Live In Joy
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Time
Yeast free breads
Granola
Yogurt
Teething biscuits
This is my promise to post. Soon.
Dannielle
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake/Brownies
Ingredients:
1 15 oz can Cannellini or Garbanzo Beans, rinsed well and drained
1/2 cup agave (or sugar replacement)
1/2 c Pamela's Baking Mix- (or unbleached all purpose flour, but i must add it is better with a flour blend such as Pamela's or King Arthur)
4 egg whites
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa(or Carob)
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips (or carob chips)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Grease 8x8 baking pan with Coconut oil (or oil of your choice)
In a food processor mix beans and agave until very smooth
Add remaining ingredients except chocolate chips
Process again until smooth
Add chocolate chips and pulse once or twice to incorporate
Pour into baking dish
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
For Brownies:
Use black beans instead of cannellini and process the chips a little longer to break up the chocolate chips. If you like your brownies on the gooey side, try adding half a banana or 1/3 of a cup of apple sauce.
injoy,
Dannielle
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Chicken Cream Sauce on Angel Hair Pasta
Garlic
Onion
Sea Salt
Basil
Oregano
Parsley
Marjoram
Thyme
Black Pepper
This is pretty much a one dish meal (minus the pot for the pasta). It is very easy and super yummy.
Ingredients:
2-3 Chicken: skinless boneless breast, sliced
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 Tbs olive oil
heaping hand full of grape tomatoes, diced
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and cut into bite sizes
1-2 Tbs capers
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup white wine
1/2 pint heavy cream
Parmesan or feta cheese as topping
1 LB Angel Hair Rice Pasta or Penne
optional:
spinach, chopped asparagus, cooked chopped bacon
salt and pepper
Directions:
slice and marinate chicken in seasoning for 2-24 hours
Boil salted water for pasta
Heat oil in a sauce pan
Saute onion and chicken in sauce pan over medium/low
Add additional spices of your choice
Cook until onions are transparent and chicken is almost done
Add diced grape tomatoes, artichokes, capers (add optional ingredients)
Once soft (about 5 minutes) sprinkle with a little more seasoning
Add minced garlic saute for about 1 minute
Add white wine
Bring to a simmer
Add cream to taste
(you can add tomato sauce if you want a rosa sauce at this point)
Simmer on low stirring to incorporate ingredients for about 3 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
Top cooked pasta with sauce and sprinkle with cheese and cracked pepper
injoy,
Dannielle
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Cinnamon Apple Rasin Bread - crock pot style
Cinnamon Apple Raisin Bread
Bread:
2 cups Pamela's Baking Mix or Bisquick
2/3 cup applesauce
1/4 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
1 large apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp clove
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup raisins (also great with dried cranberries)
Coconut oil or cooking oil
Topping:
1/4 Cup Pamela's or Bisquick
1/8 Cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon butter, softened
1/8 Cup Agave
Directions:Grease loaf pan
Mix all ingredients for the bread in a mixer until blended
Put batter into greased loaf pan
Combine first three ingredients for topping in a separate bowl
Put topping in loaf pan on top of batter
Drizzle with agave
Place loaf pan in your crock pot and cover
cook on high for 2-3 hours until it begins pull away from the pan
uncover and cook on high for 30 more minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
cool and slice or serve warm
injoy,
Dannielle
Gratitude UPDATE
It is official! Our cleaner diet has helped alleviate the symptoms of my Sweet Whits arthritis. I started seeing changes in her May 2009. That October we changed our diets and since December of 2009, we haven't seen many of the painful signs. Here it is March 2011! 15 MONTHS!!Praise the LORD!
We will occasionally splurge and when we do we see some swelling and she does complain of a tiny amount of pain, so I KNOW it is diet related! but PRAISE THE LORD for the knowledge I have now! I am so thankful for all of the direction HE has given me in this quest. I am so thankful for the ability to learn from so many other bloggers out there going through some sort of dietary challenge. Knowing what I know now, I feel so guilty putting the crud back in our kitchen. And every time I am at the grocery store, and some form of a "processed glob" ends up in our basket...I silently remind myself that the ease of that "glob" is not worth the pain my daughter once daily endured.
On top of that, my husband and I both have felt better than we ever have before. I have not been sick in over a year-not even a cold! With the arrival of Baby William this past December, I have even more motivation to keep my diet pure and my immune system in check for his benefit.
Cooking has been getting easier and with so many disasters in the kitchen at first, I have learned what does and doesn't mix. I experiment a lot and I alter others successes in the kitchen to make them fit our needs. I have started batch cooking and freezing which makes it so much easier to reach for a quick healthy meal instead of fast food or processed snacks. The crock pot has become a new love for me since time doesn't always work in my favor. With all these changes, it has been easier than ever to stay clean on the inside and out. I am not extreme, but i do cut out what I can when I can. I am a scatter brained mom of a newborn and 4 year old...if I can do this...anyone can!
I look forward to sharing so many successful recipes this year!
injoy,
Dannielle
Friday, August 27, 2010
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Garbanzo Bean Cake
2 cans Garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
6 eggs
1 1/2 c sugar (zylotol)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 c chocolate chips (carob chips)
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
In a food processor add beans, eggs, sugar, and baking powder and process until smooth (3minutes or more,it must be very smooth)
Melt chocolate and process until mixed well
Grease a 9x13 pan
Put batter into prepared pan
Bake 30-35 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean
Cool
In-joy,
Dannielle
Monday, June 14, 2010
Food Co-op and a Recipe
Oranges
Cantaloupe
Bananas
Lemons
Peaches ::Local::
Blackberries ::Local::
Vidalias (sweet onions) ::Local::
Yellow Squash ::Local::
Zucchinis ::Local::
Red Butter Lettuce ::Local:: (full shares only)
Green Beans ::Local::
Potatoes ::Local::
Green Leaf Lettuce
* Tbs Rice Vinegar
*1tsp minced ginger
Brown the ground meat with onions and garlic. Mix the other ingredients up in a small bowl. After the meat and onions are browned add half of this sauce to the ground meat and cook on low for a few minutes.
Serve in butter leaf lettuce leaves and top with Oriental Sesame Slaw ( I changed this recipe a bit, I used miracle whip and used less)