Life-Changing Loaf It took me a long time to settle on the title for this post. Why? Because it’s quite a statement to suggest that a humble loaf of bread will change your life. I am willing to be so bold. When I began eating healthier, bread was definitely on my hit list. Now, that isn’t to say that my love affair with bread ended there. People often ask me why I don’t bake my own bread, and the answer is simple: the Danes just do it better. It wasn’t until I went for lunch at a friend’s place a couple weeks ago that my life changed. Friendly Fiber: Psyllium Seed HusksYou’re probably asking yourself how the heck this bread holds itself together without any flour. Psyllium seed husks are one of nature’s most absorbent fibers, able to suck up over ten times their weight in water. Psyllium seed husks contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. But what does this have to do with bread? Psyllium is available at health food stores and most pharmacies. Now, allow me to explain the title. Third. Directions: 1. 1.
Life-Changing Loaf It took me a long time to settle on the title for this post. Why? Because it’s quite a statement to suggest that a humble loaf of bread will change your life. I am willing to be so bold. When I began eating healthier, bread was definitely on my hit list. Now, that isn’t to say that my love affair with bread ended there. People often ask me why I don’t bake my own bread, and the answer is simple: the Danes just do it better. It wasn’t until I went for lunch at a friend’s place a couple weeks ago that my life changed. Friendly Fiber: Psyllium Seed HusksYou’re probably asking yourself how the heck this bread holds itself together without any flour. Psyllium seed husks are one of nature’s most absorbent fibers, able to suck up over ten times their weight in water. Psyllium seed husks contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. But what does this have to do with bread? Psyllium is available at health food stores and most pharmacies. Now, allow me to explain the title. Third. Directions: 1. 1.
Crock Pot Bread Baking (Fast Bread in a Slow Cooker) When I moved to the midwest I was introduced to Crock Pot cooking. I had never even seen a slow cooker before and had no idea the range of foods that could be created in a plug-in cooking pot. Since then I have had everything from No-Peek-Chicken, Swedish Meatballs and Peach cobbler, done in one of these magic devices. When my husband was an art director Aveda they had “crock pot parties,” which meant everyone plugged in their slow cookers at their desks and made a dish to share. Brilliant! Maybe kids should bring crock pots to school and have healthy food cooking at their desks. But, bread in a crock pot? 1 pound dough (Click here for our No-Knead 5-Minute Bread Recipe. Form the dough into a ball and place it on a sheet of parchment paper. Update: I just mixed up a fresh batch of ABin5 Peasant Bread Dough, let it rise for the two hours in the bucket, then formed a 1-pound loaf and stuck it in the crock pot. Turn the temperature to high and put on the cover. Related Post:
Breakfast Cup * Updated post from archive: Originally posted March 29, 2009 If you where to ask me what is my favorite meal of the day without a thought my response would be breakfast! I love breakfast! I love brunch! I love bacon! I love breggs! These little goodies are all of the above in a little two bite package. The other day I was scanning through my copy of William & Sonoma’s: Tools and Techniques. And, they are crazy easy to make. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. Trim the crust and the corners off the bread, making wonky looking circles. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and lay the bacon strips on it. Shape the cooled bacon into the toast cups, with the meaty side out. Also, if you aren’t a fan of creamy delicious runny eggs you can beat 4 eggs with a bit of milk, season and spoon into the cups. Lower the temperature of the oven down to 350 degrees. Run a knife along the edges and use a small spoon to pop them out. For the love of eggs, bacon and toast! Ingredients 6 slices of bread 6 eggs
Baked Egg Boats Breakfast is my favorite meal. I like to drink iced coffee and watch the cream climb its way down the chunky ice cubes in a dazy before the caffeine hits. I like to order bacon with whatever I’m eating. I like eating potatoes with ketchup. I like eggs over easy, and fluffy scrambled eggs. Baked Egg BoatsMakes 4 Ingredients: 4 demi sourdough baguettes 5 eggs 1/3 cup heavy cream 4 ounces pancetta, finely chopped and fried until crisp 3 ounces gruyere cheese, grated 2 green onions, thinly slicedsalt and pepper to tasteDirections: 1.
Banana Bread Pancake Recipe Here’s what I know about pancakes. They taste good with cherries. Apples and bacon too. They make slept-in mornings with toothpaste stains eight thousand times better. They are what my dad stuffs with blueberries. They probably wouldn’t be good with things like broccoli or beans… because that’s just weird. Oh! They taste extra excellent with ice cream on top. Even better steaming hot with oozing butter… then ice cream on top. They save marriages. They aren’t the best choice for breakfast when you want to wear a string bikini. They often slip you into a welcoming food coma that causes you to desk nap. They are darn good. They are cake. Seriously. Now hold your horses. I feel bad declining him day after day. But it’s the combination… the bananas, the brown sugar, the maple vanilla glaze… that has etched this breakfast into the rotation at our house. There is a reason this is huge. So now people can eat banana bread without stuffing an entire loaf down their face. makes 12 pancakes 1/4 teaspoon salt
Baked Eggs with Crispy Hash Brown Crust One of the highlights of our winter brunch menu was this dish: Eggs topped with cheese, baked in a cast iron skillet, with a crispy hash brown crust hidden below. This one is much simpler than it looks. It’s really only three ingredients: potatoes, eggs, and cheese. I love recipes that use ingredients I almost always have stocked. The key to this one is pressing the freshly shredded potatoes between dish towels or layers of paper towels to get them as DRY as possible. That dryness is what aids in their transformation to the crispy hash brown crust. After the first side is browned you flip the whole crust over to brown on the other side. I’ve made this multiple times over the past few weeks. Baked Eggs with Crispy Hash Brown Crust1 1/2 – 2 cups fresh shredded potato (about 4 medium sized red potatoes)1/2 tsp salt6 eggs3/4 cup shredded cheese (we used sharp white cheddar)2 Tbsp olive oil for cast iron skillet Shred the potatoes (I used my food processor to make quick work of this).
Pasta Salad You know how you lied and said that you’d actually bring something to the party this time? FUCKING DO IT. Did someone else bring a pasta salad? Throw that shit away because it doesn’t even hold a candle to what you just brought to the table. That zesty Italian dressing shit is played out. ½ cup of each herb: chopped green onions, cilantro, dill, and parsley (feel free to swap these around for whatever you’ve got. 4-5 cloves of garlic all chopped up (I fucking love garlic so adjust according to your tastes) 6 tablespoons sherry vinegar (red wine vinegar or even rice vinegar could work here if that’s what you got) 4 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon lemon zest (calm the fuck down, just grate the skin of the lemon on the smallest side of your grater) ¼ teaspoon salt 1 pound of pasta (whole wheat, quinoa, brown rice, whatever you like) 1 crown of broccoli 3 medium-sized tomatoes 2 ears of raw corn pepper to taste Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.
25 amazing benefits and uses for hydrogen peroxide Share By Andrea Harper – Wakeup-world.com Hydrogen peroxide is the only germicidal agent composed only of water and oxygen. Like ozone, it kills disease organisms by oxidation! Hydrogen peroxide is considered the worlds safest all natural effective sanitizer. It kills microorganisms by oxidizing them, which can be best described as a controlled burning process. 1. Add a cup of Peroxide to white clothes in your laundry to whiten them. 2. Your body makes Hydrogen peroxide to fight infection which must be present for our immune system to function correctly. 3. Use about 2 quarts 3% Hydrogen peroxide to a tub of warm water. 4. To cure a foot fungus, simply spray a 50/50 mixture of Hydrogen peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry. 5. Add 2 capfuls of 3% Hydrogen peroxide in warm distilled water once to twice a week to remove even chronic yeast infections. 6. For a colonic, add 1 cup (8 ozs.) 3% H202 to 5 gallons warm water. 7. 8. 9. 10. Personal Care 11. 12. 13.
Macarons For those of you who read this blog regularly, you will know that macarons are one of my obsessions. Some of you may remember a couple of my early attempts (here, here, and here), then the epiphany of the class at Lenôtre in Paris. Following that class, I had a number of successes and I found the recipe to be very similar to Helene’s (of Tartelette blog) and I used a combination of the Lenôtre techniques with Helene’s recipe most of last year, with varying success. Being a Taurean (stubborn) and A-type (a planner) what bugged me about macarons was how unpredictable they were. On many occasions I have wanted to make them for dinner parties or gifts but given the fact that I never knew if it was going to be a “feet” kinda day, I always chose something else. Until recently. Encouraged by Stella, I tried my hand at these just before the end of my spring break. I followed Stella’s instructions to a T – even down to the timing of the beating of the whites. I was on a roll! Choc mint macs:
The Secret Life of Cauliflower (pizza crust, garlic fingers, fried rice and whipped potatoes) I am always trying to find new ways to sneak healthy food into people! No really, I do this often. I am on a mission to improve the health of everyone I am in contact with. A great way to do this is to find “tricks” to bring in healthy veggies in place of foods with empty calories. These recipes are crowd pleasers and no one will know they are healthy! ***Update: For more amazing cauliflower recipes including our famous Guilt Free Cauliflower Pizza Bites, “Fried Clams”, Vegan Pizza Bites and so much more click here. Cauliflower Fried Rice This recipe is sure to become a regular in your kitchen; it is easy, simple and yummy. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Olive Oil1 Medium Onion, Diced1 Head Cauliflower, trimmed and coarsely chopped¼ Tsp Sea Salt Directions: In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.Sauté onion over medium heat for 10 minutes, until soft.Meanwhile, place cauliflower in a food processor with the “S” blade and process until the texture of rice. Cauliflower Crust Ingredients: