My friend Tina asked me to try this salad she had made the other day, and it rocked my world. I added orange pepper to the recipe and changed the amounts a bit, and you can definitely do all the spices to taste. The limes are really important though and so is the sea salt. Tonight this was my dinner and I'm so satisfied! I should clarify that I ate a portion of this, it would serve 4-5 people as a side or probably 2 if it was the whole meal.
2 cups cooked Quinoa
1/2 cucumber chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 orange pepper, chopped
1/4 red onion, chopped finely
1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro
2 tbsp olive oil
2 limes, fresh squeezed
1 1/2 tsp Greek seasoning (I used the stuff from Epicure)
Fresh ground sea salt & pepper to taste
Meat option: I think a souvlaki chicken skewer would go good with this or grilled shrimp as well!
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
MMMM Muffins
So, I knew that my husband would eat muffins for breakfast...but, he usually opts to go without breakfast. I wanted to create a recipe that would be as healthy as it was delicious. If you're making good choices for a healthy lifestyle it only makes sense to me that you still LOVE what you eat. People who try to eat healthy have to get creative! This recipe still has a lot of sugar and I'm thinking about trying agave nectar but I haven't yet.
This is the first recipe I wrote myself and I'm really proud of it. I dream of writing a cookbook, so I decided that it was time to start recording and actually measuring what I put together. I hope you enjoy it.
Pumpkin Magic
In a very large bowl combine all of the following:
4 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin puree
1 medium zucchini grated
1 1/2 cups olive oil
1/2 cup water
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cup white flour
1/4 cup bran
1/4 cup whole and ground flax (about half and half)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking pwd.
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg, ground
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
Optional: 1 cup NUTS!! I have added slivered almonds, or chopped pecans. You could also add pumpkin seeds or just put some on top for show. Nuts have so many benefits!
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.
A side note about flax...I like to use ground and whole. For your body to get the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, lignans, and phytonutrients out of the flax seed it needs to be ground. Whole flax seeds help sluff unwated garbage out of your intestines and you will pass them whole, but this is okay. I included both in this recipe because they are both so beneficial. I buy the organic cold milled flax seed from Costco.
This is the first recipe I wrote myself and I'm really proud of it. I dream of writing a cookbook, so I decided that it was time to start recording and actually measuring what I put together. I hope you enjoy it.
Pumpkin Magic
In a very large bowl combine all of the following:
4 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin puree
1 medium zucchini grated
1 1/2 cups olive oil
1/2 cup water
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cup white flour
1/4 cup bran
1/4 cup whole and ground flax (about half and half)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking pwd.
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg, ground
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
Optional: 1 cup NUTS!! I have added slivered almonds, or chopped pecans. You could also add pumpkin seeds or just put some on top for show. Nuts have so many benefits!
Makes about 2 1/2 dozen. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.
A side note about flax...I like to use ground and whole. For your body to get the vitamins, minerals, amino acids, lignans, and phytonutrients out of the flax seed it needs to be ground. Whole flax seeds help sluff unwated garbage out of your intestines and you will pass them whole, but this is okay. I included both in this recipe because they are both so beneficial. I buy the organic cold milled flax seed from Costco.
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