- Zucchini spaghetti (Ben's request this week) with cous cous, beans and creamy garlic sauce (Something I threw together and possibly could write about!)
- Beans and rice
- Beans and rice with Taco Corn Fritters (Everyone in my family LOVED these!!)
- "Macaroni for dinner," as requested by Sam... Not sure exactly what that one's going to end up being :-) Vegetable tetrazzini (Thanks again, Aunt Joanne!)-- we ate almost the whole pan of this-- I will definitely make it again!
Potato soup- Mashed potatoes and sauerkraut
- Split pea soup with biscuits
- Vegan Lasagna (or maybe a vegan lasagna recipe that I modify with ricotta cheese instead of tofu)
Vegetable soup- Beans and rice again! (I really love this with taco seasoning and hot sauce, and my kids all eat it willingly, too!)
- Pizza with millet crust (toppings: broccoli, mushrooms, onions, yellow peppers)
- Pizza with regular-type crust (Same toppings as before!)
- Tuna fish on homemade pitas and hummus with veggies
- Easter dinner-- turkey, ham, amazing orzo salad, regular-type salad, green beans with pine nuts, buttery delicious dinner rolls (a la my uncle Andre!)
- Baja Fresh at my mom's (vegetarian burrito with guac that we split)
- Vegetarian Chili with cauliflower
- Cauliflower and Potato Curry
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Menu Plan 4.15.2011 Revisited
Thanks to everyone who gave me ideas to have for dinner last time! We made it through, with your help! Here's how the menu worked out at our house the last few weeks:
Friday, April 29, 2011
Millers Natural Foods
I am so excited to share this with you-- Chris documented our last trip to Miller's so you can check it out too! :-) Hope you enjoy!
ps. please remember that it has been FOUR months since we went to Miller's (I try to go every two)-- the end result is not usually so high!
ps. please remember that it has been FOUR months since we went to Miller's (I try to go every two)-- the end result is not usually so high!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Fruit Bars!
We made the most DELICIOUS BROWNIES (ahem,... I mean totally nutritious, healthy, filling fruit and nut bars) for an afternoon snack and dessert today!
These bars were inspired by my lovely friend, Monica (who also has a food blog-- check it out!).
As I was making the recipe she sent me, I kept thinking, these are SO similar to the brownies I posted on this site! Well, I just had to modify them a bit-- to be more like brownies!
They were 'scarfed' down readily by three hungry vultures and two adults. (And then the adults had two more after said vulture/children were in bed!)
Basically, it's a larabar, without the hefty price tag. The following recipe is based on the recipe Monica sent me. Here it is:
Chocolate Cherry Delight!
1 TBS coconut oil (or some other, light oil)
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup almonds
8 large dates (12- 16 smaller ones)
about 1/2 a bag of dried cherries (maybe 3oz?)
1/8 cup cocoa powder
Blend first three ingredients in food processor. Add each additional ingredient one at a time, and blend until it's a fine, moist meal-like consistency. Press into 8x8 and chill until firm. Or, scoop right out of the food processor with a spoon, and eat with a spoon. (Like we did this afternoon.) Taste will not be affected! :-)
This made a thin bar. I would probably 1 1/2 or double this recipe to make a nice, thick bar.
I'm sorry, I have no pictures of this bar! Please accept my apology and enjoy this picture of a cutie pie instead!
These bars were inspired by my lovely friend, Monica (who also has a food blog-- check it out!).
As I was making the recipe she sent me, I kept thinking, these are SO similar to the brownies I posted on this site! Well, I just had to modify them a bit-- to be more like brownies!
They were 'scarfed' down readily by three hungry vultures and two adults. (And then the adults had two more after said vulture/children were in bed!)
Basically, it's a larabar, without the hefty price tag. The following recipe is based on the recipe Monica sent me. Here it is:
Chocolate Cherry Delight!
1 TBS coconut oil (or some other, light oil)
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 cup almonds
8 large dates (12- 16 smaller ones)
about 1/2 a bag of dried cherries (maybe 3oz?)
1/8 cup cocoa powder
Blend first three ingredients in food processor. Add each additional ingredient one at a time, and blend until it's a fine, moist meal-like consistency. Press into 8x8 and chill until firm. Or, scoop right out of the food processor with a spoon, and eat with a spoon. (Like we did this afternoon.) Taste will not be affected! :-)
This made a thin bar. I would probably 1 1/2 or double this recipe to make a nice, thick bar.
I'm sorry, I have no pictures of this bar! Please accept my apology and enjoy this picture of a cutie pie instead!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Ants
WARNING: This post doesn't have much to do with food.
Today, I am thankful for ants. This is actually really hard for me to say, because at the same time, they are the bane of my existence. I clean up my kitchen floor four or five times a day- sweep and then spray with cleaner and wipe. I vacuum the dining room after every meal. Every day. From spring until fall.
Anyway, I am thankful for them, because I am learning about consistency, and persistence.
These ants are teaching me boat loads about being consistent, because if I do not consistently sweep, wipe the floor and vacuum, they will invade. Just like if I do not consistently check my heart, the bad attitude, or hard heart, or harsh tone will invade.
They are teaching me about persistence, because they come into my house, day after day, hour after hour, in search of food. And then, because of their persistence, they find every last little crumb that I miss. And they bring all their friends to show them, too. I guess I can learn from them. Every day, I must go with persistence to God, and every day (or hour, or minute), if I am persistent, I will find a crumb that will sustain me through the day. And when that crumb is gone, or when I give it to a friend, there will always be another crumb. God is so good to give us crumbs to sustain us every day. Just like He gives the ants crumbs to sustain them.
So, as much as I hate to say it, I am learning something from the ants that invade my house consistently and persistently all summer long.
Join us for Gratituesday at Heavenly Homemakers!
Today, I am thankful for ants. This is actually really hard for me to say, because at the same time, they are the bane of my existence. I clean up my kitchen floor four or five times a day- sweep and then spray with cleaner and wipe. I vacuum the dining room after every meal. Every day. From spring until fall.
Anyway, I am thankful for them, because I am learning about consistency, and persistence.
These ants are teaching me boat loads about being consistent, because if I do not consistently sweep, wipe the floor and vacuum, they will invade. Just like if I do not consistently check my heart, the bad attitude, or hard heart, or harsh tone will invade.
They are teaching me about persistence, because they come into my house, day after day, hour after hour, in search of food. And then, because of their persistence, they find every last little crumb that I miss. And they bring all their friends to show them, too. I guess I can learn from them. Every day, I must go with persistence to God, and every day (or hour, or minute), if I am persistent, I will find a crumb that will sustain me through the day. And when that crumb is gone, or when I give it to a friend, there will always be another crumb. God is so good to give us crumbs to sustain us every day. Just like He gives the ants crumbs to sustain them.
So, as much as I hate to say it, I am learning something from the ants that invade my house consistently and persistently all summer long.
Join us for Gratituesday at Heavenly Homemakers!
Cooking tip #1
Coconut milk curdles when you add white wine.
Just in case you didn't know.
But, it didn't matter in the recipe I was using-- I used it anyway and it was fine!
ps. Thanks, Aunt Joanne, for the recipe suggestion! We had it tonight and it was great!
Just in case you didn't know.
But, it didn't matter in the recipe I was using-- I used it anyway and it was fine!
ps. Thanks, Aunt Joanne, for the recipe suggestion! We had it tonight and it was great!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
School Lunch
This link is a short video (only a few minutes-- nothing like yesterday!) about school lunches served in France! I just thought it was amazing the benefit this food could have on the kids! And, thinking about our own school lunches in public schools of America, and how horribly deficient they are!
Check out the video here.
What do you like to eat for lunch?
Check out the video here.
What do you like to eat for lunch?
Saturday, April 16, 2011
The Beautiful Truth
Here is the reason we really 'went for it' this January, as far as radically changing our diet. It's pretty long, but worth every minute. I hope you will check it out and be inspired, as Chris and I were.
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