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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697</id><updated>2024-03-05T15:55:00.600-04:00</updated><category term="dairy-free"/><category term="soy-free"/><category term="dinner"/><category term="sugar-free"/><category term="Go-To List"/><category term="vegetarian"/><category term="vegan"/><category term="gluten-free"/><category term="lunch"/><category term="pasta"/><category term="snacks"/><category term="salad"/><category term="product-name"/><category term="appetizer"/><category term="pub-food"/><category term="sauce"/><category term="soup"/><category term="breakfast"/><category term="dessert"/><category term="side"/><category term="marinade"/><category term="Substitutes"/><category term="drink"/><category term="weekend cooking"/><category term="Asian-Inspired"/><category term="quote"/><category term="resources"/><category term="rice"/><title type='text'>Allie's Changing Kitchen</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/-/dinner'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/dinner'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/-/dinner/-/dinner?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Allie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07581954586003805873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBlkH_ADy_sddjEFB4Ujp085lpMIgUhWfHrAoIXcQPiaKBABEuGVFQpYmKEX955d7XhkoCE5XS1pWvCVChstJnugLm-fLhRFFwUYXWNA329ZXMcqCQdW58tN_IS28Bw/s220/318483_10150340432352545_503992544_8190942_1694135906_n.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>101</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-9058450835455004370</id><published>2013-04-08T16:43:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2013-04-08T21:19:11.468-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Another Vegan Butternut Squash Mac n' "Cheese"</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RdWZjpP3yN0/UWMdhwOeL8I/AAAAAAAAAok/90a3We9LGuI/s1600/20130408_115333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RdWZjpP3yN0/UWMdhwOeL8I/AAAAAAAAAok/90a3We9LGuI/s400/20130408_115333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Back in January, I raved about a new and <a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2013/01/a-quick-butternut-squash-mac-n-cheese.html" target="_blank"><i>quick</i> mac n' "cheese"</a>. It was vegan, gluten-free, and basically pleasing to every possible diet except paleo (but - hey, make it with spaghetti squash in lieu of pasta and you're golden!). Before that, I raved about a different kind of <a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2011/11/fall-goodie-to-share.html" target="_blank">mac n' "cheese" using roasted butternut squash</a>.Whoever came up with this whole squash-sauce idea should be given an award.<br /><br />Honestly.<br /><br />For those of you who have to be - or choose to be - free of dairy, it is so welcome and thanked to have a creamy pasta replacement for that wonderful comfort food that is mac n' cheese.<br /><br />For some reason, I have a tendency to want to try new recipes, rather than sticking to the sure-fire go-to's, so I tackled yet <i>another </i>approach to the squash mac n' cheese. Again, the nut-free (substituting almond with coconut milk), gluten-free, vegan, soy-free person can put their hands up in the air to say their praises to these recipe-creators. Amazing.<br /><br />I will say - though - that <i>my </i>personal taste prefers more salty/tangy flavours, so if I had to create my <b>perfect squash mac n' cheese</b>, I'd likely combine the roasted squash and bread crumbs from the second recipe listed above, with the tahini/apple cider vinegar flavouring of the first mentioned recipe to get that tang.<br /><br />The one great thing about this recipe, though, was how absolutely creamy the almond milk made this!<br /><br />I got the <b>recipe from <a href="http://runningwithtongs.com/2013/02/05/recipe-creamy-curry-butternut-squash-vegan-mac-cheese/" target="_blank">Running with Tongs</a></b>&nbsp;and copied it almost to a tee, with a <b>few changes</b>:<br /><br />- Cook Brown rice fusilli<br /><br />Blend together:<br />- 15 oz can of organic pureed butternut squash<br />- 2/3 cup of vegetable broth<br />- 1 cup of Silk Almond unsweetened milk<br />- 1 tbsp of curry powder<br />- 1/2 tsp of salt (I ended up adding lots more after this was done)<br />- 1/2 cup of nutritional yeast<br />- 1 tbsp of olive oil<br /><br />- Add sauce and handfuls of <b>baby kale </b>(I love that they sell this at the Super Store now!!) to the pasta.<br /><br />If you're in a rush, throw it in the microwave and be done with it. I put mine in a casserole dish and topped it with nutritional yeast in lieu of panko and baked for about 15 minutes at 350 to let the flavours come together.<br /><br /><b>I topped mine with a TON of hot sauce and more salt. You might not need it, but I personally needed that little bit of bite!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KbwenELHGIA/UWMdPuUmn_I/AAAAAAAAAoc/lR4S5gdUz_8/s1600/20130408_115515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KbwenELHGIA/UWMdPuUmn_I/AAAAAAAAAoc/lR4S5gdUz_8/s400/20130408_115515.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b>The next time I do this, I'm totally taking what I liked from each of these recipes and making my own <b>super-duper-uber-squash-mac-n-cheese. </b>One of my favourite things about the first recipe and this one is the ability to use organic pureed canned squash, because really - - how often do you have enough time to roast a squash in the oven?<br /><br />Enjoy!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/9058450835455004370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-vegan-butternut-squash-mac-n.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/9058450835455004370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/9058450835455004370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/04/another-vegan-butternut-squash-mac-n.html' title='Another Vegan Butternut Squash Mac n' "Cheese"'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RdWZjpP3yN0/UWMdhwOeL8I/AAAAAAAAAok/90a3We9LGuI/s72-c/20130408_115333.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1972295677763602400</id><published>2013-03-10T20:06:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2013-03-11T11:01:44.445-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Sunday Chilli (With a Bacon-y Secret Ingredient!)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iOl_8IDDkzc/UT0L4Np1gII/AAAAAAAAAoE/L8ihvIBefik/s1600/20130310_184959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iOl_8IDDkzc/UT0L4Np1gII/AAAAAAAAAoE/L8ihvIBefik/s400/20130310_184959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I officially have a favorite chilli recipe - and <b>I made it all on my own.</b> This. Was. Amazing. A perfect Sunday meal.<br /><br />As I'm sure is evident, I love making chilli. It's the absolute easiest way to cram a ton of healthy ingredients into one dish that will last the week - and hopefully taste good. It doesn't get much better than that. Yes, it's a little bit of work up front, but then <i>no </i>work throughout the week!<br /><br />I typically use the slow cooker, but used my handy red Kitchenaid dutch oven this time around to cut down on time. With our love of the <a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2012/09/fall-has-arrived-standby-slow-cooker.html" target="_blank">Smokey Bacon Chilli</a> from a few months back (originating from <a href="http://paleomg.com/smoky-bacon-chili/" target="_blank">PaleOMG</a>), I took a few of my fave elements from that recipe and went to work on something of my own.<br /><br /><b>Sweet Potato and White Bean Chilli (<i>with PORK!)</i></b><br /><i>From Allie's Changing Kitchen</i><br /><br />6 slices of bacon, diced (<i>Maple Leaf, less sodium - sugar-free)</i><br />1 package of ground pork<br /><br />1/2 large onion, diced<br />1 large sweet potato, diced<br />1 1/2 cups of kale, sliced small<br />1 1/2 cups of corn (frozen or canned, but I had canned)<br /><br />1 cup of broth<br />1 can of Hunts Original Pasta Sauce<br />1 can of white beans, drained and rinsed<br />2 tsp oregano<br />1 tbsp of chili powder<br />2 tsp of paprika<br />1/2 tsp of garlic salt<br />1 tsp of salt<br />1 tsp of pepper<br /><br />1. Fry the bacon. Set aside.<br />2. Cook the ground pork.<br />3. In a dutch oven or pot, cook the sweet potato and onion for about 7 minutes.<br />4. Add in all of the spices, the cooked pork, bacon, beans, broth and and tomato sauce. Turn heat down to simmer for an hour - <i>at least.&nbsp;</i><br />5. About 15 minutes before you're ready to eat, throw in the kale and corn.<br /><br />I think I've used diced tomatoes in every chilli I've ever made and have never used straight up tomato sauce. This - I believe - may be what made the difference. It was&nbsp;<b>full of flavour. A hearty, warm dish for a Sunday evening. And with the secret, special ingredient of BACON, it's a two thumbs up from the hubs!&nbsp;</b></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1972295677763602400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/03/chilli-goodness-with-bacon-y-secret.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1972295677763602400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1972295677763602400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/03/chilli-goodness-with-bacon-y-secret.html' title='Sunday Chilli (With a Bacon-y Secret Ingredient!)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iOl_8IDDkzc/UT0L4Np1gII/AAAAAAAAAoE/L8ihvIBefik/s72-c/20130310_184959.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6077838785360999083</id><published>2013-03-09T18:30:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-03-09T18:52:40.795-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Because Everyone Craves Poutine Once in Awhile</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tdHquKB7i5g/UTu2M63flSI/AAAAAAAAAn0/W3h_HRjuC6c/s1600/20130309_154116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tdHquKB7i5g/UTu2M63flSI/AAAAAAAAAn0/W3h_HRjuC6c/s400/20130309_154116.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />You read correctly. I'm about to rock your world with a tasty poutine recipe that will satisfy the soy, dairy and gluten intolerant, the vegetarians, the vegans - and the people who simply get a little creeped out by turning a Chicken-embellished package of powder into a "rich" sauce.<br /><br />Two years ago I would have said I had to give up poutine for good. Today, I thank my lucky stars that Halifax continues to become more awesome with their selection of "speciality" foods and that food bloggers continue to be creative, making it possible for me to welcome this salty delight into my life as frequently as I wish.<br /><br />One disclaimer I'd have is: yes, this is a "healthier" version of a poutine, but you must accompany it with a salad, or a shot of V8 or grapes for dessert...something. It's clearly lacking in the nutrient department, but that's <i>clearly </i>not the point of a poutine, is it?<br /><br /><b>Vegan Homemade Poutine</b><br /><b><br /></b><u>Gravy</u><br /><u><br /></u>Taking this recipe <a href="http://vegweb.com/recipes/i-cant-believe-its-vegan-gravy" target="_blank">here</a>, I followed along and tried a few things until I got it <i>just </i>right. I basically followed it as is, but have written out my <i>exact </i>measurements and ingredients.<br /><br />In a saucepan, combine:<br /><br />1 1/2 cups of water<br />1 vegetable bouillon cubes (I'm now using <b><a href="http://www.gobiofood.com/organic-bouillons-organic-bouillon-cubes-c-358_359.html?osCsid=84a748061cab3243368018eeb21e19da" target="_blank">GoBio</a></b> - ingredients are <i>way </i>better than most)<br />1 tbsp of vegan margarine<br />1 heaping tbsp of nutritional yeast<br />1/2 tsp of onion powder<br />1/4 tsp of garlic powder<br />A few dashes of <a href="http://www.coconutsecret.com/aminos2.html" target="_blank"><b>coconut aminos</b></a> (this is <i>the </i><b>soy replacement I finally found at <a href="http://www.planetorganic.ca/" target="_blank">Planet Organic</a>!! wheeeeee!</b>)<br /><br />Once the butter and bouillon have dissolved, slowly add in:<br /><br />1/4 cup ...and a few sprinkles more... of brown rice flour (any will do if you're not gluten intolerant or celiac)<br /><br />Whisk away while bringing to a boil. Reduce heat and you're done. <b>How easy?</b><br /><br /><u>Poutine Assembly</u><br /><u><br /></u>We use the shoestring McCain's french fries - use whatever you'd like. Add on some <a href="http://www.daiyafoods.com/our-products/mozzarella" target="_blank">Daiya Mozzarella</a>&nbsp;(any Daiya would do, but I find the mozza to be the best for this and nachos). Top it (or soak it - whichever is your style) in gravy.<br /><br />You have your masterpiece!<br /><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6077838785360999083/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/03/because-everyone-craves-poutine-once-in.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6077838785360999083'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6077838785360999083'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/03/because-everyone-craves-poutine-once-in.html' title='Because Everyone Craves Poutine Once in Awhile'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tdHquKB7i5g/UTu2M63flSI/AAAAAAAAAn0/W3h_HRjuC6c/s72-c/20130309_154116.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-4221753308009709260</id><published>2013-01-30T19:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2013-01-31T09:50:13.291-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Asian-Inspired"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sauce"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>Peanut Sauce Rice Noodles</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L8KniY0oWqc/UQp1y0fdxyI/AAAAAAAAAnA/FYRyXl6duc4/s1600/20130130_173804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L8KniY0oWqc/UQp1y0fdxyI/AAAAAAAAAnA/FYRyXl6duc4/s400/20130130_173804.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I posted this little gem in April 2011 with the title "<a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2011/04/its-so-good-we-made-it-twice.html">It's so good, we made it twice!</a>" We have a tendency to always try new recipes in our house and forget to venture back to our Go-to's.<br /><br />In a state of "we didn't take anything out for dinner and I don't feel like slaving away in the kitchen today, whatever will we make?", I remembered this recipe. <i>Part of the reason it came to mind is because I've been chatting with my friend Becca who has been sincerely missing her daily PB intake while she travels around Asia - which made ME think I needed to eat some PB!</i><br /><i><br /></i>Instead of simply linking out (although it's linked above), I thought I'd re-write the recipe out so it's at the top of things on here. I also changed a few things based on what I had in my kitchen. <b>If you like peanut butter and you like Thai food, get on this!</b><br /><br /><b>How to make this recipe in the easiest way possible?</b><br /><br />1. Cook your vermicelli rice noodles (the fat kind) - takes about 6 min in boiling water.<br /><br />2. Meanwhile, chop up some&nbsp;broccoli, kale and shrimp (buy pre-cooked and you're gold!). Throw it all in a pan and saute! <i>Throw shrimp in last if it's cooked</i>.<br /><br />3. While the above two things are cooking, throw the following ingredients in a little sauce pan on low - no need to cook it, but the temperature makes it easier to mix together:<br /><br />- 1/3 cup of broth<br />- 1/3 cup of 100% PB<br />- 1 tbsp of minced ginger (<i>you can buy it minced!)</i><br /><i>- </i>1 tbsp of coconut oil<br />- 2 tsp of olive oil<br />- 1 tbsp of lime juice<br />- 1 tbsp of fish sauce (<i>using soy would be fine, too)</i><br /><br />4. Once everything is done, mix it all together in the pan and throw in lots of cilantro if you have any! You're done.<br /><br /><b>What we added to our dishes:</b><br />- More cilantro<br />- Ground peanuts<br />- More lime juice<br />- Sriricha<br /><br /><b>The reaction? <i>Oh yeah - people would DEFINITELY spend $15 for this dish at any Thai restaurant in town.&nbsp;</i></b></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/4221753308009709260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/01/peanut-sauce-rice-noodles.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4221753308009709260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/4221753308009709260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/01/peanut-sauce-rice-noodles.html' title='Peanut Sauce Rice Noodles'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L8KniY0oWqc/UQp1y0fdxyI/AAAAAAAAAnA/FYRyXl6duc4/s72-c/20130130_173804.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6996306970502992959</id><published>2013-01-30T18:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2013-01-30T18:47:57.160-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>A Quick Butternut Squash Mac n' "Cheese"</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HfIU3HQ06Ds/UQmdKutRSAI/AAAAAAAAAmc/KxJZTK7rWnU/s1600/20130130_144243+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HfIU3HQ06Ds/UQmdKutRSAI/AAAAAAAAAmc/KxJZTK7rWnU/s400/20130130_144243+(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I found my love for Pinterest - once again - this week and had spent some evening&nbsp;ogling over fake cheese recipes. I, of course, got it in my head that I <i>had </i>to have mac n' cheese. Once you see two photos of it on Pinterest, it's really all you begin to see. Like how many variations can they <i>really </i>have on there?<br /><br />Off to Planet Organic I went to get the lazy-girl's dairy/gluten/soy-free version of KD - aka "Mac n' Chreeze". To my dismay, the store no longer sells it, or any other dairy <i>and </i>soy free alternative. Lucky for me, I had vaguely remembered one of the recipes I saw this week and grabbed a small can of pureed butternut squash.<br /><br />If you recall, I did the whole <a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2011/11/fall-goodie-to-share.html">roasted squash + Daiya cheese</a> thing before and loved it, but this time I needed a quick fix and wanted to try something new. <i>(Note: If you have the time, I still highly recommend roasting the squash - nothing beats that warm taste).</i><br /><br />Here's the cheese sauce recipe on <a href="http://www.pure2raw.com/2012/01/baked-cheezy-quinoa-casserole/">Pure2Raw</a>. Boy am I glad I found this one! I was only making a small serving, so I cut the recipe in half and made a few alterations for ease.<br /><br />Here's what I did (it makes about 2 servings):<br /><br />In a blender (used my bullet), add:<br />1/2 can (14oz) of pureed butternut squash<br />1/4 cup of nutritional yeast<br />2 tbsp of tahini<br />1 tsp of garlic powder<br />1 dash of apple cider vinegar<br />1/4 tsp of tumeric<br />1/4 tsp of salt<br /><br />Plop however much you want on top of brown rice pasta and heat that puppy up!<br /><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6996306970502992959/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-quick-butternut-squash-mac-n-cheese.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6996306970502992959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6996306970502992959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-quick-butternut-squash-mac-n-cheese.html' title='A Quick Butternut Squash Mac n' "Cheese"'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HfIU3HQ06Ds/UQmdKutRSAI/AAAAAAAAAmc/KxJZTK7rWnU/s72-c/20130130_144243+(1).jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6677221499733713393</id><published>2012-11-30T08:55:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2012-11-30T08:56:31.704-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>The Easiest Meal That Will Win You Brownie Points (Sausage Stuffed Spaghetti Squash)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9z6UOeEicqM/ULirsOgn9EI/AAAAAAAAAlk/3z6U8y7iyj4/s1600/20121126_174627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9z6UOeEicqM/ULirsOgn9EI/AAAAAAAAAlk/3z6U8y7iyj4/s400/20121126_174627.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The idea of spaghetti squash didn't seem too inviting in my household. The idea of squash in general wasn't appealing to J two years ago and the thought of the intense process it would require to make squash (obviously not knowing) seemed daunting to me. We were determined, though. For the health benefits of squash, and the ridiculously cheap cost of it during the fall and winter months.<br /><br />After cooking my first spaghetti squash last fall, we now have this fall-back, wow-worthy meal in our go-to-list. It's different every time we make it, which is what makes it so fantastic. If you have spaghetti squash in your house, you can create something amazing (I.e. <b>people <i>will </i>say "ooo"</b>) - easily.<br /><br /><b>I promise.&nbsp;</b><br /><br />Firstly, you have to decide how much time you have to work with. To get the "stuffed squash", I recommend using an oven. If you're in a rush, you can cook a spaghetti squash in the microwave but then you've got the extra work of digging out the squash once it's cooked.<br /><br />Secondly, your options for the "stuff" are endless. I'll tell you what I did for this particular meal, but I did this <i>only </i>because I had it on hand. Enjoy!<br /><br /><b>Sausage Stuffed Spaghetti Squash</b><br /><i>From Allie's Changing Kitchen</i><br /><i><br /></i>2 sausages (local, italian)<br />1 green pepper<br />1/2 onion<br />2 cloves of garlic<br />1/2 can of diced tomatos<br />1 spaghetti squash<br />1 tbsp of a mix of Italian spices<br />Sauce: A splash or two or Fish Sauce and Frank's Red Hot<br />Optional: nutritional yeast or Daiya<br /><br /><b>Ready for this?</b><br /><br />1. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Remove seeds. Place face-down on a cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 30 - 40 minutes (depending on the size). You can tell when it's done if the outside is getting soft.<br />2. Start cooking your sausage and onion. Once they are almost cooked, add in all of your other ingredients and let simmer.<br />3. Take your squash out of the oven and flip the halves over.<br />4. Spoon your sausage and veg mixture into each half.<br />5. I topped both with nutritional yeast and placed it back in the oven for 5 minutes to heat it all together.<br /><br />That's it. Now you can eat your squash and mixture with a fork - I promise it will work.<br /><i>This is paleo, dairy-free, soy-free, sugar-free and gluten-free.</i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i><i><b>Alterations:</b></i><br /><i>-We essentially do this with whatever we have in the fridge, and whatever we would put with regular pasta. Ground meat, no meat, sundried tomatos, mushrooms, marinara sauce, etc. The options are endless.</i><br /><i>- It could easily be made vegan by simply omitting the meat and fish sauce and adding more veg. We've done it that way, as well</i><br /><br /><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6677221499733713393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-easiest-meal-that-will-win-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6677221499733713393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6677221499733713393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-easiest-meal-that-will-win-you.html' title='The Easiest Meal That Will Win You Brownie Points (Sausage Stuffed Spaghetti Squash)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9z6UOeEicqM/ULirsOgn9EI/AAAAAAAAAlk/3z6U8y7iyj4/s72-c/20121126_174627.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-5138491454557692118</id><published>2012-11-27T08:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-11-27T08:44:23.634-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="side"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weekend cooking"/><title type='text'>Fall Harvest Soup</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNL82pLCMjQ/ULSyXnsrygI/AAAAAAAAAk0/8cK9svjUr8M/s1600/20121029_174226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNL82pLCMjQ/ULSyXnsrygI/AAAAAAAAAk0/8cK9svjUr8M/s400/20121029_174226.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This picture was posted alongside our lasagna roll-ups awhile back. I'm posting the recipe as I made it, although <b>I would make some changes to this the next time around</b>.<br /><br />The good things about this soup:<br />1. Other than the chopping, it's a fairly hands-off meal.<br />2. This is a great way to use up some of your fall vegetables and fruit, without having to use <i>all </i>of anything - it just requires a few of each thing.<br />3. This is a big match, giving you a healthy dose of fruit and veg for a week.<br /><br />The not-fave things about this soup:<br />1. The apples I chose were a bit too sweet, making this soup better as a <i>side </i>or a <i>small lunch. </i>The sweeter the apple, the sweeter the soup (although maybe that's what you dig?)<br />2. This had a tangy-sweet combo that was delicious for the first five bites but was a bit <i>too much </i>once bite six came along. <b>I'd take it easy on the combination of balsamic vinegar, white wine and apples</b>.<b> A simple change in wine and apples would even make a difference.</b><br /><br />All in all, I'd hands down make this again. I'd just experiment a little bit with the ingredients. For example: if you like yams more than parsnips, make more of one and less of the other! I personally like more of a <b>spice taste </b>so <b>I'd go with more masala and less acidic</b> things the next time around.<br /><br /><b>Enjoy! Now that I've ventured (timidly) into the world of soups, I highly recommend having fun with it. It's extremely easy to do when using the crockpot.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Fall Harvest Soup</b><br /><i>A la Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><i><br /></i><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oSx_sKWBWFU/ULSyWurSLoI/AAAAAAAAAks/jrc3Sp1kel8/s1600/20121029_112308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oSx_sKWBWFU/ULSyWurSLoI/AAAAAAAAAks/jrc3Sp1kel8/s320/20121029_112308.jpg" width="320" /></a><i>Note: these are approximations. I had fun throwing things in the pot this time around.</i><br />4 tsp of olive oil<br />1 large sweet potato, diced<br />1 large carrot, diced<br />2 small parsnips, diced<br />2 apples, diced<br />1 1/2 cups of leeks, diced<br />1/2 tsp ginger<br />2 tsp of masala<br />3 tbsp of white wine<br />2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar<br />4 cups of broth (I used vegetable bouillon and water)<br /><br /><br />In a pan, heat oil and add sweet potato, carrot, leek and apple. Heat for 5 minutes then dump in the slow cooker. Stir in ginger, masala, wine and vinegar. Add broth. Cook for 5 - 6 hours on low.<br /><br />Use an immersion blender (thanks to Gram for this gift!) or a regular blender in batches, if need be. Blend away. Top with croutons and tortillas if you have any and serve.<br /><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5138491454557692118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/fall-harvest-soup.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5138491454557692118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5138491454557692118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/11/fall-harvest-soup.html' title='Fall Harvest Soup'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNL82pLCMjQ/ULSyXnsrygI/AAAAAAAAAk0/8cK9svjUr8M/s72-c/20121029_174226.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-2739690923092914662</id><published>2012-10-31T07:59:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2013-01-28T09:10:04.364-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sauce"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Substitutes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><title type='text'>Step-by-Step: Swiss Chard + Pork Lasagna Roll-Ups (Even With "Ricotta")</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VpcgaUAGKzQ/UJAmQZ103YI/AAAAAAAAAkY/O2FsIZscgt0/s1600/20121029_174153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VpcgaUAGKzQ/UJAmQZ103YI/AAAAAAAAAkY/O2FsIZscgt0/s400/20121029_174153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I got this idea of this from my sister. Not really sure why I had never thought of it before.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>This gets a separate blog post, as I thought it beneficial to show the process in photos. This did take some work&nbsp;to put together&nbsp;in stages (<i>something I usually am too lazy to do</i>), but it was completely worth it - especially when you end up with a 9 x 13 pan full of roll-ups for your week.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>A few neat things came out of the creation of this recipe:</b></div><div>1. I no longer have to make lasagna in the old way. Roll-ups can be individually customized and are just so much more fun to plate.</div><div>2. I now have a go-to ricotta/cream cheese-ish replacement for future dishes (think consistency, not substitute for exact flavour).&nbsp;</div><div>3. I also have a good generic meat sauce as a go-to for <i>any </i>future pasta dish (or to plop on top of a sweet potato or nacho plate).</div><div><br /></div><div>Although the roll-up idea came from my sister, the inspiration for this <i>particular</i> recipe came from the market. After spending only $20 at the market on the weekend, we ended up with a <i>lot </i>of leeks and swiss chard (among other things) without a real plan to use it. Add in some defrosted ground pork and some white lasagna noodles to be used up (I'll switch over to brown rice pasta for the next batch), we had ourselves a meal.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm_InrUcewuC48uS9usFZXoAcuiyaKW57ytaanYgIlo49iaYzEvIar7VY0VmrGaDkEjKj1khyphenhyphenzrvuSi-9imr8p6XLz3zSIT9B9oTv9oM1HNhn6ZYYeBDyElf3HmTn3MT2OhBPk540Q0w/s1600/20121029_164233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRm_InrUcewuC48uS9usFZXoAcuiyaKW57ytaanYgIlo49iaYzEvIar7VY0VmrGaDkEjKj1khyphenhyphenzrvuSi-9imr8p6XLz3zSIT9B9oTv9oM1HNhn6ZYYeBDyElf3HmTn3MT2OhBPk540Q0w/s320/20121029_164233.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>Ricotta ("Cheese") Filling</b></div><div><i>Adapted from GoDairy cookbook</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>1 cup of pumpkin seeds, soaked in an inch of water (it called for sunflower seeds, but I only had pumpkin seeds)</div><div>1/2 cup of water (extra from above)</div><div>1 1/2 tbsp of lemon juice</div><div>1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar</div><div>1 garlic clove</div><div>1/2 tsp of maple salt (use any!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Place all in the magic bullet and blend until it's the consistency you want!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FLTTk9WjhI/UJAmHDgZkzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/16q2ucP5XEo/s1600/20121029_164552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FLTTk9WjhI/UJAmHDgZkzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/16q2ucP5XEo/s320/20121029_164552.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>Swiss Chard and Pork Filling</b></div><div><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>1 pkg of ground pork</div><div>1 <i>big </i>bunch of swiss chard, leaves removed from the stems (use lots as it wilts down!)</div><div>1 leek, chopped (white and green parts)</div><div>Italian spices, salt, pepper</div><div>2- 1/2 &nbsp;cups of tomato sauce (doesn't need to be exact, just buy a big can - I used plain)</div><div><br /></div><div>Brown the ground pork. Add the leek, spices and 1 cup of your sauce. Cook for 2 minutes. Add in the swiss chard and the rest of your sauce, <i>saving enough to cover the bottom of the pan</i>. Let simmer on low.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Cook your noodles!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRli7EWwFB8/UJAmJeGN9oI/AAAAAAAAAkA/c-1I9a4I4Y4/s1600/20121029_165649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRli7EWwFB8/UJAmJeGN9oI/AAAAAAAAAkA/c-1I9a4I4Y4/s320/20121029_165649.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><b>Bring Everything Together:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Pour the remaining tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.</div><div><br /></div><div>On waxed paper, lay out the lasagna noodles and top each one with ricotta filling then your sauce filling. Roll carefully and place each roll in the pan. <i>Note: save some filling!</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Once you have done this for everything, top with the remaning meat filling to ensure the noodles stay moist.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I topped my dish with Daiya Cheddar Cheese and Nutritional Yeast Flakes. You can top each individual piece with more of the ricotta filling upon serving if you have any left.<br /><br />Bake covered at 375 for 20 minutes, then an additional 15 uncovered. Voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZrIodJ6p9I/UJAmL9Rbn_I/AAAAAAAAAkI/5DZyyzTvzZk/s1600/20121029_170309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oZrIodJ6p9I/UJAmL9Rbn_I/AAAAAAAAAkI/5DZyyzTvzZk/s320/20121029_170309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyFfQSvZ7eA/UJAmN3NQxkI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/BnrvycZoBe4/s1600/20121029_170440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyFfQSvZ7eA/UJAmN3NQxkI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/BnrvycZoBe4/s320/20121029_170440.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i>**Notes on Recommended Recipe Alterations:&nbsp;</i></div><div><i>- If you want to make this gluten-free, switch to the brown rice noodles</i></div><div><i>- If you want to make this to paleo, slice a zucchini in extremely thin pieces and use that instead of noodles for your wrap</i></div><div><i>- If you want to make this vegetarian or vegan, I recommend adding diced eggplant instead of pork</i></div><div><i>- Swiss chard can be replaced with spinach or kale and will be just as good</i></div><div><i>- Leeks can be replaced with shallots or regular onions</i></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Enjoy! This one is a goodie....</b></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2739690923092914662/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/step-by-step-swiss-chard-pork-lasagna.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2739690923092914662'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2739690923092914662'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/step-by-step-swiss-chard-pork-lasagna.html' title='Step-by-Step: Swiss Chard + Pork Lasagna Roll-Ups (Even With "Ricotta")'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VpcgaUAGKzQ/UJAmQZ103YI/AAAAAAAAAkY/O2FsIZscgt0/s72-c/20121029_174153.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-3615316877538535506</id><published>2012-09-24T20:10:00.005-03:00</published><updated>2012-09-24T20:16:17.963-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weekend cooking"/><title type='text'>Fall Has Arrived (+ Standby Slow Cooker Recipes)</title><content type='html'>My Facebook status today was:<br /><br /><i>"Yesterday was the first day of fall. As sad as it is to see the summer go, we can look forward to big slow cooker meals on the cheap! I almost forgot how far you can go with just a few cheap ingredients placed in a one-dish fall meal in the crock pot. Yesterday: lentil chili. Today: mushroom risotto"</i><br /><br />Many questions follow suit after any mention of a good slow cooker meal. We all know how a slow cooker meal can benefit our weekly routine. We all hope to create a slow cooker plan that we'll actually follow through on, but we rarely ever do. Well - at least I don't.&nbsp;My mom and I always seem to be sharing, saving or pinning crock pot blog and appetizing recipes, but we never seem to actually do anything with them. When I actually <i>do </i>take the little bit of time required to complete something in that little lovely appliance, I'm beyond excited about it and wonder why I don't do it every week.<br /><br />I finally followed through this weekend. It was easy (as in: quick to throw together). It was cheap. It was appetizing.&nbsp;After a friend and reader requested some recipes, I thought I'd share it with you, along with a <i>few</i> other successes I've had.<br /><br /><b>Lentil Chili (Vegan-friendly)</b><br /><i>Original Recipe from <a href="http://chummom.com/slow-cooker-lentil-chili/">Chum Mom</a></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRLhfBA3OJA/UGCk0aPHIMI/AAAAAAAAAiU/93oIF3rZ5fU/s1600/20120924_150644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRLhfBA3OJA/UGCk0aPHIMI/AAAAAAAAAiU/93oIF3rZ5fU/s400/20120924_150644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">J and I worked together on making this yesterday. It's one of those dishes where two people can be working on either side of the pot because you literally just need to throw everything in it - order does not matter. The purpose of this meal was to have healthy veggie-filled lunches for the week and we succeeded.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Only differences from the original? Kidney beans instead of chickpeas, no cilantro, mustard powder or cayenne (but did 1 tsp of chili powder and 1 tsp of paprika instead) and halved the entire recipe (we have a <i>small </i>slow cooker<i>).&nbsp;</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The costs associated with this chili are so minimal: 2 carrots (out of a big $2.99 bag), 2 celery stalks (again, out of a clump for $2.99), bouillon cubes, $1.29 can of diced tomatoes, $0.99 can of kidney beans, 1 cup (out of a 2 cup bag for $1.29) of dry red lentils. So cheap considering how far it will take us this week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Smoky Bacon Chili (Paleo-friendly)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Original Recipe from <a href="http://paleomg.com/smoky-bacon-chili/">PaleOMG.</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G3nFH9sZ6Us/UGCkv3oRFnI/AAAAAAAAAiM/x1ewkKUes78/s1600/20120523_173102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G3nFH9sZ6Us/UGCkv3oRFnI/AAAAAAAAAiM/x1ewkKUes78/s400/20120523_173102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">PaleOMG is a blog full of great meat-filled, caveman-lover recipes. If you ever have to make a meal for non-vegetarians that may have dietary limitations, check this blog out - or any paleo blog, really. They're free of most common intolerances.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This chili is as opposite as you can get to the above recipe. Bean-free and meat-filled, this was still a major hit. I used pork instead of beef and only red peppers (not yellow and green). I added 2 drops of liquid smoke to regular diced tomatoes, instead of fire roasted. I also think I may have made half the recipe (we had this eons ago).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We served this over a 1/2 of a baked sweet potato each (we baked some ahead of time for the week as well!). This was mega J-approved.&nbsp;</div><br /><b>Mushroom Risotto (potentially gluten-free and vegetarian-friendly)</b><br /><i>Original Recipe from Allie's Changing Kitchen</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vGa6MwwLvG0/UGDm6gw5mJI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZsSsQpOS85g/s1600/20120924_180035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vGa6MwwLvG0/UGDm6gw5mJI/AAAAAAAAAis/ZsSsQpOS85g/s400/20120924_180035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I love risotto but never have the time or energy to stand by a stove to make it right, or to find an appropriate parmesan-free recipe. This turned out well, tasty, but I'd definitely play with some more spices and flavours the next time I try it.<br /><br />Sautee:&nbsp;1 cup of sliced mushrooms +&nbsp;1/3 cup of chopped onions +&nbsp;2 cloves of garlic<br /><br />Add in:&nbsp;1 cup of arborio rice + 1/4 cup of mushroom broth (made from mushroom bouillon, veg. would be fine, too). Saute until liquid is absorbed.<br /><br />Add mixture to slow cooker, plus:&nbsp;1 3/4 cup of broth (so 2 cups in total) + 1/4 of white wine + 1 tbsp of onion flakes + 1 tsp of paprika + salt + pepper.<br /><br />Cook on high for 1 hour and 30 minutes (check, because I overcooked mine a little bit).<br /><br />Once finished, mix in 1/4 cup of almond (or any) milk + 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast. Add more of any of the above flavourings if you want. I topped mine with homemade bacon bits but you could omit to keep it veg - friendly.<br /><br /><b>Need More Inspiration?</b><br />Here are a few other recipes from the past that have worked out well for us. My advice for those looking to get started with using slow cookers to ease the weeknight cooking pain? Stews and chilis. So many varieties. So hearty. Hard to mess up.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2012/02/easy-slow-cooker-pork-stew.html">Panama Pork Stew</a></b><br /><b><a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2012/01/chicken-curry-slow-cooker-stew.html">Chicken Curry Stew</a></b><br /><a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/2010/08/recipe-balsamic-chicken.html">Balsamic Chicken</a><br /><br />Questions about any of the above recipes? Comment or bug me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/allieschangingkitchen">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/changingkitchen">Twitter</a>!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3615316877538535506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-has-arrived-standby-slow-cooker.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3615316877538535506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3615316877538535506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-has-arrived-standby-slow-cooker.html' title='Fall Has Arrived (+ Standby Slow Cooker Recipes)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PRLhfBA3OJA/UGCk0aPHIMI/AAAAAAAAAiU/93oIF3rZ5fU/s72-c/20120924_150644.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-8388449342638227556</id><published>2012-06-07T17:51:00.001-03:00</published><updated>2012-06-07T20:30:50.533-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Asian-Inspired"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weekend cooking"/><title type='text'>An Assortment of Recipes + Ideas</title><content type='html'>Here are a few of the things that have gone in our bellies over the last two weeks...<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDxtKeDCKx4/T9EL7s78HAI/AAAAAAAAAec/ItRDtuQ6mUI/s1600/20120524_182007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDxtKeDCKx4/T9EL7s78HAI/AAAAAAAAAec/ItRDtuQ6mUI/s400/20120524_182007.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://paleodietlifestyle.com/quick-paleo-meals/">Baked Salmon with Asparagus + Beets</a> (with an adaptation of added <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/3159900635/broiled-prosciutto-wrapped-asparagus-spears">procuitto</a>)</b><br />This is the ultimate kind of throw together meal. I cheated and used canned beets (I confess and don't care!) so I threw all of this on two tinfoil packets and in the oven it went. A seemingly gourmet meal in minutes (well, it took longer than the recipe said, but basically..)</span>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WdSnfR1shwU/T9EL9a1vgKI/AAAAAAAAAek/W9zktaA7Ho0/s1600/20120526_121957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WdSnfR1shwU/T9EL9a1vgKI/AAAAAAAAAek/W9zktaA7Ho0/s400/20120526_121957.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Weekend Breakfast</b><br />Breakfasts like this give you reason to get through your work week. I had some procuitto and asparagus leftover from the <a href="http://nomnompaleo.com/post/3159900635/broiled-prosciutto-wrapped-asparagus-spears">above recipe</a> (it's <i>all about no waste) </i>so we cooked them up and plopped our egg on top. Delicious saltiness! It went perfectly with our perked coffee and tropical smoothie (fresh pineapple + banana + frozen mango + almond milk)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLaW7PH4HJZ3Ak-8abNknlPpxok1UJU44KRYS_U4kNms92W74eOSs5r7NlX_PX6nWARlUpMV_aPCiX7Jqn02tInk5rwiEDsD5lkS_ZlL_uerjzTrItrvIr2_VrNoGreflGRgtm1jK6gE/s1600/20120527_115349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLaW7PH4HJZ3Ak-8abNknlPpxok1UJU44KRYS_U4kNms92W74eOSs5r7NlX_PX6nWARlUpMV_aPCiX7Jqn02tInk5rwiEDsD5lkS_ZlL_uerjzTrItrvIr2_VrNoGreflGRgtm1jK6gE/s400/20120527_115349.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Egg Muffins</b><br />SO perfect for a work week for breakys and snacks. There are variations all over the place for this, but I used what I had in the fridge at the time: 9 eggs (for the above 12 muffins) + cut up red onions + spinach + tomatoes + salt and pepper + Italian spices. Grease your pan, pour them into the cups and put them in the oven for about 20 mins at 350. <b>Breakfast for the week!</b></span>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmPe7htMs0O7D7bV7bsD2Roi71s9UKKhgL9C8P680ImmaZ0VcYk6ZK4nClHdnOIg_rWKXS-NpnnBYlgKDFCg3WCoTYMMrWZAYBv5Cqq1rxiBk9AzeaP-aODoDKXWFJRU5WaQ197uidio/s1600/20120527_192511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmPe7htMs0O7D7bV7bsD2Roi71s9UKKhgL9C8P680ImmaZ0VcYk6ZK4nClHdnOIg_rWKXS-NpnnBYlgKDFCg3WCoTYMMrWZAYBv5Cqq1rxiBk9AzeaP-aODoDKXWFJRU5WaQ197uidio/s400/20120527_192511.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Pork chops, veggie salad and kimchi.</b><br />Not entirely paleo, but nothing overtly "do not eat" on the menu I don't think. The pork chop was bbq'd with a mix of spices (anything!) and some lemon + oil. The salad is a simple spinach salad mixed with <i>a little </i>bit of quinoa cooked in broth (little as in most veg, different from how I usually make it) mixed with salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice. J <b>liked this more than the pork</b> I think.&nbsp;</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gw7cQJU3Ckk/T9EMDr7u7NI/AAAAAAAAAe8/SyHKPxAbfkw/s1600/20120529_180945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gw7cQJU3Ckk/T9EMDr7u7NI/AAAAAAAAAe8/SyHKPxAbfkw/s400/20120529_180945.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://paleogirl.net/bangers-and-paleo-mash/"><b>Bangers n' Mash</b></a><br />Okay - admittedly this photo is not exactly visually appealing and the idea of eating an entire head of cauliflower in one sitting (for two people) seems foreign, <b>but we devoured this. </b>Like: a head of cauliflower and four sausages and we <b>devoured </b>it in minutes. I had a bit of a hard time figuring out what to do with the cauliflower, so it took longer (and made a larger mess) than it probably should have but we were thoroughly impressed. J grew up on meat and potatoes and had an odd eye on me as I tackled this recipe. Luckily he trusts me enough to give it a go...;) A <b>"will try again" </b>(along with cauliflower rice!). (<i>note: the bangers came from Sweet Williams at the market, yummers).</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5zCSAh0-wM0/T9EMFauPUVI/AAAAAAAAAfE/xkcgsVHnkgg/s1600/20120530_180352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5zCSAh0-wM0/T9EMFauPUVI/AAAAAAAAAfE/xkcgsVHnkgg/s400/20120530_180352.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Shrimp Yellow Curry</b> (on it's own)<br />I filled this dish with a can of coconut milk, + 2 - 3 tbsp of yellow curry + 1 tbsp of fish sauce + basil + lots of onions, broccoli, cooked shrimp and mushrooms. Top it off with almonds. Voila.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ChrWPasKns/T9EMHZcH3kI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/lUViC6o9Pow/s1600/20120604_190923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ChrWPasKns/T9EMHZcH3kI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/lUViC6o9Pow/s400/20120604_190923.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.mommiecooks.com/2012/05/31/thai-chicken-salad/">Thai Chicken Salad with Almond Dressing</a></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Adaptations: almonds + almond butter in place of peanuts/butter +&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">fish sauce in place of soy sauce +</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">honey for the brown sugar + m</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">y salad ingredients: lettuce, spinach, carrots and cucumber</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b>TWO thumbs up, for sure</b>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Who knew that dinners would be so good (and so fun) after removing all forms of white potatoes, rice, pasta and bread? We definitely did not. Eat your heart out (and feast) my gluten-free friends! I've been trying out a lot of the recipes I've been pinning under <a href="http://pinterest.com/alliekpins/paleo-possibilities/">Paleo Possibilities </a>and all are free of dairy, soy, gluten and sugar (among other things)....woot woot! Here's a <a href="http://greatist.com/health/the-ultimate-guide-to-eating-paleo-022012/">little diagram of what eating paleo is all about</a>. I'll share more resources in another post.<br /><br />Enjoy :)</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8388449342638227556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/06/assortment-of-recipes-ideas.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8388449342638227556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8388449342638227556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/06/assortment-of-recipes-ideas.html' title='An Assortment of Recipes + Ideas'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nDxtKeDCKx4/T9EL7s78HAI/AAAAAAAAAec/ItRDtuQ6mUI/s72-c/20120524_182007.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-2588370814537769106</id><published>2012-05-18T14:55:00.004-03:00</published><updated>2012-05-18T14:56:23.797-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Asian-Inspired"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>A Stir Fry Without Rice or Noodles! (Cilantro Pork)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5T4drKOBClU/T7aMMmxINYI/AAAAAAAAAdM/1HqDomu2Zsk/s1600/20120517_172211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5T4drKOBClU/T7aMMmxINYI/AAAAAAAAAdM/1HqDomu2Zsk/s640/20120517_172211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As you can see from the title, I threw together an extremely easy and tasty stir fry - minus the rice and noodles that we always use. I found this recipe on <a href="http://paleodietlifestyle.com/">Paleo Diet Lifestyle&nbsp;</a>, along with some other stir fry options. I have to create a bit of a mental shift to create meals like this. For so long, I have been taking <i>one </i>piece of pork and would divide that amongst the two of us for our dinner - and even sometimes for our lunches. With the pasta or rice, I could get away with doing that.<br /><br />Now that I'm experimenting a little with our diets, I had to use <i>both </i>pieces of our pork and we didn't have leftovers. That being said: I felt fantastic. This meal <i>felt good as I was eating it. </i>I'm not sure if it is just that food tastes and feels better when you're creating that mental connection?<br /><br />Moral of the story is this is a good mental shift (if I decide that eating lots of meat is the right direction for me to go in), but will require a shift also in how I also approach my grocery shopping. As much as I talk about - and try to do - meal plans, I usually don't (I confess!). In order to buy enough and to not waste, I'm really going to try it for the next week or two to see how it works. Life's a constant transition of some kind, isn't it? :)<br /><br />This meal is perfect for those weeks when you buy cilantro for something else and don't want it to go bad on you (happens all the time for us). I will say that I was moving slowly when prepping - even though it's only essentially slicing a bunch of stuff - so it took a bit longer to make than it normally would or should. I <i>do </i>think this is a perfect weekday meal: barely any cooking time needed!<br /><br />Make it: Delicioso!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://paleodietlifestyle.com/quick-and-easy-paleo-stir-fries/">Cilantro Pork Stir Fry</a></b><br />My changes to the recipe:<br /><br />- 1 1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms (add to the pan about a minute after adding the peppers)<br />- 2 scrambled eggs (add at the end, right before throwing the cooked pork back into the pan. I pushed the veggies to the side, scrambled the eggs and then mixed it all together, re-adding the pork).<br /><br />This is just a quick post as I know when I get back "on the grid" on Monday night, I'll be too tired to post and will only want to share photos of Prince Edward Island when I&nbsp;<i>do&nbsp;</i>feel like posting. We're off on our annual road trip...Lobster and mussels here we come!<br /><br />Have a great weekend!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2588370814537769106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/stir-fry-without-rice-or-noodles.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2588370814537769106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2588370814537769106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/stir-fry-without-rice-or-noodles.html' title='A Stir Fry Without Rice or Noodles! (Cilantro Pork)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5T4drKOBClU/T7aMMmxINYI/AAAAAAAAAdM/1HqDomu2Zsk/s72-c/20120517_172211.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-5092142291843679469</id><published>2012-05-17T13:12:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2012-05-17T13:18:33.921-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marinade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>It Feels Like Balinese Nasi Campur (Buffalo Shrimp + Balsamic Cucumber Salad)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghsSof8wblw/T7RDSXwOG-I/AAAAAAAAAc4/LbxVtkNKaS0/s1600/20120516_173549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghsSof8wblw/T7RDSXwOG-I/AAAAAAAAAc4/LbxVtkNKaS0/s640/20120516_173549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Nasi Campur is a dish we ordered many times in Bali. Each time it would be different and each time J and I would discuss how we should start eating that way.<br /><br />You wouldn't exactly know what you would get with each order, but you knew you would get to try a lot of different Balinese dishes in one sitting. The meal always seemed like you would have a piece of meat of some kind and a whole lot of sides - almost like families would make ten different dishes on Sundays and would pick away at each dish throughout the week, a little bit from each one - the opposite from what we typically do here in North America.<br /><br />As I've mentioned, I'm trying to limit our intake of rice, potatoes, bread and pasta (says the girl who just caved and had a sub). Last night proved to be difficult. I made our shrimp. I made our salad.I just stared at the plate, upset about how bare it looked. I, then, added on the avocado+spinach+blueberry salad and then, again, felt it <i>still&nbsp;</i>looked bare and cooked up a few hard boiled eggs for us.<br /><br />There you have it. Shrimp. Cucumber Salad. Spinach Salad. Egg. Success.<br /><br />It filled us up and tasted delicious. Only problem is that we end up craving snacks two hours after eating, but that's not a bad thing if we stick to a celery and almond butter kind of snackk! As I just said above, I just caved with a sub. Shameful, yet laughable. Katie tells me I need to be incorporating more fats to keep the hunger away...so for the future, I'll have lots of almonds (or maybe I'll make a trail mix) at work and <i>more</i> avocado (heck yes).&nbsp;Going on four dinners without the typical "fillers" we usually have is still a positive in my books. What an interesting process... I can't imagine what those of you out there go through who kick this stuff cold turkey - It was hard enough when I made my changes, but I had a transition plan in place that took about 4 months. :)<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.thefoodiephysician.com/2012/02/dining-with-doc-superbowl-snacks.html">Buffalo Shrimp</a></b><br />If you haven't stumbled over to <a href="http://www.thefoodiephysician.com/">The Foodie Physician</a><span id="goog_425700444"></span><span id="goog_425700445"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>, then you should. I follow her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFoodiePhysician">Facebook</a> and Pinterest as well. I had pinned this recipe awhile ago and finally got around to it.<br /><br />I used about 24 large shrimp (not jumbo) and used coconut oil instead of butter. I also didn't grill the shrimp.&nbsp;I used cooked shrimp (tails on), tossed them with the lemon and s/p. I warmed them up in a pan and tossed them with the Frank's hot sauce (original - very important) and coconut oil. Would definitely be good marinated and grilled.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.whatrunslori.com/2011/07/chicken-lettuce-wraps-with-balsamic-cucumber-salad/">Cucumber Balsamic Salad</a></b><br />There's no need to change anything in this salad - I followed it ingredient by ingredient. Very easy and something a little different for the table. We often have cucumber slices drizzled with a bit of balsamic anyhow for our treats, so the flavor combination was right up our "alley".<br /><br /><b>Spinach Salad</b><br />I love the taste of avocado and blueberries <i>so much </i>that I just added those two things and drizzled the salad with a bit of lemon juice - no dressing.<br /><br />That's it! Updates on progress, new ideas and changes will keep coming. It's our long weekend - and the best weekend of the year - this week so we'll be having a <b>feast </b>of surf n' turf and lots more "surf" on the side. Can't wait!<br /><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5092142291843679469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-feels-like-balinese-nasi-campur.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5092142291843679469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5092142291843679469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-feels-like-balinese-nasi-campur.html' title='It Feels Like Balinese Nasi Campur (Buffalo Shrimp + Balsamic Cucumber Salad)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghsSof8wblw/T7RDSXwOG-I/AAAAAAAAAc4/LbxVtkNKaS0/s72-c/20120516_173549.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6733418947798565437</id><published>2012-05-15T13:00:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2012-05-15T13:03:44.050-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>A First Paleo Attempt (Tilapia + Curried Portobello & Kale)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtqk_3I5yWTVJvyMc3pA2hmFmrZhXsRd1RBP0v51DVoQR8mKaPFxdXIadvJJrBzmGJ3PtA-pTfVjCDiOfwdZ9GRp0AyAAJkrZFUhnYrO35w8jv5Ai9gDJi-qadahVJWTxhiw-OGqCBVo/s1600/20120514_175207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtqk_3I5yWTVJvyMc3pA2hmFmrZhXsRd1RBP0v51DVoQR8mKaPFxdXIadvJJrBzmGJ3PtA-pTfVjCDiOfwdZ9GRp0AyAAJkrZFUhnYrO35w8jv5Ai9gDJi-qadahVJWTxhiw-OGqCBVo/s640/20120514_175207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My good friend Katie has been rockin' the paleo diet for some time now so we've been talking about it a lot. I've mentioned this diet (read: lifestyle) in many other posts before as it's a really easy way for me to find recipes: no soy, dairy or sugar. I've even recommended the diet to friends and family who are experimenting with diet changes.<br /><br />After all of that, I thought I'd try it for awhile.<br /><br />I am not going to attempt a 100% paleo diet, or even an 80/20 for the time being. I will, however, attempt to incorporate <i>more paleo-focused&nbsp;</i>meals into my diet, if and when I can. My ultimate goal would be to try to do a 80/20 (or even 100%) change for a small period of time as a sort of "detox" to see whether this might be a route I'd be interested in pursuing on a longer term. My immediate goal is to a) start to have a bit more energy and to generally feel better/good all the time and b) kick my carb and grain addiction.<br /><br />Anyone that reads this blog knows that I (we) love pasta. I could eat it everyday, twice a day. I don't ever really have a meal without adding rice, potatoes or pasta. Our plates have always felt like it's been missing something if it didn't have one of those. Again: I'm not looking to cut these items out, but I'm ready to make the mental shift into believing that a full plate of meat and veggies <i>is </i>enough to fill me up. Craving pasta <i>all the time</i>&nbsp;is <i>not </i>at all the best thing.<br /><br />So we'll see how it goes. I thank Katie for telling me to try it out. I'm not going to go into it any more right now, as I'm still doing research and still in the midst of deciding how often I would like to - or need to - cook this way.<br /><br />Luckily, I've got this pretty awesome hubby of mine that is uber supportive and got me to get right to it last night. He whipped up some tilapia for the two of us while I got to work on a hearty side dish.<br /><br />Here's what we came up with. As I'm still doing the research, I <i>think </i>this is just about fully paleo-friendly. For any paleo people out there, please let me know if I missed something!<br /><br /><b>Coconut Flour Tilapia</b><br /><i>from J's recipes</i><br />1. In a bowl, mix together 1 egg with a little bit of the following items:<br />- lemon juice<br />- tobasco (<i>like a dash - probably considered processed, and therefore not paleo)</i><br />- basil<br />- thyme<br />- chilli powder<br /><br />2. Dip each piece of fish (we had 2 fillets) in the egg mixture. Then, coat in coconut flour.<br />3. Pan fry (<i>note: the coconut flour will turn black-ish, but it doesn't taste burnt).</i><br />4. Right before the fish is done, splash a wee bit of white wine in the pan.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://foodfitnessfreshair.com/2012/04/23/curried-kale-with-portobello-mushrooms/">Curried Portobello Mushrooms and Kale</a></b><br />I basically stuck to the recipe from <a href="http://foodfitnessfreshair.com/">Food Fitness Fresh Air</a>, but made a few small changes. Here is what I did.<br /><br />1 tbsp EVOO<br />1/2 of a large yellow onion, diced<br />3 cloves of garlic, diced<br />2 portobello mushrooms, cut in 1-inch slices<br />1 bunch of kale, stems removed and sliced<br /><br />5 tbsp of diced tomatoes (juice and tomatoes)<br />2 1/2 tbsp of curry powder<br />1 tbsp of raw honey<br />2 tbsp of water<br /><br />1. Mix the sauce together and let sit.<br />2. Cook EVOO, garlic and onions for about 2 minutes.<br />3. Add in portobello mushrooms and sauce mixture and cook until the onions and translucent.<br />4. Add kale and cook mix for about 6 more minutes.<br />Serve!<br /><br />I'll call this meal as "paleo as it gets" in our house. Even if I've missed an ingredient or two, I filled up without rice, potatoes and pasta!<br /><br /><b><br /></b></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6733418947798565437/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-paleo-attempt-tilapia-curried.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6733418947798565437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6733418947798565437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-paleo-attempt-tilapia-curried.html' title='A First Paleo Attempt (Tilapia + Curried Portobello & Kale)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtqk_3I5yWTVJvyMc3pA2hmFmrZhXsRd1RBP0v51DVoQR8mKaPFxdXIadvJJrBzmGJ3PtA-pTfVjCDiOfwdZ9GRp0AyAAJkrZFUhnYrO35w8jv5Ai9gDJi-qadahVJWTxhiw-OGqCBVo/s72-c/20120514_175207.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-891872174331414604</id><published>2012-05-14T13:40:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2012-05-15T13:01:05.240-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>Garlic Shrimp in Tomato-y Coconut Milk</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZPREdL5QB0/T7En2SW__5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/lq0GK3GxY4Y/s1600/20120509_171951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZPREdL5QB0/T7En2SW__5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/lq0GK3GxY4Y/s640/20120509_171951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I forget if it was my mom or me who stumbled onto <a href="http://skinnytaste.com/">SkinnyTaste.com</a>. Once we did, we got sucked into the vortex of delicious-looking recipe tunnel - I mean: recipe after recipe looks amazing. Gina's website is &nbsp;organized extremely well, so you can easily search for something in a jiffy on her blog.<br /><br />Mom passed this find on to me a little while go and I finally had a chance to try it (it's been sitting patiently on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/alliekpins/food-bliss/">Food Bliss Pinterest Board</a>). This was so unbelievably easy to throw together and made enough for both J and I to have leftovers for our lunches the next day. I made a pot of plain quinoa to serve under this which helped give us the full 4 servings.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/02/garlic-shrimp-in-coconut-milk-tomatoes.html"><b>Garlic Shrimp in Coconut Milk, Tomatoes and Cilantro</b></a>.<br /><br />Try it.<br /><br />Creamy goodness.<br /><br />We always have diced tomatoes (<i>check the ingredients to make sure you're just getting tomatoes!</i>) and coconut milk in our pantry so this will end up being an easy go-to. <i>Just a note about the recipe</i>: I used 1 tbsp of lime juice. I typically save my <i>actual </i>lemons and limes for baking, bbqing or for drinks. Whenever a recipe asks for 1/2 a lime or lemon, I <i>always</i>&nbsp;use the juice.<br /><br />I hope everyone had a great weekend and hopefully cooked a good meal for your mom! I, unfortunately, will owe mine one. We had lots of family dinners (including a big turkey feast. yum) throughout the last week, as my uncle was home. There's nothing like family time and we had a <i>whole lot of it </i>last week - which meant a lot of people cooked for us, too (sweet diggity).<br /><br /><b>Mother's Day.&nbsp;</b>I thought I'd take a moment to highlight how&nbsp;<b>extremely awesome and supportive my mom is</b> - and how I never go a day without being extremely grateful for our relationship. We've always been a bit of a duo - for better or for worse. Better, as in we're best friends. Worse, as in we're identical. Like mother, like daughter, right? Well, in our family, we're actually like grandmother, like mother, like daughter. ;) The three of us spent time together in Korea (both Gram and mom came ALL the way to Korea to visit me) and a week together in the Dominican Republic, not to mention the amount of other activities we do together. Throughout all of these food changes I've experienced (and am still experiencing), my mom has been<i> so, so</i> supportive. She cut out red meat with me over 3 1/2 years ago and has a million go-to recipes that are "Allie-friendly" and on hand now! There are literally a million things I could say about her and our relationship - but I'll just acknowledge our special bond and <b>my appreciation for the life I've been able to live because of her</b>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WeFwmX7KWGA/T7E00DbATeI/AAAAAAAAAZU/AnoXq7Q8kVc/s1600/551130_10150826988797545_503992544_9733430_1639226626_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WeFwmX7KWGA/T7E00DbATeI/AAAAAAAAAZU/AnoXq7Q8kVc/s400/551130_10150826988797545_503992544_9733430_1639226626_n.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mommys out there!</td></tr></tbody></table>What else.<br /><i>Spring has actually, FINALLY, hit Halifax.&nbsp;</i><br /><br />We've been patient. We've enjoyed every "spring" day that has come, but it officially seems like it's here to stay now. We enjoyed local beers outside on Friday (we lasted "outside" for not long), we enjoyed a staycation kind of date day in our city on Saturday...from buying meat at the farmer's market to enjoying $1 espressos and $1 coffees to free live music on the waterfront and $5 pop-up burgers and fries from one of the tasty (higher priced for our typical budget) restaurants in town. 'Twas a super fun day to be in Halifax. Check out #OpenCity to see everything that happened around town. We had a busy day on Saturday so we, unfortunately, only got 1/2 a day of it. Would have loved to get out to check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/madewithlocal">Made With Local</a>, a snack bar venture done by two amazing local ladies. Take a look at their Facebook page to see how they're keeping it local - right down to their packaging!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vToyZJ58JMo/T7ExCb5gVPI/AAAAAAAAAZE/OGGQLWkUhXo/s1600/20120511_194214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vToyZJ58JMo/T7ExCb5gVPI/AAAAAAAAAZE/OGGQLWkUhXo/s400/20120511_194214.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A reunion with Garrison Brewery Patio &amp; Nut Brown Ale Samplers</td></tr></tbody></table>That's my update! Fresh air + family tine + lots of catch up time with friends over brews + a date-day staycation = a successful (and busy) few days.<br /><br />Stay tuned for an updated "<a href="http://www.allieschangingkitchen.com/p/good-products-substitutes.html">Brands I Love</a>" page and a few mini product reviews for my following most recent purchases from Planet Organic:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-nIiLyIuuc/T7EyOCzfapI/AAAAAAAAAZM/u1dZ2Md5WGQ/s1600/20120509_195419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o-nIiLyIuuc/T7EyOCzfapI/AAAAAAAAAZM/u1dZ2Md5WGQ/s400/20120509_195419.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Successful Stroll Through Planet Organic</td></tr></tbody></table></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/891872174331414604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/garlic-shrimp-in-tomato-y-coconut-milk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/891872174331414604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/891872174331414604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/garlic-shrimp-in-tomato-y-coconut-milk.html' title='Garlic Shrimp in Tomato-y Coconut Milk'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GZPREdL5QB0/T7En2SW__5I/AAAAAAAAAY4/lq0GK3GxY4Y/s72-c/20120509_171951.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-5564749651311613868</id><published>2012-04-24T08:40:00.003-03:00</published><updated>2012-04-24T08:41:54.084-03:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="breakfast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>I'm Jumping Back In + Breakfast Sausage Fritatta</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ye9W9E2VzaFBEU_IpkBNuPstQ3I7NhT9Qk5KQ1hHnXIV5A4tT_GKDiYbKDgUmQPHraRuwe9Vf6IvWbZFN7GrhV2o_jnumgC9inkh86QkSdtE5pJv6tjXakrLg_RcUM00bKvmgkZnPfs/s1600/0000000000aaes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ye9W9E2VzaFBEU_IpkBNuPstQ3I7NhT9Qk5KQ1hHnXIV5A4tT_GKDiYbKDgUmQPHraRuwe9Vf6IvWbZFN7GrhV2o_jnumgC9inkh86QkSdtE5pJv6tjXakrLg_RcUM00bKvmgkZnPfs/s400/0000000000aaes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hello Blogger World and Blogger Friends (hopefully you're still around...are you?!).<br /><br />I have done it again. I left my poor blog hanging update-less for over a month. It started out with a little neglect during an extremely busy two weeks of work for me and job change for J, leading into our week's R n' R&nbsp;vacation...it, then, lead to a <i>very</i>&nbsp;long hiatus that was spent as hubby and wife...and homeowners.<br /><br />I know that sounds a bit silly, but blogging takes time. Not only do the recipes have to ever be planned and researched, they have to be actually cooked. If you're trying something new out, there is generally a bigger mess. To increase your readership, you need to be participating in Twitter conversations, chatting on Facebook and partaking in blogger events. And none of those things include actually writing the post and editing the photos <i>for </i>the post.&nbsp;It's a whole lot of fun, but it was taking up just a wee too much of my evenings for a little while there. So, there it is.<b> Blogging is such an unbelievably fun hobby</b> to have - but I'm a true believer that <b>everyone should only be doing these "extras" in their lives so long as they still add to your happiness. </b>The great thing about an "extra" or a "hobby" is that you can always take a break to see how you really feel about it and jump right back in! (<i>Note: Have you read <a href="http://happiness-project.com/">The Happiness Project</a>?) </i>So here I am, making my jump.<br /><br />While I was gone, J and I have spent A LOT of time on our home. We're slowly settling in. Unpacking. Reorganizing. Redecorating. Thrifting (but mostly making use of everything we already own). <b>I'm thinking of doing a blog post on some of our home projects (the easy non-tool kind). Would you be interested?</b><br /><br />We also went here for a full week of reading and relaxing together - something we have never really done together as a couple.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Hq3miFWyDQ/T5aNDIExMGI/AAAAAAAAAWk/ACOoGeSwzmM/s1600/000000000aeasf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9Hq3miFWyDQ/T5aNDIExMGI/AAAAAAAAAWk/ACOoGeSwzmM/s400/000000000aeasf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2FJ3Mn7jjVc/T5aNHeTguyI/AAAAAAAAAWs/jV-ZSZFuthA/s1600/0000000000aeasf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2FJ3Mn7jjVc/T5aNHeTguyI/AAAAAAAAAWs/jV-ZSZFuthA/s400/0000000000aeasf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We're always on the go...go go go! See as much as you can kind of thing. This trip, we took books (I read Hunger Games and Day After Night) and played a whole lot of crib with our feet firmly planted in the sand, brew in hand. There's nothing quite like a <i>true</i>&nbsp;vacation.<br /><br />In a nutshell, you've missed:<br />- J has started a new (and amazing) job<br />- Our nephew turned 1<br />- We've had a few delicious Easter Dinners<br />- We've BBQ'd!!! (<b>Spring is finally coming...</b>)<br />- We saw the Hunger Games<br />- We've had house guests from PEI and our friends have moved home from Korea (for good, yippee!)<br />- We've watched some really good movies, and some really bad<br />- Game of Thrones, Mad Men and Community all came back on TV (pretty big deals in our world)<br /><br />~~~~~~~<br />To get back into the groove of things, I'm posting a recipe from quite a few weeks ago: My VERY first fritatta - ever. So easy and so delicious - and helps for dinner AND breakfast!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5iiW2MTYEU4/T5aOLbhdJmI/AAAAAAAAAW8/xq_KHsZ4W7k/s1600/0000000000aea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5iiW2MTYEU4/T5aOLbhdJmI/AAAAAAAAAW8/xq_KHsZ4W7k/s400/0000000000aea.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Breakfast Sausage Fritatta</b><br /><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />1 clove of garlic, chopped<br />Onion (I used about 1/3 of a medium-sized onion)<br />1 cup of Kale, chopped (you can use spinach just as well)<br />1/2 pack of breakfast sausages, casing removed (you can also just chop in small pieces)<br />6 eggs<br />1/2 cup of rice milk (Rice Dream Original)<br />2 tbsp of flour<br /><br />1. Sautee the sausage with the onion and garlic. Once sausage is just about cooked, add in the greens until properly wilted.<br />2. Meanwhile, mix the eggs, milk and flour in a bowl.<br />3. Once the sausage mixture is complete, add to bowl and stir. Pour into a greased pie plate.<br />4. Place in oven for 30 minutes on 350.<br /><br />That's all! I served a piece of this for supper with a spinach, avocado and orange salad. For a dressing, I simply squeezed a bit of the orange + a wee bit of lemon juice over the mix. We used the rest of the fritatta for breakfasts all week (1/2 of our supper servings).<br /><br /><i>*Note: You can easily use oat flour and veggie sausages to make this vegetarian or gluten-free</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_Uw3nLi23o/T5aPxUjzCLI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Bace4z7Hx5M/s1600/000000000000000aaaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_Uw3nLi23o/T5aPxUjzCLI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Bace4z7Hx5M/s400/000000000000000aaaa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope everyone is doing well. My last mini update is that I'm offiically a domain: <b>www.alliechangingkitchen.com</b>. Spread the word and feel free to email at my new blogger address: <b>alliek@allieschangingkitchen.co</b><span style="color: #5b5b5b; font-family: Molengo;"><b>m!&nbsp;</b></span>I've received a few private Facebook messages regarding how tough the transition is once you discover you have intolerances. I would love to hear from you, even if yours are different than mine. It is NOT an easy process to go through...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all she wrote!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5564749651311613868/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/04/were-back-in-business-breakfast-sausage.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5564749651311613868'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5564749651311613868'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/04/were-back-in-business-breakfast-sausage.html' title='I'm Jumping Back In + Breakfast Sausage Fritatta'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ye9W9E2VzaFBEU_IpkBNuPstQ3I7NhT9Qk5KQ1hHnXIV5A4tT_GKDiYbKDgUmQPHraRuwe9Vf6IvWbZFN7GrhV2o_jnumgC9inkh86QkSdtE5pJv6tjXakrLg_RcUM00bKvmgkZnPfs/s72-c/0000000000aaes.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1810406981306872515</id><published>2012-03-01T19:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-03-01T19:39:24.435-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="snacks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Soca + White Bean Spread + Mushroom Walnut Pesto</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s1600/0000000sfd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s400/0000000sfd.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Warning: For some reason my photos are even more blurrier than usual!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's March! I know everyone was excited about having a Leap Day yesterday, but I have to tell you that I am <i>much</i>&nbsp;more excited about today: March 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">March makes me think of warmer weather (although, as we speak, I am waiting for our snow storm to begin..), I think about the first day of spring (yay!), our engagiversary 2 years ago (I know, I know...I'm married now but it's still special!) and I think about St. Patrick Day celebrations (i.e. sugar-free froot loops and beer. More on that later on in the month :P ). This month, I get to add even more excitement with our trip! It's March 1 today and we leave bright and early on March 7 for a <i>full</i>&nbsp;week of warm, warm weather and relaxation - just the two of us as hubby and wife. I cannot wait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy times, indeed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of happy times: FOOD. Now that's a happy topic. I cannot believe how I've become a person that is mapping out how dinner will be cooked as I'm eating my morning breakfast. I love it. I spot recipes and I dog ear them and wait patiently for a time that feels "right" to try it out. I'm such a different food person than I used to be...and I love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well. I've been seeing soca recipes around on blogs and in magazines for some time and finally felt the time was right to try it out. This recipe came from the February 2011 <a href="http://www.cleaneatingmag.com/">Clean Eating Magazine</a>. It's one of the easiest things I have ever made. The only reason I think I had been avoiding it is because it's pancake-ish and I just simply have a bad past with cooking pancakes. Anything batter-like, really, hates me - or they make me feel that way, any way.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I said, this was so very easy and delicious. The only annoying part was that I had to let it "sit", although I don't know what would happen if I didn't? My friend Roshika said that this is often made in Indian cuisine with a ton of spices like cumin. For the purpose of this first recipe, I made it plain. I followed the recipe as is. For toppings, I followed the same recipe for a bean spread. I also had some leftover walnuts from a previous recipe sitting around and a lot of mushrooms that had to be used, so I made <i>my own</i>&nbsp;mushroom walnut pesto-type thing. We had smoked mackerel on the side so we can top each piece with whatever we wanted to. We love food options!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh670m7xdyHpWeFKa9oBEDKry5U2OSofm4egWgtquEXc43Z_bPkNBPDNZqDUUUDSaSMaOB3IPWTuJfyBw3rZkdyh3F2hoaAD4T0RBkkQAi5hXD8K-QIS_N0XBy0nw_kR8VNCAacDPNTEY/s1600/00000000fgk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh670m7xdyHpWeFKa9oBEDKry5U2OSofm4egWgtquEXc43Z_bPkNBPDNZqDUUUDSaSMaOB3IPWTuJfyBw3rZkdyh3F2hoaAD4T0RBkkQAi5hXD8K-QIS_N0XBy0nw_kR8VNCAacDPNTEY/s400/00000000fgk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Soca (<i>Chickpea Pancake)</i></b><br /><i>Clean Eating Magazine, February 2011</i><br />*<i>Note: this does <b>not</b>&nbsp;taste like chickpeas! Had I told J I was making a chickpea pancake, hell would have broken loose: P</i><br />1 cup of chickpea flour (besan flour)<br />1 1/2 cups of water<br />2 tbsp of olive oil<br />1/2 tsp of salt<br /><br />1. Preheat oven to 425. In a bowl, slowly add the water to the flour. Mix until smooth. Let sit for an hour (I let sit for 45 minutes) - wondering what would happen if you didn't?<br /><br />2. Heat a cast iron skillet on high with 2 tbsp of oil - or use any oven-safe round, flat skillet.<br /><br />3. Right before you're ready to start cooking the pancake, pour the oil and salt into the batter.<br /><br />4. Pour batter into hot skillet. Let cook for approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute. Put in oven for 25 minutes.<br /><br />5. Cut in triangles and eat alone or add things to the top! This would be good as a savoury dish <i>or </i>a sweet dish.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITlHX1ek34ob8Wazn5XDj_Cw9wyp-lW1-jvkJBpkf8b_WSHuSL6Bu4ByUJ-gJX19F9GQAQd70fWiYMU2Q0YZyVjT2xYG8Ryay1aykA8gUssGvFlUC5M8pQcKXL9DZpiP3HdIcYymnF-8/s1600/0000000342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITlHX1ek34ob8Wazn5XDj_Cw9wyp-lW1-jvkJBpkf8b_WSHuSL6Bu4ByUJ-gJX19F9GQAQd70fWiYMU2Q0YZyVjT2xYG8Ryay1aykA8gUssGvFlUC5M8pQcKXL9DZpiP3HdIcYymnF-8/s640/0000000342.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>White Bean Spread</b><br /><i>Clean Eating Magazine, February 2011</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />1 cup of white (kidney) beans, drained and washed<br />2 tbsp of basil<br />1 clove of garlic, minced (<i>I cooked mine</i>)<br />3 tbsp of water<br />1 tbsp of lemon juice (<i>this was my addition)</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />In a food processor or blender (or Magic Bullet), pulse all ingredients together. &nbsp;You are done!<br /><br /><b>Mushroom Walnut Pesto</b><br /><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />1 1/2 cups of chopped mushrooms (<i>I used a mix of portobello and button)</i><br />2/3 cup of chopped walnuts<br />2 cloves of garlic, minced<br />1/3 of a red onion<br />3 tbsp of water<br />2 tbsp of white wine<br />2 tbsp of lemon juice<br />1 tbsp of olive oil<br />3 tbsp of cilantro<br /><br />1. In a pan, cook onion, garlic and mushrooms with 1 tbsp of white wine and oil.<br />2. Meanwhile, pulse the water and walnuts into a paste.<br />3. The process gets a bit sticky after this, but essentially you want to mix your cooked goods (after letting them cool off a bit) with your walnuts. I added water, lemon juice, wine and oil in as needed so my measurements are a guestimate. The walnuts really dry everything out so it's important to keep adding a wee bit of moisture of some kind until everything is mixed to the consistency you would like.<br /><br />This would be excellent on pasta, but a lot more liquid would need to be added. For our purpose, we were spooning a dollop out on each of our slices of soca so it worked out.<br /><br />I took it on crackers with a bit of tuna for lunch the other day - very versatile!<br /><br />Again: apologies for this low-quality photos....<br /><br />~~~~~<br /><br />How's everyone feeling about March?? Exciting? Do anything special for Leap Day? :)<br /><br />Love Love, Allie</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1810406981306872515/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/soca-white-bean-spread-mushroom-walnut.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1810406981306872515'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1810406981306872515'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/03/soca-white-bean-spread-mushroom-walnut.html' title='Soca + White Bean Spread + Mushroom Walnut Pesto'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULfpAA26W1g/T1ABzRnM5oI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-THKITn0idE/s72-c/0000000sfd.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-5059562297041818129</id><published>2012-02-24T07:49:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-24T07:55:16.656-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gluten-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marinade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="product-name"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sauce"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Spinach {Pasta} Salad + {Slow Cooker} Chicken Wings</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-KwBY-zOwE/T0bXKHOv0PI/AAAAAAAAATQ/oaiP8fT_zN0/s1600/000000asdas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-KwBY-zOwE/T0bXKHOv0PI/AAAAAAAAATQ/oaiP8fT_zN0/s640/000000asdas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Happy end of the week!<br /><br />I have a few good "pub" or "fast food" type meals to share with you - done the healthier + intolerance-free way. During the past week, we've had <i>another</i> really great pizza, some portobello mushroom burgers (which were so good, I basically went back to the store the next day to get more mushrooms...) and the above chicken wings and spinach salad.<br /><br />It feels like I'm a bit of a kid all over again. Like I was just treated to a week of "junk" food (which as a kid, pizza, chicken nugget or western sandwich nights were clearly your favorite). It's an awesome feeling to know that we can have those same pleasures whenever we want - and without the expense, both literally and physically.<br />~~~~<br />I input a little break here because this is the point where my blog decided not to save my previous writing. I have just spent the last hour - yes, hour - sitting here and writing an extremely long blog post. I thought it was pretty good. Unfortunately, my wireless and blog decided to both not cooperate at the same time and now I've lost it all. After a week of having <i>no</i>&nbsp;time to blog, I could just cry but ALAS I won't. I've got a wonderful hubby who just cheered me up with a berry/cantaloupe/vanilla rice milk smoothie so I will move on. :)<br /><br />I had written a long post about my relationship with chicken wings&nbsp;(admittedly, 2 paragraphs might have been too much anyway), and how my feelings on them have ebbed and flowed over the years. I wrote about my issue of eating meat off of the bone. And how we used to consume many a chicken wing on a Wednesday or Thursday evening in university without thinking twice. Even last year, I was still convincing myself that I enjoyed eating a basket of wings at a noisy bar ~ I guess we all change, right? I've come to learn that I can still embrace chicken wings, just in the comfort of my own home and if J either bakes, bbqs or slow cooks them....<br />~~~~~~~~~<br />Instead of heading out for 25 cent wings this weekend, cook at home, be healthier and save the money (because with wings, comes draught beer) - or even better: let the slow cooker do the work for you! (<i>and hey: drink better beer with them at home, too!)</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fxqefvGL7zU/T0bnr8G225I/AAAAAAAAATo/C3H_Os0Vd8Y/s1600/0000000sadjlkf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fxqefvGL7zU/T0bnr8G225I/AAAAAAAAATo/C3H_Os0Vd8Y/s400/0000000sadjlkf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Beer + BBQ Slow Cooker Wings</b><br /><i style="background-color: white;">From Allie's Kitchen (by J)</i><br /><div style="background-color: white;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white;">1/2 of a bottle of&nbsp;<a href="http://organicvillefoods.com/products/bbq-sauces/original-organic-bbq-sauce/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0033cc;">Organicville's BBQ Sauce</a></div><div style="background-color: white;">1/3 can of beer (the cheap stuff!)</div><div style="background-color: white;">A few pinches of your favorite hot sauce (Frank's obviously!)</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;">Plop those chicken wings in your slow cooker and cook for 3 hours on high or 6 hours on low. That's it. Literally: that's all you have to do,&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><i>Notes:</i></div><div style="background-color: white;">- Although the BBQ sauce is sweetened with Agave Nectar instead of sugra, I just realized it's also sweetened with molasses...sigh! Just use a 1/2 bottle of any sugar, soy, dairy free BBQ sauce.&nbsp;<i>I'll update the product page soon.</i></div><div style="background-color: white;">- J came home for lunch and put the wings on high for 3 hours. The 6 hour time is just a guestimate for low.<br />- The BBQ sauce is Gluten-free</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/beer-bbq-slow-cooker-wings">Print this recipe.</a></i></div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;">The one thing I <i>do </i>remember noting in my other really good post was that wing nights were filled with just that: wings. You'd rarely have a vegetable to go along with it (maybe a slice of carrot or celery?). I can't believe that used to be fun!&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;">Tonight, we were craving a spinach salad...so I tried to switch things up a bit by playing around with the dressing and adding pasta! LOVE. So easy, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aeVMNYd6KCb1WqgD_D4zytfUTiAg3DK2wG4wywTTN2U0teEWvyfedoWMt4xIn_Y2GSQWRWjwB4mPoj5cmAiZV6Yng-LyjhVmvuRUVHxSwSWqdMh2JOIfHsINn8KjQsCJGvmreP70-0/s1600/000000000asaj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-aeVMNYd6KCb1WqgD_D4zytfUTiAg3DK2wG4wywTTN2U0teEWvyfedoWMt4xIn_Y2GSQWRWjwB4mPoj5cmAiZV6Yng-LyjhVmvuRUVHxSwSWqdMh2JOIfHsINn8KjQsCJGvmreP70-0/s400/000000000asaj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white;"><b>Spinach {Pasta} Salad <i>or "</i>There's Pasta In My Spinach Salad!"</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><br />Cook your pasta.<br /><b><br />Dressing:</b><br />In a small bowl, mix together:<br />- 1/4 cup of Renee's 1/2 Caesar<br />- 1/4 cup of Helman's Mayo<br />- 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar<br /><b><br />Salad Ingredients:</b><br />In a large bowl, mix together:<br />- 2 cups of spinach, cut/ripped<br />- 1 cup of tomato, diced<br />- 1 cup of cucumber, cut small<br />- 1 cup of Fresh Gourmet Organic Seasoned Croutons, crushed<br /><br />Once pasta is cooked, drain and let cool. Mix together with dressing then add in salad ingredients. Mix well and serve!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gz-VI33ckKk/T0bpAs0fsbI/AAAAAAAAAUA/9uVN-dUS6fY/s1600/fastfoodfridays.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gz-VI33ckKk/T0bpAs0fsbI/AAAAAAAAAUA/9uVN-dUS6fY/s200/fastfoodfridays.png" width="200" /></a><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/spinach-pasta-salad">Print this recipe</a></i><br /><br />Aren't these <i>much </i>better options for a <a href="http://mooshujenne.com/?page_id=823">Fast Food Friday</a> night? &nbsp;I think so! I've been cooking with a few different product names as of late and need to update the "Brands I Love" page. I haven't really done that since I "cut out" sugar. I also would like to further explain the way I handle sugar. For example, Hellman's Mayo has sugar listed as the 6th ingredient, so I want to make sure to tell you that on the other page. I'll let you know when I make those updates. I'm also going to remove brands that simply "work" with my diet, and only include truly brands that I love.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Have you liked the new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/allieschangingkitchen">Allie's Changing Kitchen Facebook page</a> yet? It's very new, so bare with me! Go on over to visit. Happy Friday! :)</span></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/5059562297041818129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/spinach-pasta-salad-slow-cooker-chicken.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5059562297041818129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/5059562297041818129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/spinach-pasta-salad-slow-cooker-chicken.html' title='Spinach {Pasta} Salad + {Slow Cooker} Chicken Wings'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T-KwBY-zOwE/T0bXKHOv0PI/AAAAAAAAATQ/oaiP8fT_zN0/s72-c/000000asdas.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-178618678437024025</id><published>2012-02-22T08:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-23T08:44:22.743-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="product-name"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Veggie Goodness Soup</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jatUInOquXw/T0YrGY4hjvI/AAAAAAAAASo/Kf9eZyhEJ-0/s1600/aasjlsdie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jatUInOquXw/T0YrGY4hjvI/AAAAAAAAASo/Kf9eZyhEJ-0/s640/aasjlsdie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This post was originally going to be a Meatless Mondays post. I made this on Monday for that very purpose. It's now <i>much </i>later into the week so we'll call it - A Very Notable Vegetarian Option For Any Day Of The Week.<br /><br /><br />Okay. So now that's I've sort-of acknowledged that I haven't blogged in over a week (*giant tear!), I will just move on. I promised myself I would remove all pressure surrounding blog posts and the social media life that follows suit. I <i>also</i>&nbsp;have a lot of blog posts from other awesome people to get caught up on! When your an adult, time just seems to fly by, doesn't it?<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGCwVklB1ds/T0Yv9bTJCHI/AAAAAAAAATA/JV81829bu98/s1600/asjldfsr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oGCwVklB1ds/T0Yv9bTJCHI/AAAAAAAAATA/JV81829bu98/s320/asjldfsr.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />When you're having a non-stop week or a week where your brain just won't shut off, it's so important to at least stop for a moment in your day to enjoy moments like this ----&gt;<br /><br /><br />Seriously. You can't stop to smell the roses in the winter, but you can get some furbaby (and hubby) love. Just as good, if not way better.<br /><br /><i>Side Note: </i>The other day I tweeted about Gili eating a piece of artichoke and spinach and I think it's the most people-I-didn't-already-know have tweeted back! Funny how we all appreciate the little quirks of our wee little animals. It was a riot to see how many strange things our pets get into. I <i>so</i>&nbsp;want to set up a webcam in the house while we're not home to see what actually goes on. I assume it's mostly sleep, but who knows...&nbsp;I'm not a crazy cat lady (I swear!). I'm just a crazy animal lady. If I had a pet toad, I'd tell you about him, too.<br /><br /><br />This soup.<br /><br />I didn't feel like spending a lot of time over the stove on Monday, but did have the time to lightly monitor something while I continued to work. I've had <a href="http://www.bobsredmill.com/vegi-soup-mix.html">Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix</a>&nbsp;in my pantry for eons. I've never tried it, although I felt it would be good to have on hand because the ingredients are all great. You can definitely eat the soup on it's own, without adding extra ingredients. You can also make a cream-based soup with this.<br /><br />We had some swiss chard stems to use up (because all swiss chard recipes seem to only call for the leaves...) so I thought I would give this a go on my own.<br /><br /><b>Veggie Goodness Soup </b><i>with a base of Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix</i><br /><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QVoS3IJP44Y/T0Yv802g4cI/AAAAAAAAAS4/8430GIhwQ2I/s1600/adsjkldas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QVoS3IJP44Y/T0Yv802g4cI/AAAAAAAAAS4/8430GIhwQ2I/s320/adsjkldas.jpg" width="320" /></a>2 cups of Bob's Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix (<i>organic aisle, it comes in a clear bag)</i><br />1 cup of frozen corn<br />2 cloves of garlic, chopped<br />1/4 of a red onion, chopped<br />1 medium sweet potato, chopped in 1/2 inch cubes<br />2/3 to 1 cup of swiss chard stems, chopped in 1/2 inch cubes<br />8 tsp of vegetable bouillon powder (or the equivalent of whatever bouillon or broth you use to match water quantity)<br />8 cups of water<br />1 tbsp of mixed herbs (fresh, or squeezable fridge herbs)<br />Season with: Italian spices, salt and pepper<br /><br />1. In a large soup pot, bring 2 cups of the soup mixture to boil with 8 cups of water + 8 tsp of bouillon (or just 8 cups of broth). Once it reaches boiling, let simmer.<br />2. Meanwhile, prepare the garlic, onion, swiss chard stems and sweet potato. Saute on high for approximately 8 minutes. (<i>*Look at the color!!!*)</i><br />3. Once the soup has been simmering for approximately 30 minutes, add in corn and the sauteed mixture.<br />4. Continue to let simmer for another 30 minutes.<br />5, Season as you wish and enjoy!<br /><br /><i>Note: <br />-This made a lot of soup. If you divided this in half, you would still have leftovers. We wanted this to last for the week.<br />- As the soup contains lentils, barley and pasta, the water will absorb in the fridge and the color won't be the prettiest. Don't be shy, though, you can add a wee bit of water to your bowl before re-heating if to make it soup-y again OR just eat the mush like I've been doing. It is SO filling and delicious!</i><br /><br /><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/veggie-goodness-soup">Print this recipe</a></i><br /><i>~~~~~</i><br /><span style="font-size: large;">How has everyone been doing? It's nice to see that I've finally reached a point where I still get the odd page view on days when I don't blog. It used to be that I would not post anything and would receive ZERO views!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">More updates to come soon.... Love, Allie</span></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/178618678437024025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/veggie-goodness-soup.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/178618678437024025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/178618678437024025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/veggie-goodness-soup.html' title='Veggie Goodness Soup'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jatUInOquXw/T0YrGY4hjvI/AAAAAAAAASo/Kf9eZyhEJ-0/s72-c/aasjlsdie.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-2503317094529714353</id><published>2012-02-15T21:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-15T21:32:02.742-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Mushroom & Turkey Lasagna (Even Better Than The Last - I Swear!)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bgV0t8U9OC8/TzxOxHXwecI/AAAAAAAAASg/O8kTNqsxY3s/s1600/0000092312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bgV0t8U9OC8/TzxOxHXwecI/AAAAAAAAASg/O8kTNqsxY3s/s640/0000092312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay. So even though a lasagna lasts quite a long time for two people, I somehow have not stopped craving it since the last time (which was like... 3 posts ago?).&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oddly enough, I didn't even want to alter the recipe that much. I searched for some ideas that included a dairy-free bechamel. I looked up ideas including a squash pesto in it! In the end, I wanted: tomato sauce, meat and cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, at least it was easy enough, right? Especially for a weeknight...lasagnas are sometimes best for Sundays, but this version wasn't so bad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">J and I have been monitoring our grocery orders as of late, trying to ensure we're getting the most "bang for our buck" for healthy, yet affordable food. We decided to try going to Pete's, a local grocery shop that we love to visit, but never include in our routine. Our first intention was to pick up my Foodie Pen Pals treats. (will come back to that), but we decided to get <i>all</i> that we could at this store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few things lacking: They were out of Daiya. For a girl on a mission (or any dairy-free person, really) - this is panic-city, and an extra trip to another grocery store. They also don't carry the Rice Dream Rice Milk that I have grown to love so, so, <i>so</i> very much. Their pasta sauce was a bit too pricey for our liking, too. In the end, we got a really great amount of food that seemed to be a bit more organized. We knew what we were doing with each thing we bought, where normally we end up home with a whole lot of nonsense thrown in our grocery bags! We <i>did</i>&nbsp;obviously have to make a 5 ingredient run to the Super Store to pick up a few of our other essentials...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I was saying....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I grabbed all necessary ingredients for this recipe + some essentials + my <b>Foodie Pen Pal</b> things! I'm participating in a fellow blogger's (Lindsay over at <a href="http://www.theleangreenbean.com/">The Lean Green Bean</a>)&nbsp;program, Foodie Pen Pals. She's been doing this through the States and has had great success. This is the first month for Canada, so I'm trying it out! I sent my package off to <a href="http://running-tall.com/">Erin</a> in Saskatchewan the other day and my package will be coming to me from Southern Ontario - fun, right? We will all be blogging about our packages soon enough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speaking of Lindsay: Can I say that she and Lauren (<a href="http://here2eat.blogspot.com/">I'm Just Here To Eat)</a> have been two of the most supportive people I've met through this venture - I don't mean to exclude anyone, because <b>I've encountered an unbelievable amount of supportive, talented and positive people</b> through this foodie-world that I've tapped into, but these ladies are constantly reading, commenting and encouraging me on my blog and - but most importantly - have been <i>great</i> ambassadors in motivating me to GET ACTIVE. Even if all I do in a day is run up and down the stairs a few times, they're bringing positivity. &nbsp;<i>(Local friends, I think I appreciate you all the time... I have to give props to newbie. faraway friends who make the effort!) :)&nbsp;</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Mushroom and Turkey Lasagna</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8n_iDbzvnmxkjdYnEvCMcCz0wf5Rrbk64SjtDnrTLXb77ryURnPMb28_rUMh30lLy6h4UQvh61bjdD7kWewzqDpHJ4J-kh_HkacYpmltB9QGInbzGur2BOgcwrWC_VAXA5hwCjcZAnA/s1600/0000009328e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8n_iDbzvnmxkjdYnEvCMcCz0wf5Rrbk64SjtDnrTLXb77ryURnPMb28_rUMh30lLy6h4UQvh61bjdD7kWewzqDpHJ4J-kh_HkacYpmltB9QGInbzGur2BOgcwrWC_VAXA5hwCjcZAnA/s640/0000009328e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />- 12 lasagna noodles (<i>I accidentally bought the ones that you had to boil first - turns out it's not hard to do at all&nbsp;- directions will not change, either way)</i><br />- 1/3 of a red onion, chopped small<br />- 3 cloves of garlic, minced<br />- 1 1/2 jars of pasta sauce, your choice.<i> I used a No Name (yellow label) mushroom-flavour sauce. I find the No Name things usually have less "additives". Make your own if you want to be extra good!</i><br />- ~3 cups of button mushrooms, sliced<br />- ~2 cups of Daiya <i>(I used both cheddar and mozzarella this time)</i><br /><i>- </i>1 pkg of ground turkey<br /><br />1. Cook onions and garlic in oil. Once onions are translucent, add turkey and cook.<br />2. Boil lasagna noodles, if necessary.<br />3. In a 9x13 pan, add the following layers in order (bottom to top, obviously) sauce + meat + noodles + sauce + mushrooms + cheese and repeat until you use all of your ingredients up! When you get to your last noodles, make sure to finish it with a layer of sauce and cheese!<br />4. Bake uncovered (if you used the already-boiled noodles, cover if not) for 40 minutes on 350. I took it out when it was done and added more cheese and let it sit in the oven (turned off) for another 10 minutes before eating.<br /><br />Make sure to eat a salad (or something) with this as I haven't included enough veggies! We had a spinach salad to get some good greens.<br /><br />We've so far eaten this every day (either for lunch or dinner) and have not gotten sick of it! J doesn't even wish for real cheese - or ricotta - or cottage cheese.<br /><br />Major success!!<br /><br /><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/mushroom-turkey-lasagna">Print this recipe</a></i><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Day-After Valentine's Day! How was it for everyone? Eat or do anything special?</span></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2503317094529714353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/even-better-lasagna-i-swear.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2503317094529714353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2503317094529714353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/even-better-lasagna-i-swear.html' title='Mushroom & Turkey Lasagna (Even Better Than The Last - I Swear!)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bgV0t8U9OC8/TzxOxHXwecI/AAAAAAAAASg/O8kTNqsxY3s/s72-c/0000092312.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1390832362741440094</id><published>2012-02-08T21:06:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-08T21:13:41.957-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soup"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="weekend cooking"/><title type='text'>Easy Slow Cooker Pork Stew</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xGg_TCgxyQo/TzMWBsxCqXI/AAAAAAAAARY/743QOrVHju8/s1600/000q3w9s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xGg_TCgxyQo/TzMWBsxCqXI/AAAAAAAAARY/743QOrVHju8/s640/000q3w9s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Time keeps flying by. Honestly, I'm completely out of the blogging loop. I had been partially avoiding it all because of laziness (might as well admit it, right?), but partially because my eyes have been so tired from a long day of work on the computer, that another activity on the computer just couldn't cut it! I finally got my eyes checked today and sure enough - I need reading/computer glasses. Vision is still great, but my eyes are jumping through a few more hoops than usual when seeing work on the computer or when reading a book (both of which I do OFTEN, clearly)....which leads to tired eyes for all other tasks, too. Yay for figuring it out. Now, do you think I could get bangs, thick rimmed plastic glasses and be as adorable as Zooey Deschanel in New Girl? Probably not, eh?&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-----</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm trying to not let too many days go without blogging. I'm fearful that I'm missing my regular (and lovely) meals trying to keep up with Meatless Mondays, Fast Food Fridays and various twitter conversations and activities...When I get overwhelmed by things, I have a&nbsp;tendency&nbsp;to just back up from everything. I definitely do not want to leave my blog again for awhile, so I'm trying to keep up and not making myself&nbsp;<i>try</i> to do <i>everything</i>. Between FoodieChats, Food Buzz, blog contests and activities on a variety of blogs I love and follow... you could really have this as a full time job, couldn't you?&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, I was able to bring my laptop and work home for the afternoon. One should <i>always </i>take advantage of the extra time on a weeknight for meals. We are trying to get through one extra week than usual on our grocery order, so I miraculously put this together with what we had. On my lunch, I threw everything in our crockpot and cooked it for 3 hours on high and 1 1/2 hours on low.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have I mentioned how awesome it it to cook in a slow cooker?&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your house smells great.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will always leftovers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can clean up immediately after so that when you go to eat, the kitchen is already sparklin'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I followed this recipe <i>almost</i> identically from what it stated, so I'm fearful to write it all out (now that I've been reading about the dos and don'ts of food blogging...) - but I will. Just make sure to check out the original recipe I've quoted. The recipe came from <a href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/panama-pork-stew-recipe.htm">TLC</a>. I simply found it by googling "slow cooker sweet potato pork" - the two ingredients I knew I had. Luckily, J had stocked up on some frozen veggies for <i>just</i> such an occasion...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Panama Pork Stew</b></div><i><a href="http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/panama-pork-stew-recipe.htm">TLC's site: by the Editors of Publications International, Ltd.</a></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 small/medium sweet potatoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup of frozen corn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup of frozen green beans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup of chopped onions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 big pieces of boneless pork chop (<i>what is that cut of pork called that's always on sale?...)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 can of diced tomatoes (I used half of a 28oz can), with juice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/4 cup of water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 tbsp of chilli powder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/2 tsp salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/2 tsp ground coriander</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mix diced tomatoes with water and spices.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Add all vegetables to the crockpot. Add pork and top with tomato mixture.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The recipe said to cook this on low for 7 - 9 hours. I cooked this for 3 hours on high and 1 1/2 hours on low. We each had two big bowls for supper and will have two big bowls again tomorrow. It was SO easy - I wonder why I don't make things like this more often. It's hard to believe my first ever stew and soup recipes were just a year and a half ago!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stews feel like such a grown-up meal, don't they? I'm 28 and it still feels young, but occasionally I stop and see myself with an apron on in a house that I own serving a big bowl of hearty pork stew to my husband in the bowls we were given for our wedding and I think: When did this happen? We're grownups now! :P&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcRGOXlF8IizLQmqe1bh11-u-yTKf7-wVTnZoc4vBY4LN8rqmIUpRbPU_5CmpVpf7-XE4qZKD6z93aSMdyp200f7Q73hG_Pz0zLMDR7biJEQI6IgSgaez9-1F2MvR98tWUEalfOzfVxU/s1600/0000we9ds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcRGOXlF8IizLQmqe1bh11-u-yTKf7-wVTnZoc4vBY4LN8rqmIUpRbPU_5CmpVpf7-XE4qZKD6z93aSMdyp200f7Q73hG_Pz0zLMDR7biJEQI6IgSgaez9-1F2MvR98tWUEalfOzfVxU/s400/0000we9ds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's Wednesday already...I can't believe it! How was everyone's weekend? How has the first half of the week been? I have lots to update on last weekend. Tea with local bloggers and allergy-friendly dinner at a friend's house! I hope to get back to updating soon...&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS: Are you following me on Twitter? I continue to update there...<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/changingkitchen">@changingkitchen</a></div><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1390832362741440094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/easy-slow-cooker-pork-stew.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1390832362741440094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1390832362741440094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/easy-slow-cooker-pork-stew.html' title='Easy Slow Cooker Pork Stew'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xGg_TCgxyQo/TzMWBsxCqXI/AAAAAAAAARY/743QOrVHju8/s72-c/000q3w9s.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-2759020467868221271</id><published>2012-02-03T11:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-02-03T11:18:57.129-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="appetizer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lunch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marinade"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sauce"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><title type='text'>My Best (Cheese-less) Pizza So Far (Fast Food Fridays)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-GwRN4zuis/Tyvu678RgYI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/p8GK-bIrR9Q/s1600/0000abd5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-GwRN4zuis/Tyvu678RgYI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/p8GK-bIrR9Q/s640/0000abd5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a pretty awesome line-up of songs on. It's my day off and I'm going to enjoy some blogging, pinning, music and reading (maybe a chore or two...we'll see) - all by the fire. Sounds pretty good, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To start this post off, you're going to get a list of the songs I'm about to listen to because sharing music is just about as awesome as sharing food:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l36CW8MUc0Y&amp;feature=bf_prev&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;lf=mh_lolz">You and I - Ingrid Michaelson</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpGtbOA7Ss&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=14&amp;feature=plpp_video">Where the Road Meets the Sun - Katie Herzig and Matthew Perryman Jones</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62i9Sodwp5o&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=16&amp;feature=plpp_video">Flume - Bon Iver</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-BwV0DDUY&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=22&amp;feature=plpp_video">Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford and Sons</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvOCrRVDPpI&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=21&amp;feature=plpp_video">Rambling Man - Laura Marling</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeZMTOSeHVw&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=25&amp;feature=plpp_video">Be My Honeypie - The Weepies</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMmr1oMPGA&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=36&amp;feature=plpp_video">Skinny Love - Bon Iver</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGecjIgJ70&amp;list=FLYiZPetwR7sqSdPCx5Qgang&amp;index=34&amp;feature=plpp_video">Relator - Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you don't know any of those songs, please introduce yourselves.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay. &nbsp;Moving on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another week is over and now it's February. How did that ever happen?&nbsp;January used to be the longest and most dreaded month of the year - so I thought. We didn't even do much of anything this last month, hid inside most weekends getting our house set up, watching movies and playing a whole lot of Settlers of Catan.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*Side note: Does anyone play Settlers and have a similar obsession with the game? If so, here's a treat we found on our good 'ol friend, Google, the other day for the foodie-obsessed Catan lovers: <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=catan+pizza&amp;um=1&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=N&amp;biw=1141&amp;bih=595&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbnid=k_r-dXFEgV-clM:&amp;imgrefurl=http://boardgamegeek.com/image/65551&amp;docid=qFDI81hFl_auEM&amp;imgurl=http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic65551_md.jpg&amp;w=500&amp;h=375&amp;ei=BfIrT5i4KuGtsQKTndiJDg&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=89&amp;vpy=140&amp;dur=978&amp;hovh=194&amp;hovw=259&amp;tx=148&amp;ty=98&amp;sig=109830769328055437414&amp;page=1&amp;tbnh=121&amp;tbnw=156&amp;start=0&amp;ndsp=18&amp;ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0">Catan Pizza</a>, <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=catan+cookies&amp;um=1&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=N&amp;biw=1141&amp;bih=595&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbnid=djnRQA2dAZOqdM:&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.slashfood.com/2009/01/27/settlers-of-catan-goes-foodie/&amp;docid=o2hB9wZNwaUkdM&amp;imgurl=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2009/01/catan012709.jpg&amp;w=425&amp;h=337&amp;ei=GPIrT9nAHYarsALLvr2SDg&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=91&amp;vpy=139&amp;dur=53&amp;hovh=200&amp;hovw=252&amp;tx=122&amp;ty=101&amp;sig=109830769328055437414&amp;page=1&amp;tbnh=123&amp;tbnw=155&amp;start=0&amp;ndsp=18&amp;ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0">Catan Cookies </a>and <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=catan+cupcakes&amp;um=1&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=N&amp;biw=1141&amp;bih=595&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbnid=uK5SGk6eE8G26M:&amp;imgrefurl=http://www.funnyden.com/funnypictures/category/misc-28/catan-cupcakes-3698.html&amp;docid=7yk-ednj_rb3BM&amp;itg=1&amp;imgurl=http://www.funnyden.com/funnypics/3698/7819-kcDcJ.jpg&amp;w=580&amp;h=387&amp;ei=KfIrT7bED-aJsQKG8JCgDg&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=hc&amp;vpx=468&amp;vpy=104&amp;dur=3176&amp;hovh=183&amp;hovw=275&amp;tx=94&amp;ty=115&amp;sig=109830769328055437414&amp;page=2&amp;tbnh=125&amp;tbnw=181&amp;start=16&amp;ndsp=22&amp;ved=1t:429,r:7,s:16">Catan Cupcakes</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BxnjHsjoqiw/Tyv2eBnqhQI/AAAAAAAAAQY/bge7FvCXyng/s1600/fastfoodfridays.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BxnjHsjoqiw/Tyv2eBnqhQI/AAAAAAAAAQY/bge7FvCXyng/s1600/fastfoodfridays.png" /></a>I'm not going to ramble on about life too much today (other than what I've already done..sigh). I need to get straight to the point because this was A-MAZING. Every bite 'J' took was followed by a satisfied "mmm..." - the key measure of success. As it's Friday and we all love to indulge in some junk food, eat this! Do it. Make it. <b>This pizza truly does not need cheese</b>! Switch up the toppings... do whatever you like, but make sure to try the sauce and the chicken marinade! Also: If you're a blogger, join in on <a href="http://mooshujenne.com/?page_id=823">Fast Food Fridays</a>! If you're not a blogger...why not do a guest post? My blog welcomes you.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Cheese-less Chicken Pizza</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>From Allie's Kitchen, Quantity: 2 pizzas with a wee bit of leftover sauce</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Crust</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spinach Tortilla Wraps (I double J's up, but I just use one). Use any wrap (or pita) that your diet will allow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Pizza Sauce</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1/3 cup of olive oil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3 cloves of garlic, minced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">herbs: Lots! I used a mix of basil, marjoram and the fridge herbs we keep. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mix herbs and oil together in a bowl. Fry garlic on high for a minute then add that to the bowl, as well. Let sit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Chicken</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 piece of leftover chicken (fresh, boneless would work too), sliced <i>very</i> thin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 tbsp of <a href="http://www.franksredhot.com/products/buffalo-wings-sauce">Frank's Buffalo Sauce</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 tbsp of <a href="http://www.renees.com/en/productinfo.aspx?id=re086&amp;c=Dressings&amp;ti=0&amp;t=Original%20%C2%BD%20Fat%20Dressings">Renee's 1/2 Caesar&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Toppings</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Quantities enough for what you want, really.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mushrooms, sliced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Broccolini, cut small&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Baby spinach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomato, sliced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Green onions, chopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pepper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Optional</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>On J's, I added cheese and a bit of leftover bacon we had. I didn't add anything extra to mine and <b>loved</b> it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Assembly</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Preheat oven at 400.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Using a pastry brush, brush sauce over each pizza (I didn't use all of the sauce).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Disperse chicken across each pizza, evenly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Add all of the toppings, adding tomatoes on last. Sprinkle all with pepper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Place both pizzas in oven for about 6 minutes, maybe a bit longer if your oven doesn't run hot. You want the tortillas to be crispy enough that you can pick it up, but not burnt!&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Note:As this is an oily sauce, it may not be super crispy... but easy enough to eat with a fork and knife.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/cheese-less-chicken-pizza">Print this recipe</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yYzGb6dM2mE/Tyvu6XGh69I/AAAAAAAAAQI/vAkTmeHmR6c/s1600/00000abd3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yYzGb6dM2mE/Tyvu6XGh69I/AAAAAAAAAQI/vAkTmeHmR6c/s400/00000abd3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've said it already and I'll say it again: Make this. So good.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>On The Side: </b>Our side that went along with this pizza was a simple corn (canned) + avocado + tomato salad mixed together with 1tbsp of both lime juice + olive oil. Easy Peasy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Any&nbsp;<a href="http://mooshujenne.com/?page_id=823">Fast Food Friday</a>&nbsp;clean-er recipes to share? What do you like to make on Fridays? Have a routine? Want to submit a guest post any non-bloggers?? :0) Happy Friday!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Oh! And last thought...I updated my<a href="http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/p/travels.html"> Travel Page</a>. Still missing a few things, but...check it out!&nbsp;</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/2759020467868221271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-best-cheese-less-pizza-so-far-fast.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2759020467868221271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/2759020467868221271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-best-cheese-less-pizza-so-far-fast.html' title='My Best (Cheese-less) Pizza So Far (Fast Food Fridays)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U-GwRN4zuis/Tyvu678RgYI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/p8GK-bIrR9Q/s72-c/0000abd5.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-8033306591456424564</id><published>2012-01-31T12:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-31T12:40:10.011-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Asian-Inspired"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sugar-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vegetarian"/><title type='text'>Meatless Mondays: Fried Noodles (Vietnamese Meets Balinese)</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVXdV7G1DVqXBiVCgAkXyOz5D4nez9CD0tB-xZtMVH8G45f_uQ9kcvRmKtMJguXCm59zqVs70aXrse5LtO-8gI8DRP1PFJ9gbt5_pGVj_9vdYuYuQSDPd7RCLE7nbYvLaavUtWW2s8Pk/s1600/0000b2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVXdV7G1DVqXBiVCgAkXyOz5D4nez9CD0tB-xZtMVH8G45f_uQ9kcvRmKtMJguXCm59zqVs70aXrse5LtO-8gI8DRP1PFJ9gbt5_pGVj_9vdYuYuQSDPd7RCLE7nbYvLaavUtWW2s8Pk/s640/0000b2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />More noodles. Are you shocked?<br /><br />Listen. When I travel, I basically eat rice or noodles every single day and embrace it. Not only do I embrace it, I crave more! It might be a slight addiction, but if I'm health-ifying it as much as possible, then why not? Koreans eat rice every single day - sometimes three times a day - and their diet is much healthier than that of the typical North American! Spice + Rice + noodles. There has to be <i>some</i> benefit there for your body.<br /><br />Prior to <i>really </i>learning how to cook, J used to do most of the cooking. I've mentioned this before. Well, his specialty is bringing in a mix of flavours from our travels. We, of course, love Thai food (who doesn't?), but we truly love Laotian, Vietnamese and Balinese food. His meals would typically fall mostly into the Vietnamese category. As I've been trying to do most of the cooking as of late, we've been lacking in this area. Last night I was craving a little bit of mie goreng and a little bit of fried Vietnamese noodles.<br /><br />When we were in Bali (both times), we spent a lot of our time trying out the various versions of mie goreng and nasi goreng. The "mie" stands for noodles and the "nasi" stands for rice. Each restaurant or street stand served it slightly different, but all were filled with finely chopped veggies and egg (and meat, too - depending on what you fancied). The spiciness of the dish varied quite a bit and you could always add more once it was served.<br /><br />When I think back to my week in Ho Chi Ming and Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, I think about noodles. Pho (noodle soup). Fried noodles. Regular noodles. From a restaurant. From a street vendor. All served with a side of extra fish sauce - my first real introduction to the sauce that would later lead to being a star of many, many of our meals. It was heaven.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xz7OxOYf_O8/Tyfs_yDNfzI/AAAAAAAAAPw/g1inbB24qKM/s1600/000000baliviet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="536" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xz7OxOYf_O8/Tyfs_yDNfzI/AAAAAAAAAPw/g1inbB24qKM/s640/000000baliviet.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Top: Fried Noodles in Phu Quoc, Vietnam + Hammocks &amp; Dinner Tables (Not a bad place to relax &amp; eat!)<br />Bottom: Sukawati, Bali, Our honeymoon balcony overlooking rice paddies + A typical Mie Goreng</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Can you see why I'd crave both again - or often? I was torn, though, on which to choose so I tried a make-shift meet-in-the-middle creation of my own.<br /><br /><b>A Taste of Vietnam and Bali in Fried Noodles</b><br /><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>What I Used:</b><br />5 pieces of bok choy (not baby bok choy), stalks + leaves, cut small<br />1 cup of eggplant, diced small<br />3 scallions, diced<br />1 cup of bean sprouts (mung bean)<br />4 cloves of garlic, diced<br />1 shallot, diced<br />2 eggs<br />1 tbsp basil (I have basil tubes that stay in the fridge - it equals 1 tbsp of fresh)<br />1 tbsp of lemon grass (same as above)<br />3 tbsp of fish sauce<br />2 tbsp of sriricha chili sauce<br />Chow mein noodles<br /><br /><b>What I Did:</b><br />1. Have everything chopped and ready to go. Have water boiling for noodles.<br />2. In a wok, add garlic and shallot. Cook on high for a few minutes.<br />3. Add eggplant, bok choy, basil, lemon grass, 2 tbsp of fish sauce and 1 tbsp of sriricha. At same time, add noodles to boiling water. Cook on high for 3 minutes.<br />4. Drain noodles and let sit. Add the bean sprouts and scallions to the pan. Push everything to the side and add both eggs. Keep stirring eggs so that it scrambles and remains in little pieces as it cooks.<br />5. Once the eggs are almost cooked, mix everything together. Add noodles along with remaining fish sauce and sriricha.<br /><br /><i>Serve warm and top with more bean spouts, fish sauce, sriricha or lime juice - your choice! This would also be great with ground peanuts on top or fresh cilantro. I didn't have these at home.</i><br /><br /><i>NOTE</i>: So I made this Meatless Monday meal, all excited to share it as it's my own creation. Then I thought: CRAP. <b>I added fish sauce</b>. Fish sauce is not <i>at all</i> vegetarian. Sigh. <b>So:</b> There is no actual meat added to this, but this meal is still not 100% vegetarian or 100% vegan. I added fish sauce because I love the taste of it, but you could add tamarind or soy sauce (negating my soy-free label) to fully make this veggie-friendly. If you're vegan, you could also add tofu instead of egg. As much as that sounds lovely, the soy-free me has to have mine minus tofu and soy sauce - so forgive me! <i>I promise you this will be just as good with these alterations.</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/a-taste-of-vietnam-and-bali-in-fried-noodles">Print this recipe</a></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XrfalG4SF5M/TyfwIKKUFfI/AAAAAAAAAP4/AJhZXoMAJjQ/s1600/00000b1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XrfalG4SF5M/TyfwIKKUFfI/AAAAAAAAAP4/AJhZXoMAJjQ/s400/00000b1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy! I actually hope you try this one out because I want you to experience this taste! Soooo good. I served us each a boatload of this and we both ate it all...probably could have (and should have) served 4! Delish. Delish. Going into my Go-To list for sure. Have you had Vietnamese or Balinese food? Have a favorite?</div><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/8033306591456424564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/meatless-mondays-fried-noodles.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8033306591456424564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/8033306591456424564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/meatless-mondays-fried-noodles.html' title='Meatless Mondays: Fried Noodles (Vietnamese Meets Balinese)'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVXdV7G1DVqXBiVCgAkXyOz5D4nez9CD0tB-xZtMVH8G45f_uQ9kcvRmKtMJguXCm59zqVs70aXrse5LtO-8gI8DRP1PFJ9gbt5_pGVj_9vdYuYuQSDPd7RCLE7nbYvLaavUtWW2s8Pk/s72-c/0000b2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-3706727829284710077</id><published>2012-01-30T18:37:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-30T18:44:53.793-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Go-To List"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salad"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>My Very First (Dairy & Soy-free) Lasagna</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E5UDF75XYpU/TycdRUkCWzI/AAAAAAAAAPM/E_buShoFAsw/s1600/00000a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E5UDF75XYpU/TycdRUkCWzI/AAAAAAAAAPM/E_buShoFAsw/s400/00000a2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The other day, my friend, Gena, posted a photo of the dinner she was cooking that night: veggie lasagna. Although it was only a photo of the goods in a pan, I haven't been able to stop thinking about lasagna ever since. I had gone on the search for a million variations and ideas (of which I absolutely CANNOT wait to try) but ended up just doing a bit of my own thing with the "typical" and "traditional" variety.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also wanted to try for a yummy veggie lasagna, but ended up adding pork in at the request of J. I'll try a veggie one next time when I branch out into the cheese-less lasagna options out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So we have had lasagna noodles sitting in our pantry since.....hmmm...I feel like our first grocery order from when we moved into our first apartment in Halifax 3 1/2 years ago. I recall making a lasagna in grade 12 home-ec with my group, but have basically avoided - what appeared to be a daunting task - ever since. Take the fun dairy-filled goodies out of the mix - I really wasn't motivated to make a big ol' pan of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, Gena made it happen. Once <i>this</i> cat (that's me!) starts craving something, it's over. I become obsessed with making it happen! So I went to the grocery store to get what I wanted to include.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(Side note...speaking of cats:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9o4tl2lzWU/TycVpcV1qoI/AAAAAAAAAO8/PV-eAADa22I/s1600/000000a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9o4tl2lzWU/TycVpcV1qoI/AAAAAAAAAO8/PV-eAADa22I/s400/000000a4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh the life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my take on a traditional meal. I had a few "whoopsie!" moments so please make note of them below if you dare to tackle this. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I learned: lasagna is WAY easier than I ever remembered. It's not at all time-consuming, with the exception of you needing to be home while the oven does all the work. This is one proper way to have leftovers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Dairy and Soy Free Lasagna</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>From Allie's Kitchen</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>What I Used:</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lasagna noodles</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eggplant, chopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>1 medium onion, chopped<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3 cloves of garlic, chopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 lb of ground pork</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup of spinach, chopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 cup of mushrooms, chopped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 tbsp of various fresh herbs (I buy the fridge herbs for times like this)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 tbsp of Italian spices (your choice)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 jar of President's Choice Roasted Red Pepper Marinara Sauce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 bag of <a href="http://www.daiyafoods.com/">Daiya Cheddar Cheese</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>What I did:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Preheat oven to 375.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Cook ground pork with onions, spices and garlic until almost cooked through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Add mushrooms and eggplant. Cook for a couple of minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Add Spinach. Cook for 1 minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Add jar of sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Grease a 9x13 pan. Add a thin layer of sauce mixture. Add 4 noodles across. Add cheese. Add sauce mixture. Add noodles. Add cheese. Do this until you are at the top of the pan. Finish with cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil and bake for an additional 20.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Notes:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- I had to peel off the top noodles before eating the lasagna as I did not take into account another liquid to replace the ricotta/cottage cheese consistency. The top noodles didn't cook. I would either create an alfredo-type sauce to add for next time, or do as I did this time and simply remove the noodles before eating...having them on top helped the rest of the lasagna cook well!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>- I would likely mix the Mozza and Cheddar Daiya cheeses together for more fun. :) And try a cashew cheese maybe, too...but that would all be more time consuming</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/allieschangingkitchen/dairy-soy-free-lasagna">Print this recipe</a></i><br /><br />I served it with a quick spinach and tomato caesar salad (<a href="http://www.renees.com/en/productinfo.aspx?id=re086&amp;c=Dressings&amp;ti=0&amp;t=Original%20%C2%BD%20Fat%20Dressings">Renee's 1/2 Caesar</a>). This was a HUGE hit. I was pretty skeptical/worried when I saw those top noodles not cooking, realizing that I missed a step in my recipe creation. Even without those top noodles, it was a major hit. J even finished his meal <i>much</i> before me, and he's quite a slow eater. (Read: Me patting myself on back). :P<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hBWDMQU_ASo/TycdS5KBkGI/AAAAAAAAAPU/EtzxvCJqmjE/s1600/0000a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hBWDMQU_ASo/TycdS5KBkGI/AAAAAAAAAPU/EtzxvCJqmjE/s400/0000a3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So. I've been completely neglecting the blog...How was everyone's week and weekend? Am I the only one that falls into a lazy/tired rut during the odd week and suddenly a week is gone and nothing has been done...?! :)<br /><br />Any fun lasagna variations to share? I've got one with pesto and one with butternut squash I hope to make!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/3706727829284710077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-very-first-dairy-soy-free-lasagna.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3706727829284710077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/3706727829284710077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-very-first-dairy-soy-free-lasagna.html' title='My Very First (Dairy & Soy-free) Lasagna'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E5UDF75XYpU/TycdRUkCWzI/AAAAAAAAAPM/E_buShoFAsw/s72-c/00000a2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-1875823885346734236</id><published>2012-01-26T20:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T14:47:56.140-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pub-food"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Fast Food Friday: Skinny Sloppy Joes</title><content type='html'><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TUHjJnCekuI/AAAAAAAAAiw/F3DSqOFTysA/s1600/P1010211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TUHjJnCekuI/AAAAAAAAAiw/F3DSqOFTysA/s400/P1010211.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay. So I'm already writing a post for Friday, January 27th. How in the world did that happen? I really love this whole Fast Food Fridays idea that Jenne over at <a href="http://mooshujenne.com/">Mooshu Jenne</a>, but have had the quickest/longest, love/hate kind of week in a very long time. Most of my evenings have been spent in a dimly lit room, eyes partially closed at all times and 8:30pm bedtimes.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been one of those weeks.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A week where my cooking, blogging, reading and sanity have been put to the side for a wee bit and will get back on track tomorrow evening (fingers crossed). Work days are spent being a super star (obviously. ha) and evenings are spent recovering from pretending I wasn't walking through my day with a headache. Clearly I should up my Vitamin D and C intake for the time being, eh? I think so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway. So, I was determined to <i>not </i>miss out on week number 2 of <a href="http://mooshujenne.com/?page_id=823">Fast Food Fridays.</a>&nbsp;So, I unfortunately had to be not-so creative again and had to pull out another oldie, but goodie from the earlier part of my blog.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope it's not lame to take the easy way out...and to just include the following exactly how it was written quite some time ago. This was super fun to make - try them out! Remove the meat to make it veggies only....yummy either way. A perfect Friday meal. :)&nbsp;</div><a href="http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/skinny-sloppy-joes.html">Check out the full original post.</a><br /><br />For buns, I recommend whatever you want to use. &nbsp;We used Snairs buns that are pretty healthy. &nbsp;Clean Eating recommends the thin hamburger buns (PC brand is dairy free!).<br /><br /><b>Skinny Sloppy Joes</b><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ts0Sqyv2X8/TyHtU0DiBBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rXG3z5oJQWk/s1600/fastfoodfridays.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9ts0Sqyv2X8/TyHtU0DiBBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rXG3z5oJQWk/s1600/fastfoodfridays.png" /></a><i>Recipe from Clean Eating Magazine, November/December 2010</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>What You Need (what I did):</b><br />- 1 lb of ground pork<br />- 3 cloves of garlic<br />- 1 med. onion, diced<br />- 2 tsp chili powder<br />- 1/8 tsp cayenne<br />- 1 red pepper, diced<br />- 1 med zucchini, diced<br />- 1 small eggplant, diced<br />- 1 1/2 cups of pasta sauce (NN brand from Super Store or homemade)<br />- 1 tbsp of honey<br />- buns<br /><br /><b>Here's How to Make the Magic Happen:</b><br />1. &nbsp;Heat a skillet, add your oil, then add your pork, garlic and onion. &nbsp;Cook until browned. Drain any excess liquid.<br />2. &nbsp;Add chili and cayenne. &nbsp;Cook for another minute. Remove from pan and set aside.<br />3. &nbsp;In same pan, add peppers. zucchini and eggplant. &nbsp;Cook for 5 minutes.<br />4. &nbsp;Add pork mixture back into the pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 - 12 minutes until vegetables are all tender.<br />5. &nbsp;Add pasta sauce, honey and 2 tbsp of water. &nbsp;Mix together until the mixture begins to bubble.<br /><br />You're done - throw it on your bun and grab a lot of napkins! &nbsp;I recommend going out and making these. &nbsp;Do it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay. Are you ready to join in on the next Fast Food Fridays? Our happy favorites given a clean overhaul? A clean re-do? Join us! Go check out <a href="http://mooshujenne.com/?page_id=823">Jenne</a> for more details.&nbsp;</span></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/1875823885346734236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/fast-food-fridays-week-2-skinny-sloppy.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1875823885346734236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/1875823885346734236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/fast-food-fridays-week-2-skinny-sloppy.html' title='Fast Food Friday: Skinny Sloppy Joes'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qev1gafAYw4/TUHjJnCekuI/AAAAAAAAAiw/F3DSqOFTysA/s72-c/P1010211.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1470734225404456697.post-6298675788585213324</id><published>2012-01-23T20:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T20:42:48.740-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dairy-free"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dinner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pasta"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="soy-free"/><title type='text'>Lunar New Year + Year of the Dragon + Garlic Shrimp & Broccoli Noodles</title><content type='html'><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRBB6cbc8PQ/Tx3yYw1AKBI/AAAAAAAAAL0/rqBfxxFFORU/s1600/0066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRBB6cbc8PQ/Tx3yYw1AKBI/AAAAAAAAAL0/rqBfxxFFORU/s640/0066.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Reminiscing of Lunar New Year celebrations in Korea, J and I thought we'd welcome in the Year of the Dragon. We eat a bit of Korean food every once in awhile, but rarely eat Chinese food anymore. Having Chinese food isn't the easiest thing anymore, once you remove soy from your diet!<br /><br />Although it's not the Year of the Monkey (J's year) <i>or </i>the Year of the Boar (me), it's still fun to acknowledge and welcome in Lunar New Year. I was thinking back to how I spent my two Lunar New Years while living in South Korea. It was such a fun time in school with all my little munchkins. They'd come to school dressed in their traditional Hanbok (below) and we'd make crafts and rice cakes all day (in between taking photos of how adorable everyone looked, of course). The entire school would walk across the street to our neighborhood park and would take a giant photo including every student in their Hanbok. Nothing was cuter than that sea of kids crossing the street!<br /><br />Anyway. The other plus with Lunar New Year was our long weekends. You do <i>not </i>let a day off go wasted.&nbsp;In 2006, I recall spending a whole lot of time reading in my very very favorite (and missed) tea room - The Old Tea House, filled with yummy quince tea and birds (yes - birds...flying around, as you sit on a big pillow on the old creaky floors. Swoon). In 2007, however, J and I decided to mark the "new year" with something a bit more drastic: a polar bear swim and a run. Yup. A bit more drastic (for the likes of me, anyway). January swim in the ocean off of South Korea. Completely sane...right? Well. We <i>actually</i> thought so, but the doctor that treated my poor <i>very</i>&nbsp;cut foot did not think so. I suppose that going for an hour hobble-run the day after cutting your foot on a rock in the ocean does sound a bit nutty...especially when telling this to a doctor in broken English as he uses a giant&nbsp;syringe to shoot water into my foot. Awesome-ness.&nbsp;Oh the fond, fond memories of living abroad....and being 23.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zHEXg0C-GiQ/Tx34Z_K1l5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/Q7gMAxIjCFI/s1600/0061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zHEXg0C-GiQ/Tx34Z_K1l5I/AAAAAAAAAL8/Q7gMAxIjCFI/s640/0061.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />So.<br /><br />Talking about foot injuries in a food blog.<br /><br />Right.<br /><br />Back to food.<br />Are you still here?<br /><br />We started to seek a compromise between what we were craving (noodles), what we had (shrimp), what we could eat (soy-less) and what would still be a true Chinese dish.<br /><br />Remembering that I bought J the Company's Coming Chinese Cooking last Christmas, I flipped through (and drooled over) the pages looking for something that would work with a wee bit of oyster (fish) sauce in place of soy sauce, without altering the recipe too much. Found it. It worked. It was awesome. We paired the dish with a bit of not-so-healthy boxed dumplings. I blame it on nostalgia. :)<br /><br /><b>Garlic Shrimp And Broccoli Noodles</b><br /><i>Inspired (but greatly altered) from a Company's Coming Chinese Cooking recipe.</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3no3_hdMIzO9NyQUTGgzkEbdOV4p9hn8RgzQuPv0GgwYdAf25ehyl5chi_FHnS7fiNycQY5WFLzBf3Td-MjyQ4Xno4IwYy4InJ7XALgjzwslgREN_hVy2cL9YNlI6HngpvhEzMvfvMKE/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3no3_hdMIzO9NyQUTGgzkEbdOV4p9hn8RgzQuPv0GgwYdAf25ehyl5chi_FHnS7fiNycQY5WFLzBf3Td-MjyQ4Xno4IwYy4InJ7XALgjzwslgREN_hVy2cL9YNlI6HngpvhEzMvfvMKE/s320/006.jpg" width="320" /></a><b>What J Used (I made him do it!):</b><br />- 3 tbsp of water<br />- 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch<br />- 1/4 cup of vegetable broth<br />- 1 tbsp fish sauce<br />- "Chinese BBQ Sauce" - <i>we didn't have this, so we used:</i><i>&nbsp;1tbsp Garlic BBQ sauce, 1tsp sriricha, 1 tsp of PC Smoked Paprika marinade (not all are sugar-free. *tear* BUT it was a small small amount).</i><br /><i>- </i>1 tbsp coconut oil and vegetable oil<br />- 1 square inch of ginger, cut very small<br />- 4 cloves of garlic, cut very small<br />- 1/4 cup of leeks<br />- 1 small shallot<br />- 1/2 tsp of Chinese 5-spice<br />- 2 cups of broccoli<br />- 2 cups of shrimp<br />- chow mein noodles<br /><br /><b>What J Did:</b><br />1. Stir water into cornstarch in a small cup or jar. Shake and set aside.<br />2. Heat wok with oils.<br />3. Add ginger, leeks, shallot and garlic. Cook for a minute. At same time: cook your chow mein noodles - they only take 3 minutes.<br />4. Add broccoli with a few tbsp of water. Cook.<br />5. Add shrimp. Once pink, add sauces and spice.<br />6. Add in noodles and cook for 2 minutes.<br /><br />The above all happens really quickly and the order doesn't matter too much. You just want to make sure that the broccoli gets cooked and the shrimp doesn't get overcooked.<br /><br /><i>Notes: I have no suggestions for improvement. I literally inhaled this - as in: I think I forgot to chew.&nbsp;</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2_g1Uc7-2RQ/Tx38A1odijI/AAAAAAAAAMM/3LFmbTn071s/s1600/0061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2_g1Uc7-2RQ/Tx38A1odijI/AAAAAAAAAMM/3LFmbTn071s/s400/0061.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our yummy noodles + Our not-so-healthy dumplings (also yummy, of course!)</td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Any fond memories to share? Favorite Chinese recipes made healthy?</i></span></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/feeds/6298675788585213324/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/lunar-new-year-year-of-dragon-garlic.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6298675788585213324'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1470734225404456697/posts/default/6298675788585213324'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://allieschangingkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/01/lunar-new-year-year-of-dragon-garlic.html' title='Lunar New Year + Year of the Dragon + Garlic Shrimp & Broccoli Noodles'/><author><name>Allie K</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13451477564387357904</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='27' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThS1x1iuOOf-WhEJ8-z47PSH7ZY7qTHzsscx0bhiQFYWG3JNcPh-EU3oI9cONm0NRB0zCYxNvTplgnf-u6CSeNzAAKHyKTbjl6-uH-Zj27viOqULrsBJjp10HHQUbyZY/s220/g_MG_7770.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRBB6cbc8PQ/Tx3yYw1AKBI/AAAAAAAAAL0/rqBfxxFFORU/s72-c/0066.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry></feed>If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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