1 cup of lentils
2-3 cloves of garlic
1/2 onion
2 carrots - sliced into small rounds
2 stalks of celery
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
cayenne pepper to taste
1 tbsp of olive oil
flour to thicken

The lentils are cooked with the onion and garlic, after the lentils are soft and finished cooking you then add the carrots, celery, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes allowing the carrots and celery to soften but not over cook. After they are ready you will turn off the pot, add the olive oil and add whole grain flour and stir, the flour will thicken the soup base. I used spelt flour as my thickener. Add the olive oil after the soup is cooked to retain the vitamin e. This soup is rich in nutrients and will do the body good. Enjoy.

Tonya K.
~Osanyindele