A Little Behind

Sorry I'm a little late!! Friday night was good stuff... kinda. It wasn't super delicious but I had to use up the mustard greens.
2 cups fresh mustard greens
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped white onion
salt pepper
coconut oil
put it all in a pan and saute until tender ~20 minutes.

Saturday, lunch was DELICIOUS but oh so bad for you. Church's fried chicken, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, biscuits, oh my oh my! It tasted so yummy!!! But we all (my parents visited this weekend) felt like taking a nap afterwards because it was heavy.

Saturday dinner was about the same as Friday dinner except with spinach and in a sammich.

Yesterday, Sunday, dinner, we ate leftovers and grilled cheese sammiches.



Today, I again tried some new stuff and this time it turned out pretty terrific! Red Potato Stir Fry again from last week because it was so tasty. And also a spicy carrot salad. I got it from a website that I visit often and changed some stuff.
Spicy-ish Carrot Salad
1 cup shredded carrots
2 minced fresh garlic
salt  & pepper
1 sweet apple, cored, not peeled
water
lemon juice
olive oil

Put the carrots and garlic in a microwave safe bowl and put your water in (just enough to cover the carrots). Microwave on high for 3 minutes or until the carrots are kinda soft (you still want them to be kinda crunchy too so not too long!). While you're waiting for the carrots, core your apple and cut it up thinly into 1/4 inch slices. Once the carrots are done, drain them and mix in with the apples. In a separate container, mix 1 part lemon juice and 1 part olive oil. Add salt and pepper. (I also added cayenne pepper and onion powder). Toss the carrots and apples in the lemon juice mix. Put in the fridge for 10 minutes or so to serve it cold.

That's all folks!! I hope you enjoy!

Destruction and Simple

Last night, was destruction of all things delicious. Okay, maybe not all things delicious, but it was destruction of the delicious things on my stove, at the very least!
I attempted to make veggie wraps. Here was the supposed to be recipe:

2 large mustard green leaves
2 cups of cooked and seasoned rice
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup of dice tomatoes
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
some cheese

spread out the mustard greens. place the rice down first in a line in the center. then put your veggies on, then the salsa, then the cheese. roll it up like a burrito and enjoy.

sounds good, right? WRONG! the greens tasted more bitter than i anticipated, the rice was dry and awful because i have yet to find all the parts to the rice cooker so i made them the old fashioned way in a pot. the salsa was terrible and i ran out of tomato. so instead of trying to fix it, which would have been the better option, we went to an asian buffet. yes!! we went out to eat, stuffed ourselves with fried things and sweet things and a few green beans (to make me feel less guilty). then, to make it worse, we stopped by mcdonalds and got ICE CREAM!!! gah! i couldn't sleep a wink last night! i felt so heavy, and so slow, after only a week of eating right, one night of eating poorly affected me greatly. so tonight, to keep it simple, i made an old stand by: SAMMICHES!! it doesn't really need a recipe, so i'll just tell you the order i put things in :)

bread (top)
avocado
spinach (kale for jason)
white onion
cucumber
tomato
spinach (kale for jason)
avocado
bread (bottom)

it was basically delicious and it gave me energy rather than making me groan and wish i were laying down to sleep! well, i learned my lesson. even if i screw up dinner (which will happen again, i'm sure), try and try again because an asian buffet is never a good idea.

til next time!!

Deliciousness

Last night's dinner was just as excellent as Monday's and perhaps a little more healthy because it was more raw!

Pimento Spinach Salad

2 cups of fresh spinach
2 tablespoons of jarred pimentos
2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup parmesan cheese

toss it all together until the olive oil covers all the spinach. the pimento is heavier than the olive oil so it might be better to put it on top after you've plated the salad. very simple, my favorite kind of recipe!

Red Potato Stir Fry

coconut oil
3 medium sized red potatoes (or 5 small ones, or 2 large ones)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped red and yellow bell peppers
1/4 cup chopped red and white onion
salt and pepper to taste

melt your oil in your sauce pan until it covers the bottom. add salt and pepper. quarter the red potatoes and stir fry them until you can easily stick a fork all the way through. they're already pretty soft before you cook them so it shouldn't take long. after you can stick your fork in the potato, add your bell pepper and onion. mix them around some just to get them sort of soft. you want them to still be their fresh color in order to keep the crunch and nutrition. plate it and enjoy!

again, the lunch and breakfast are nothing fancy so I won't bore you with those!

I'm back!!

After a long, long time of not blogging, I have returned to my faithful followers (which include myself and Jason) to share the wealth of health that I am discovering through mostly raw foods!! First up, lemme tell ya just how sophisticated my dinner was last night :)
Alaskan Salmon
1 lb fresh Alaskan Salmon
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
olive oil

just grill it! cover the bottom of your skillet with olive oil. put it flesh side down on low heat until it is about 1/2 way cooked through then flip it skin side down and wait until it's finished. move it every now and then to keep if from sticking. squirt a little lemon juice over the top and enjoy! (I didn't do the lemon part because I didn't have any. It was delicious anyway!

Creamy Spinach
1/2 cup fresh spinach
1 tablespoon coconut oil
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup sliced or chopped mushrooms

melt your coconut oil in the skillet. add your salt and pepper and stir. add mushrooms and stir fry until cooked through. add spinach and stir fry together with the mushrooms until dark green. do not cook too long or it will be wilty. you still want some crunch in it. take it off heat and place on a plate. using a paper towel, soak up excess oil. add a tiny bit of parmesan cheese. and stir up.

Of course, to make it more sophisticated, we had a glass of pino grigio to go with it. unfortunately, we're not wine folks, so it kinda went to waste!! oh well. dr. pepper or tea is good enough for me :)


well, that's all for now!! the rest of my meals this time around have been usual: veggie sammiches and green smoothies :)

til next time!!