Over halfway through Lent and we are making progress. When I say “progress” that may not be related to how well we are sticking to our Lenten promises with eliminating certain foods, vices, or bad habits. I myself have wandered from my original Lenten goal of eating AIP this season. Dining out, celebrating birthdays (including… Read more »
It is St. Patrick’s for our 3rd Lenten Lunch! So our Lenten Lunch should take on a GREEN color, of course! However some of the green was not as apparent as you may think! MENU: grain-free tortillas (made from GREEN plantains) many fixin’s for these tortillas… mushrooms sauteed in Salsa VERDE sauce (lots of garlic!) GREEN… Read more »
Green plantains make the best tasting tortillas. Once they get yellow or black, their taste and texture changes quite a bit. These tortillas are best when plantains are as green as you see in this photo. Print Recipe Plantain Tortillas These grain-free, versatile tortillas are easy to make and can be saved and warmed for… Read more »
We grew from last week, not only in number but in courage! We had five moms and 4 kids join us for our Lenten Brunch this week. Since we met earlier this week (10:00-11:30am) we had more breakfast type foods. Our menu included sweet potato hash browns nutless granola homemade coconut yogurt maple-mustard brussel sprouts… Read more »
One of our “Lenten Lunches” had to become a Lenten BRUNCH due to earlier time frame. This nutless granola, with some homemade coconut yogurt, was a treat. Print Recipe Coconut Almond Granola This is similar to my favorite granola, but I just took out all nuts and seeds. Increased the sweetness a bit… Read more »
We have started Lent, and because I had a lot of signs that friends (and I) could benefit from this, I decided to try something new: Lenten Lunches. These get-togethers are on Fridays during Lent, so they should be simple, vegetarian (or fish), and not take up the entire afternoon. These lunches have several goals: – try various… Read more »
This soup was inspired by my lunch with my daughter last month to a Thai restaurant in Ft. Collins. What a delicious soup! While I believe the restaurant used a bone stock with its coconut milk, I wanted this to be completely vegetarian. So I made my own vegetable stock. Print Recipe Thai Coconut Mushroom… Read more »
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