What I Had for Dinner/ Brown Rice and Ground Beef

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This is what we had for dinner last night. Although I saved my meat portion for today--because I am experimenting with not eating meat after 3pm.

Ground beef with onions, salt and pepper. Cooked carrots--sauteed in butter and olive oil. I LOVE THESE they turn out so SWEET! And raw spinach--which we threw some dressing on. Fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper, olive oil, a drop of raw honey, garlic powder. Whatever?

I made extra brown rice to use throughout the week. I will end up making Simple Rice Pudding for sure, and probably some other dish as well.

Simple Rice Pudding:Raw milk, raw honey, cinnamon and rice. Great breakfast food!! Quick and easy. You can also make this with cooked barley, soak them overnight first--they are even better.

Brown rice is VERY GOOD! It did take me a few tries to get used to it. What REALLY got me hooked is brown rice with sweet and sour chicken and teriyaki sauce. Not together of course.

So....................if you are not a fan of brown rice--try it in some really great dishes that have a lot of sauce. Soon you will like brown rice more than white rice. Which I do!!

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Sprouted Wheat

This is sprouted wheat. I don't know if you can see it or not, but there is a tiny little white sprout on the end of the wheat. This is what it should look like, after sprouting. Although you can let it sprout longer if you wish. I have found that if I let it go too long--they tend to get sour.
I soaked this wheat (1 1/2 cups of wheat in a quart jar) for about 2 days, give or take a little. I rinsed them 3 times each day, and then filled them again with water.


Once they sprouted I drained them, placed them in a towel to dry them as much as possible. And spread them out on a baking sheet. (I lined the baking sheet with wax paper)
I then baked them in a 250°F oven for about 2 hours. Check them every 30 minutes, or until they are dry.

I will allow them to fully cool on the tray overnight. Then I will grind them and hopefully, make some pie.

This wheat makes great cookies!

**Soaking grains before we eat them allows the body to get more nutrition from them. It breaks down the outer layer of the grain (phytic-acid) which inihibits the utilization of certain nutrients like, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper etc.

Most whole grains contain phytic-acid in their outer layer.

Buckwheat, millet and brown rice have low levels of phytic-acid, therefore little or no soaking is required.

Quinoa, wheat, and barley are some grains with high amounts of phytic-acid, so soaking is always preferred.

Homemade Granola

This granola is VERY good--and healthier than ANYTHING you could buy!

You start out by soaking the oats overnight in water and yogurt. (Next time I will add raw honey too)

When you soak the grains you break down the phytic-acid (which inhibits the utilization of nutrients like magnesium, calcium, iron etc. in the grain as well as pulling them from your body) So........you will get more nutrition from the grain if it is soaked first---and second of all your body has less work to do when eating them--they are somewhat pre-digested. Not to mention DELICIOUS!!

Soaked Granola

3 cups whole oats

1/2 cup plain yogurt (you can use maple or vanilla as long as it is natually sweetened-I like the Brown Cow brand)

1 cups water

Mix together and soak overnight. Pre-heat your oven to 300°F. Break the oats apart and spread out on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 60 minutes, or until dry and crunchy. Stir the oats every 20 minutes and continue to break apart as they dry.

To serve add some soaked, dried nuts, dried fruits, cinnamon, honey, dates etc etc. Whatever you like. You can also make a yogurt parfait with the granola. Layer maple or vanilla yogurt, fruit and granola. This makes a GREAT quick breakfast on the go.

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
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What I Had for Dinner/ Bean and Cheese Quesadillas and Salsa

Okay...there is really nothing to this. Some corn tortillas, black beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce. (Quesadilla) Then....some health food store corn chips (they are the best!) And last but not least homemade fresh salsa!!

**I need to give special thanks to Tanner (my camera man and my photo editor!) He is doing a great job--and I am so grateful for his help. I never would have gotten all of these photo's out last week if it weren't for him.

Fresh Salsa

8-10 small-medium tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup sweet onion, chopped fine
½-1 cup chopped cilantro
Juice from ½ lemon
1-2 jalapeno’s, finely chopped
Sea salt to taste
Chop the tomatoes, onion and cilantro and mix together in a bowl. Stir in the lemon. Add the sea salt to taste then add the jalapeno to desired heat. Serve with Homemade Corn Chips (page ) or sliced vegetables. This is best at room temperature

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By Tiffany Perez
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I admit it--I am craving spring!! I want warmth-sunlight-and fresh vegetables!

Breakfast/ Whole Grain Waffles and Homemade Strawberry Syrup

We had this for breakfast on saturday. Homemade whole grain waffles with homemade strawberry syryp and sweetened plain yogurt. Oh ya--don't forget the egg. SO GOOD!

I have been trying to re-create the good ol' Eggo Waffle--of course the healthy way. I like the texture of eggo waffles-maybe not the taste so much. I think this recipe is closer than I have gotten before. When they come out of the waffle iron they are very soft-but they crisp up as they cool--which I like!

Soft Wheat Flour Waffles

4 eggs
¼ cup raw honey
1/3 cup grape seed oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups raw milk
2 1/4 cups fresh-ground soft wheat flour
3 tbsp aluminum-free baking powder
½ tsp sea salt

Blend the wet ingredients together until well combined. Stir in the dry ingredients until smooth. Allow the batter to rest for 5 minutes. Bake in a waffle iron according to manufacturers directions. Top with maple syrup or Apple Syrup (page ).

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For the Strawberry syrup:

Frozen strawberries

Raw honey

Cornstarch and water

Heat the strawberries and mash with a potato masher. Stir in the cornstarch and water and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and sweeten to taste with raw honey.

Sweetened Yogurt

Plain yogurt

Raw honey

Mix together to your liking.

What I Had for Dinner/ Lentil Soup

This is seriously one of my FAVORITE soups in the whole world! It is simple, healthy and EASY to make. It can also have TONS of variations. This recipe is in the book.

Lentil Soup

2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup chopped onion
3 medium carrots chopped
5 cups beef broth or water
1 ½ cups dried lentils, rinsed or even better, soaked overnight in water
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Juice from 1 lemon
½ cup steamed, brown rice or quinoa (optional)
Fresh-chopped cilantro (optional)
Fresh-chopped tomato (optional)

Heat oil in large sauce pan, sauté onions and carrots for 5 minutes. Add broth and lentils and bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until lentils are cooked through. Add brown rice or quinoa, lemon juice, seasoning it with salt and pepper. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro and tomato on top.

*This is my favorite soup to eat when I have a bad stomach day. It just seems to soothe my insides.

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Spice Cake with Vanilla Custard

"Birds Custard Powder"----is a pretty new discovery for me. I got it at Harmons, so I am assuming they have it in other stores as well.

I wouldn't call this a "healthy food" necessarily but it is not bad either. The only ingredients are:

Cornflour (cornstarch), salt, vanilla, color (annatto)

You then add your own milk and sweetener. I used raw milk and raw honey-however you do have to cook the stuff. You could use coconut milk, maybe almond milk (not sure about that one) real maple syrup or agave. I have made this several times with different variations.

Vanilla and nutmeg

Pistachios and almond extract (you know, the good old fashioned pistachio pudding you get that's green? well this tastes even better than that stuff and doesn't have sugar or artificial coloring!!)

Cocoa powder and cinnamon could be added also.

This is MUCH easier than making homemade pudding from scratch-plus it takes very few ingredients!! Also--no eggs! You can serve it warm or chilled.

I put vanilla and nutmeg in it this time to go with the Spice Cake.

The Spice Cake is actually one of my FAVORITES!! It is so moist and yummy! This recipe is in my book--so if you like it, get the book and you will have even more healthy, delicious recipes to use!!

Spice Cake

½ cup butter
1 ¼ cups raw honey
½ cup sour cream
3 eggs
1 cup raw milk
2 ½ cups fresh-ground whole wheat flour
1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
¼ tsp ground cloves
¾ tsp nutmeg

Cream butter and honey until well blended. Mix in sour cream. Add eggs one at a time beating in between each addition. Stir in milk. Mix in 1 cup flour with all other dry ingredients. Add remaining flour and mix just until blended. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
Bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Top with naturally sweetened apple sauce and Sweetened Whipped Cream (page ).

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
All Rights Reserved.

Website is almost done!!!!!!!

My website should be up either this weekend or by monday at the latest.
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On the Radio

Just a little update. I will be on the radio today, so if you live in Utah you can listen in. It will be from 1-2pm and I (think) I will be talking about a 3 day workshop I just did, plus promoting my book and maybe talking about Crohn's disease too. The radio station is 630 am. If I can get a copy of the show, I will be posting it on my blog later.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

My FAVORITE Bread!!!! And soon to be yours........

Soaked Whole Wheat Bread 1

Starter:
4 cups fresh-ground whole wheat flour
1 cup raw milk or water
2 cups water
2 tsp instant yeast

Mix all of the ingredients together in a large glass bowl. Cover and leave at room temperature for 8-12 hours.

Dough:
1½ cups warm water
2 tbsp instant yeast
½ cup raw honey
1½ tbsp sea salt
6-7 cups fresh-ground whole wheat flour

Glaze:
1 egg
1 tbsp water

In a large mixing bowl pour in the water, yeast and honey then allow this to sit for 5 minutes. Add 3 cups of the flour and the sea salt then add in the starter. Mix and continue to add flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead for 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and allow the dough to rise until double.
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Place in bread pans, cut diagonal slits across the tops of the bread with a very sharp knife. Cover and allow the bread to rise again until almost double. At this point pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Brush the bread with the glaze. Bake for 20-24 minutes, or until hollow sounding when tapped. Remove the bread from the pans and place on cooling racks.

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
All Rights Reserved.

Bosch Class

Today's class went really great. Thank you to all who came. We had only 4 people signed up, but 16 came!!!!! That was really exciting. The people seemed to really like the recipes, and the book. One lady even commented that out of all of the classes she has come to, where they were also selling a book, mine was the one she was most exicted about. Humbling! I am so grateful for this opportunity. It is amazing how something so horrible "crohn's disease" could turn into something so meaningful and good. I am very blessed!
Next class at the Bosch store will be in December, unless I decide to wait until January because of the holidays. I look forward to it though.

Classes

Hi everyone. I have really been slacking on the blog thing lately. I just wanted to let you know I have 2 different classes coming up that you might be interested in.
1-Bosch Kitchen Center; I will be teaching a cooking class on wednesday. REALLY GOOD whole wheat muffins and EVEN BETTER breakfast cake. I will be serving the muffins with homemade pear butter, sweetened with honey!!! Delicious!!
2-Whole Foods Market; I will be teaching a class there on Overcoming Crohn's disease. How I healed myself, and what you can do too!!

This is the part of owning a business that I LOVE! Being able to teach and share with other people what I have learned. That brings purpose and meaning into my life.

Selling Books

Things are moving along nicely. I now have my books in several stores. Good Earth, Kitchen Kneads, Bosch Kitchen Center, Alpine Clinic, Wooley's Dairy, Varian Credit Union and a few other places. We are working on the website and should have it finished by the end of November.

What I really look forward to doing is helping other people with Crohn's disease. I KNOW that I have something to offer, and the more people I can help, the better.

I also want to open everyones eyes about the importance of healthy eating. How to use whole wheat so it tastes good. How to cut back on sugar etc etc. How to use honey instead of sugar in recipes. You REALLY will not miss out on a thing. I have been able to duplicate almost every recipe that I find using honey instead of sugar.

Marshmallows, Lemon Mousse Cake, Puddings, Cakes, Cookies, Ice Cream etc.
Give me a challenge, I will try to make it!!

MY BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!!!

My books have made it all the way from Korea!
My unbelievably generous neighbor, offered to let us borrow his truck and trailer to pick up my books. He drove his truck and trailer to the publisher, loaded the books, brought it back to our house, and unloaded the books. All on his day off! Thanks Dave! It is hard to tell from the pictures, but the trailer was full from front to back, stacked 3 boxes high. It's a huge trailer. There was a total of 186 boxes. We brought home 181. The publisher kept the other 5 to distribute.
Above is my awesome family! Miguel, Emerald, Logan, Tanner and me. And down in front Boo our dog. Miguel only got 1 hour of sleep before we went to pick up the books. He worked the night before, all night and then we got the call that my books arrived. He only took a 1 hour nap, then went with to load the books. I am so grateful for him and all that he does for us. He works so hard so that I can stay at home with our kids. He has also ALWAYS supported me in this book venture. Thank you Miguel, I love you! As you can see, we just stacked the books all over our home. I guess I will have to sell them fast to get them out of my living room. Tanner sort of wants his room back too.
ANY ONE NEED A COOKBOOK? HA! HA!:)

Book Update

I just got word that my books should be at the publishing office this thursday or friday.
YEAH!!!!!!

Book Update

Okay, so my big shipment of books are really on the way. They will arrive in L.A. in about 7 days. Then they will go through customs, then be sent here!!! It REALLY won't be long now!!

Things are moving along

My books are moving fast. The marketing opportunities just keep pouring in, it's great! If I could just get the rest of my shipment I would be in big business.

Let me know if any of you have some leads, or would like me to come and do Home Enrichment or something. It's a great way to show people how to use their wheat they have in food storage, and don't know what to do with it.

I did a Home Enrichment the other night in my ward. We made Muffins, Breakfast Cake, Pizza Dough and Pesto to put on the pizza. Everyone said they really liked the food, they also said it was helpful to have the demonstration.

Could it be????? I got my books??????

I know you are not going to believe this. Infact you probably thought I was just making up the whole "book thing" but I FINALLY, ACTUALLY got my books today!!!!

I only got 16 of them, and am already down to 12, but more is coming, about 3000 to be exact.

LDS Booksellers Convention

HI everyone. I went to the LDS Booksellers Convention yesterday, WITHOUT my books. They are still at the press. We should have had them by now, but as they are being printed in Korea we have to go by their rules. Basically the country shut down for a holiday or something for the last few weeks. So I don't have my books yet.

HOWEVER the convention went well. I handed out a few recipes from the book, and had a good amount of people interested! Some stores already ordered my book. YEA!

I can't wait to get it, and be able to share it with people. So many people that I talked to yesterday said they wanted to eat healthier, but just weren't sure how to do it. That is what my book is for. THAT is the reason why I wrote the book in the first place, to be able to share with other people things I have learned.