Light the candles. Turn up Frank Sinatra. Pass the Parmesan and chili flakes.
Kids can:
Stir the eggs and bread crumbles.
Form the meatballs.
Fling a noodle onto the wall, when it sticks it is done (or just taste it, less messy but not as fun).
- eggs
- milk
- red wine vinegar
- grated Parmesan cheese
- garlic cloves minced
- minced onion
- chopped parsley
- salt
- your favorite tomato sauce
- spaghetti
- Garnishes:
- Parmesan cheese
- flurry of red pepper flakes
- sprinkle of parsley
- your favorite salsa
- salt
- cumin
- chili powder
- frozen corn
Switch hits
Make these gluten-free by using brown rice lasagna noodles
Replace kale with Swiss chard or spinach
- sliced roasted red pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- dried thyme or oregano
- salt
- black pepper
- chopped kale
- whole wheat lasagna noodles
- reduced fat ricotta cheese
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salad Ingredients:
- dry-roasted sunflower seeds
- Dressing Ingredients:
- fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- Dijon mustard
- extra virgin olive oil
You may add fresh fruit other than apples. Berries, in season, are great. Bananas, pears, peaches, apricots are all good choices. Fresh fruits may be added after the oatmeal cooks. I cook the apple with the oatmeal in Winter so it’s more like baked apple in flavor and consistency. In summer I add fresh currants, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, plums, or mulberries (because this is what grows in my garden). My apples don’t ripen until Autumn…so in summer I’ll used canned or dehydrated apples from the prior season. In Winter I may used canned peaches or apricots. Apples store well so I do get to enjoy fresh apples all Winter long.
Dried fruits are tasty to mix and match…plums (used to be called “prunes”), berries, apricots, mango, currants, dates, fruit leathers…whatever you like and have.Nuts and seeds are rich sources of fiber, Omega 3’s, protein, etc.
As to milk…I once read that using cows milk with oatmeal creates a combination that binds the calcium in each so that it isn’t available to the body. This is why I use a non-dairy milk.
Sweetening such as honey, molasses, real maple syrup, agave syrup, rice syrup…and sugar make things extra tasty, although with raisins it’s really sweet enough. I like agave syrup because it is very low on the glycemic index, meaning your body digests if first rather than shooting it straight into your bloodstream. Agave syrup also has a mild flavor similar to maple syrup, but lighter. It’s good in coffee and tea, as well.
- raisins
- water.
- flax seed
- raw sunflower seeds
- Agave nectar
- cinnamon
- garlic
- medium tomatoes
- red onion
- dry quinoa
- feta
- good extra-virgin olive oil
- lemon juice
- extra lemon juice to taste
- salt to taste
3 May 2012 — this was good, I put about about 1/8 tsp of cayenne instead of the red chili powder — I served with WW Naan
- coriander
- garam masala
- red chili powder
- diced tomatoes
- red lentils
- water or broth
- salt
- butter
- EVOO
- Savoy cabbage
- thin French beans
- chopped fresh sage
- soba noodles
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- turmeric powder
- garam masala
- ground coriander
- cumin seeds
- tomato paste
- dried channa dal or yellow lentils
- salt
- water
Instead of 1 1/2 cups APF, use 1 cup APF and 1/2 cup White Whole Wheat; instead of 3/4 cup brown sugar, use 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup date sugar —cook for 15 minutes
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- ground cinnamon
- raisins
- firmly packed brown sugar