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I live in the Pacific NW with my husband,our 85 pound black lab and the newest member of our family our adorable little boy! I love to cook, stick my hands in the dirt and grow veggies and flowers, etc., craft for gift giving, repurpose things from my grandmother, find a cozy corner and curl up with a good book, and most of all hang out with my boys and our furry one.
Showing posts with label cookbooks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cookbooks. Show all posts

Saturday, March 10, 2012

New Cooks

I purchased a new cookbook and I have to say - I LOVE IT!
I follow Heidi's blog 101 Cookbooks and even though I'm not a vegetarian this book is wonderful as is the blog


I so far have made two recipes.

The Muesli pictured below - super simple

Recipe from cookbook:
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup marcona almonds
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 tsp sea salt

For each serving spoon 1/2 cup yogurt (I use plain greek) into a bowl and thin with 1/4 cup water and sweeten with a splash of maple syrup ( I use honey).   Stir in a 1/2 cup of the muesli and let it sit overnight in the fridge.




And this lovely mash for lunch.


Recipe from the cookbook with my adaptions:
3 cups or 1 1/2 cans chickpeas rinsed and drained (I just use one can)
1/3 cup chopped red onion (I leave this out)
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 tbsp fresh chopped dill (I use cilantro)
1 1/2 tbsp Dijon style mustard (I leave this out)
2/3 cup plain yogurt (I do half greek yogurt/half cottage cheese - not so tangy)
scant 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Pulse the beans in a food processor and then just dump everything else together and viola!  Lunch for all week.  I divide it up into 4 individual containers and add more cilantro and greens on the day I pack it.  She suggest putting this on flat beard but I either have it on Olive Ciabatta or on a salad.


 So just a few minutes on the weekend and I have breakfast and lunch for the week!