Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Just so you don’t think I’ve fallen off the face of the earth, I just got over the flu (or something similar).
Here’s the little nugget of wisdom I picked up during this sickness.
If there is only one person in the house who is concerned about healthy eating, when that one person gets sick, the household [...]
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Posted in baking, recipes on March 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was inspired to make these biscuits by Buttermilk Biscuits with Goat Cheese and Chive from Simply Recipes. I didn’t have the ingredients on hand that the author did, so I improvised.
1 1/2 cups freshly ground soft white wheat flour
1/2 cup freshly ground barley flour
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup buttermilk
4oz grated cheese (I used a sharp [...]
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Posted in cooking, recipes on March 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The cupboards and refrigerator were getting low and I didn’t have anything planned. I was just an inch away from throwing up my hands and taking the kids out to eat (Shari was out of town). But I thought I would give a quick look at my favorite recipe site, harvesteating.com.
I came across a macaroni [...]
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Posted in cooking, recipes on March 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This recipe was an accident. I usually make meatballs from the Betty Crocker cookbook. This time I made a few minor tweaks (the addition of some spices and herbs) and then made a rather nice blunder. I left out the egg. The whole family liked these better than the meatballs with eggs.
1lb ground beef
1/2 cup [...]
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Posted in cooking, recipes on March 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is my own recipe based on my experience cooking several Chinese dishes from various cookbooks.
1lb thinly sliced beef (I used sirloin)
2 sprigs of fresh broccoli (including the stems)
1 teaspoon of minced fresh ginger
4 cloves of garlic minced
peanut oil
Marinade:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
2 tablespoons rice wine
Sauce:
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
1 [...]
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Posted in drying, sweets on March 13, 2007 | No Comments »
My family’s favorite dried food is pineapple (next to sprouted wheat cookies of course). They’re like eating candy. I can fit about 2 pineapples in my dehydrator. I just slice them up and throw them in without any doctoring whatsoever.
Unlike the variety you buy in stores, these don’t have any added sugar, have been dried [...]
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Posted in exercise on March 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Shari and I have been following the Body for Life program for about 9 weeks now and have about 3 left for our first cycle (see previous post).
At first the workouts just really slammed me. I was extremely sore and exhausted for several days after each workout. Over the course of 9 weeks I’ve built [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2007 | No Comments »
For those of you who read my blog through an RSS feed reader, I have added a new feature in the side panel. Nourishing News is a collection of recent articles from around the net that I find interesting and practical.
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Posted in baking, bread on March 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Alas, my starter did not succeed. I don’t know what happened, but I will be trying a new one next week. My guess is that my kitchen was not warm enough. I’ll be using my toaster oven as a proof box next time. I’ll have to skip it this week as I’ll be gone skiing [...]
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Posted in baking, bread, fermentation on March 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was informed the other day (not the first time either) that my bread is too sour. This even though a great deal of the sour is reduced by my judicious use of the acid removing properties of baking soda. I asked Shari why she thought it was too sour since she does like some [...]
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