So, this might be the most delicious thing ever! If you know me then you know I'm not very good at following recipes. I typically look at what I have in my fridge and Google those ingredients only to read a few recipes and combine the best ideas of each and then substitute the extra stuff based on what I have available in my cupboard...and wallah! Sometimes...ok I'll brag...a lot of times, I get a winner like this dish that is so incredibly delicious I wish someone would write down what I just did and turn it into a real recipe so that I myself could look it up later and make it the same way again! but so often I don't write any of it down and when I go back and try to make it again it's never as good because I can't remember what I did. So I'm making a vow to you and myself that I will write down some super yummy ideas that turn into delicious feasts and make it a real recipe. So here it goes. And please ask any questions in the comment section if something doesn't make sense. I'm not a real recipe writer. what you need:- 2 tablespoons of coconut oil - 1 cup of uncooked Quinoa - 2 cups of water - 3 chick on bullion cubes - 1/2 cup of plain hummus - a handful or two of baby spinach or spring mix -1 cup of shredded cheese - 1 medium sized butternut squash cubed - 1 1/2 cups of broccoli - 1/2 cup of milk - 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese what to do:1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 2. Grease a 2 qt oven safe baking dish with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. 3. Pour the cup of uncooked quinoa in the dish. 4. Bring two cups of water with 3 cubes of chicken bullion to a boil. (You can do this on the stove top or in a microwave safe bowl/measuring cup) 5. Add one cup of hummus to the boiling water and bullions and stir together until hummus has thinned out completely. 6. Pour hummus mixture into baking dish onto the quinoa. 7. Lay spinach leaves or spring mix on top of quinoa. 8. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese on top and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. 9. While quinoa is baking place broccoli into boiling water on the stovetop for 10 minutes. 10. While broccoli is boiling, sauté the cubed squash (unpeeled) on the stovetop in remaining tablespoon of coconut oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic salt. 10. Drain broccoli, add remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese to broccoli and 1/2 cup of milk and stir together until broccoli becomes shredded. 11. After 20 minutes, remove the quinoa from the oven and add the broccoli and the cubed sautéed butternut squash. 12. Sprinkle the 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese on top and cook uncovered for an additional 15 minutes. 13. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Serve while it's still warm, enjoy and share it with a friend! 14. Write a comment and let me know what you think!
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I made a delicious feast for Thanksgiving full of fatty foods and sugars and it was great! That was over two months ago now. And just a few weeks after when December rolled around something happened... I decided to stop eating sugar. Not just artificial sweaters or food with added sugars, I decided to stop eating all sugar in all forms. This meant no fruit. This meant no honey.
I'm sure you are thinking I am crazy and you're trying to figure out what in the world is left to eat if I took all sugar out of my diet! And you might be wondering why in the world anyone would do this.
It all started with a conversation I had with my husband about one of our nieces who has been suffering from low energy levels on top of other ailments.
As we talked about her ailments I was quickly reminded of a time when I was in high school where I too had similar complications. It was 1996 and I was running cross country for Coral Gables High School. I was coming home after practice everyday craving bread and feeling too tired and weak to study. I was so lethargic and I just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep the rest of my life away. My mom being the hippy she was (and still is) rarely gives in to modern medicine, so she took me to a homeopathic doctor, like every good hippy from the 60's would do. The doctor quickly diagnosed me a Candidand Dissorder. Basically I've been living on caffeine and sugar and feeling the lack of greens in my diet. And knowing myself if I don't do something drastic, I won't do anything at all. Normally I do a juice cleanse to get rid of my icky-lack-of-greens-feeling. But this time I called my mom and asked if she still had the Candida book we bought 20 years ago and if she'd bring it at Thanksgiving when she came to visit! And well, yep, she had it. Remember, this is my mother who loves family heirlooms if you read my bio, and well she loves books too and when she gets a good one she holds on to it! So she brought it with her.
If you are interested in learning more about Candida there are lots of new books and recipe books available. I doubt this book from 20 years ago is even in print still. Just click here for Updated Books.
So starting the beginning of December, I stripped out all sugars and white grains and breads and began eating vegetables and meats. Would you believe me when I tell you I've been drinking my coffee BLACK! And I love it! I put creamer in it a few days ago for the heck of it and felt like I was being poisoned by all the preservatives! Crazy how quickly our body adapts to new normals.
I did eat a banana today and I have added some sugars back into my diet, and put honey in my tea from my dads homemade honey from Key Bee Honey. If you love honey it doesn't get any better than straight from island paradise. You can place an order for yourself right off his facebook page.
I've added a little fruit into my diet too. But mostly I've been snacking on nuts and bell peppers dipped in hummus. Our family has been eating lots of delicious meals lately like spaghetti squash and Edamame Pasta!. And so here is a Chickpea Salad Recipe I made last night I wanted to share with you! It was delicious! And I hope you try it and love it too!
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