Frozen Yogurt

I bought and ice cream maker, and hands down the best thing I have made so far is frozen yogurt.

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

1 1/4 cup full fat yogurt
1 cup table cream
1 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup sugar

Mix yogurt, cream and sugar and let sit in fridge.
Puree frozen strawberries in food processor, mix with yogurt mixture and put in ice cream maker until done.

couscous salad

1 cup couscous, uncooked
1-1/4 cups vegetable broth
1- 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 tomato
4 scallions, chopped
1/2 to 1 cup cucumber, diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lime juice, (more if you like it tangy)
1/2 teaspoon cumin
salt and pepper to taste


Directions:
Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a medium pot. Add couscous, stir and cover. Turn off heat and leave for 5 minutes.
Fluff couscous with a fork very well.
Prepare the dressing in a large bowl by whisking together olive oil, vinegar, lime juice and cumin. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add the black beans, bell pepper, corn, scallions, cucumber and couscous to the dressing and toss all together. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
Sprinkle a bit of chili powder and add cilantro at the end.
Toss again and refrigerate to let the flavors blend. This makes a great summer salad.
Serves: 6

Baby want protein. Hubby was pleased when I ate an extra helping of ham with Easter dinner. Meat is slowly coming back into the house. Luckily my grocery store has started carrying organic meat. I am cooking one meat meal a week.

I am also eating organic cheese and eggs. Eating this way is more expensive, but it is healthier. A small brick of organic cheese costs only slightly less than the large rectangle of cheese I used to buy. This means I use less cheese. I am drinking rice milk, even though I find it very sweet. It's good with cereal in the morning and before bed.

Organic eggs are pricey too. I think we are going to get chickens this year. Thus endless supply of eggs. I doubt it will be cheaper than buying eggs at the store, but at least I will be able to control what they eat. Lets hope our cholesterol doesn't shoot through the roof because of this.

I read labels like crazy. Who knew that canned soup had so much MSG? I was able to find a few varieties that didn't have any. I haven't been in the mood to make my own soup, so picked up a few cans to tide me over.

Soon the snow will be gone, and I will be able to start planting. I can't wait to harvest vegetables again. I plan on having a freezer full of organic veggies for the winter.

This story http://www.naturalnews.com/022885.html made my stomach turn. A floating dump the size of two United States? That is gross.

The worst part is most of the garbage sinks, this poor planet.

Well Fuck

I am pretty shocked at the two articles I read this morning concerning soy.

Turns out it is very bad for you. Great...

They can't put unfermented soy in animal feed because it fucks with their fertility, so they put it in human feed instead.

Soy can pass into the baby through the placenta.

Soy given to children can delay or prevent puberty in boys, and bring it on sooner in girls.

Soy is in 60% of packaged products in supermarkets.

http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/food/soy_story.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/022630.html

I have drank countless litres of soy milk, and eaten soy products to replace meat. A wanna be vegetarian just can't win!

So Long Animals

When I was reading the China Study I knew something was changing in me. Not only was I pregnant at the time, but food became not something that kept me alive, but something that was growing another person.

That day I started to reduce my meat intake. Shortly after my dairy and egg intake was reduced as well. This started in November.

Now it's the middle of February and I have no intention of going back. I think I am finished with meat. Perhaps I will eat organic free range meat on occasion, but for the most part meat found in resturants and grocery stores is off limits and just plain gross.

The one indulgence I will allow myself in moderation is cheese, but I will switch to organic, and eggs will be free range, vegetarian fed. I think that's pretty good for a start.

Cure all soup

I woke up with a sore throat. I knew I couldn't get through the entire winter without a cold, so i wasn't suprised when a glass of water didn't make the pain go away.

What do you do when your sick? Well, i am nuts, when I feel sickness come on I go crazy with cleaning. I organized the closet, took a couple loads of stuff to the basement, vaccumed, did the dishes, put away laundry, made the bed and when I finally sat down I realized I wanted soup.

Not any soup, because I have left over soup from yesterday (split pea). I wanted a chicken soup. So I threw together a chickenless soup, and I fully expect it to cure all.

Super fast Chicken-less soup

1 onion chopped
garlic minced
carrot chopped
potato chopped
1/2 can corn
handful of wild rice
handful of quinoa
handful of barley
1 chickenless bouillion cube
salt, pepper
parsley

You can put what ever in the soup, I just used what I had. Simmer for a while and enjoy. I have already had one bowl and am thinking about another.