Getting Healthy, Saving Money, and Living Well
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite breakfasts was Cream of Wheat.
Sounds crazy but I still get a warm feeling inside when I hear those words. ”Cream. of. Wheat.”
Well, we are gluten free now, so Cream of Rice is what we would eat. But I don’t like packets and I don’t like eating white rice.
So here is a recipe for Cream of Rice made with brown rice.
One of the biggest challenges to being a gluten free family is having affordable bread alternatives around so you can easily throw together a quick meal or a snack.
Today’s recipe, Buckwheat Galettes (or Buckwheat Pancakes) is one recipe in our home that has become a staple. They make a great gluten free wrap that is so much less expensive than those “priced through the roof” wraps in health food stores.
They mix up quickly and simply, store well, travel well and are a super flexible background for meals and quick snacks.
And my kids love them.
Hope you do too:-).
Getting your kids to eat healthy can be like tough.
Especially when their barraged by commercials touting the:
Well, I’m hoping to give you a little oasis in the middle of your desert of food prep for your hungry munchkins.
And of course, these all are yummy enough to be enjoyed by adults too!
So pull up a cuppa something. (Maybe my Delicious and Healthy Coffee Substitute?) and hop on over to The Balanced Platter where I am sharing a roundup of great Healthy Meals Your Kids Will Love to Eat.
You’ll save money at the grocery store, have some fun, and get some smiles too. Sounds good? Just click here to join me and read more.
The countdown to Valentine’s Day continues.
My son asked me the other day, “Mom, is Valentine’s Day really a special holiday – because it doesn’t seem like it is to me – you know, like Thanksgiving.”
Well, I said, “In one sense, you are right. Thanksgiving is more important. But it truth, Valentine’s Day is important in that it’s a reminder that we should be showing love to those who are near and dear to us (I said something close to that 
.”
And I mean it. I think that, like all other holidays, it’s been changed and manipulated into something that it shouldn’t be.
To me, Valentine’s Day isn’t:
But instead, it’s a day when we can take the time to celebrate our love for others.
Lots of ways to do it, but one surefire way is to make some goodness in the kitchen for your loved ones.
Yesterday I shared some great healthy beverage ideas from other members of Nourished Living Network and today the yumminess continues.
With Breakfast .
What’s on the table?
This recipe is one that I’ve had numerous requests for since I developed it. So if you’ve been waiting for it – here it is!
And I’ve been making way too much of it .
It really is that good – and that easy.
Here is a great easy recipe for biscuits that can be made both gluten-free and dairy-free. These are one of the staples in our home.
As the weather starts to turn a bit cooler, my mind turns to baking again.
I used to bake so much. Too much probably. Ah well, there are worse things to spend one’s time on .
Anyway, I’ve been pulling my grain mill out again and we are all enjoying the taste of fresh baked goods again.
But time is still tight and I am juggling a lot. Being a wife, a mom, homeschooling, this blog, our special needs son, special diets, and still having physically rough days of adrenal fatigue. On those days not much gets done.
So I need fast recipes that can nourish my family without a bunch of fuss.
This is one of those.
(Sorry — no photo yet. I hope to get one up soon !)
This recipe is my modification of one from Lorna Sass’ wonderful cookbook, Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way. There’s more about Lorna in my post on Pressure Cooking and I’m sure that I will be adding more about her in the not too distant future.
This recipe is absolutely fabulous.
They have an almost chocolatey flavor that really is deeply satisfying.
The only trouble with these waffles is that if you are egg-free (like we are–due to my oldest’s life-threatening allergy), they can be a bit hard (or near impossible) to wrestle off of the waffle iron. I have to work on this recipe again to see if I can get a high-performing egg-free version, so we’ll see.
If you don’t feel like wrestling, you can just make these into pancakes. They still taste great and are a lot quicker!
Teff is a very high protein grain. Most people don’t have much experience with it, but we have really enjoyed it in our household. I hope that you do as well! These would be a great option for a special breakfast. Or make several batches and freeze them for easy meals and snacks later! We use pancakes as bread for making Homemade Nut or Seed Butter sandwiches for healthy and inexpensive meals on the run.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c teff flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder (See my Homemade Corn and Aluminum-Free Baking Powder)
1 T healthy sweetener (granulated or liquid)
1/2 tsp natural salt (I recommend Real Salt)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs, or equivalent substitute like my Powdered Egg Replacer
1 1/4 – 1 1/2 cup buttermilk (I substitute 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar plus additional milk substitute to equal this amount of liquid)
6 Tbsp melted coconut oil (or other healthy fat)
1 tsp molasses (optional) You can use additional candida friendly sweetener if desired)
Mathod
1) Mix teff through cinnamon in large bowl.
2) Mix the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl.
3) Add the wets to the dries. Start with the 1 1/4 cups of the buttermilk and add the additional 1/4 cup if the mixture is too thick.
4) Drop onto pre-heated skillet or waffle iron prepared according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Serve with Caramelized Bananas if desired. Here’s how –
Split 3 large bananas in half lengthwise and cook in 3 Tbsp coconut oil with 3 Tbsp granulated sweetener. Cook for 2-3 minutes over medium-high heat. Flip and cook on other side for 2 minutes. Serve on top of waffles or pancakes. Yum!
I hope you love these. I’ll hopefully have a few more teff recipes to share with you soon!
Have you ever heard of or tried teff?
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