vegetarian wontons

Cream cheese, spinach, garlic, and carrot won-ton's, with Bourbon Sauce 

Ingredients

Won-ton Wrappers
Bourbon Sauce
Spaghetti Sauce

for filling:
(4 oz.) frozen spinach thawed (blot excess water)
1/2 cup minced carrots
2 T minced garlic
8 oz cream cheese
salt, pepper to taste

Mix filling contents well, chill for 4-6 hours. Place 1 t of filling in the center of each wrapper. Wet edges, fold diagonally to form a triangle, seal. Fry until brown and crispy. Serve with Bourbon Sauce or Marinara. Enjoy!

presenting to some, introducing to others: udi's gluten free whole grain bread

This bread is the truth!

In my last post I mentioned subscribing to Door to Door Organics. Inside the website, there is a store. It is a wonderful little bonus treat that I pretty much snoozed on. Let me tell you all about one of my favorite discoveries. There is a host of breads of the gluten-free variety.

This was my first try, so I purchased just one loaf. Local markets carry this brand. I would pass by it, heading towards something heavy laden with gluten. I was surely missing out!

What! What! What!

I made a delicious cheddar grilled cheese with it, served with a hot cup of this weeks soup: Gardein Beefless Tips & Garden Tomato.

Simply delicious!

a door surprise

My desire to meet this years evolutionary step towards optimum health comes by way of increasing my raw produce intake. I have taken a chance on Door to Door organics. I subscribed on Tuesday. The delivery was today. Thus far, I love the concept. I enrolled via the company's Facebook coupon offer. It allowed me to receive 50% off the normal price of $25.

You can make some alterations to your order: fruits, vegetables, or mixed box. The boxes come: itty bitty, small, medium, and large. However, you get to peek at the contents and make add-on's from the store. It caters mostly to local organically grown and produced, but it does have some gluten free items.

I would compare the store to a trip through Trader Joe's.

a little egg with your muffin

Not really! It's a simply an efficient way to serve a few or a fold. Portion control is a big deal. I do not count calories, but portions and nutrition value are priorities. After sauteing some vegetables and just too excited to try out my jumbo muffin tin I found on last week's jog, in the oven it went with a little cheese sprinkled on top! Then wallah!

Looks delicious!
Tastes delicious!

I am on a discovery of reducing gluten and bad carbs but that sad and lonely can of Grand's biscuits needed a hearty last supper. Together, with a cup of cheese grits, the party was definitely over here~

The truth of the matter is an omelet can be served many ways. I prefer convenience where I can. One egg per tin, scrambled all six to a frothy mix. Vegetables: mushrooms, garlic, onion, roasted potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, spinach, and tomato (seeded).

Did I mention delicious! Enjoy the fun~

garden vegetable stew

Gardein Beefless Tips, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, rainbow peppers,
roasted potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic,
spices (salt, coarse black pepper, smoked red pepper, oregano, parsley, thyme, and cayenne.

roasted chickpeas

1/2 c dry chick peas washed and soaked for 24 hours in cold water.
Kernal Season's Parmesan & Garlic Season
salt
black pepper
1 T olive oil
2-3 inch deep pan

After 24 hour soak, pour out water and towel dry chick peas.

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees. Toss chickpeas with oil and seasons. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, checking every 10-15 minutes through cooking time, shaking pan to ensure even baking. Do not over cook. Remove and place on paper towel to blot excess oil. Allow to cool. For extra season, sprinkle more Parmesan & Garlic season. You can season your peas with whatever flavor you like. This was my first try. They taste better than the store bought brand. They are crunchy and flavorful.

Delicious and healthy gluten-free low-carb snack.

snack haul

Whenever the weather is just right that means it is time to hit the pavement for a long walk/run. Today was no exception. On my travels I paused at HomeGoods, looking for acrylic bake ware. I may have overlooked but I wound up with a shopping cart of some items I did not plan to buy. However, it is always a good day when I find healthy snacks.

My latest desire rests with gluten-free items. I found something to meet that expectation. I also have desired lately to make baked chickpeas and season them with whatever fancies me. When I was a subscriber to Nature Box I recall tasting baked chickpeas. They are rather tasty and pretty much satiate the desire for chips.

I also picked up a bag of trusty fruit and nut blend. You can never go wrong with that. It was meal time in the middle of the trip so I took the liberty of trying the 180 Snack Bar. Delicious!