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Sweet Potato and Rice Casserole

July 26, 2016 No Comments

Tonight for dinner I made a casserole that I’ve been making for about a year now. This is one of my you have to eat it dishes. My 10 year old has warmed up to it and now thinks it’s good and my 7 year used to like it but now begrudgingly chokes down every bite. That’s how it goes in our house, if one kid likes it, that pretty much means the other kid won’t.

One of the things I love about this recipe is that it gets some veggies in my kids. My 10 year old has finally decided that she’s ok with veggies if they’re mixed into her food. A lot of the time I chop up the veggies nice and small, but not in this recipe. My kids are used to sweet potatoes by now (we often roast them with a little oil, salt, and pepper as a side dish) and I think edamame is already small enough.

The changes I usually make to this recipe are that I don’t mix in the green chile peppers into the casserole (I tried it once and my girls didn’t like that). Instead I leave them on the side for my husband and I to sprinkle on top. I also usually don’t add the pumpkin seeds or the fresh sage and use brown rice instead of white. I think this recipe is great because my kids are getting good protein, fiber, and veggies. Tonight I served this with some organic strawberries on the side.

Here’s a picture of how mine turned out, not a pretty as the picture above, but still yummy.

This is what was left after we finished eating.

If you’re looking for something new to try, give this a whirl.

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What’s for lunch? Veggie burgers

July 24, 2016 No Comments

Today for lunch we made Umami almond, Quinoa,and sundried tomato burgers from Plant Powered Kitchen. These are one of my favorite veggie burgers because my whole family will actually eat them. It wasn’t always easy getting my kids to eat veggie burgers, I think partially because they would look so huge on their plate that it was a bit overwhelming. For awhile I would cut one in half and that helped, but then I discovered mini hamburger buns at Trader Joe’s. These buns have been great and my girls think it’s fun to eat miniature burgers. The only variations I made from the recipe is that I didn’t include the dried rosemary because I didn’t have any and I usually just use one bunch of green onions which is probably less than the recipe calls for. I made up the mix the day before and then my husband made up the patties today. We were able to make an extra set of two big and two little patties that went into the freezer for another time.

So, for lunch the girls had a mini umami burger, some fruit, and a handful of Barbara’s cheese puffs (we used to get these all the time in Oregon as a treat, but for some reason I haven’t been able to find them in the stores I shop at here, so I’m always on the lookout whenever I shop somewhere else than my normal stores).

My husband and I also ate an adult size umami burger, cauliflower and carrots with homemade vegan ranch dip, and a little homemade sauerkraut. We also shared a Blue Sky Natural Soda (we have to buy it online from Amazon since it’s something else I can’t find in our stores).

I didn’t think to take a picture of our food but I did snap one of our cats joining us for lunch. Letting them sit on the table at meal time is totally not proper, but then my kids are quick to point out that we’re not a proper family. We only let them do this when it’s just the four of us!

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Chickens and a Frittata

July 21, 2016 No Comments

I have been wanting chickens for a few years now and this last Easter I finally got some! We didn’t get little chicks because I didn’t want the anxiety of keeping them alive, plus I didn’t want to buy the extra stuff you need for chicks. I wanted ones old enough to go straight outside in their new home. We ended up with four chickens about 8-10 weeks old. We think the breeds are three rhode island reds and one black sexlink. The kids named them, but with three being basically identical, I’ve opted to calling them my lovely ladies. The black hen has been laying eggs for probably almost two months, but within the last week, the other three have started laying eggs.

So, with lots of eggs coming our way I figured it was time for me to make my first ever frittata. I had pinned a couple recipes and decided to try one from a blog I like called Dishing Up The Dirt. The recipe is for a swiss chard, feta, and leek frittata. The changes I made to the recipe were that I used rice milk instead of heavy cream (I try to avoid straight milk whenever possible and being vegetarian it’s easy to overdue it with milk and cheese on everything so I try to limit how much I cook with it at home). I also used only 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper instead of the 1/2 teaspoon in the recipe (even with just the 1/4 amount I could still feel some heat). Our chickens eggs are a little smaller right now than grocery store eggs so I used nine eggs instead of 8. We also have cherry tomatoes in our garden right now so I threw some on top before putting the frittata in the oven. I don’t have an 8 inch skillet so I used my 10 inch.

The flavor is really good and my husband and I ate it for lunch. I didn’t try giving it to my girls because I wasn’t sure if the cayenne would be too strong. I think even with using less they would have thought it was too hot. So, the girls each ate a sprouted whole wheat bagel that I cut open and made into pizza bagels. On the side one had organic kiwi and the other organic raspberries. Sometimes I make them at least try what I’ve made and other times I just want to be able to enjoy my meal without them complaining about what’s on their plate.Today was a day I wanted to eat in relative peace. Below is a link to the recipe I used. If you get a chance check out some other great recipes on the site.

Swiss Chard, Feta & Leek Frittata

This is our coop mid construction. We still needed to cover part of the top with a tin roof. We have coyotes where we live and I wanted to make sure the ladies were safe.

This is the size of our chickens when we first got them.

My first egg, ok second egg. I wasn’t expecting an egg for another month or so and the first egg got pecked at or stomped on before I found it.

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