Ok, I don't mean everything tastes better with coffee in it... I mean everything tastes better when I have a quiet time while enjoying a big mug of coffee in the morning. Today was one of those days. Earlier I had mentioned that I put rice milk in my coffee (I definitely wouldn't recommend this!) and I later tried coconut milk (wouldn't recommend this either!). Finally I got to Vitamin Cottage, our "local" health food store. I say local because it's a drive away and with two little boys it seems like an eternity away. But I couldn't take drag coffee in the morning anymore so I made the treck! And boy, oh boy was it worth it!
This is how I began my morning along with my journal and Bible. It is amazing how different my day was with this lovely duo.
On to the food! I've been eating a bunch of leftovers, so there wasn't much to write about. Plus, last night I heated up the grill (this is my favorite tool (?) to cook in the summer) and right before I put on my chicken the tank emptied... so I had cereal for dinner. Lame.
I'll post later about the dinner I was going to make because it's DELICIOUS!
I'll start with breakfast/snack.
Homemade granola, a recipe I found from this blog. It also has a recipe for granola bars. I was going to make them but ran out of honey, and I need a butter substitute, and I didn't have gluten-free flour. Clearly, couldn't make them. Next time!
3 cups oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup flax or hemp seed
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
1/6 cup water
1tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Combine dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl combine liquid ingredients and mix well. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. As you can see there is lots of mixing going on. Pour mixture to a 9x13in baking dish or cookie sheet. I used a baking dish because that was easier to control. Put it in the oven and stir after 10 minutes. Continue to stir every 5-7 minutes until brown. It took another 21 minutes for mine to be done, so three times of seven minutes.
I added this to my cereal this morning and it was delicious! Just the right amount of crunch, sweetness and nutty taste (I used hemp seed which has a nutty taste without actually having nuts).
Homemade granola, a recipe I found from this blog. It also has a recipe for granola bars. I was going to make them but ran out of honey, and I need a butter substitute, and I didn't have gluten-free flour. Clearly, couldn't make them. Next time!
3 cups oats
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup flax or hemp seed
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
1/6 cup water
1tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Combine dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl combine liquid ingredients and mix well. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. As you can see there is lots of mixing going on. Pour mixture to a 9x13in baking dish or cookie sheet. I used a baking dish because that was easier to control. Put it in the oven and stir after 10 minutes. Continue to stir every 5-7 minutes until brown. It took another 21 minutes for mine to be done, so three times of seven minutes.
I added this to my cereal this morning and it was delicious! Just the right amount of crunch, sweetness and nutty taste (I used hemp seed which has a nutty taste without actually having nuts).
Next lunch.
This salad was even better than the last. Probably mostly due to the use of avocados. I'm pretty sure avocados make everything better.
chopped cabbage
carrots
cucumbers
tomatoes
avocado
I made a different, simple salad dressing this time.
Old Vine Shiraz Vinegar
olive oil
pepper
Simple, right?! The shiraz vinegar made it. I don't think I'll ever go back to pre-made salad dressing. Seriously, there are some things I'm glad I "have" to try. This is one of them.
Last, but certainly not least, dinner.
This is what we had tonight, turkey and spinach meatloaf. Sounds simple. It is! Plus, it's dairy and egg free.
2lb ground turkey
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 onion, chopped (I used 1/4 onion, not too big a fan)
1/2 cup spinach (frozen or fresh, I used frozen because it's what we had)
salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Mix all ingredients in bowl. (Or you can just use your loaf pan, that's what I did, why wash another bowl!) Top with additional catchup and place in oven for 45 minutes. Done. Yum. I'm usually not a big fan of meatloaf but this was very good. It even got the praise from my two and a half year old. He said, "mommy, you're a great cooker." That has to mean it was good!
You may notice that I haven't mentioned anything about dessert... ever. Well, that's because I haven't had any in over a week! I finally broke down and got gluten free all purpose flour so hopefully in the next few days I'll have a yummy recipe to share with you. Hopefully.
If you know of any, please share them with me! I'd love to hear them.
Last, but certainly not least, dinner.
This is what we had tonight, turkey and spinach meatloaf. Sounds simple. It is! Plus, it's dairy and egg free.
2lb ground turkey
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 onion, chopped (I used 1/4 onion, not too big a fan)
1/2 cup spinach (frozen or fresh, I used frozen because it's what we had)
salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Mix all ingredients in bowl. (Or you can just use your loaf pan, that's what I did, why wash another bowl!) Top with additional catchup and place in oven for 45 minutes. Done. Yum. I'm usually not a big fan of meatloaf but this was very good. It even got the praise from my two and a half year old. He said, "mommy, you're a great cooker." That has to mean it was good!
You may notice that I haven't mentioned anything about dessert... ever. Well, that's because I haven't had any in over a week! I finally broke down and got gluten free all purpose flour so hopefully in the next few days I'll have a yummy recipe to share with you. Hopefully.
If you know of any, please share them with me! I'd love to hear them.
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