Showing posts with label make. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
How to Make Gremolata and Recipe Ideas for Using Gremolata
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| Gremolata can bring the fresh-herb flavors of summer to your food all year round! |
Anyone who's been following my blog for a while already knows that I'm a fresh herb enthusiast! If you're a cook who's discovered the wonderful way that cooking with fresh herbs can enhance the flavor of foods without adding fat or calories, then it won't be hard to understand why I think everyone should learn how to make Gremolata. This simple but profound combination of finely minced fresh lemon peel, minced fresh garlic, and minced fresh parsley adds freshness and a little zing to any food you sprinkle it on. I used it recently to add that extra something to a pasta dish (recipe coming!) and I wasn't sure if Gremolata needed a post of its own, but when I mentioned it to several friends and family members, I discovered that this simple herb combination is not something everyone knows about! So this post is my Gremolata Public Service Announcement for everyone who hasn't discovered it yet. And best of all, in the dead of winter when fresh herbs are expensive and hard to come by, you can always get lemons, garlic, and fresh parsley to make this and bring a touch of summer to your cooking.
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Make the Right Move
America is always on the move-literally. Experts estimate that one out of five households move to a new residence each year. If you do the math, that amounts to a whopping 1.5 million moves every month. Those are some amazing stats, especially if you consider how trying and stressful such moves can be. Its a wonder that one household-let alone millions!-can pull it off.
If youre part of this statistic and on the verge of a big move, though, dont be daunted by the whole process of packing up your stuff, loading it, and dragging it to your new home. There is a way to move without losing any valuables, too much money, or your mind, whether youre moving across town, or across the continent. With some common sense, some help from professionals, friends, and loved ones, and the essential "Dos and Donts" list in this article, you can be successful and avoid all of the mishaps and stress that usually come with moving.
Well start with the positive-the Dos on our list. Make sure to check off all of these before you even start stuffing boxes with your stuff. Do:
If youre part of this statistic and on the verge of a big move, though, dont be daunted by the whole process of packing up your stuff, loading it, and dragging it to your new home. There is a way to move without losing any valuables, too much money, or your mind, whether youre moving across town, or across the continent. With some common sense, some help from professionals, friends, and loved ones, and the essential "Dos and Donts" list in this article, you can be successful and avoid all of the mishaps and stress that usually come with moving.
Well start with the positive-the Dos on our list. Make sure to check off all of these before you even start stuffing boxes with your stuff. Do:
- Line up help for packing and moving your stuff. It depends on your budget whether you hire professional movers or call in the volunteer brigade (your friends and family). Either way, round up somebody.
- Have a chat with your post office, making sure they know to forward your mail to your new address. In many cases, you will need to fill out a mail-forwarding form.
- Purchase brand-new moving boxes from your moving company or truck-renting company. Theyre worth the money. Bugs and vermin can stow away in old boxes. No need to give them a free ride to your new digs.
- Sort through your stuff for old valuables you dont need anymore to sell. Be honest with yourself, and you may be able to pay for your move with the money you make-especially if you sell them at convenient and easy marketplaces like online classified sites.
- Drop off old valuables that arent worth selling at a Goodwill or other charity thrift shop.
- Think comfort and safety on move day. Pack a first-aid kit with medicines and hygiene products, as well as a change of clothes and light snacks.
- Take on the entire move without any help and worse, without any planning.
- Forget to find out your local post offices rules for transferring mail. And while youre at it, dont let it slip your mind to change your address, as well.
- Move without your kids and pets or leave them home alone during trips to and from your old and new residences. For pets and small children, your best bet is a sitter.
- Grab a few used vegetable boxes from the supermarket or grocery store. They may be cheap, but bugs and dirt may be hiding inside them. You want to start in your new home with a clean slate, not an infested one.
- Haul old kitchen junk, like worn-out plastic containers and chipped glasses, with you to your home. You can save yourself a lot of heartache, and muscle aches, if you use the move as a chance to get rid of this kind of stuff.
- Pack expired canned foods, leftovers, and perishables. Anything that can spill, go rotten, and cause a mess in any way is not worth the effort. Again, think clean slate.
- Throw a garage sale, sell what you can, and save the leftovers for the garage sale you tell yourself youll have next spring. Truth is, this stuff will probably be clogging your storage space for years to come. If you want to sell it, try an easier and more profitable way, such as online classified ads.
- Forget to unpack box after box after you move in and then when you cant find something (because its buried in a box somewhere), go shopping for it. Unpack as quickly as possible. You wont feel at home in your new place until you do.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
ONE WEEK RAW AND GLUTEN FREE Day 7 Learn To Make Raw Meatballs On Zucchini Ribbon Pasta!
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| Raw walnut meatballs on ribbons of zucchini with tomato sauce Follow Foods For Long Life on FACEBOOK ! DAY 7 OF "ONE WEEK RAW AND GLUTEN FREE" |
Today is the 7th and last day of our "One Week Raw and Gluten Free" mini cleanse. But it doesnt have to be the end. If you want to extend it a few more weeks, just repeat the recipes you enjoyed during the week. In case you missed any of them, check out DAY 1, DAY 2, DAY 3, DAY 4, DAY 5 and DAY 6.
Todays menu includes:
Breakfast: Strawberry, pear and spinach smoothie
Snack: Leftover pear and apple crisp from last nights dessert
Lunch: Monster salad
Dinner: Raw meatballs on zucchini ribbon pasta
Dessert: Mango and mixed berries
Breakfast:
Strawberry, pear and spinach "green smoothie"
(New Recipe)
Raw Vegan, Gluten Free
[makes 2 servings - enjoy both throughout the morning]
1 1/2 cup frozen strawberries or strawberry tops *
1 large or 2 medium organic pears, cored
2 cups organic, baby spinach
1 tablespoon unrefined flaxseed oil
1 1/2 cups filtered water
Place all ingredients in a VitaMix blender and process until smooth.
Per serving: 190.8 calories, 7.0 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 3.7 g omega 3 and 1.0 g omega 6 fatty acid, 0 mg cholesterol, 2.3 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates and 8.3 g dietary fiber.
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| This green smoothie is high in fiber and omega 3 fatty acid. Spinach contains lutein and zeaxanthin which may decrease the risk of age related macular degeneration. |
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| * When I clean organic strawberries, I cut off the tops (which include a 1/2 inch of strawberry), freeze them and use them for smoothies. |
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| Todays snack is leftover pear and apple crisp. That is, if you didnt eat it all last night! Its sooo good!! |
Lunch
One of the best things you can do for your health is to eat some sort of salad every day of your life. Im not talking iceberg lettuce and thousand islands dressing. Im talking about a HUGE MONSTER salad with as many veggies you can stuff in a bowl topped with more healthful goodies like nuts, seeds and fruit. Todays salad contains many of the leftover ingredients from the recipes we made this week:
red leaf lettuce,torn
baby spinach
daikon, thinly sliced
carrots, thinly sliced
cucumber, thinly sliced
orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
red onion, sliced
broccoli florets
avocado, sliced
raisins
hemp seeds
sunflower seeds
sesame seeds
For the dressing, I had leftover ginger tahini dipping sauce from DAY 6 which I thinned with some freshly squeezed lime juice and a little water. If you ran out, make a little more!
So fill your refrigerator with veggies and experiment with combinations for lunch or dinner each day!
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| Todays lunch is a MONSTER salad with many of the leftover veggies from this weeks menus. |
Dinner
Today were going to make little raw meatballs. My poor Italian grandparents, were they alive, would think I was absolutely nuts! But these little guys, made from walnuts and other goodies, really taste meaty!
Were also going to make a raw tomato sauce for our zucchini pasta. When not on a raw cleanse, you can serve this delicious and healthy raw sauce mixed with hot pasta and the raw meatballs (at room temp) on top. They are too delicate to mix in or cook.
Ive posted this on the blog before (in fact it is one of the most "googled" recipes) but its improved and changed a bit to make it gluten free.
Raw Zucchini Ribbons with Walnut Meatballs and Tomato sauce
Old Blog Favorite - modified
Raw Vegan, Gluten Free
[makes 4 servings]
For the zucchini pasta
4 medium zucchini
Freshly ground black pepper
For the raw tomato sauce
1 clove garlic, peeled
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes, soaked in filtered water for 1 hour, or until soft, and drained
1 Medjool date, pitted and soaked in filtered water for 1 hour and drained
1 cup ripe tomatoes, diced
4 kalamata olives
2 packed tablespoons fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
For the meatballs [makes 12 small meatballs, 3 per serving]
1 clove garlic
1 1/3 cup raw English walnuts soaked for several hours and rinsed
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons Bragg liquid aminos
1 teaspoon thinly sliced green onion, white part only
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced, plus extra for garnish
Make the zucchini ribbons by peeling the zucchini with a potato peeler, gradually rotating with each peel.
To make a thinner spaghetti, use a vegetable slicer. My favorite is Benriner. Wrap the ribbons or spaghetti in a paper towel until ready to use otherwise they will get watery when combined with the sauce.
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| Making the zucchini ribbons with a vegetable peeler. |
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| You can make zucchini spaghetti by using a Benriner spiral vegetable slicer. Peel the zucchini first so it really looks like spaghetti! |
To make the sauce, drop a clove of garlic in the chute of a food processor with an S blade while its running. After it is minced, add the drained sun dried tomatoes and date along with the fresh tomatoes, olives, and the rest of the tomato sauce ingredients. Process until smooth, place in a small bowl and set aside.
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| Top with extra parsley and freshly ground black pepper and serve! |
Wash and dry the food processor.
To make the meatballs, drop a clove of garlic in the chute of the food processor while its running.
After it is minced, add the walnuts, nutritional yeast, olive oil, lemon juice and Bragg liquid aminos and process until smooth, scraping down the sides when necessary.
Place in a bowl and mix in green onion and parsley.
Form 12 small balls from the mixture, dip each one in tomato sauce to coat and set aside.
Mix the zucchini pasta in the desired amount of sauce. Serve onto 4 plates and top each with 3 sauce covered meatballs.
Garnish with parsley and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.
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| Tonights dessert is diced mango and an assortment of fresh berries |
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