This definitely isn’t a paleo recipe… especially since it’s main ingredients are potatoes and lots of cheese! However, I grew up with this and it’s one of my favorite soups! The kids love it too! It isn’t hard to make and can be prepped easily in 1 hour although it may take a little longer to cook, just to get the potatoes to the correct tenderness. Continue reading “Potato Soup”
I can’t live without this! I put it together in 2010 and I’ve used it religiously since then! I’m thinking of updating some of the pages since I’ve found a few online that are not necessarily better, but definitely more aesthetically pleasing! The only downside is that it takes a whole page for a week where I currently use a lot less than that! Continue reading “My Kitchen Notebook”
Whoever came up with the title of gorp? And does anyone ever use it anymore besides hippies and my mother? It’s been a huge hit with hikers and surfers and some say it is an acronym for “good ol’ raisins n peanuts” others say it’s just a list of ingredients like granola, oats, raisins and peanuts….
However it got it’s name and whatever the official ingredients include we have a new favorite around this house! It’s a hit and a great afternoon snack because along with a little sweet pick me up it also has some protein to hold the high metabolisms of my kids over until dinner is served.
The mix we usually have contains dried pineapple. I usually purchase 4 or 5 fresh ones when they are in season and on sale and dry them all and save them through the winter. We ran out recently and we have all missed them! I know you can get plain ol dried pineapple at Trader Joes, which is AWESOME! The ingredient list simply states “dried pineapple” SO cool! Nothing added.
I decided to get the kids a little treat last week and we purchased some that the ingredient list stated “dried pineapple and cane sugar”. I know… we usually swear off sugar, but it was a treat, we had run out and at least it didn’t have corn syrup in it right? or sulfur dioxide? Did I justify myself???? No.. .probably not… but either way… We used something a bit different this time around, but it’s good with the home dried version as well!
So here is our new fav!
Sweet N Salty Gorp
Ingredients:
1 cup almonds (raw, soaked and dried)
1 cup cashews (raw, soaked and dried)
1 cup raisins
1 cup dried pineapple cut into chunks
⅓ cup sunflower seeds (raw, soaked and dried)
⅓ cup dried [amazon_link id=”B000FFLHSY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]goji berries[/amazon_link]
⅔ cups [amazon_link id=”B000HDJZWO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]chocolate chips[/amazon_link] (we like enjoy life brand – soy, dairy, nut free)
Mix it all together and ration it out. If you don’t, it will disappear in one afternoon!
Do you have a favorite mix? Tell me about it! I’d love to have some additional ideas!
I was just alerted by a dear friend that there is a new petition that has been submitted to the FDA to have the identity of milk changed so that it would include 17 additives including aspartame. If this was to pass, then these additives can be added to milk and the consumer would never know about it. Continue reading “What are they doing to our food?”
My usual aim is to have simple, quick easy to make meals for dinner. My goal is to spend 1 hour or less in the kitchen making dinner. I have a busy family and I want to enjoy them and not spend my whole life cooking or standing in the kitchen. Continue reading “Beef Rendang”
I presented on this last week for the Holistic Mom’s Network (HMN) and figured if they were interested then there may be a few readers also interested! It was a great evening with four different presenters on different aspects of organization. Continue reading “Menu Planning”
Usually we are late to church on Sundays and it drives me crazy. We seem to get out of the house in a reasonable amount of time any other day of the week, but on Sundays we can’t seem to make it! Church doesn’t even start until 10am! Continue reading “Pumpkin Pancakes”
Last week was baby girl Aisling 2nd birthday… it goes SO fast!
As a family we have decided that we will do something special together or with friends and/or extended families for birthdays instead of gifts. So this year for Aisling we decided to have an open house from 6pm – 9pm on her birthday. We invited 62 people (JUST close friends and family) and of those 43 showed up (in our 500 sq ft main level)! Thankfully it was pretty spread out, but it was still quite a crowd and lots of noise and craziness! At one point there were 10 kids under the age of 5 running around! But we all had a great time! Continue reading “Aisling’s Birthday’s”
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One Thousand Gifts
By Ann Voskamp
It has probably taken me over a year to read this book! AND it’s been on my book list for 2011, 2012 and it even carried over into 2013! I’ve kept it by my bedside and when I’m in between books I’ve read a chapter or two and have slowly made my way through it. Continue reading “One Thousand Gifts”
We have definitely let corn sneak back into our diets. I’m feeling a bit guilty about it, but also really enjoying it. However, I’m realizing just how much we are eating (corn chips, corn tortillas, corn bread, etc) and I’m determined to at least cut back. Corn isn’t on the paleo diet, and I definitely prefer not to eat it. I say that as I post a recipe for pupusas! Continue reading “Pupusas”
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Striving to preserve what we have graciously been given.
Striving to preserve what we have graciously been given.
Green & Grateful 