In the last five or six weeks pureed carrots have become my comfort food. They are one of a handful of “safe” foods that I have at this point. They are the only vegetable included in the SCD Intro Diet and are something I eat daily and go back to when my gut starts flaring up. Recently I’ve realized that preparing my carrots is also a good practice for me, it is very meditative.
I now start my carrot practice at the nook table overlooking the back yard and the river. I place my cutting board on the table, a big bowl to hold the peels, my peeler, knife and about five pounds of carrots. Step one is peeling al the carrots mindfully to remove all the peel and be able to use as much carrot as possible. Step two is cutting the smallest amount of ends off the carrots. Step three is chopping the carrots into 1″ pieces and placing them in a pressure cooker. Once all five pounds of carrots are in the cooker, I go to the stove, add water and pressure cook for one hour. After the pressure has dropped I open the cooker and proceed to puree the carrots in two batches in the food processor and transfer the puree to containers for the frig. Five pounds of carrots lasts me about 2-3 days so I quickly get to repeat the practice.
