Category: Healthy Living

This afternoon, I made a homemade pizza for my daughter. I started way ahead of time to give the dough a chance to sit and rest a bit.

I then ground a variety of herbs and spices to be added to the sauce. I must add, that some of the freshly ground herbs and spices made its way into the pizza dough as well.

By the time I picked her up from school. The pizza was done, and just waiting to be devoured. So she it was nice little surprise that was awaiting her once we arrived home.

Part of the pizza had a mix of sausage, veggies and roasted garlic and the other side was veggies and roasted garlic. She said it tasted amazing and she had three slices.

 

I love juicing and this juice is one I prepare a lot during cold season. It helps keep colds and the flu at bay.

While I love this drink, because of the garlic, when making it for my daughter I do have to sweeten it a bit more since she does not like to taste the garlic.

This past Saturday, I received this lovely clay pot.

 

I ordered it from Amazon and I must say that I’m extremely pleased with this cookware. It’s beautiful and functional! Sold! The wording is deceptive since this is NOT a stone pot. It’s made out of clay, which is exactly what I wanted. I really had no desire to cure an actual stone pot. My mortar and pestle is made out of granite, so I know all about curing. But back to this lovely clay pot… my only regret, is that it’s not larger. It holds five cups. I ordered it this past Friday and it arrived the next day, one day earlier!

Of course I had to make a dish the very same day and so I made a delightful Bibimbap soup for my daughter and boyfriend. It was a Vegan Bibimbap soup and it was spicy since I ground up fresh jalapeno pepper! My daughter ate a tiny amount, but that was it since it was too spicy for her; however my boyfriend ate two bowls.

This evening I made the above soup for my daughter. I did not add hot pepper, and so my daughter happily ate her bowl of soup. She said it was amazing!

Yesterday, I received a call from the nurse at my daughter’s school. Her throat was sore and her stomach was feeling queasy. I told the nurse I’d be right there. That’s one of the benefits of working from home. It’s also a negative. I can literally work from anywhere.

My daughter is fond of broccoli and cheese soup and so I prepared that for her.

I also prepared eggrolls; vegan and chicken. Both versions were loaded with vegetables and also included homemade kimchi! My work and home life are still extremely busy; however, I’ll be making an effort to post more.

This dish was prepared in less than 15 minutes and it was freshly prepared. Why would anyone choose processed food, when they could make freshly prepared healthy meals daily. This morning, I made salmon and string beans for my father.

Besides the fish and string beans, not too much was added to this dish. I knew the salmon was fresh and of course the string beans were also since they came from our garden.

About an hour ago, I decided to take a few outdoor photos so you can see what we view daily. The majority of the food we consume comes straight from our garden. Which means our produce is fresh and organic.

 

A few days ago, I made a pumpkin curry. Currently, I have the seeds from that pumpkin drying in my Excalibur food dehydrator. I have no idea what I’ll make with this one? Perhaps a pumpkin pie or a pumpkin banana curry? We’ll see…

 

Today I’m canning. You are looking at some of the tomatoes that did not make it into my stockpot. I am canning marinara and pasta sauce.

 

I love eating string beans raw or lightly sauteed in a skillet.

I also love dry beans. I have an Excalibur food dehydrator; however, I’ve always preferred drying my beans outdoors. Afterwards, I shell the dried beans, set aside for storage, and prepare them (when needed) in my pressure cooker. I use the cooked beans in our meals.

 

We have an abundance of sage. I love its scent and enjoy adding it to a variety of dishes.

 

Here’s an up close and personal shot of one of our collard plants. Oh my they are so good. They make the perfect wrap and they are quite tasty in a stir fry.

 

This is a picture of our woods. We live on four acres of land, about three acres is woods.

Is this a munchie post? It is in our household, since we mainly eat whole foods. Which simply means as close to the natural food source as possible. Because of that, I’m linking up to Midweek Munchies.

 

 

Although my diet is mainly vegan, it does not stop me from preparing non vegan meals for those I love. Guess what? You don’t have to be vegetarian or vegan to eat healthy. In fact there are plenty folks within both of those groups that eat very unhealthy. You just need to make healthy choices. In our household, we eat mainly whole foods, which simply means as close to the natural food source as possible.

Earlier today, I made the above dish for my BF. I used a kitchen favorite, my BF’s 15 pound granite mortar and pestle (which I gifted to him) to grind up the variety of herbs and spices.

This afternoon, when I arrived home, my daughter asked if I would make eggrolls. She loves them and they are the perfect finger food.