Guest guest Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Dr Richard Schulze said: " .the basics of getting and staying well are so powerful, that 98% of the time specifics are not necessary. " What an amazing statement! This philosophy makes it possible for a bunch of well-informed lay people like most of us to feel comfortable about giving advice. We are not treating illness, we are building health. That is a very different thing. Let's get away for a bit from the " this for that " thinking and focus on basics: FOOD. It is all very well to make pronouncements about good living, but how do we do it on a daily basis? What do we all eat? How about some fave recipes that are healthy and don't take forever? Some things that picky kids will eat? Right now I am waiting for dinner to be ready. It's in the oven. A green bean and cheese casserole topped with ground sesame seeds that came from " Recipes for a Small Planet " , with a baked potato and some grated raw carrots on the side. Beans from the supermarket's frozen section. Organic potatoes and carrots from the amazing Spicer farm, local. (Google Spicer Centre). This dish is easy to put together and always a big hit at Pot Lucks. We like it, but I don't make it too often because it is too high in dairy. You can make this dish ahead of time and stick it in the oven when you come home from work. I don't cook by numbers, just eyeball it. Here is the basic idea: Briefly precook a big pile of cut up green beans. Drain. This is a good dish for using up garden beans that got a bit too big and tough, or use frozen. Grease a casserole dish with butter. In a bowl, add to the beans: some finely cut up raw onion (not too much) and some minced garlic. Enough flour to coat the vegetables. A bit of salt and freshly ground pepper. Mix. Next: some yoghurt, and a wee bit of honey. Stir the works together and put it in the casserole dish. Top it with a layer of grated cheese (delicious with Emmenthal or Gruyere, but use what you have), and a layer of ground roasted sesame seeds on top of that. Dot with butter. Bread crumbs may do instead of the seeds, but the seeds really make this special. Bake covered till it starts to get bubbly, and uncovered for the last 5 or 10 minutes so the top can get nice and crusty. Nice with rice, noodles or potatoes, and an extra enzyme on the side for it is a bit heavy. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 ok that jsut sounds yummy.. where can i find more of these recipes? and what is small planet? i typed in url and was not a website so must be something else? heather Ieneke van Houten <ienvan wrote: Dr Richard Schulze said: " .the basics of getting and staying well are so powerful, that 98% of the time specifics are not necessary. " What an amazing statement! This philosophy makes it possible for a bunch of well-informed lay people like most of us to feel comfortable about giving advice. We are not treating illness, we are building health. That is a very different thing. Let's get away for a bit from the " this for that " thinking and focus on basics: FOOD. It is all very well to make pronouncements about good living, but how do we do it on a daily basis? What do we all eat? How about some fave recipes that are healthy and don't take forever? Some things that picky kids will eat? Right now I am waiting for dinner to be ready. It's in the oven. A green bean and cheese casserole topped with ground sesame seeds that came from " Recipes for a Small Planet " , with a baked potato and some grated raw carrots on the side. Beans from the supermarket's frozen section. Organic potatoes and carrots from the amazing Spicer farm, local. (Google Spicer Centre). This dish is easy to put together and always a big hit at Pot Lucks. We like it, but I don't make it too often because it is too high in dairy. You can make this dish ahead of time and stick it in the oven when you come home from work. I don't cook by numbers, just eyeball it. Here is the basic idea: Briefly precook a big pile of cut up green beans. Drain. This is a good dish for using up garden beans that got a bit too big and tough, or use frozen. Grease a casserole dish with butter. In a bowl, add to the beans: some finely cut up raw onion (not too much) and some minced garlic. Enough flour to coat the vegetables. A bit of salt and freshly ground pepper. Mix. Next: some yoghurt, and a wee bit of honey. Stir the works together and put it in the casserole dish. Top it with a layer of grated cheese (delicious with Emmenthal or Gruyere, but use what you have), and a layer of ground roasted sesame seeds on top of that. Dot with butter. Bread crumbs may do instead of the seeds, but the seeds really make this special. Bake covered till it starts to get bubbly, and uncovered for the last 5 or 10 minutes so the top can get nice and crusty. Nice with rice, noodles or potatoes, and an extra enzyme on the side for it is a bit heavy. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 i agree whole heartedly....i may use herbs for all sorts of things...but our diet is the first point of call... here's a no brainer that is extremely versatile... boil and roughly mash some spuds and sweet spuds together grab a small portion of your favourite meat decide on salad or veg, fresh or frozen <--thats the hard part herbs! add any herbs you wish but we add ours as dietary supplements itallian flatleaf parsley - general vitamins etc catnip - promotes rest and relaxation pasiflora - promotes solid sleep nettle - high in iron blah blah blah... make a decent gravy, do not underestimate the flavours of herbs in your gravy...or their impact on your health. basically its cheap as, very filling, very healthy with fresh veg, has meat for those carnivored amongst us and if you need to make it finger food....fry the spud or make it into patties and fry that! replace coffee and tea with herbal infusions, there are so many to choose from, ditch artificial sugars and carbonated drinks for isotonics, water and real fruit juices blah blah blah blah. we also do a 1 pot wonder that is nasty but good for the kids.... 1 packet of noodles some decent chopped veg handful of grated cheese your favourite noodle sauce in a small sized quantity an egg.... soften your noodles and veges in a little water (no need to fill the pot) add your egg, when it is cooked to your liking, drain, add sauce and herbs. mix lightly and add cheese...and as it goes in our house.... devour direct from pot hamish. -------------------------------- The Keeper of the Big Blue Cable of Connectivity TKBBCC - DNRC I:274300250 Y:hamish_dy M:hamish WL:hamish-dy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Heather asked: ok that jsut sounds yummy.. where can i find more of these recipes? and what is small planet? i typed in url and was not a website so must be something else? heather Dear Heather, " Recipes for a small planet " was the title of the cookbook. I can't remember the name of the author. This is the one recipe from it that I make on a regular basis. It was a companion to " Diet for a small Planet " by Frances Moore Lappe,that was popular back in the seventies. As to what is a small planet, you are sitting on it, lol. If you are new to good healthy cooking and don't know where to start, may I please suggest Menu Mailer again? So many working mothers are just totally overwhelmed with things to do. This is a service from the Flylady people. You get recipes, and instructions, and a shopping list, for a whole week, by e-mail. Cooking from scratch does not take that much more time, it is mostly planning. Let Leanne do the planning for you. People rave about it, and it pays for itself. Visit http://savingdinner.com Also a great site is http://whfoods.org Good recipes, cooking lessons, and the place to go if you want to know what foods are richest in what vitamin or mineral. Have fun! Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Great stuff Hamish! There is such an overlap between foods, herbs, and medicine. Herbs like Oregano and spices like fresh ginger are so much a part of my daily cooking, I tend to forget they are also powerful healers. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 great.. thanks for the information!! Ieneke van Houten <ienvan wrote: Heather asked: ok that jsut sounds yummy.. where can i find more of these recipes? and what is small planet? i typed in url and was not a website so must be something else? heather Dear Heather, " Recipes for a small planet " was the title of the cookbook. I can't remember the name of the author. This is the one recipe from it that I make on a regular basis. It was a companion to " Diet for a small Planet " by Frances Moore Lappe,that was popular back in the seventies. As to what is a small planet, you are sitting on it, lol. If you are new to good healthy cooking and don't know where to start, may I please suggest Menu Mailer again? So many working mothers are just totally overwhelmed with things to do. This is a service from the Flylady people. You get recipes, and instructions, and a shopping list, for a whole week, by e-mail. Cooking from scratch does not take that much more time, it is mostly planning. Let Leanne do the planning for you. People rave about it, and it pays for itself. Visit http://savingdinner.com Also a great site is http://whfoods.org Good recipes, cooking lessons, and the place to go if you want to know what foods are richest in what vitamin or mineral. Have fun! Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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