Virgin Bloody Mary

So, I'm not going to say I haven't had any beer. That would be lying. I have. It got me drunk quick too. I feel full and satisfied with all this juice, but my beer is my medication. A physician wouldn't deny his patients his meds while he's on a fast, come on! I'm having to stick to a strict regiment to keep this whole thing going. I had two beers while watching the giants play on day 1. Then on day 2, an invite presented itself to go out to dinner. I brought juice and ordered a beer while I watched her eat pizza in front of me. Last night the giants played as well, so beer was in order. These discretionary measures I have taken during the course of my journey have been what I thought was best. We should always do what we think is best, dogma be damned.

Tonight however, I am going to refrain from my medication and simply have a virgin bloody mary. The thought was presented by a colleague of mine who just finished seven weeks of cleansing (Who-Ray Angeline!). She sent a few interesting recipes my way that were her favorites. I haven't done any recipes exactly, mostly winging it. There ain't rules you know. Looking at recipes are always good though, especially if your trying to bake something and want bread to rise. So I took a look at hers.

Bloody Caesar (tastes like a yummy virgin bloody Mary!)
Ingredients:
1 large tomato
1/2 green bell pepper
1 celery stalk
1 clove garlic
2 carrots
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
Splash Tabasco or tapitio

My ingredients looked like this.

Essentially a pile of tomatoes, a bunch of celery, a bundle of cilantro, a bag of green beans, and I wish I had a pepper to make it spicy but I didn't. I refused to add Worcestershire or tapatio. If I start down the condiment path now, who knows where it will lead. Some lines are meant to be crossed, others are not.

I did not eat the stalk of chard. A plain garnish used to stir the juice, as it can separate readily.