Christmas Granola

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Evangitality: On Roasting a Pumpkin

Roasted Pumpkin

Roasted Pumpkin


I enjoyed reading this post from a wonderful food blogger, although I hate pumpkin pie, so prob. won’t be doing it any time soon. The interesting part was this quote:

My friend said the other day, in reference to the comparison syndrome (you know, feeling like you just don’t seem to measure up), “that’s why I don’t read other mom’s blogs too often, because they only post the wonderful things they do with their kids and it makes you feel like you’re (and I paraphrase) a Loser!” It’s very true, whether it’s a mom blog, a crafty blog, a food blog, etc, you rarely see or read the disasters.

I really enjoyed reading her blog, give it some of your time!

Cooking Marathon Saturday

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We arrived home from girls camp on friday and crashed, but I was up early saturday morning to do a cooking marathon. I made vegetable soup, orange muffins, a fruit, cheese, and muffin platter, and made a fridge full of fresh snacks to help us de-tox from a week of s’mores and camp food. It was fun to live on junk for a week, but by the time we arrived home the girls and I were ready for some real food.
Jenny Hatch

Kamut Muffins

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Recipe:
Raspberry Cinnamon Kamut Muffin Recipe:
4 C Freshly Gound Whole Organic Kamut Grain
1/4 C Freshly Ground Whole Golden and Brown Flax Seeds
2 C Brown Sugar
1 C White Sugar
2 tsp Sea Salt
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
6 Organic Eggs
1 C Whole Organic Milk
3/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Grease 24 Muffin Tins
Fill the tins 3/4 with muffin batter
Drop 2 raspberries and a dollop of organic butter on the muffins, then add 1 tsp of cinnamon sugar mix onto the raspberries. Cover with a little cap of dough and bake for thirty minutes in a 350 degree oven.
These yummy muffins are a crowd pleaser!

 

Kamut Mini Muffins

Jenny Hatch
The Natural Family BLOG
The Natural Family Company
“Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!”

Black Turtle Beans

Recipe:
3 Cups Black Turtle Beans
1 whole chopped onion
3 cloves garlic
Enough water to cover the beans in a crock pot
1 small beef soup bone
10 whole coriander seeds
1 tsp whole brown flax seeds
2 tablespoons sea salt
Cook on high setting during the day and at night either cook at low or warm setting. I watch the water levels and add water to keep the beans covered. These small beans generally cook up in two days, but three is not unheard of. What I usually do is pull out whatever beans I need for one meal, and then add an addional cup or two of dry Pinto beans and more water and let the crock pot go for another day or two. The mixed black beans and pinto beans I then bottle and put in the fridge to use in bean dips and soups.
The bean stock from the pot is an amazing powerhouse of b-vitamins and is a great base for a vegetable soup.
It goes without saying that the soup bone is given to our dog Sammy.
Jenny Hatch