Forty days without meat : day 8

Breakfast:

• Musli with milk (surprise!)
• Orange juice

Lunch:

• Chervil soup (I’d never thought you could make soup out of something akin to parsley – live and learn, they love it in Belgium!)
• The usual three half sandwiches (spread cheese, sliced cheese, veggie salami – Delhaize brand)

Dinner:

• Rice with spinach, raisins & pine nuts
• Quorn cordon bleu

Snacks:

• Apple
• Fresh cheese
• Cookie

Bonus recipe:

Rice with spinach, raisins & pine nuts

 Ingredients:

• 125 gr whole grain rice
• 400 ml water
• 300 gr frozen spinach, thawed in the microwave, liquid removed but not squeezed dry
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2-3 tbsp raisins
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2-3 tbsp pine nuts

Make it:

1. In the bowl of a rice cooker (or a stove top pot) put all ingredients except pine nuts. Cook until all liquid has been absorbed.
2. Before serving, heat a pan until very hot and dry roast the pine nuts for a minute or two, shaking often, being careful that they don’t burn.
3. Mix pine nuts into rice, serve warm

Makes two side servings.