Tweet Look what I found at Trader Joe’s today! I decided to bring it home and make it into a salad for lunch. Per serving, these babies pack 12 grams of fiber, 11 grams of protein and 20% of your daily iron. I grabbed a handful of almonds and gave them a rough chop. I put 1/2 the bag of chickpeas (1/2 bag = 1 serving) on top of a…
Last week I still had three seedless cucumbers in my crisper from the previous week’s Bountiful Basket. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I started asking for ideas. My friend Angela suggested making a Thai cucumber salad. I went online to search for a recipe and came across several. So I took ideas from all of them and came up with my own recipe based on what…
This is a quick, easy and fresh summer salad. It’s perfect to throw together for your family or to take to a party. There are so many different variations to try, so just use whatever you have on hand. Cucumber Tomato SaladIngredients:-2 large tomatoes-1 seedless cucumber-1/2 red onion-2 T. balsamic vinegar-2 T. olive oil-salt & pepper to taste Directions:1. Chop up tomatoes, cut cucumber in half and slice, slice…
The kids and I stopped by Grandma and Grandpa’s house for lunch on Tuesday. They had picked up three packs of fresh tamales from the Tucson Tamale Company: Boise – (Vegan) Sweet potatoes roasted and blended with sun dried tomatoes and all wrapped in a Yam Masa.Santa Fe – Pork Loin, Green Chile Sauce (Green Chile, Tomato, Onion) and CheeseAustin – (Vegan) Spinach, Mushrooms, Spices (with Sesame Seeds) They were…
I made a trip to Trader Joe’s today. I absolutely love to buy my food there because there are always so many new foods to try, and they have fresh produce at low prices. Today when I pulled up, I saw that they had beautiful basil plants for only $2.99. I have tried to grow basil in the past without much luck. When I tried to grow it indoors, I…