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Bulgar Wheat Rolls:You Won’t Believe They’re Whole Grain (and Vegan to boot…)
I must admit, I love bread…soft, warm, yeasty rolls fresh out of the oven. However, some just don’t seem to cut the mustard. Many are dry, brick-like, and *gasp* made fully with All Purpose Flour (APF for the non-foodies)! Well, I have fallen head over heals for these rolls, and guess what? I was able to make them vegan quite easily! Vegan or not, your family will fall in love with these rolls… [Read More] Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes: Two Ways to Please Any Picky Pumpkin Pancake Eater
I’ve been promising friends for quite some time to post my “perfect pancake” recipe that I’ve been using week in and week out for the past 6 months and the day has finally arrived (with added seasonal flare)! Bill, this is for you, my “tried and true” pancake recipe that has been pleasing my tummy for months, step by step in pictorial form. These pancakes are healthy, tasty, and reheats like a dream as leftovers! With a seasonal twist of pumpkin, these can’t be beat for healthy eating for the fall… [Read More] Breaking Records and Feeling Sore!
It’s been an interesting and tiring week in our household…our schedule pretty much has been: work, run, eat, sleep, repeat! The run part has finally started taking a bit more of a toll on my body, as has allergy season, which has hit me with full impact. We also were breaking records, both Mark and I ran the Susan Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday and broke our 5k race records (Mark by over 3 minutes)! All of these factors put together has yielded a very run down Stef…but not run down enough to keep me from baking for my Monday Bake Sale! This week I was feeling like I was missing home and all that is fall…so…I decided to use apples as the central theme for this week’s bake sale (apple cinnamon cookies shown above)! [Read More] Quick and Tasty Soup for a Light Lunch!
On Thursday, I left work just before lunch in order to get a lot of housework done and get a nap (i.e. attempt to catch up on sleep) after my week on the rig. I had already eaten a piece of the decadent Vegan Mocha Cake I made the evening before, plus way too much butter icing when icing the cake, so I needed a quick, healthy, and easy lunch to make that day…black bean soup would just do the trick! [Read More] Week 2: Building the Routine…and the Beginning of Fundraising Plus a Flavorful, Easy Vegan Meal for a Busy Weeknight (and a special surprise)!
This week I was back to “business as usual” with the end of my training class last week. So I was back in the office and required to fit all of my exercise in during my lunch breaks (still too hot to run outside in the evenings in Houston for me…plus we got a lot of much needed rain this week). [Read More] A Truly Simple and Satisfying Treat for a Hot Summer Day
We’ve officially entered the dog days of summer in Houston…nearly a continuous week of 90+ temperatures (most over 95F), no rain, and no relief from the heat in the short-term forecast. I normally don’t like ice cream, but today was a day that I just really needed something to cool myself down after our evening walk (that may be going away soon…too hot…). I had inspiration from the whole wheat sugar cookies I found at the Wheat Council website. Boy am I glad I found that base cookie recipe…so versatile and it will be making many repeat appearances on my blog in various forms… [Read More] Fake Mousse is Better than No Mousse at All…
I must admit, this is not one of my tastiest or most creative recipes…but it gets the job done on cooling you down on a hot summer day! Last week we had a lot of raspberries around, as they were on sale at the grocery store and couldn’t pass up a deal when we’re pinching pennies…Thus the raspberry “mousse” was born… [Read More] My First Attempt at Chicken Tortilla Soup: A Rousing Success
A few weeks ago (probably about 3 or so by now), I noticed I had a lot of semi-related things in the fridge to make for my “Batch Cooking Sunday”. Not quite sure what to do, I decided that I was going to at least boil some fresh chicken breasts in the fridge to make shredded chicken. Well, that got me thinking about trying my hand at soup…chicken tortilla soup to be exact! I searched far and wide on the internet for some base recipes to work with and couldn’t find any that quite fit the bill for me…so, I took matters into my own hands (which can be good or bad…)! We didn’t have any fresh tomatoes, so I decided to try a chili base to my soup…which ended up being a great choice! [Read More] Homemade Applesauce, Another Race, and Another Mentor Lost…
It’s been a busy week and starting off a busy weekend! I love to be busy…so there is much to say and not so much time to say it… First, I wanted to post my first experience in making homemade applesauce. It’s quick, very easy, and much healthier for you than the sugar-laden counterparts you buy at the grocery…Second, a quick recap of my latest 5k I ran this morning…and finally, remembering another mentor in my life who just passed from pancreatic cancer (the second this year from the disease)… [Read More] Yet Another Use for Egg Beaters that Tastes Delicious!
Before you jump on me about cholesterol and the myths behind eggs being a source of bad cholesterol…hear me out… I like egg beaters. I love the taste, love the way you don’t have to beat them, just shake, measure, pour, done! I also love omelets, but have never tried making a frittata before. Well, this weekend, I was given inspiration from everyone on Foodgawker and Tastespotting with their lovely pictures of frittatas to make my first frittata, a greek-style one! [Read More] |
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