Stove top popcorn made simple

I make popcorn...a lot lets just say. It's is such a delightful food, yes I used the word delightful to describe popcorn!

Stove top popcorn

- 3-4  tablespoons coconut oil (Nathan tells me I use more...How am I to know since I don't really measure?
- What ever size pan you use fill it with kernels one layer deep
- 1/2 Tablespoon salt  (use sea salt, or Real Salt)

So here is the trick. Turn heat on high, put the coconut oil in the pan until melted then add your kernels and salt, mix it around in the pan.  Next put the lid on and let it pop away. That is all.

In the end you will have a buttery yummy popcorn that doesn't actually have butter on it, but you'd never know honestly. Enjoy!

Roasted beets, fresh salad and fllavor packed quinoa!

I love beets. Nathan not so much. I would like to say that these delectable roasted beets changed his mind...but no, I'm sad to say they did not. If you are a beet fan, you are going to LOVE these! As far as salads go I like to keep them simple. We grow an arugula, red leaf salad mix in our garden that I really love.  I like to chop up cucumbers, and radishes on top of mine. Sometimes I like to chop up strawberries on it, just depends on the day. Anyway onto the recipes!

P.S. I don't take fabulous pictures so please don't judge me:).

Roasted beets

- 8 Beets, remove the skins, and chop the beets.
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tsp. Fresh thyme chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven 400 degrees.
mix all the above and roast for 40- 45 min.


Flavorful Quinoa

I really love this food, it is so good and simple to make.

- 1 C. Rinsed quinoa
- 2 C. Chicken stock
- 2 tsp. Fresh thyme chopped
- 1/2 Yellow onion chopped
- Fresh garlic chopped about 2 large cloves
- 1/2 tsp. Salt

Bring chicken stock, rinsed quinoa, and all ingredients above to a boil. Put a lid on and turn heat down to a simmer for ruffly 15 minutes, until light and fluffy.

Simple salad dressing

- 1/3 C. Olive OIl
- 1/3 C. Balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 tsp salt & pepper
- 2 tsp. brown spicy mustard

Put all ingredients into a salad dressing bottle shake really well until emulsified.

Coconut banana milk shake

When you have over ripe bananas on your shelf instead of baking them, put them in a bag and freeze them. I really really like coconut products. We love coconut oil, milk, and coconut ice cream! For the last few months I have been drinking THIS. It is unsweetened and really yummy in my humble opinion.

1 1/2 C. Coconut milk (unsweetend)
1 1/2 ripe frozen bananas.

Blend and drink. Vanilla added to this mix is also really really good.

TTFN

Peanut Butter flourless cookies

Yum yum get some! Ok that was lame I'm sorry I really should be in bed right now. These cookies are VERY VERY good! Really! So I have 2 versions to this cookie one sweetened with banana, the other sweetened with rapadura.

Preheat oven 350
8-10 minutes

1 C. Peanut butter (the no sugar added kind)
2 Ripe bananas smashed
1/2 C. Chopped salted peanuts
1/2 C. Dark chocolate chips
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 eggs

If you want sugar added, do all the above ingredients above accept ditch the banana and add 1 C. sugar, and add 1 egg only.

Mix all the above. If making the banana way mix the eggs and peanut butter first thing then add everything else (helps with texture for some reason). Then scoop a tablespoon amount of dough onto parchment paper 2 inches apart. Bake and enjoy!

Well.......

Blogger finally decided to work, so I am now officially out of excuses as to why I can't start my blog. So here I am, at 10 o'clock Sunday night....

What I hope to achieve with this blog is...
1- Really tasty healthy food recipes, that are not complex.
2- Recipes that are kid friendly and not expensive.
3- Provide useful tips and info, about "healthy food".

There may have been more points but I am tired and for a moment completely forgot why I was on the computer in the first place. So anyway.... Oh Yes!! I hope to provide motivation for those of you who might read this boring blog. Motivation to eat well!