Beef Stroganoff

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Homemade Beef Stroganoff---no canned soup in this one!

Chilean Empanada's

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Chilean Empanada's!!

What I Had for Dinner/Bread Pizza with Homemade Pesto

I LOVE pesto! I often times add fresh spinach to it, and less basil. This one is all basil because I didn't have any fresh spinach. Darn! That's okay--it is delicious either way!!

I just used my homemade bread. This is actually the mistake bread I made the other day, the mistake that turned out good that is.

I put pesto, artichoke hearts, shredded carrot (just thought I'd try it) chopped red bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, chopped tomato. Then a mixture of mozzarella, monterrey jack cheese, and fresh parmesan cheese. YUMMY!

Quick and easy! My kind of meal sometimes!

Tonight I think I am just having popcorn for dinner.

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What I Had for Dinner/Beans, Brown Rice and Broccoli

This is what I had for dinner. Pinto beans, with jalapeno's and sour cream on top. Brown rice with sauteed onion and garlic. Some red pepper flakes on top and cooked broccoli. The rest of the family had beef short ribs as well. I am really liking the no meat at dinner time. I sleep much better!

I later realized what I had done, beans, meat and broccoli fed to my husband all at once. Bad idea!

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What I Had for Dinner/ Shepherds Pie

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This one is pretty much a no-brainer.

1 lb. ground beef

1 can green beans

1 can corn

1 can tomatoes

Sea salt and black pepper

Top it all off with mashed potatoes

Some people like to put cheese on top, Miguel doesn't really like that, so I put paprika. I like it with cayenne pepper as well, with a green salad on the side.

Home cookin!

What I Had for Dinner/ Green Salad with Quinoa and Balsamic Dressing

I wasn't very hungry for dinner, so I just had this salad with quinoa and homemade balsamic dressing.
For the balsamic dressing I put the following; (sorry I didn't measure anything)
Balsamic vinegar
Raw honey
Fresh ground black pepper
Sea salt
Extra-virgin olive oil


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What I Had for Dinner/ Roast and Potato Tacos with Refried Beans

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I LOVE leftovers! It is so great when you make a meal one day, then make it into something totally different another day!

We had Beef Roast and baked potatoes for dinner on Sunday. Then monday I made these tacos. Shredded beef, with onions, and I had 1 baked potato left over so that went into the pot. I made homemade refried beans, and topped it all off with guacamole, sour cream, cilantro and jalapeno's.

Man I have been on a jalapeno kick lately. (I couldn't eat spicy foods when I was sick.)

These were very good--and it took me about 10 minutes to put together. Gotta love it!

What I Had for Dinner/ Papa Murphy's Pizza

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Papa Muphy's Vegetarian pizza with white sauce. I sprinkled red pepper flakes on them, and YES, I ate all 3 pieces.

What I Had for Dinner--Which was my lunch--Roasted Chicken with Onions, Black Beans and Spinach

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That's one thing I love about making roasted chicken. There is always leftovers. YUM!

So this is my lunch since I am trying the "no meat at dinner time" for awhile. So far I like it.

Roasted chicken, sauteed onions, black beans, and spinach. Topped with a dolop of sour cream and a warmed corn tortilla on the side.

This was a great lunch and took me about 5 minutes to prepare.

What I Had for Dinner/ Brown Rice with Black Beans and Vegetables

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Since I have been doing this experiment of not eating meat at dinner---this is what I had for dinner 2 days ago. Sorry I am behind on my posting.
It is just brown rice with parsley, butter and red pepper flakes, peas, baked sweet potato and sauteed green beans.
My family had roasted chicken with this. I had the chicken the next day at lunch which I will show on my next post.

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!!

What I Had for Dinner/ Chicken Sandwiches

Yesterday I made Roast Chicken and Fettuccini Alfredo, but my camera ate the picture-Sorry!

So today we had some leftover chicken--and I didn't feel like cooking.

We had chicken sandwiches, with the sprouts shown above, raw sliced sweet potatoes, avocado and artichoke hearts. On my sandwhich I put organic mayo, chicken, sea salt and black pepper, onion, jalapeno's, lettuce and cilantro. I didn't feel like 2 slices of bread-so I just used one.

**Sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin A, C and manganese.

The sprouts above are a mixture of--alfalfa, radish, mung bean, lentil and broccoli.

If you haven't tried sprouting, it is VERY simple.

Purchase sprout seeds (online or at a health food store), soak them in a glass jar in water overnight- then drain them. You can either leave them in the jar or place them in a sprout tray like the one above. Rinse them twice each day, morning and night. Depending on the seeds they will sprout anywhere from 2-4 or so days.

They are NUTRIENT RICH and full of goodness. You can add them to salads, sandwiches, throw them in a bowl of soup, or on top of just about anything.

My kids like to just eat them from the tray.

Typically you would do a larger batch than the one I did---I was trying it out because I haven't made them for awhile.

This is a great item to have in your food storage also. In the event that we couldn't get fresh produce--this would be a life saver!

What I Had for Dinner/ Chow

I normally dont' like pre-packaged foods--but THIS I just couldn't resist!! YUMMY!











GOTCHA! Just kidding--that is what my doggie ate for dinner!! HA HA!

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

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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What I Had for Dinner/ Roast Chicken and Mashed Potatoes

Good old fashioned cooking, but SO EASY! Roast the chicken in the oven (325°F) for about 2 hours or so and besides the prep work, you don't even have to look at it. Cook some potatoes and mash them. Make gravy from the drippings from the chicken. You should try it, it's GOOD!

What I Had for Dinner-Homemade Pizza

Homemade pizza's on homemade whole wheat bread, and sauteed green beans.

This is a great dish when you don't have a lot of time, AND everyone gets to put what they want on their own pizza. Kids really like helping with this one.

I like artichoke hearts, olives, onions, red bell pepper, jalapeno's and cheese. I don't use pizza sauce on mine, I prefer just a little smear of good quality mayonnaise. You could also use butter or olive oil if you don't want to use mayo.

For traditional pizza sauce I just use tomato paste. Add a little garlic, italian seasonings, water and sea salt.

Top it all off with fresh grated parmesan cheese, and you are in pizza heaven!!

What I Had for Dinner-Beef & Roasted White and Sweet Potatoes

Beef Rib Steaks, broccolli, roasted thyme and rosemary potatoes, and roasted sweet potoatoes.

Oh.....and if you came to my class you will know why sweet potatoes are good for you:)

What I Had For Dinner-Italian Pasta and Sausage

I am creating a new topic list. I am going to post as often as possible (with pictures) what I had for dinner. Hope you like it.

This is the first entry. I call it Italian Pasta and Sausage, you can call it YUMMY!

The parmesan cheese looks weird in this picture, once it hit the hot pasta it got white spots on it. It's not mold!!

The sausage I use is from Harmons, they make their own sausage without any MSG or preservatives, and this one (Garlic Chicken) is made out of chicken not pork. I am not a pork fan.

The sky's the limit as far as what you want to put into this dish. I always put garlic, fresh or canned tomatoes, and fresh basil. Then the rest depends on what's in the fridge. Fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, green beans, zucchinni, red bell pepper, fresh mozzarella, etc etc. Served over whole grain pasta. I prefer whole wheat semolina, I don't really like whole wheat pasta. They taste VERY different to me. But then again I think I have turned into a food snob. Sorry!

We also had a green salad with a VERY simple balsamic dressing.

Balsamic Vinegar (good quality)

Extra-virgin olive oil

A little raw honey

Fresh-ground black pepper

Sea salt

Delicious!! Oh Ya, the Italian Pasta and Sausage recipe is in my book if you are interested.

Asian Salad and Dressing

This is one of the things we had for dinner. It turned out really good and has very simple ingredients. We had Ham Fried Rice with it, only it didn't have ham or rice. Just kidding, it did have rice, but no ham. I had a little bit of natural bacon that I put in just for the flavor. We don't eat pork much. A strange thing happened to me after I became healthy, I started craving green vegetables. Seriously if I don't have green vegetables with my dinner I feel totally ripped off! I was not like that before.

*This is not in my book.

Asian Salad and Dressing

1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp Tamari sauce
¼ tsp fresh ginger, minced
1 small clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp raw honey
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Sea salt to taste

Mix the vinegar, Tamari sauce and the honey together until the honey dissolves. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Pour over 4 cups fresh baby spinach, mix and serve.

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