Sunday, October 6, 2013

Broccoli and Lentil Casserole

Broccoli and Lentil Casserole

I found a broccoli and lentil recipe on a message board and have modified it to fit our needs.







1 c red lentils
1 cup quinoa
2+ cups broccoli florets
1 cup of a chopped mushroom
1 cup of a chopped onion
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
two cloves minced garlic
3 c vegetable broth
Mix everything but the broccoli in a cast iron pan pour the liquid in and stir well.
After the quinoa and lentils are cooked add the broccoli. Add the topping and broil until slightly brown
Topping
½ cup of ground soaked and dried buckwheat
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons chilled Earth’s Balance or like
1/4 teaspoon thyme
Blend until crumbly in a food processor or blender and sprinkle liberally over the top of casserole. The original recipe calls for it to be served with a little sour cream on top. I had some cashew sour kreme from Ani's Raw Food Essential.

The broth i used was low sodium, but the nutrition calculator didn't have low sodium vegetable broth. 
 Calories277.9
  Total Fat9.9 g
    Saturated Fat2.6 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat2.3 g
    Monounsaturated Fat4.0 g
  Cholesterol0.0 mg
  Sodium797.5 mg
  Potassium701.2 mg
  Total Carbohydrate37.3 g
    Dietary Fiber10.2 g
    Sugars1.8 g
  Protein13.8 g

raw energy bars

We love raw energy bars/cookies.

Our son is going through a growth marathon. These seem to satisfy him and are so easy to make. There are so many wonderful recipes on the web to search.

The one on the right is from Oh She Glows. There are so many wonderful recipes on this site.
http://ohsheglows.com/2012/09/01/no-bake-peppermint-patty-bars-ii-naturally-sweetened-with-dates/

here is the nutritional information for this recipe yielding 12 servings.
 Calories194.0
  Total Fat11.2 g
     Saturated Fat2.3 g
     Polyunsaturated Fat5.2 g
     Monounsaturated Fat2.5 g
  Cholesterol0.0 mg
  Sodium20.6 mg
  Potassium204.2 mg
  Total Carbohydrate22.0 g
     Dietary Fiber3.8 g
     Sugars12.8 g
  Protein5.6 g

The one on the left is from Elana's pantry. Again she has recipes for anything with a paleo tendency . For this recipe, we didn't add the stevia and used walnuts (1.25 cups) and hazelnuts (1 cup)
http://www.elanaspantry.com/chocolate-cranberry-power-bars/
here is the nutritional information:

  Calories226.8
  Total Fat15.5 g
     Saturated Fat1.4 g
     Polyunsaturated Fat6.8 g
     Monounsaturated Fat6.3 g
  Cholesterol0.0 mg
  Sodium1.2 mg
  Potassium260.0 mg
  Total Carbohydrate22.7 g
     Dietary Fiber4.0 g
     Sugars16.3 g
  Protein4.3 g

Here is the recipe for the no bake pumpkin cookies.Since i am allergic to pecans, i used walnuts instead. Our son doesn't like cloves so it was omitted. Each recipes make ~ 12 cookies.
 http://eatlocalgrown.com/article/12118-no-bake-pumpkin-pie-cookies.html
Here is the nutritional information:
 Calories172.7
  Total Fat12.8 g
     Saturated Fat1.2 g
     Polyunsaturated Fat6.2 g
     Monounsaturated Fat4.6 g
  Cholesterol0.0 mg
  Sodium4.9 mg
  Potassium229.8 mg
  Total Carbohydrate13.7 g
     Dietary Fiber3.6 g
     Sugars8.1 g
  Protein4.6 g




Saturday, October 5, 2013

October potluck

What a delight today was, the company as well as the food today was amazing!!!

Two people made the delicious butternut squash soup. One used her vitamix and the other the food processor. One added garlic and the other added extra sage. Mixed together made a beautiful swirl of mustard cream and textured mustard brown.

Another made watermelon juice using a small watermelon, half a lime, and a handful of mint leaves juiced. Refreshing and delicious!!!!

There were also zucchini sticks and rice crackers.

For desserts there was a blueberry cheezecake and pumpkin cookies
The blueberry topping was not used. Extra crumb crust and blueberries were used to top the cheezecake.
The blueberry cheezecake recipe is from

Thank everyone for the recipes and the delicious food!!!