oatmeal cookies

disclaimer: one reader had tried my "luscious banana cake" and tried to duplicate it based on the recipe i posted. i usually bake in volume, and i have been scaling down my baking recipes when i post them online. but i found out - through my reader, an experienced natural cook herself - that it didn't work well. oftentimes when i make a recipe, when i double or triple it, i can use different types of sweeteners, flours, etc. this doesn't translate so well when i post the recipe as a "single" portion. so now i am going to post my recipes AS I MAKE THEM and if YOU, the reader, choose to scale it down, gezunter heit. :-)

oatmeal cookies (loosely based on a recipe from "the happy go lucky vegan"):

6c rolled oats

1c whole wheat flour

1c ground flax

1c wheat germ **

2 1/4c shredded coconut

3 tbsp cinnamon

3 large pinches sea salt

3/4c honey

3/4c brown rice syrup

3/4c agave nectar

1c olive oil

1/2c toasted sesame oil

3 tsp vanilla extract

3c natural puffed cereal (i used a puffed rice/millet combo)

** 1c of the dry mix could very nicely be substituted with carob or cocoa

roll into nice size balls and bake for about 7 mins at 350. voila! yum!

rice crispy treats

to make these treats even easier, i mixed this up right into the 9x13 pan. it's a "one bowl wonder!" lol

4c natural brown rice cereal (i used whole food's 365 brand)

1/2 c brown rice syrup

1/2 c NON-HYDROGENATED nut butter (i used peanut, but i'm thinking tahini might be nice too!)

* marshmallows optional, i used them. i have never found a "healthy" kosher marshmallow but there are some that are better than others. read labels. i just threw in enough marshmallows that everything looked "even," lol

mush it all up and flatten into an olive-oil-sprayed 9x13. stick in freezer for about 20 mins to solidify.  this recipe is quick, easy, and more nutritious than the regular version!

p.s. i tagged this as "vegan" but it is ONLY vegan if you don't use the kosher marshmallows (fish gelatin)

tilapia with a twist

fresh tilapia sprinkled with salt, onion and garlic, coriander, dill, and mint. baked.

tru roots brand sprouted rice and quinoa blend (another costco purchase).

asparagus and mushrooms, sauteed.

wake up and go smoothie!

8 oz carrot juice (bolthouse farms, costco)
2 tbsp ground flax (woo hoo costco!)
frozen strawberries (go costco, go costco)
frozen mixed berries (cascadian farms...costco!)
1 banana
1 tbsp nut butter
drizzle agave nectar
...everything in the BLENDER!

(see i told you i was weaning myself off the coffee)

don't get mental ... leftover lentils

So 2 nights ago I made tofu lentil something or other and I had lots of leftover lentils. Reinventing/recycling leftovers is one way to honor G-d's food gifts. So anyway I made a saffron rice. Then in a separate saucepan I sautéed onions and the lentils in toasted sesame oil. Then I added costco's fabulous frozen organic veggie 4-some (carrots corn green beans peas). I added some shabbos chicken soup and then 1 package of chicken breasts, cut up. I served the chicken lentil veggie extravaganza over the saffron rice and it was delish!

cauliflower black bean tacos

drizzle a little olive oil into a pan and sautee your cauliflower. chop up into small pieces. add canned black beans. i used 2 cans of black beans and about 8 oz of cauliflower. adjust these ratios for your family size.

food crime: i added 2 sauce packets from a "regular" taco kit into the bean and cauli mix.

i arranged 365 brand taco shells into trays and scooped the bean mix into them, then i added nice amounts of shredded mozzarella.

serve with tomato-avocado guacamole and hot salsa and you have...a WINNER DINNER! lol

(the one thing that would have made this better? sour cream.)

snacky mama

i try to eat 6 small meals a day. i like to stick to simple, healthful things that will give me a lot of bang for my nutrition buck (not to mention my tastebuds. yummy food = very important.) here's what i ate today thusfar:


2cups of coffee with soymilk and truvia (weening my way off it, ok?)


1/2c mixed grains, toasted sesame oil, tamari 3 oz chicken


carrot juice/fruit smoothie w/ 1/2 tbsp nut butter


cucumber sticks with hummous


apple


and then, my HAPPY NEW FOOD CREATION!!! my imagine food's portobello mushroom soup with 1/2 a tofurkey veggie dog (italian style, ¡pnina del viva!)

for "dinner" i'm having 1/2c whole grain elbows, and tofu+lentils with tamari, toasted sesame oil, curry and nutritional yeast sprinkled on.