Richmond Toronto? I assume....
I am very spoiled because I own my own company so I have very flexible lifestyle. I do have to admit, I have locked myself down in the home for the past 4 weeks. I cook non stop. Pots are always dirty! BUT....I make my food in advance, and store left overs. I have read that reheated is not the best way to go....but I rather reheat than eat plastic! --like I used to.
I have been pressure cooking my rice, and I store it in a wooden salad bowl with a ceramic plate on top. Not sure if this is my creation or something I have read. I keep it on the counter and scoop it out, so its not cold, just room temperature. To date, it has been nice, not mushy, and I love the crusty stuff at the bottom.
I read Hip Chick's Guide, Macrobiotic Cooking (Aveline Kushi) and The Macrobiotic Way. Plus I surfed, surfed, surfed, !!!!! I just found this forum yesterday, and already have read numberous feeds.
I made something delicious that was great cold, butternut squash (baked) with apples, (steamed till soft) mixed together with brown rice syrup, put it in caserole dish, mixed together whole wheat flour, whole oats, stone cut oats, (all dry) a bit of cooked kushi, and bit of sesame oil, mixed together just to make crumbs, and put on top....baked 30 minutes in oven. Delicious hot or cold. This is my mix up recipe. Unless I read it somewhere and then just re created it in my mind!!! Who knows!
I wonder why you have not seen big results? Wayne Diotte
www.macrobiotics.ca is here in Almonte-Yes I am lucky! Maybe my results were prominent because of what he recommended. My first food order came directly from them so I now know what I should be looking for, thus trips to health food stores are not so overwhelming..... The entire consult, plus food cost around $500.00 Its been a month, and my cupboards are still full...minus sesame oil, tahini, shoyo and brown rice.
I have lost 5 lbs since I started, and I have to admit, xmas caused me some bodily harm too. I was amazed what food can do so quickly to your system...one day and I was a mess. ....... thank goodness, holidays are over, minus my birthday Jan 7th...I have a reputation and many are going to wonder about my wine/eating habit change.
I truely am shocked at how the switch seemed to click, and I find this so easy!
I really appreciate your response and hope to keep in touch as we proceed....