Saturday, October 15, 2011

Recipe Roundup...

We are almost a week in our 21 Day Daniel's Fast and I haven't gone quite as Raw as I had hoped, but it's been pretty great. I have been stuck on this particular rice dish every day (sorry no pics yet, I'll take one next time I make it). Here are some great, super easy, recipes that make me happy...lol! Anyone could make these they are that simple and will make for a Happy Faster! :)


Recipe 1
Ingredients:
Jasmine or Basmati Rice (you can also use Brown) Cooked and Chilled
Diced Cucumbers
Diced Tomatoes (Cherry, Roma, or the Vine Rippened one are best to use)
Olive or Grapeseed Oil
Sea Salt or Kosher Salt
Cracked Pepper
Ancho Chilli Pepper
Garlic Powder or Fresh Chopped Garlic Cloves
Fresh squeezed 1/2 lemon and 1/2 lime

Instructions:
Heat fry pan, add oil and heat slightly, add chilled rice (as much as you want to eat, but keep in mind the quantity increases when adding other ingredients).
Stir rice and add seasonings and squeezed citrus.
Add in diced veggies, more seasoning and squeezed citrus and stir
Pour in a dish and eat it all up!


Recipe 2
Smoothie Recipe:
1/2 Cup Frozen Mango
1/4 Cup Frozen Bluberry
1/4 Cup Frozen Strawberry
Freshly Grated Ginger Root (as much or as little depending on how much you like ginger)
Almond Milk (fill over fruit)
Agave (optional, can drizzle in)
Blend, Serve, Eat with a Spoon and finish with a Straw!


Recipe 3
Ingredients:
Potatoes
Fresh Baby Spinach
Fresh Arugula
Cherry, Roma, or Vine Tomatoes
Optinal Extras:
Mushrooms
Peppers
Onions
Cucumbers
Broccoli

Instructions:
Lightly pan fry small chopped potatoes (skin on), season with salt and pepper.
(Add in extra ingredients that need longer to cook: onions, peppers)
Once potatoes are nearly done, add in spinach and stir then last add in diced tomatoes.
Stir and Serve.



Recipe 4
(I often use frozen because we always have frozen veggies in the freezer, but fresh is fine too)

Lightly Steamed Broccoli, cauliflower, and Baby Carrots
Cooked Rice
Cooked Black Beans, Kidney Beans, Navy Beans

You can make it as seasoned or as unseasoned as you desire. It's seems to be easier for inexperienced Fasters to season their foods more and that is totally fine.



Recipe 5
Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:
Big Romaine Leaves OR Big Red/Green Leaves
Hummus or Dressing or Salsa (Optional)
Load with your favorite veggies inside, dice them or chop them up, they can be cooked or uncooked whatever you want.
If using hummus, spread on leaves before adding veggies.
If using dressing or salsa, drizzle on after adding veggies.
Roll up like tacos or taquitos and Enjoy!


Recipe 6
Soup It Up!

Ingredients:
Whatever you like thrown in a pot. Longer cooking veggies go first then add in according to beggie cooking needs. If you want a quicker meal use already cooked or canned items. But if you have a little more time, fresher is always better.

I often use Garden Veggie Vegan Bouillan Cubes as a base (Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, All Veggies, Helathy and no chemicals)

And I will usually throw in a can of diced tomatoes to make it even more hearty.

It can be All Veggie or add in Cooked Rice Or Cooked Quinoa Pasta.


Recipe 7
Oatmeal

Quick oats, hot water, frozen fruit

Pick your fav frozen fruit, let sit in a bowl in the fridge overnight, (Optional: add a few drizzles of Agave). Stir and pour in oatmeal.



Recipe 8
Speghetti

Ingredients:
Use Brown Rice Pasta or Quinoa Pasta (boil according to package directions)
Canned Crushed Tomaotes (for you prefer a more hearty sauce add in a can of tomato paste)
***for all my canned items, if you search you can find some without additives and chemicals

Homemade Sauce:
Heat some olive oil in a deep pan or pot with a lid
Add in chopped onions (I keep mine big so I can take them out later since my family doesn't like onions)
*Optional, gives good flavor, add in chopped peppers
Add in finely chopped garlic cloves or keep pieces big to take out later
Add crushed tomatoes
Add seasonings: salt, pepper, cilantro, parsley, oregano, Italian seasonings, ancho chili pepper, red pepper, etc.
Simmer with lid on for about 30 minutes. Add to cooked pasta. Serve and Enjoy!



Ok that's all for now! I'll post more later. Feel free to post some of your own favorite recipes on here as well. I love recipe sharing! Take a recipe, tailor it to fit your taste buds, and eat happy!

Post surgery Update: Endovenous Ablation using VNUS Closure Procedure
I had my left leg done last month and this past Thursday I had my right leg done. I had my own expectations for this second time round and yeah it was not what I thought! Lol! It hurt more afterwards on the day of, them second day it hurt less. I took the bandages off about 12am this morning and it was much more swollen then last time. It's different because I don't feel I have a stronger leg to depend on this time round, but all in all I'm doing great! I'm taking hardly any pain meds which is far different from popping the, every 4-6hours last time. I also enjoy being on the fast during this time, which I believe is responsible for how great I am feeling post recovery. I watched some YouTube videos of what the actual surgery looks like and it's a bigger deal seeing it like that than I had led myself to believe. It's a real surgery with blood and swelling! Haha! Although it is minimally invasive compared to other methods and other surgeries, the reality hit me a bit more after watching. I didn't cry or anything though. Lol! If you are curious, look up the procedure on YouTube. There are different variations of the Abalation Procedures, but it will give you a general idea.

Other than that, God is A-Brew-n' some things in me lately that I'm sure will be pouring out soon here.

Loves and Hugs,
Christina

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