Today I cooked black beans, following Sergio’s Black Beans recipe. Except for cutting the onion and stirring every ½ hour it was essentially labor-free. For the price of one can of black beans, my one-pound package yielded the equivalent of 4 cans of black beans (about 7 – 8 cups of cooked beans.) The point […]
Easy Bleu Cheese Dressing per serving
Pickles are traditionally a high sodium item, but they are usually used as a condiment, not the main course. If you’ve planted cucumbers in your garden, you can make Easy One-Hour Pickles in almost no time. They’re a little sweet, but if you use erythritol as your sweetener, your blood sugar will stay under control. […]
This is an ideal recipe for families that are striving to eat Mediterranean-style and want to stay on a budget. I’ve shown two ways to serve the salmon cakes; one on a whole wheat sandwich thin and the other, served over brown rice. Both are topped with the Cinco de Mayo Mango Salsa. Or an […]
A bumper crop of apricots has graced our trees this year. We’ve made homemade apricot jam, muffins and cobbler and we are freezing bags of apricots for the rest of the year. Filling Ingredients: 3 ½ cups apricots, diced ¼ cup sweetener of your choice 1 teaspoon almond extract Topping Ingredients: 2 cups of Dr. […]
Vic (Dr. Grandpa) and I have yams as a regular menu item – can something so easy and so delicious be so nutritious? I must admit that I don’t do anything special with them most of the time. I put the scrubbed yam in the microwave after sticking it with a fork a couple of […]
This recipe is done in a flash; but the flavor is worthy of guests. Ingredients: 2 cups wheat berries cooked to tender 4 – 5 cups water 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon salt 2 – 3 cups diced papaya […]
I love ‘One Cooking’ – ‘Two or more Meals’! The really nice thing about this is that the two meals are fairly different; both are easy. Last night’s dinner – Pan Roasted Vegetables with Chicken – today’s lunch Fajita Sandwich.</span> Leftover pan roasted vegetables and chicken (about 2 cups leftover), becomes delicious sandwich. Good Health […]
Ingredients: 2 cups of Dr. Grandma’s Whole Wheat Muffins Your Way Mix (with accompanying 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil) ½ cup water Two eggs or ½ cup egg substitute 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini (or other summer squash) 2 teaspoons orange zest 1 1/2 cup frozen (don’t defrost) or fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, […]
Changing from white flour products to whole wheat products was one of the permanent changes that supported Dr. Grandpa’s maintenance of significantly lower weight and blood sugar. I hope this little note will encourage you to consider resolving to eat mostly whole grains, substantially reducing your intake of refined white flour products. It is becoming […]
