food on retreat

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i'm not sure which list had this thread, but i think it was this one

 

just want to report in - i just returned from a week retreat where i

was in the kitchen all day, all week, helping cook for my lama and

his monks - i did this two years ago, so had an idea of what to expect

 

i needed to bring all my own food, and things that needed little if

any prep - i had access to a small fridge and microwave, but never

knew how much time i'd have or when, to prep and eat

 

i decided to make my breakfast porridge with protein powder at home,

and bring it ready to add hot tea and eat - for lunch and dinner i

did frozen (organic) peas, carrots and corn with canned (organic)

sweet potatoes (for someone who cooks all three meal from scrtach

every day, this was a huge step, but gotta say, i loved the taste,

textures, etc, and it was so easy) - protein was the same as at home:

hard boiled eggs (which i took already cooked) and yogurt/cottage

cheese mixture) - i had double the amount of flax seeds on my

porridge, and olive oil on lunch and dinner

 

i ate every morning as soon as i got up (before working in the

kitchen), and to my surprise, lunch and dinner were pretty much on

schedule! - best of all i got to eat three hot meals a day, which is

a real treat for me, since during a typical work week i have to pack

both lunch and dinner, and eat in my vehicle which meals room

temperature, at best, this time of year

 

so now i have a plan for weeks i don't feel like cooking and for when

i return in january from a month in india and need to have food at

home so i don't have to immediately go out grocery shopping...and it

was an incredible retreat - life changing in many ways, and i am

still in awe and trying to integrate!

 

leigh

[Guest guest]

Hi Leigh,

 

Yes, it was this list. Good to have your report in and to know that it went so

well (both the retreat and your food). Sounds like your planning paid off and

isn't it nice when being put into different situations lead us to discovering

new things that work.

 

Hope you can re-enter the world a little bit gently too - like you said,

retreats can be so huge!

 

So others know the pre-cooked dried, ground beans that I've seen in organic

stores in California (don't know about other places)? You just add boiling water

to them and let them sit for a while to rehydrate - they're very tasty. I've

used them before as camping food but a good instant protein for any situation.

I'm planning to get hold of a supply to take if I go on my retreat.

 

Warmly,

 

Nicola

 

 

leighfiles

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:46:07 +0000

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i'm not sure which list had this thread, but i think it was this one

 

 

 

just want to report in - i just returned from a week retreat where i

 

was in the kitchen all day, all week, helping cook for my lama and

 

his monks - i did this two years ago, so had an idea of what to expect

 

 

 

i needed to bring all my own food, and things that needed little if

 

any prep - i had access to a small fridge and microwave, but never

 

knew how much time i'd have or when, to prep and eat

 

 

 

i decided to make my breakfast porridge with protein powder at home,

 

and bring it ready to add hot tea and eat - for lunch and dinner i

 

did frozen (organic) peas, carrots and corn with canned (organic)

 

sweet potatoes (for someone who cooks all three meal from scrtach

 

every day, this was a huge step, but gotta say, i loved the taste,

 

textures, etc, and it was so easy) - protein was the same as at home:

 

hard boiled eggs (which i took already cooked) and yogurt/cottage

 

cheese mixture) - i had double the amount of flax seeds on my

 

porridge, and olive oil on lunch and dinner

 

 

 

i ate every morning as soon as i got up (before working in the

 

kitchen), and to my surprise, lunch and dinner were pretty much on

 

schedule! - best of all i got to eat three hot meals a day, which is

 

a real treat for me, since during a typical work week i have to pack

 

both lunch and dinner, and eat in my vehicle which meals room

 

temperature, at best, this time of year

 

 

 

so now i have a plan for weeks i don't feel like cooking and for when

 

i return in january from a month in india and need to have food at

 

home so i don't have to immediately go out grocery shopping...and it

 

was an incredible retreat - life changing in many ways, and i am

 

still in awe and trying to integrate!

 

 

 

leigh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

thanks Leigh for your story - well done on the planning. its half the

battle isnt it. it's great you had their co-operation. Did you find

any new menu ideas in what they were eating?

 

admire you having step 3 all organised in these circumstances. Did

you take ordinary potatoes too? I picture you turning up on arrival

with hardly any clothes and a suitcase of " essentials "

 

thats what I do travelling - scanty wardrobe as I must have room for

some foodie stuff and my books!

 

good luck on the re-integration - know what you mean, a bit, but your

steady steps will help you, as you know! hope you feel settled soon.

mosaic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " leighfiles "

<leighfiles wrote:

>

> i'm not sure which list had this thread, but i think it was this one

>

> just want to report in - i just returned from a week retreat where

i

> was in the kitchen all day, all week, helping cook for my lama and

> his monks - i did this two years ago, so had an idea of what to

expect

>

> i needed to bring all my own food, and things that needed little if

> any prep - i had access to a small fridge and microwave, but never

> knew how much time i'd have or when, to prep and eat

>

> i decided to make my breakfast porridge with protein powder at

home,

> and bring it ready to add hot tea and eat - for lunch and dinner i

> did frozen (organic) peas, carrots and corn with canned (organic)

> sweet potatoes (for someone who cooks all three meal from scrtach

> every day, this was a huge step, but gotta say, i loved the taste,

> textures, etc, and it was so easy) - protein was the same as at

home:

> hard boiled eggs (which i took already cooked) and yogurt/cottage

> cheese mixture) - i had double the amount of flax seeds on my

> porridge, and olive oil on lunch and dinner

>

> i ate every morning as soon as i got up (before working in the

> kitchen), and to my surprise, lunch and dinner were pretty much on

> schedule! - best of all i got to eat three hot meals a day, which

is

> a real treat for me, since during a typical work week i have to

pack

> both lunch and dinner, and eat in my vehicle which meals room

> temperature, at best, this time of year

>

> so now i have a plan for weeks i don't feel like cooking and for

when

> i return in january from a month in india and need to have food at

> home so i don't have to immediately go out grocery shopping...and

it

> was an incredible retreat - life changing in many ways, and i am

> still in awe and trying to integrate!

>

> leigh

>