recipe win!

the reason why this is a super share is because i thought i would be posting about a recipe FAIL. but it turns out to be very tasty, albeit, in a weird way, lol.

microwaved baked apple with hummus: wash and core apple. place in a microwave safe dish filled with water about 1/3rd of the way. stuff cored apple with 2 tbsp hummus-techina. bake covered for about 5 mins. you will be left with a sweet baked apple in a fascinatingly tasty chickpea soup.

p.s. if you hate on microwaves I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

apple-pomegranate-beet salad

ok i know i have not written in like a jillion years. but here's a fabulous salad that is PERFECT for rosh hashana! had to share it!

1 granny smith apple
3 pomegranates
3 beet bunches
toasted sesame oil
truvia

drizzle toasted sesame oil into a pan and then warm it up. crack open 3 poms and empty their precious magenta seedlings into the warming toasted sesame oil. let the pom seeds sautee for a good while. then add some truvia (all you haters out there, please don't. sugar sets me off in a very weird way so i rely on "fake" sugar). put pom seed sautee in a small container. dice up your raw granny smith apple into small cubes and add that to the pom seed mixture. set aside to marinate overnight in fridge. roast your beeties in aluminum foil in the oven. for a long time. take them out, let them cool, and sluff off their outer skins. chop up into slender rounds and serve across a plate, a la "tipped domino" style. sprinkle the pom and apple marinade on top. a beautiful presentation and a beautiful rosh hashana dish!! k'siva v'chasima tova!!

Lunch muffins

Ok firstly I'm on a mobile device so I dunno how well this is gonna go. Secondly, this is one of those "throw it all together" food experiments that magically worked for me, so I hope it magically works for you too.

1 lb or more of mushrooms
Yellow peppers
Green peppers
Red peppers
1 8oz bag of haolam mozzarella
1 container "eggbeaters" egg whites
1 package tofurkey Italian slices
1 small bag of cornmeal
Spices

Chop up everything. Throw veggies in bowl. Pour in cheese and eggbeater container. Chop up entire tofurkey package and crumble in tofurkey pieces. Mix mix mix! Add cornmeal. Mix more! Put in sprayed muffin tins and bake for about 25 mins at 350. 3 of these make a lovely, crunchy lunch! (I dipped mine in tomato paste, yum!)

pumpkin muffins

makes 24:

3c whole wheat flour
1c sugar (the less processed kind; organic, demerarra, etc)
2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 c rolled oats
1 1/2c wheat germ OR ground flax OR a combo of both
1 1/3c soy milk
2 eggs
1/2c light olive oil
2c pumpkin
1c raisins

bake at 400 for about 20 mins

dr. dan's tofu

this recipe was inspired by dr. dan mager, a chiropractor in amherst. i got the recipe through my friend esther.

sprinkle some tamari, toasted sesame oil, and nutritional yeast in a pan. drain tofu and cube. put cubed tofu in pan and drizzle same ingredients on top. shake the pan to evenly distribute. broil the tofu for a few minutes. watch carefully so it just gets toasted and doesn't burn.

i made this with veggies and grains last night - it was a hit!

Mac and cheese makeover

Here's how you can make a classic "junky" dinner somewhat redeemable:

1 23oz bag frozen bodek cauliflower
1 nice sized onion
4 tbsp butter (approximately)
2 13oz boxes of whole wheat elbows
2 c milk (approximately)
1 8oz bag shredded cheddar cheese

Let the frozen cauliflower totally defrost. Dice up onion and sautee it in the butter. I used one of those tnuva mini butter rectangles, which I think is about 4 tbsp. Squeeze out the water from the defrosted cauliflower, chop it up, and sautée it in the butter and onions.

Put the sautéed onion-butter-cauli mix into a blender with about 2c milk and blend the heck out of it until it's smooth. Then pour in the 8oz bag of cheddar and blend that up, too. I had to add a few splashes of milk to get the cheddar all blended in. Sprinkle in salt and pepper and garlic, to taste. You will be left with a creamy, warm, pale orange sauce.

Cook the whole wheat elbows and drain them, then add the sauce. serve!

Yum! Everyone loved it!

simple dinners

a nutritious dinner can be so simple. like last night, for example, was leftover shabbos soup, whole wheat shell noodles, and chicken pieces (served all together in one bowl). do yourself a favor and say goodbye to white flour noodles.

i have lots of chicken to spare! tonight i served chicken that was baked with whole foods' "herbes de provence" spice. it's a mix of savory, thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon, and lavendar. i served it with "tru roots" organic sprouted rice and quinoa blend. this is an amazing product you can buy at...COSTCO! (my favorite place, lol!) i also also served costco's frozen organic foursome (corn, carrots, peas, green beans). i love costco! i hope YOUR costco has as many nice, healthy selections as mine.

disclaimer: i don't do vegetables every night - not worth the fight. i didn't mean for that to be a rhymed couplet, but it cheers me that it is. :-)