Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Chickpea Cheddar Sesame Cracker




I was tired of my son asking for gold fish every time he saw another kid munching on them. I thought, I've got to find a recipe that was savory, crunchy and full of protein. He loves these!!

Ingredients:

1 cup garbanzo flour

1 cup grated cheddar cheese ( a hard goat cheese for casein free)

1/4 cup water

1 Tbsp olive oil

Sesame seeds, sea salt, and 21 seasoning to sprinkle
  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Mix all ingredients together until you get a dough ball
  • Cut two pieces of parchment paper the size of a cookie sheet. Place one piece on the cookie sheet. Place the dough on the parchment paper with the other piece of parchment paper on top
  • Roll out the dough 1/8 inch in thickness
  • Peel of top layer of wax paper.
  • Using a pizza cutter or knife make 16 2x2 squares. This should look like a grid of markings on the dough. (the squares in the grid should be cracker size)
  • Sprinkle a little sea salt, sesame seeds and 21 seasoning on the surface and gently press it into place
  • Bake for about 30 minutes.
  • Remove for the oven and carefully break along the scored lines
  • cool and serve
  • store them in an air-tight container
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Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cake


I woke up this morning at 6:30am to make this cake. I had a craving for something sweet. So after breakfast we all ate cake!

Almond butter chocolate chip cake

ingredients:

1 jar of crunchy almond butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1 tsp of vanilla

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp of baking soda

2/3 cup of chocolate chips (semi sweet or dark)

  • Combine and mix in a large bowl the almond butter, apple sauce, maple syrup, vanilla and eggs
  • And sea salt and baking soda
  • Add dark chocolate chips
  • Pour batter into a well greased baking dish
  • Bake at 325degrees for 35 minutes
  • Serve
Serving 24
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

I Love Me Some Dairy!

GET MORE YOGURT Contrary to popular belief, eating dairy products won't increase congestion or worsen a cold, says a researcher at Zurich University Hospital. In fact, a recent study from the University of Vienna shows that the lactic acid bacteria in yogurt can activate immune cells that fight illness.The immune system is what protects us against bacteria (harmful), pathogens, microorganisms, cancer cells, and other things that can be danger to our health.
Also, a recent study compared the absorption of calcium from kale with the absorption from milk revealing absorption of calcium from kale was 40.9%, compared with 32.1% from milk. Yogurt is more suitable then milk because of the acidity, which is thought to increase the absorption of minerals. Plus, you would need to eat half a pound of kale to a cup of yogurt for the same calcium ratio.
Did you know that yogurt has Magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, zinc, selenium, iron and chloride? May I say electrolytes! Are you Low carbing or lactose intolerant? The good bacteria in yogurt eats the lactose to multiply during the fermentation. Which means less sugar for you? According to Dana Carpender, a national best-seller cook book and food writer, you can subtract 8 grams of lactose sugar from whole fat plain yogurt.
Yogurt Cheese
Ingredients


  • 4 cups plain yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • black ground pepper (I use it, but it’s not from the original recipe)
  • 1 thin cloth bag
How to make it


·       Stir yogurt gently with salt and pepper
·       pour inside the cloth bag
·       Suspend the bag (don’t need to be refrigerated first day), let drain all time.
After a few days yogurt cheese is not very creamy, so you can do little balls with your hands, dust thyme and black pepper... (You can choice your herbs or garlic...)
·       Enjoy it!!!

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

what to buy organic and what to slide buy on!

Fruits and veggies you should buy organic

Peaches and nectarines (all stone fruit) - they have a very thin skin and are often heavily sprayed with chemicals to ward off pests. Their thin skin also means that the chemicals penetrate to the flesh so even if you peel them you won't get rid of them.
Apples - another thin skinned fruit that is often heavily sprayed.
Bell peppers- any vegetable in the Nightshade family has thin skin (which includes tomatoes)
Celery - since celery has no skin it is impossible to wash off chemicals and pesticides.
Strawberries - this is especially true during the off season as they are shipped in from other countries with fewer regulations on pesticides and chemicals. 59 differect pesticides have been found.
Cherries-The US Government has found up to 42 different pesticides on domestically grown cherries. Need I say more? Imported cherries are found to have three times less pesticides.
Spinach- Dubbed by some as one of the "dirtiest" leafy greens, it has had multiple FDA recalls in recent years due to improper handling and farming. Not to mention it can be laced with up to 48 different pesticides if conventionally grown!
Leafy greens- are frequently contaminated with what are considered the most potent pesticides used on food
Grapes - especially the imported ones
Carrots – sprayed with 26 different pesticides
Pears - as insects become more resilient to the pesticides used on pears, more and more chemicals are used
Potatoes
Tomatoes - have been taken off some worst offenders list but their skin keeps them on my list
Raspberries
Citrus- which you are using for zest
Blue berries- have been treated with 52 pesticides

Fruits and veggies that you don’t need to buy organic

Onions – pests don’t seem to bother onion, so no need for sprays
Avocado – rinse well before cutting
Corn - although I would buy local whenever possible from a source you trust.

Pineapple- rinse very well before cutting.
Mango - has a very thick skin that keeps pesticides out. Rinse well before cutting.

Asparagus - not too many pests enjoy asparagus so fewer chemicals are used
Sweet peas – are among the least likely vegetable to have pesticides residue
Kiwi - was well before peeling and cuttings. Rinse before cutting
Cabbage
Eggplant - think skin is a great barrier to pesticides
Papaya – rinse very well before cutting
Melons - watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew. Rinse well before cutting.
Broccoli - like asparagus it does not have too many pests so it is sprayed less
Bananas
Cauliflower
Winter squash- the thick skins give them a barrier for pests
Sweet potatoes
Mushroom
Always veggies wash when you can!
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