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Cooking with Whole Foods is not only more nutritious, it is the key to keeping the family budget under control!
Happy Cooking!
Food Blogger,
Jenny Hatch lecturing on whole foods in Boulder Colorado summer of 2012
I saw this photo on Facebook this morning and thought, SUPPER! Our family has had years of Vegetarian and even Vegan eating, but during the winter, especially when it is bitter cold, the Tofu Pot Pie just doesn’t pack the protein and calorie punch that a good old fashioned meat and potatoes supper does. This recipe was easy to recreate, I did not even go read it on Pinterest, just saw the picture and went HMmmmm… and here is what I came up with:
Recipe
2 lbs Ground organic beef
2 large purple onions
3 cloves freshly chopped garlic
6 Eggs
1 slice of fresh baked Kamut and Flax seed bread crumbled into breadcrumbs (I did a fresh baking of bread this morning and used a slice for the Meatloaf, but you can use any breadcrumbs)
1 Stick butter
Salt n Pepper to taste
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp parsley
On low heat saute onions and garlic in butter.
Add Seasonings and let cool while grating in the bread.
Add in eggs and meat. (Temper the eggs in if the onions are still really hot)
Mix well and spoon into greased muffin pan.
Bake at 375 for an hour on top of a cookie sheet to catch the drippings.
I used some old organic potatoes that were going to seed for the mashed potato filling.
Shelly and Ben peeled and chopped them up and I boiled them in water with a teaspoon of salt. Paul mashed them up with salt and pepper and a half cup of whipping cream. Then I added in some parsley before dropping the potato into the pastry bag. The meatloaf crust was a little tough to smash the filling into, but it worked to have a little bit of it in the middle of each loaf.
Normally when I try to recreate a Pinterest recipe I have to title the post Pinterest fail, but this was by far the best Meatloaf I have ever made. I have only made it about four times during my whole marriage, and mostly it was terrible, but this was YUMMY!
I broiled the tops of the loafs for about five minutes just to reheat and brown them up right before serving. We all really enjoyed this meal.
Paul, Andy and I attended a church supper tonight and I took a few pictures and interviewed our cook Kerry Gunter.
Today I did a baking marathon and made home made granola and granola bars.
Here is a little video of the finished product:
Granola
Mix 2 Cups Brown Sugar with 2 Cups Honey and 2 Cups Olive Oil
Add in 2 Cups Raw Organic Sunflower Seeds, 1 Cup Sweetened Coconut and 1 cup Fresh Ground Flax Seeds
Mix well.
Then add one tablespoon of salt to 1 Cup of White Flour
Mix into dough
Add 1 tablespoon of apple pie spice
Then start mixing in the Oatmeal. Start with 3 or 4 Cups and then gradually add in 10 full cups of Oats.
Towards the end, I just mix it with my hands.
Spread the dough on two large baking sheets and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes on 275 degree oven.
While baking the oats juice six limes and add the juice to any fruit you plan to put into the granola when it is finished baking.
I used raisins, craisins, and golden raisins.
When the granola is finished baking, place the raisins on top while still hot, this helps them to soften up and hydrate even more. The lime juice gives a spectacular flavor to the oats.
Start to pull the oatmeal off the pans while still warm and place in a covered container.
The acidity from the limes keeps it fresh for weeks, but if you don’t eat it within a few weeks, you can freeze it for later thawing and eating.
Granola Bars
This makes a whole mound of dough, so I refridgerate it and just keep baking them as we eat them.
8 sticks Butter
3 Cups White Sugar
3 Cups Brown Sugar
Cream sugar and add 6 eggs, mix well
Then fresh grind up a cup of Golden flax Seeds and add to the dough.
Mix two cups of white flour with a tablespoon of salt and a tablespoon of baking soda.
Add to the dough and mix well.
Begin adding in chips, raisins, coconut, whatever you like in your bars. I used chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and coconut as well as raisins and craisins.
Then add in the oatmeal.
As with the granola, you can mix with a wooden spoon for a while, but after a time I toss the spoon in the sink and just go at it with my hands.
I added 12 cups of Old Fashioned Oats to the dough.
Bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes or until golden brown at 350 degrees.
Cut while still warm or you will never get them off the pan.
Enjoy!
