Tomato-less Salad

No recipe, see & do.

Its really been ridiculously HOT! And I've had a salad almost every other day. Usually I almost always add tomatoes to my salads - I've always believed its not a real salad without it, but this time I made a little change and omitted the tomatoes; I realized it can still be a great salad without it. I like experimenting knowing that I'm not limited in how many things I can throw in. This was my weekend dinner- meal salad consisting of: romaine lettuce, chicken cutlets (chopped), corn, chickpeas, carrots, cucumbers, raisins, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, roasted almonds (chopped) - the seeds & roasted almonds really bump this salad up into greatness!  And to top it off - Parmesan cheese & homemade croutons. I also added some non-dairy mayo (you can use regular) with extra virgin olive oil lightly drizzled on top; do add some freshly ground black pepper (love! Black pepper) and a little sea salt if you'd like, but you don't need much as there's enough in the cheese and mayo - taste as you go.  As you can see, my croutons are very well toasted (I like them that way), I simply took a round kaiser roll that I had saved in the freezer, thawed it out - ripped it into pieces with my hands, added a little olive oil and baked it on 375 for about 15 min. If you prefer it not so toasted use less time.

Explosive!

I call everything explosive when there's a lot of things involved.  Lol

I love tea, And when I found out about this coffee & tea festival - I couldn't wait to go. This event actually took place a couple/few months ago, and I took these pictures while I browsed around 

sipping on lots of delicious coffee & tea. 

Curry Macaroni Salmon Salad

 The weather is hot,warm, cold -who knows! This is a quick throw together salad that is a

filling meal without being to heavy on whatever kind of day. The curry was a last minute add-in; it  

for surely kicked up the flavor.

Lasagna Roll-ups 

I've heard of lasagna roll-ups before, but never really gave any thought of making any until I made a lasagna casserole; only then did this idea come to mind.  I had some leftover cooked pasta and said to myself "what am I going to do with the rest of this".  Of course I didn't want to waste it, so this came to mind- 

roll-ups! 

It came out so good..  

Fish & Salad

This is my see and do weekend meal made simple; make your favorite salad and choice of fish.  What you see above is: green lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots with a dressing made with balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard and olive oil - salt & pepper to taste. The fish is Tilapia seasoned and dusted with a little white whole wheat flour. I cooked it lightly in a pan using very little sunflower seed oil.

SPINACH and CHEESE STUFFED CHICKEN

This would be a  nice presentation if your entertaining

Some ingredients: seasoned chicken cutlets, egg wash & bread crumbs

Homemade PanCakes 

topped w honey & strawberries

I haven't made store bought pancakes in a few years now.  Making It from scratch was such a good move.  They taste better and cost a lot less - that's for surely good.

GRANOLA

Buying granola is definitely a thing of my past.  

 I make my own, and it's very easy. 

Bagels

homemade of course!

 I saw these bagels in my bread book, and I thought to myself - I can tackle this!  And, so I did. 

Silky Tofu Chocolate Pudding

I can make this pudding in just a few minutes - no real effort at all!  Its totally vegan.

Making Almond Milk

Making almond milk is so easy I can teach it to my 5 year old grandson.  I use to buy it all the time - now I make it.  The taste is so much better because you're making it fresh, and you can make as much or little as needed.

 Soaking the almonds

IN MY KITCHEN: 

Look at my little Bear..  whipping up of his favorite thing to eat for breakfast - Eggs!  Yes, it's good to start them young. Lol  He whipped it and I cooked it.

He's a good whipper snapper!