Snow turns to rain, and breakfast is baked apples with prunes, raisins and maple syrup. I'm off dairy, so I use a bit of soy creamer. Not too bad. I'm supposed to be off soy, too, but this is just a tad.

I find rice milk more palatable than almond milk, but not very satisfying, probably because it is so low in protein. Hemp milk has more protein, tastes a bit grassy but is really good in herbal chai.

Lunch: Leftover short ribs.

Afternoon: Cappuccino, cheating on the dairy a bit, and I'm supposed to be off coffee, too. I find I don't miss it. Caps used to be super-special to me, but I'm not missing them, either. A couple of orange-cornmeal cookies. Butter, thankfully, is OK.

Dinner: The chicken breasts I bought three days ago went bad, so we fall back on omelets. Mine with ham and cheese, Bob's with just cheese. Cheating again on the dairy. Soup of leftovers--garlic mashed potatoes, tomatoes, rich chicken broth, roasted red peppers, the last of the brown rice.