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Archive for March, 2007

Flu

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, [...]

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Savory Cheese Biscuits

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 [...]

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Macaroni and Cheese

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 [...]

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Meatballs

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 [...]

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Beef and Brocolli

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 [...]

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Dried Pineapple

Posted in drying, sweets on March 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Body For Life Update

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 [...]

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Nourishing News

Posted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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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Dead Starter

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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New Starter

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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