Pumpkin & Pomegranate

I’ve decided to take the plunge. I have to admit it is more than just a little daunting, but I have decided to write a cookbook. This isn’t something that I honestly thought I would ever do. When I changed my entire way of eating I never thought that it would end up in a cookbook. The thought never crossed my mind. In fact along the way I  gave up on cookbooks because not a single one of them fit in with my new way of eating. I have still yet to find a cookbook where I can eat every single dish inside it.

I began pondering the idea after about the 10th time someone asked me if I was writing one. Or rather there had been a combination of people asking, and others telling me to do it. I don’t think that it really hit me until my roommate (who I do not speak with all that often, even though we do occupy the same house) told me I should do it. We don’t talk much, but he does notice when I cook and he has seen me change from a morbidly obese woman into the healthy sized woman I am today. He has also been able to taste a few things on occasion and I have always been surprised when he has loved my food as his diet is nowhere near what mine is. No judgment, but I tend to assume people who eat what “normal” folks eat won’t really have ann appreciation for what I make. Maybe sometimes I am a little too humble in the wrong areas.

So I am doing it. I just started writing the book proposal and of course I am stuck on the title. Kind of odd since one of my favorite painting exercises was to be given a title first, and then create a piece of art to go with it. The problem is that I know how I want this thing to look. I know how I want it to go, but coming up with a concise and intriguing title is proving to be a lot more difficult than trying to figure out how to make say…vegan, soy-free, agave and refined sugar free cheesecake.  Recipes, for the most part, are the easy bit for me. Yes they take time, and I admit that I hate it when I don’t get it right the first time around, but I still can figure something out. This proposal though, trying to sell myself? A real problem for me. I must rise above. This is a project, and honestly it is the first thing in long time that I am certain I can actually do. I know that I can also do this book proposal, but it may take a little while.

I do have to apologize for not being as present in this blog the past week. Life has been happening, and as much as I appreciate you all, my little piece of sanity is kind of important to me. I will be back with a vengeance though, I am just not certain when I will be feeling 100%. I can tell you this though, I did 17 minutes of wii fit yesterday and my thighs are SORE. That thing is no joke! Not that I ever thought it was mind you, but don’t think that just because it is a video “game” that it is going to be an easy workout. Granted, I am not a heavy cardio gal, and sadly my strength training has gone a tad *cough* downhill lately, but I have it on good authority that even those who are more um…workout savvy are sore after their first wii fit experience. Anyway, it was interesting. Not sure if I am a convert yet though. I still prefer my walks outside and my yoga, but it would be nice to have an option for rainy days.

Seeing as this blog is all about the way I eat, and those of you who read are interested in that I figured that you lovelies are my “target audience” for the book. I am basically writing it for you and people like you. I am more than a little interested in feedback. I would LOVE it if you would write me and let me know exactly what you are looking for in a healthy cookbook. My idea is basically to explore the way I personally eat. I want it to be full of foods that I would have no problem eating on a daily basis. They must be healthy, and they must taste good! This isn’t going to be a book of steamed veggies and fat free broth! I want to include my take on various ethnic dishes (as I LOVE eating foods from other cultures), and I do hope that people forgive me for tweaking them a bit so I can eat them. So please, don’t be shy! I want to hear from you! I can’t wait!