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Regina’s Healthy Oatmeal No Bake Cookies
My friend Regina made over the traditional oatmeal no-bake cookie recipe to be more healthy. I called her the other day and begged for it — my kids were desperate for a snack and I was short on time. These cookies fit the bill, deliciously!
Simple Beef and Quinoa Skillet Dinner
Based on my healthy skillet dishes, here’s a main dish we really enjoyed last week. Both satisfying and easy, I know most people would love it.
2 pounds grass-fed ground beef
1 medium onion or 2 small onions, diced
4 cups cooked and cooled quinoa*
2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to [...]
Waffles for Dinner
Received the Rome Cast-Iron Waffle Irons today. The UPS man always gives the kids candy, but today they were just as excited about what was in mom’s box… they knew we would be having waffles for dinner!
The irons come coated with paraffin wax to prevent rust. This must be removed. My method of choice was [...]
My Tata’s Chicken Soup
While dicing local onions and red potatoes on Sunday evening, and speaking with my mom on the phone, I found out that my Tata Wardeh often added turmeric to her chicken soups, for color and for health. Tata Wardeh is/was my grandmother for whom I was named; she passed away after living a long and [...]
Flatbread Waffles
My friend Jami is a great adventurer and a very creative person. She’s the one who taught me how to make Kombucha. (Thank you, Jami!) She came over yesterday to make soap and we wanted to try something else new on the same day. Well, I was game. All I need to try something new [...]
Mulukhiyyah (Arabic Comfrey and Lamb Stew over Rice)
recipe from “Sahtein: Middle East Cookbook”
4 cups of dried mulukhiyyah (comfrey)
2 pounds lamb meat (boneless preferred)
6 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
6 cups water or lamb broth
salt and lemon juice to taste
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons of butter
prepared, cooked brown rice
Brown the garlic with pine nuts in the butter. Add the meat; brown [...]
Black Bean Spread
This spread is just fabulous. Really hit the spot today. You can see our delicious and simple lunch in the picture (see also Four-Grain Flatbread).
The recipe is flexible; a couple of the ingredients are optional. Can’t beat that! I’m sure it could be livened up with cilantro or cayenne pepper.
4 cups cooked black beans (see [...]
Gluten-Free Corn & Rice Tortillas
I am so thankful to Sonya, a friend and commenter, for sharing a gluten-free tortilla recipe with me! I didn’t follow it exactly, so here follows my modified recipe. The original is Living Without’s Gluten-Free Flour Tortillas.
We enjoyed these today as wraps with shredded chicken and shredded goat cheese. We all agreed they were the [...]
GF Spice Muffins
Naomi was my helper today to make (okay, create) these muffins. We all were in the mood for muffins, but I didn’t have any pureed vegetables, apple sauce, pear sauce, or bananas. I usually like to include one of those for moisture and flavor. So we rustled up some coconut milk instead. The batch turned [...]
GF Cracker Mix in a Jar — Make Ahead or Gift
When measuring out the ingredients to make a double-batch of Cheezy Gluten-Free Crackers, I fill a quart size jar with all the dry ingredients for another double-batch of crackers. I store it on the door of the freezer. It is ready for me to use sometime during the coming week. I just transfer the [...]
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