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Friday, September 24, 2010
Fall Mediterranean Main dishes
Jordanian Mansf recipe: (lamb and rice dish): http://faizaali.blogspot.com/2009/10/walima-cooking-club-septemberjordanian.html
Lemon oregano chicken and grilled zucchini: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/lemon-oregano-chicken-mint-zucchini-ghk
Chicken tabbouli: http://homemade-recipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/chicken-tabbouleh.html
Chicken braised in olive oil and peppers: http://www.kerasma.gr/default.asp?entryID=435&pageID=99&langid=2&pageCode=&tablePageID=15&pageNo=4&direction=asc&orderby=&f_meal_subcategory=&pages=4
Fall mediterranean recipes...appetizers
Stuffed grape leaves: http://arabic-food.blogspot.com/2009/12/warak-enab-warak-enab-recipe.html
Fresh figs with peppered honey: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Fresh-Figs-with-Goat-Cheese-and-Peppered-Honey-235549
Badenjen Dip recipe: http://homemade-recipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/badenjan-dip-badenjan-dip-recipe.html
Baba ganoush on pita: http://homemade-recipes.blogspot.com/2010/01/baba-ganoush-on-pita.html
Grilled Haloumi cheese with lemon: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grilled-Haloumi-Cheese-and-Lemon-238665
Mediterannean diet
Deemed the most healthy of all food plans. I am currently learning more on this subject, and trying to incorporate more of these ideas into our family diet. Pulses, olive oil for butter, honey for sugar (occasionally), more avocados, and less red meat, more fish and chicken, and lamb, and fresh, in season fruits and veggies.... Recipes of my favorites to come!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Eat clean sweet potato chips
This is actually a clean eating food! How much better can it get? Get the recipe here:http://eatcleandiet.com/the_kitchen_table/recipe/recipe.aspx?id=490
Spicy sweet potato soup and raw dessert
This is from a favorite mostly raw site called Melomeals. Look her up, she's AMAZING!http://melomeals.blogspot.com/2008/11/spicy-sweet-potato-soup-and-raw-dessert.html
Butternut squash muffins
These are SO pretty! the vanilla bean flecks can be seen even this far away! Find this here: http://www.roostblog.com/roost/2009/11/8/butternut-squash-muffins-with-a-frosty-top.html
Apple spice muffins
I can almost smell the spices here folks! Get the recipe at: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/whole-wheat-apple-muffins/
Pumpkin butter
This has to be my fave of the day for sure! Oh the COLOR! You can find the recipe here:http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/10/pumpkin-butter-and-pepita-granola/
Pumpkin smoothies
What a gorgeous color this fall superfood gem is! This lovely is from:http://www.domestifluff.com/category/food/smoothies-and-shakes/
Pumpkin pepita muffins
Here in our little corner of NW. Ohio, we get lots of squash from our CSA, and need to find yummy ways to use it up! Here are some of the most beautiful I've found today! This one of the pumpkin pepita muffins are from http://bowlofmush.blogspot.com/2009/10/maple-pumpkin-muffins.html
Thursday, June 24, 2010
What the heck is a CSA?
I asked that question at one point too. Its community supported agriculture. Ie: you pay a set price, a certain price for half share, and a certain price for whole share, and pay upfront. The CSA uses the money to start and tend veggies/fruits, and every week when done, you pick them up! Everyone gets the same amount of whats ready that week. Most are organic, or use no pesticides, and some grow heirloom varieties of veggies. Ours is at http://www.earthliteracy.org/, you can also google it and find one near you. This is a great way to have your kids know where their food comes from, and most encourage you to bring them along...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Food journals
Today, I started keeping a food journal. I found a great, free, printable one from http://www.webmd.com/ I like that you can save favorite meal items, and it calculates everything for you. I've just started yoga at the Y, and also signed up for resistance ball classes. I am adding spinning in between days. I have a goal of losing 20 lbs before I go on our vacation with my mom, which is July 28th. I have really not done a serious food journal before, but cannot seem to lose ANY weight. So, I think I have just not been eating close to 1200 calories. The program even estimates your BMI and how many calories you should eat based on how fast you wanna gain/lose weight. I might even do this for our larger girl to see where she should be eating calorie wise. She eats more than me... I did such a hard class last week, I am still sore(this was Thursday, and its Sunday!)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Current breads I've done
Amish Honey wheat rhubarb muffins with the first rhubarb of the season!
Eating Well's Honey wheat bread
My basic first loaf of boule from Artisian Bread in 5 min a day.
Following the Artisian Bread in 5 min a day... But also did a few others this week as well. I'm baking the Artisian free form rye today thats ready to go in the fridge.
Eating Well's Honey wheat bread
My basic first loaf of boule from Artisian Bread in 5 min a day.
Following the Artisian Bread in 5 min a day... But also did a few others this week as well. I'm baking the Artisian free form rye today thats ready to go in the fridge.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Vita-cost wholesale pricing
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Ani Phyo's new book!!!!!
Raw carob/cacao bark
Well, I've been satistying some sweets cravings with this bark, and its a great way to "sneak" in some healthy coconut butter to kids tummies! and some cranberries, coconut shreds, or whatever! Here's the recipe I used.
1 cup raw coconut butter/oil
3/4 cup raw cacao, or carob
2t vanilla extract
1 cup raisins, coconut shreds,cranberries,almonds, whatever...
melt coconut butter and cacao and vanilla over double boiler, or as I used, a bowl over a saucepan filled 1/4 way up with water. Boil water gently, and stir with a whisk till incorperated. Take off heat, add items you like, and put on plate lined with a piece of wax paper that has been Pam'd. Put in freezer for about 2o min till hard.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Book bake along!
This weeks menu plan
Monday, February 15, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Grow my little sprouts!
This is a awesome new sprouter and seeds from www.amazon.com for $13. I am just finding out how awesome Amazon can be! I did'nt even know they had all this organic/raw food! And if you click on free ship only, you only see items that can be shipped for free! I think spouting is a nice way to add some raw nutrition.
Got my dehydrator and Vita mix blender and juicer
Almond milk
Juiceman juicer
Carrot juice
Hemp flax dehydrator crackers w/ guac
Both just came this week, and I've been already looking up yummy raw and vegan recipes to fill them! So far I've done,
-Banana ice cream sundaes (Green and crunchy blog)
-Buckwheat raw crispies (Ani Phyo.com)
-Raw ginger Asian dressing
-Apple/carrot/ginger juice
-Apple/nectarine juice
-Almond milk
This weeks menu plan
Roasted poblano corn chowder
Apple oatmeal
Lentil soup
Dal and Chappati
Back and forth I go, lots of raw meals for me, vegan meals for us all, and healthy meat added meals for Jay (DH). So, heres the weeks plan:
Homemade pizza and dough
Grilled cheese and roasted tomato basil soup
Veggie lasagna
Falafel w/ home made pita
Roasted poblano Corn chowder and cheddar bread
Lentil sloppy Jane's on home made ww buns w/ coleslaw
Stir fry over brown rice
Root beer floats over Toft's (local) vanilla bean ice cream
Pumpkin chip muffins
Honey oat bread (cooking light)
Coconut-lime cupcakes (vegan)
almond milk butterscotch pudding
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