Hi everyone. 

First let me say thank you to all the members here on steemit for supporting me. 

Check out this post from @methus. What a great feeling, getting a shout out post!
https://steemit.com/steemsilvergold/@methus/shoutout-to-fat-elvis

So on to the duty at hand...

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Yup, @fat-elvis is back in his natural habitat and can do some proper exploratory cooking. What we have here is "cabbage steaks" with cassava arepas.

The cabbage steaks are a few slices about 3/4" thick of a standard green cabbage head. Drizzled with olive oil and lightly salted and peppered. Then roasted at about 400 degrees for 30 mins.
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Now for the arepas. I have made similar before, when we were looking after a Columbian exchange student. I learned a few of her cultural recipes, so she would feel more "at home". Normally these are served with soft cheese and made of purely corn and onion. I made these from cassava (tapioca) flour, and added jalapenos and garlic, lightly browned in the skillet then baked along side the cabbage. 
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It was delicious and so nice to not eat a restaurant salad for a change! 

This morning we started off with  me making a couple of fruit and blueberry smoothies, with  scoop of my vitamin/mineral supplement. I liked mine, but my wife found it a bit tart. I can add raw honey next time.  Anyway, feeling better with  bit more hearty veggies in me now, and we should be good to finish off the first week of the challenge. 

Special thanks to @silverd510 for all the tips and suggestions! Keep 'em coming buddy!!!

That's it for tonight, tomorrow marks 1/3 of the challenge completion. 

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