Yes, the protein works

So, the jury's in. More protein is better (for me, at least).

I noticed a lot more hunger, cravings, and blood sugar swings when I ate less protein this past week.

But what about beans, you say?

Oy. I don't know if it was the TVP or the beans or the combo of beans + cheese but...suffice it to say, I was embarrassingly stinky yesterday. I tried some chili from a great local vegetarian place (The Quiet Storm in Bloomfield-Garfield), and the result was, well, horrific, at least for my husband and children. :)

So, flesh it is. Local, grass fed, dark meat whenever possible. I actually ate some dark meat chicken for the first time this weekend and liked it! Boy, have things changed. I used to think meat just tasted like blood. Now I am enjoying it a lot more.

We are getting half a pig from a local farmer this weekend. I will be looking for suggestions on how to cook the tenderloin, a pork roast, spare ribs, and the ham (saved for Easter/Spring Equinox, of course!). The rest is bacon, kielbassa, and loose sausage.

I do not know much about cooking meat, much less cooking hunks of pork. Bacon, I'm a pro! But something like a tenderloin is scary.

Also, does anyone have a good recipe for creamed spinach?