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08/28/10 10:28 - ID#52593

Moroccan Bread (or something...)

I was tired of all the sweet-ish smelling breads and tried my hand at this recipÃ©:

Only, I forgot the whole zucchini bit, put too much bran in an already 100% whole wheat mixture, didn't make the biga properly, was too lazy to knead so adopted the no-knead 18-hour ferment technique and the dough was so wet that it was pourable.

Imagine my surprise when in spite of all my transgressions, this is what came out of the oven:

I admit it was very very soggy in the centre. But the best rescue for soggy bread is to slice it and put it in the oven at a low heat setting for around 20 minutes. The result is a super-spicy chewy bread that is excellent with hummus, red-onions and jalapeÃ±os - my favourite toppings. I think this bread might just have 110% fibre in one serving.

This whole experiment just reaffirms one thing - anyone can bake bread no matter how much they meddle with and twist the recipÃ©.

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08/19/10 08:34 - ID#52476

Wishful Dinner

What I would really like to make for dinner today...

But didn't.

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08/08/10 02:39 - ID#52397

My blender jar just shattered

I was expecting the motor to give way before this happened.

I knew this day would come, with all the torture I put it through but it's depressing, nevertheless.

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08/03/10 06:55 - ID#52359

Golds, reds and greens soup.

This is an easy low glycemic index, high protein soup, especially for (e:leetee).

You will need:
1. Split yellow peas (soaked overnight and steamed with salt till soft) GI: 32
2. 1 big zucchini GI: 15
3. 1 big green bell pepper GI: 15
4. Several ripe tomatoes blended GI: 15
5. 1 white onion Gl: 10
6. Curry leaves
7. Less than a teaspoon olive oil
8. Black Mustard seeds (a pinch)
9. Dried red chillies
10. Minced garlic
11. Turmeric powder
12. A bunch of Kale
13. Powdered coriander/cilantro seeds

- Heat the olive oil in the pan
- Drop in several torn shreds of dried red chillies and mustard seeds.
- Give it an occasional stir, till mustard seeds just about start to sputter.
- Add the chopped curry leaves (a good bunch of them), powdered coriander seeds, minced garlic and chopped onions.
- Saute till onions are translucent.
- Add the chopped zucchini, finely chopped kale, a pinch of turmeric and green bell peppers. Saute for a couple minutes.
- Add the blended tomatoes and the cooked yellow peas, give it all a good stir, bring to a boil.

Add salt to taste. And that's it - a soup that is guaranteed to be tasty, satisfying and that will not tax your insulin stores. :-)

PS: Split yellow peas don't taste like green peas at all, they are extremely rich in protein and have a very low glycemic index.

PPS: I am going to try and post more recipes for you (e:leetee). Being vegetarian is probably the easiest way to keep the diabetes in check.

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07/15/10 08:18 - ID#52170

Perfect breakfast

... which I can't have right now. :/

- Pumpkin Seeds
- Toasted almonds
- Toasted steel-cut uncooked crispy oats
- Dried figs
- Slices of granny smith
- Fresh blueberries
- Fresh strawberry slices
- All dunked in super cold vanilla sunrich soymilk.

Instead I just had granny smiths and carrots tossed in lemon juice, salt and pepper with kiwis. Because I don't have any of the other "perfect breakfast" ingredients at home.

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06/26/10 05:36 - ID#52046

Spirit of summer salad dressing

And you thought it was impossible to capture the essence of summer in a salad dressing, didn't you? Well... you were mistaken.

The inspired spirit of summer salad dressing:
-- Extra virgin olive oil
-- Granny Smith Apples
-- Super ripe heirloom tomatoes

-- Garlic (smashed with the apples, oil and tomatoes in a mortar and pestle)
-- Ripe oranges
-- JalapeÃ±os
-- Green onions
-- Salt
-- Black pepper.

Blend all of this together in a blender and voila, you have spirit of summer in the blender jar. I recommend tossing kale, red-onions, roasted almonds and strawberries with this dressing for a super-awesome summer salad. :-)

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06/18/10 09:11 - ID#51942

Breakfast lentil Smoothie

I have a new breakfast favourite and recipe was a complete accident.

I had chopped granny smith apples and carrots for a salad yesterday but in a moment of distraction, I tossed them in when I was sautÃ©ing green onions and garlic today.

When I realized that it was not zucchini but granny smiths, I stopped sautÃ©ing. The onions were still translucent and not browned. I added cooked french lentils and kidney beans, brought it to a boil and purÃ©Ã©d it all. Garnished it with powdered coriander, cumin and fresh coriander leaves and thinned it out with water and freshly-squeezed lemon juice.

And that's what I am having for breakfast - spiced and steamy lentil smoothie with carrots, apples and onions. It's delicious! :-)

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05/17/10 10:03 - ID#51668

Fancy and Delicious

My Sunday was super fancy and delicious because I baked this:

Yes!! I can't believe it either. It is the MOST delicious and fancy looking thing I have ever baked. Thank you, Maura. m/ You rock! m/

PS: More about the bread workshop later... (and possibly more photos, depending on whether I get them.)

PPS: Maura posted about the workshop on the fancy and delicious bakery blog:

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05/09/10 08:39 - ID#51533

What do you eat?

I know this is a very unscientific way of going about things, but I am just very curious about what all of you eat. Take this poll if you dare:

Dairy:

1. How many gallons of milk do you drink per week? What kind?

2. How frequently do you eat any kind of cheese in a week?

3. How much half/half or creamer do you drink in a week?

Staples:

4. How much rice do you consume in a week?

5. How many loaves of bread do you eat in a week?

6. How many times do you eat any pasta in a week?

Meat:

7. How many times a week do you eat meat of any kind (including fish)?

8. How many times a week do you eat eggs?

ladycroft writes at 09:31:32 05/13/10 - Comment #56208: Hmmm.
1. 1/2 - soy or regular
2. almost daily. i love cheese. goat, emmental, haloumi, cheddar, mozerella
3. none
4. sometimes none, sometimes 1 cup
5. maybe 4 slices of bread
6. usually twice
7. don't do the meat thing
8. maybe twice

jacob writes at 10:04:38 05/11/10 - Comment #56193: 1. I don't drink milk, I haven't in years. I usually drink rice milk, almond milk and occasionally soy milk.

2. I eat cheese all the time. I love it. I put it on things usually. I'd say about a half to a pound a week.

3. I don't drink coffee, so I never use half/half.

Staples:

4. I usually eat about 6 to 7 cups of brown rice a week. I alose eat about the same in steel cut oats.

5. I eat about 1 and half loaves of ezekiel bread. I make alot of sandwiches for work and to take with me.

6. I eat pasta once or twice a week, usually brown rice pasta or pho noodles.

Meat:

7. I usually eat meat everyday. I avoid red meat mostly. I eat mostly fish and eggs and some chicken.

8. I eat eggs 3 to 5 days a week. Luckily I have a friend who has her own chickens. She just lets them browse in her yard and then feeds them omega rich grains. I buy eggs from her.

I've got the same question as (e:paul), what's up with the couscous and no rice?

libertad writes at 09:34:05 05/11/10 - Comment #56192: 1) I hardly ever drink milk. I use it in some things but it always goes bad when I buy it and I only get 1/4 gallon. I do eat a lot of yogurt or keifer, probably 3-4 times a week. I like whole milk if I am drinking it but try to get it from cows that are not given hormones.

2) I love cheeses. I eat cheese in some form almost every day.

3) I drink my coffee black now. Sometimes, if I am somewhere that has creamer available I use a little to cool my coffee down.

4) I don't consume a ton of rice, maybe about a cup a week. Rice is awesome.

5) Bread is so delicious. I like it slathered with butter or olive oil or to make a sandwich with mayo or mustard. Probably a loaf a week, maybe more.

6) Pasta is another favorite, maybe 2-3 times a week?

7) I eat meat in some form almost every day of the week. I can cook a fair amount of stuff without meat in it. Today I had no meat but that is unusual.

8) Love to fry eggs. I usually do that once a week. I also like egg salad and deviled eggs. Eggs are in so many things so it is hard to track.

I just know that you are judging me with beady eyes of disapproval.

theecarey writes at 07:19:12 05/11/10 - Comment #56189: 1. Milk for me is usually in the form of unsweetened Almond milk (used to do soy, but switched for various reasons). So, not quite a half gallon per week. If I am broke, then maybe a pint of skim for cereal.

2. Cheese- almost daily whether cow cheese or vegan cheese. Just depends on what I am in the mood for.

3. Creamer- pretty much never. I almost always drink my coffee black and have no use for creamer otherwise. Though sometimes I go for a special flavored one.. but this would be a small bottle or two year.

4. Rice- again, almost never unless as part of a dish I order while out (or out at a friends house)..and I rarely eat out and even then it is rare to order it. I like rice enough and I own a few varieties, but I pretty much choose something else before I choose rice. Like quinoa, lentils, bulgar, beans etc. These aren't weekly consumptions either. I love quinoa though!

5. Bread- varies. I own a loaf or two of stone ground whole wheat, most of which is stored in the freezer. I vacillate between any of the Ezekiel products or Wegmans products such as whole wheat english muffins (I like to make mini "pizzas"), whole wheat wraps, whole wheat pitas and whole wheat bread depending on what I need it for. Most days I consume some form of those products, but not daily.

6. Pasta- rarely, so my answer for most weeks is zero. I have to be in the mood for it. I had it a couple of weeks back as I was in the mood for some elbows and sauce w/ cottage cheese.

7. Meat- I had some today, but not yesterday. Maybe 3 times a week? Often less, sometimes more.

8. Eggs- most days of the week. 1-2 whole egg and a couple of egg whites. I use them as a means for making some semblance of an omlette or accidental Frittata. Eggs are a good vehicle for lots of yummy veggies, herbs and other seasonings.

jenks writes at 05:09:41 05/11/10 - Comment #56183: Ugh, this makes me feel really unhealthy.

1- I usually can't finish 1/2 gallon before it goes bad. I have about 1/2c on cereal just about every morning.

2- 1? usually goat cheese on a salad

3- half and half in coffee maybe 4-5x /week

4- once, if that.

5- I always have stale bread in my fridge, because I never eat it.

6- maybe once

7- once or twice, maybe?

8- once, if that.

Really I just barely eat these days. :( I have a bowl of cheerios with skim milk and berries every morning before work. Maybe an egg white something on the weekend if I'm 'splurging'.

I never get to eat lunch at work.

I usually have some pretzels or triscuits when I get home. Maybe carrots and dip.

And dinner... also often gets skipped. Or I make some soup or veggie dish and eat leftovers all week. If I go out I pretty much only eat salad, or some lean meat and veggies. But then of course on my birthday I had salad and swordfish and veggies and potatoes and wine and cake and then more cake at work...

I'm trying to eat 'healthy', but really it's just become a starvation diet. :(

(I know I know, that's 'bad'. BUT, it's working. (weight-loss wise).

As my sister says 'I like results that are fast and dangerous. It's the Max Power way.)

Oh, and I've made exercise a non-negotiable part of life. I started out saying I am going to ride my bike ten miles every day. But that become unreasonable. So now it's 50 miles a week.

metalpeter writes at 03:32:41 05/11/10 - Comment #56178

I never drink Milk. The way I get milk is through like other things made of it like chesse on a burger or something like that.

Eating Cheese is maybe once or twice a week I'm guessing it all depends.

Never use creamer in anything

Don't eat rice or Bread, I love bread but I never eat it, well it might be like a roll with a burger but I don't buy it.

I like Rice but never eat it

6 I love Pasta. How many times I eat it though is tough some times it has been 7 or more times a week. Pasta has so many great forms yum pasta.

7. Meat makes Pasta even better . I would guess any where from 5 to 12 times a week but not sure I don't really count.

Eggs I don't eat. That being said many things like cookies and all kinds of things are made with them so it is hard to say.

What I eat is:
Eating out at Taco, and Burger and Pizza Places

All different Frozen foods

Canned Pasta (some of them are pretty good)

Snack Food, A bag of Tostitos or Doritos and drinks are great for sports.

Then there is also event food like at a concert or what ever.......

jbeatty writes at 10:45:56 05/11/10 - Comment #56170: 1. I don't drink milk ever. I only use it to cook so < 1/2 gallon/week. Usually I will buy whole milk to cook with.

2. Cheese is liberally eaten here. We probably go through 1 lb/week for both of us.

3. We only use half and half in our coffee. But we tend to go through 2 pints/week

4. Rice is eaten less than pasta here. Some weeks we eat none. I would say 2lbs/month

5. 1 - 2 loaves of bread/week. I love five points bakery and all but sometimes I need a plain old loaf of sourdough.

6. Pasta is a once or twice a week thing for us. Its our quick meal here. If neither of us feel like cooking its easy to whip out a pasta dish with some vegetables or a quick tomato sauce.

7. I personally eat meat 4-5 times a week. I know that is probably a lot. But I don't really care. I love the taste flesh.

8. We go through a lot of eggs here. We make lots of dishes with eggs. I would say we go though 1 dozen to 1.5 dozen per week.

tinypliny writes at 10:45:11 05/10/10 - Comment #56161: Wow - this is turning out to be a fascinating survey!
Everyone's habits are so subtly different. The influences on each choice of dairy/staples/meat are very interesting.

janelle writes at 09:30:58 05/10/10 - Comment #56160: 1. 2-3 C. of Milk with cereal. I get the Byrne Dairy milk, mostly because it's at Price Rite now.

2. I probably eat a little cheese every day with either dinner or lunch. We really like cheese.

3. A lot of the fake creamer with my coffee every day. I like it really strong with lots of creamer.

4. 1-2 cups of rice.

5. 1/2 to 1 loaf depending on whether I'm eating sandwiches for lunch at work.

6. Once a week and usually whole wheat pasta. Sometimes egg noodles.

7. These days 4-5 times a week because of the kids. Prior to the kids, 2-3 times a week.

8. These days, almost no eggs because FS is allergic to eggs. Prior to the FC, probably a couple of eggs a week. And sometimes I would eat a hardboiled egg a day.

In addition, tofu, tempeh, tvp used to be a regular part of my diet and I'm going to slowly introduce it to the kids, so it can be a regular part of my diet again.

Lots of frozen veggies and fresh/canned fruits. Salad almost every night.

The kids changed our diet and we changed the kids diet. They used to eat nothing but Mac and Cheese and hot dogs and we used to eat a big plate of veggies cooked up in some sauce. We're meeting in the middle of our different eating habits.

joshua writes at 03:52:53 05/10/10 - Comment #56154: 1. Half a gallon per week, I buy the NY organic milk at the co-op
2. 3-4 times per week
3. Hmm... I dunno... maybe half a cup a week with my coffee. I am a light cream kind of guy and use it sparingly
4. Once per week, I should probably increase this
5. How many loaves? Do individuals eat more than one loaf in a week? I'd say maybe half a loaf per week
6. Almost none, rarely eat pasta.
7. 4-5 times per week, maybe more... pretty close to a daily basis most weeks
8. 5 times per week, we like eggs.

james writes at 09:57:03 05/10/10 - Comment #56146: 1) the better part of a gallon of skim
2) a few ounces a week
3) none
4) none
5) none
6) none
7) 5-8
8) 5-8

jason writes at 09:39:40 05/10/10 - Comment #56145: 1. 0.25 gal maybe? The Organic 2% NYMilk.
2. A few times a week.
3. Very little. Couple of spoonfuls perhaps.
4. Basically none. Would like to eat more rice.
5. One loaf a week, at best.
6. Very little. Like to make bolognese sometimes.
7. Plenty, probably 5 or 6.
8. Plenty, probably 5 or 6. Love eggs!!!

heidi writes at 11:55:23 05/09/10 - Comment #56144: 1. I buy .5 gal about every two weeks, whole milk because if I'm cooking with it, that's what recipes are built on. I also go to Taza for hot chocolate a couple times a week, so there's more milk that I drink than I buy.

2. Every day. Probably several times. I currently have queso fresco, pepper jack, romano, goat cheese and mozzarella.

3. none.

4. dunno 1 c.?

5. I keep a loaf of bread in the freezer for when I really want fried eggs. I think I've bought two in the past year. However, I do keep pitas and tortillas around and I eat bread as part of sandwiches (eating out) and pizza.

6. 2-3 times/week. Sometimes more. Pierogi, ravioli. Usually with pesto or red sauce, or just olive oil & romano.

7. none.

8. 1-2x/mo. I'm more likely to use eggs in baking.

Generally I have no idea what I eat and cooking & eating are a pain in the butt. I like organic freezer food a lot (Kashi, Amy's, those amazing samosas). I make a lot of soup, which may contain rice and always contains beans. I eat lots of nuts. I eat salad; I add nuts, cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms, dressing. I make quesadillas frequently. I usually have salsa & chips and hummus & pitas around. I drink juice, water, milk, and hot chocolate regularly, with beer and/or wine about once a week (unless it's during a party season).

himay writes at 11:47:46 05/09/10 - Comment #56143: 1.) ~1/2 gallon whole milk
2.) I'll snack on a 1/2lb block of cheese until it's gone (typically 3-4 days, hence I never buy more than that for a week's worth of food...I'd never stop eating it).
3.) None.

4.) 1-2 cups (uncooked) worth, averaging half white and half brown
5.) 3/4 of a loaf (depends on the number of slices...Wegmans' potato bread loaf will last me just over a week, but PriceRite's generic wheat bread will go nearly two weeks).
6.) Pasta and rice usually sub each other out in my diet...if I have the pasta, I'll eat about 1.5x as much of it in lieu of what I would have normally eaten for rice.

7.) 2-3 times a week (usually averaging less than a pound of meat a week, except for weeks like this coming one).
8.) Nearly every day (easily 5-6 days a week)! I love eggs!

paul writes at 10:25:24 05/09/10 - Comment #56142: I answered my answers on (e:paul,51534)

What!? you dropped rice from your diet? What is wrong with you. Rice is so superior to couscous. Think about how much more processed couscous is than rice. Plus rice comes in so many yummy varieties.

vincent writes at 10:23:48 05/09/10 - Comment #56141: 1 Quart skim and that is for cereal.

2. Pretty much every day, as I may grab a cheest sick or include it in a meal.

3. None, I use skim or soy milk for the 3-4 times I have a coffee during the week.

4. Only one serving a week. It is usually with my weekly Chipotle Run

5. 1/2 at most

6. Once maybe twice a week.

7. about 5 times a week.

8. 1 or 2 That is usually one day during the week when I am up early enough or once during the weekend.

tinypliny writes at 08:45:44 05/09/10 - Comment #56139: Let's see. My answers.
1. 2. Mostly skim, sometimes 1 gallon of 1% and sometimes 1 gallon of soymilk.
2. Rarely. When I buy cheese I eat it all the time till it is finished. But I buy cheese like once in a couple months or so.
3. None.
4. None. I dropped rice from my diet early this year.
5. Around 1/3rd to a 1/2
6. Maybe once a week - couscous mainly
7. None.
8. None. I am still kind of unclear about how to bake/cook with eggs.

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05/09/10 01:25 - ID#51529

The best cup of coffee ever.

The best cup of coffee:

- Brew Trader Joe's house blend in any coffee machine
- Add fat-free/1% milk in blender
- Add a heaped tablespoon of mascarpone to blender
- Blend and blend till foamy
- Heat 1/2 mug blended milk in microwave for a minute
- Fill rest of the mug with brewed coffee
- Stir vigorously
- Enjoy with homemade speculoos!

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