Chopped leeks
Diced shallots
Pepper
Sea salt
Butter
1/2 c veg broth or water
Make a foil pouch and add everything. Bake pouch on a pan in the oven at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
And there you have it.
Being a diabetic sucks- I highly doubt thy there are people out there screaming 'whoop whoop! I got diabetes! Gonna get on that insulin now man! I'm so lucky!!'
Right.
It's one of the most pain in the butt diseases ever. A girl gets sick and tired of sticking her fingers with lancets 5 of 6 times a day, of injecting insulin, watching and counting and checking. I'll admit it, I'm freaking tired of it, 200%. I will say though I am super thankful that I have insurance that covers all but $150 bucks of it all every month. Still, it would be nice to eat something without needing to log it, or go a day without a stupid shot or 7.
The latest bombshell is yay! Gonna need a pump probably. I know that other people have them, i know they have worse things wrong, but they should be able complain too. When you get told you have an organ crapping out, you will spend the rest of your life dependent upon a device and the medicine it inject repeatedly into you- it's frightening, terrifying. Everyone says/ it's no big deal, better to be healthy. But they don't have one. And yeah, it I'd better to be healthy, but it's best to not be ill to begin with. I'm tend girl who hated taking Tylenol. I cut out every bad thing including soda when I was pregnant. I HATE medicine, taking it, every day. I already take a million things out of necessity now.
This is one more thing, one more dependency, one more external thing that I can't fix, that controls me. I don't control when I eat or dose- my diabetes does. I don't heal, I don't have a decent life expectancy without fixing this next hurdle. I don't get to choose, I get to be dictated to by that stupid pancreas that said 'hey, I quit'. That will never change. Stupid freaking disease. Stupid rebellious body, get back to work dang it!
Off rant I guess., feeling overwhelmed at the prospects, and at this point it's looking like a given. Pump. Sigh.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Bountiful baskets recipes: peppers galore
1 pkg cream cheese
1 pkg ranch dressing powder
Pepper
Turkey bacon or bacon
Slice down the center on one side and deseed the peppers. Mix the cre cheese and ranch. Stuff the cheese mixture into the peppers, wrap with bacon. Bake at 375 till browned and bacon is crisp. Enjoy!
Onions and peppers
Onions, diced
Peppers, deseeded and chopped
Olive oil
Heat oil, throw onions and peppers in and sautée until they are translucent. Use as a topping for chili or spaghetti to spice it up!
Bountiful Baskets Recipes: Plight of the Avocado
Oh silly little Avocado.. how do I deal with you in my basket? Hmm.. tasty treat and yet, so relegated to guacamole... but lets try something new!
1. Use an avocado instead of mayo on a sandwich- that creamy texture, good and healthy, nice trade! I'm pretty partial to wraps myself- especially lettuce wraps (and the lettuce in a basket is a great way to go too! Substitute your bread for lettuce, toss in some tomatoes, meat, cheese, avocado, some spinach, cucumber, maybe some fresh sprouts or watercress for some bite- and voila! You look pretty food couture, and it was super easy, super healthy, and its SOOOO tasty!
2. Salads: Marinate a peeled, diced avocado with a little lime and olive oil, some mango, and throw into a spinach salad with some strawberries and some shredded carrot. A little grilled chicken is nice too!
3.Throw that wicked little avocado slice in a taco! Corn tortillas are a good way to stay gluten free- or if you picked up a tortilla pack, break em out! Throw in some heirloom tomatoes if you got them this week, some lettuce, maybe onion- that lovely avocado, load it up! We do ground turkey with chili seasoning in our tacos, cheese, maybe some beans, definitely sour cream.
4. F-ushi. I don't have a household filled with nori lovers, but they will it faux-sushi. I use crepes or thin rolled breads or even phyllo dough for my nori. You can use lettuce or spinach too (though it needs a toothpick to hold unless you roll it in rice again. Make yours with cooked things- thin chicken or steak strips, sauteed potatoes or carrots. But throw that avocado in too! I like a roll done with sushi rice (though risotto works well) spinach or butter lettuce instead of nori, rainbow carrots, avocado, cucumber, radish or water chestnut, and maybe a sliver of cream cheese. I know- its not sushi- but boy does it look pretty cool, and is it tasty!!
5. slice them, bread them, and fry them!
6. Last but not least- puree them and add them into anything- breads, cupcakes even (just not white cake lol) Its easy to hide because they are mild tasting. Bake em in, and you get the goo stuff, without the kid freakout- they will never know!
And if you want to dig deeper- check out the haas avocado recipe site- they had me at gluten free and chocolate! http://www.avocadocentral.com/avocado-recipes
1. Use an avocado instead of mayo on a sandwich- that creamy texture, good and healthy, nice trade! I'm pretty partial to wraps myself- especially lettuce wraps (and the lettuce in a basket is a great way to go too! Substitute your bread for lettuce, toss in some tomatoes, meat, cheese, avocado, some spinach, cucumber, maybe some fresh sprouts or watercress for some bite- and voila! You look pretty food couture, and it was super easy, super healthy, and its SOOOO tasty!
2. Salads: Marinate a peeled, diced avocado with a little lime and olive oil, some mango, and throw into a spinach salad with some strawberries and some shredded carrot. A little grilled chicken is nice too!
3.Throw that wicked little avocado slice in a taco! Corn tortillas are a good way to stay gluten free- or if you picked up a tortilla pack, break em out! Throw in some heirloom tomatoes if you got them this week, some lettuce, maybe onion- that lovely avocado, load it up! We do ground turkey with chili seasoning in our tacos, cheese, maybe some beans, definitely sour cream.
4. F-ushi. I don't have a household filled with nori lovers, but they will it faux-sushi. I use crepes or thin rolled breads or even phyllo dough for my nori. You can use lettuce or spinach too (though it needs a toothpick to hold unless you roll it in rice again. Make yours with cooked things- thin chicken or steak strips, sauteed potatoes or carrots. But throw that avocado in too! I like a roll done with sushi rice (though risotto works well) spinach or butter lettuce instead of nori, rainbow carrots, avocado, cucumber, radish or water chestnut, and maybe a sliver of cream cheese. I know- its not sushi- but boy does it look pretty cool, and is it tasty!!
5. slice them, bread them, and fry them!
6. Last but not least- puree them and add them into anything- breads, cupcakes even (just not white cake lol) Its easy to hide because they are mild tasting. Bake em in, and you get the goo stuff, without the kid freakout- they will never know!
And if you want to dig deeper- check out the haas avocado recipe site- they had me at gluten free and chocolate! http://www.avocadocentral.com/avocado-recipes
Friday, January 24, 2014
Bountiful Baskets Recipe: Asian Pear Marinade
Asian Pear Marinade
1 Cloves Garlic, minced
1/4 c soy sauce
1 T mirin
1 T Honey
1 Asian Pear peeled and cored, pureed
3 to 4 T mild miso paste
I fry sukiyaki beef up in this, using a little sesame oil..
Bountiful Baskets Recipe: Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, and Pasta
INGREDIENTS
1/2 to 1 lb pasta (I like GF pagodas)1/2 head cauliflower cut into florets
12 to 15 brussel sprouts, halved
1 sm onion, diced
2 sm cloves garlic, chopped very fine
thyme
parsley
oregano
sea salt
pepper
olive oil
chicken broth
Grated cheese ( I like parmesean/romano/asiago mix, can use whatever hard cheese you like)
DIRECTIONS
Heat Oven to 425
Cook your pasta according to directions while roasting veggies. Drain it when you are done, and return to the pot, add about a cup of of chicken broth.
While your pasta is cooking, mix cauliflower, sprouts, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, oil, garlic and onion. Spread out on a sheet pan and roast in the oven till golden brown, about 20 minutes or so.
Add veggies, parsley, and cheese to the pasta, Mix, and serve.
This is great with some crisped pancetta too :)
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Active duty checking pay dates to the left, yay! Posted in this blog so I don't forget.. the official link is there if ya wanna check em :)
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