A Big Country Breakfast (with help!)

My son wanted to make breakfast for us today so while he was frying that beautiful stack of french toast, he asked me to cut up some fruit, slice up a tomato and pour some milk to round out the meal. I am really enjoying having someone in the kitchen with me eager to learn (and quite good at it so far!)

When Life Gives You Tomatoes…

Make tomato sauce! We were given a basketful of fresh organic tomatoes from my MIL’s garden last weekend. I’m one of those rare souls who do not care for raw tomatoes at all, so instead I used them to make a nice pot of pasta sauce instead!

Quick & Easy (and HEALTHY) Curry

I love curry! And if you have a few things on hand it is a VERY quick meal to prepare! I like to keep pre-cooked and chopped meat in the freezer and use frozen veggies for this to make it a REALLY quick meal but you could fry up some meat and veggies fresh too. This is how I make my super easy curry…

A Quick Note of Cream (and a Kombucha Rant)

Menu this Week

Sunday:
B- Crockpot hot cereal, kefir
L- Turkey sandwiches & OJ

D- Brazilian shrimp stew, salad & spring water

Monday:
B- Baked french toast, OJ
L- PB on bread, apple slices, kefir
D- Meatloaf, baked potatoes, broccoli & spring water

Tuesday:
B- baked oatmeal, bananas & kefir
L- cheesy rice & OJ
D- Thin herb frittatas, salad & spring water

Wednesday:
B- Baked french toast & kefir
L- scrambled eggs, toast & OJ
D- Basic baked chicken, fried potatoes, salad & spring water

Thursday:
B- Gingerbread muffins, sauteed apples & kefir
L- cheesy rice & OJ
D- Liver & rice casserole, salad & spring water

Friday:
B- oatmeal & kefir
L- egg salad sandwiches & OJ
D- taco dip (taco meat, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and cheese) and organic tortilla chips & spring water

Saturday:
B- Toast w/ apple butter, OJ
L- Bento @ the Zoo: shoyu eggs, celery kinpira, spicy tuna onigiris, raw cheese, carrot sticks.
D- leftovers & spring water

A Week in my Kitchen

I wanted to put these videos on here directly but, unlike blogger, you have to pay for that feature with WordPress , so I will just link to my other blog for the videos. Here is a peek at a random week in my kitchen .

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday

Baked Oatmeal

I’ve tried many different recipes trying to find the perfect baked oatmeal. They were all good but never fit exactly what I was looking for. They were either too dense and chewy or they were gooey and unpleasant. I have finally tweaked a recipe to perfection and is now one of my go to breakfast recipes. It tastes sort of like oatmeal cookies and it’s almost like a crumbly cake, perfect to enjoy plain or topped with butter, cream and or berries.

NT’s carrot soup

Made Nourishing Traditions’ carrot soup for supper tonight. It was so pretty I just had to get a pic! It was so good too! I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

This Week’s Menu

Sunday:

B- Cream cheese breakfast pastries, banana & kefir

L- Tuna sandwiches, apple slices & OJ

D- Carrot soup, salad, bread & spring water

Monday:

B- Baked oatmeal w/ berries, kefir

L- cheesy rice, carrot sticks & OJ

D- Lasagna tart, salad & spring water

Tuesday:

B- Gingerbread muffins, bananas & kefir

L- PB&J sandwiches, apples & OJ

D- Roast turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, salad & spring water

Wednesday:

B- Scrambled eggs, toast & OJ

L- mac and cheese, carrot stics & kefir

D- Creamy turkey and rice casserole, salad & spring water

Thursday:

B- Gingerbread muffins, sauteed apples & kefir

L- Turkey sandwiches, carrot sticks & OJ

D- Turkey soup, salad, biscuits & spring water

Friday:

B- Sourdough quick bread, banana kefir

L- Spanish omelet & OJ

D- Meat loaf, baked potatoes, cauliflower, salad & spring water

Saturday:

B- Toast w/ PB & OJ OJ

L- Meatloaf sandwiches, apples & kefir

D- Spaghetti w/ cheese, salad & spring water

This Weeks Menu

Sunday:

B- Crock pot cooked multigrain cereal & kefir

L- Cheese & scallion omelets & OJ

D- Roast chicken w/carrots & potatoes, salad & kombucha

Monday:

B- Fruit smoothies made with kefir

L- Toasted cheese sandwiches, banana & OJ

D- Chicken soup, biscuits, salad & kombucha

Tuesday:

B- Baked french toast, OJ

L- PB sandwiches, apples & kefir

D- Fried ocean perch, hash browns, corn, salad & kombucha

Wednesday:

B- Baked oatmeal & OJ

L- Cheesy rice, carrot sticks & kefir

D- Spaghetti w/ cheese, salad & kombucha

Thursday:

B- Baked french toast, OJ

L- Chili, kefir

D- Salmon loaf, baked potatoes, green beans, salad & kombucha

Friday:

B- Toast w/ raw honey, kefir

L- Scrambled eggs, homemade crackers w/ raw cheddar cheese & OJ

D- Hamburgers, home fries & kombucha

Saturday:

B- Smothered hash browns (hash browns topped with shredded cheddar cheese, shopped scallions and bacon bits), OJ

L- Chili & kefir

D- Lasagna & kombucha