Fresh Veggies

Fresh Veggies
great produce=Great eating

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Fairytale Squash/Pumpkin and whole grains/ roasted Fall Vegetables, know your whole grains, photos of prep for tomorrow..also Pumpkin sourdough waffles

Portobello Mushrooms, Castilla Squash, Large garnet yams

Castilla/Fairytale Squash..very large weighs about 6 pounds (some weigh 15 pounds) yet the skin is easier to cut than butternut squash, the flesh a  glorious deep red-orange

Easy to digest pearl barley

White quinoa

Couscous..actually a pasta not a grain

Brown quinoa...all quinoa's contain a natural toxin that is removed by soaking in cold water for 20mins, drain & rinse then cook

Chia Seeds...absorb 100 times their  weight in water..great for weight loss as they keep you fuller, longer, Ancient South American natives took these into battle so they could fight for longer without getting hungry

Will be preparing a yam soup, roasted cauliflower, broccoli, yams and pumpkin

The pumpkin peeled and diced, seeds and pith removed

The pumpkin halved, very easy to slice, removed seeds with a tablespoon

Cauliflower, onion and broccoli for roasting, added grape seed oil &  thyme

Yam & pumpkin also for roasting in grape seed oil

Banana-whole wheat sourdough waffle mix

The 8yr old Mother, sourdough starter

pour batter into hot waffle iron and top with broken walnuts and chia seeds


mashed roasted yams with honey



Mashed pumpkin added to  whole wheat sour dough batter mix and  raisins, all sweetened with mashed banana, no added sugar and non-dairy






Waiting for rain as usual in Los Angeles.

Tomorrow' s menu is :

Yam and vegetable soup

Smoked eggplant dip ( baba ganousch) with whole wheat pita breads

Twice baked potatoes with mushrooms and own grown peppers, topped with cheese..to be served with a tomato-orange salad

Roasted vegetables ( broccoli, yams, cauliflower and pumpkin) finished with roasted  walnut oil &  lime juice with couscous 

3 kinds of whole wheat Sour dough waffles: Chocolate banana walnut; banana walnut and pumpkin raisin

have a great week..and make MORE of your veggies.
John Nigel

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