Potato Leftover Casserole

I am a fan of leftovers. I don't like to waste good food. So for today's recipe I used some leftover things I had in the fridge. This post will be a bit different because I am including pictures of the process for a little more detail.  This first picture is of the finished product:

Potato Leftover Casserole

Frozen potatoes (the kind used for fries)
Salmon (canned, crushed)
Vegetarian baked beans
1 cup shredded coconut
1 onion (coarsely grated)
5 cloves garlic (finely grated)
Celery (chopped)
Parsley (chopped)
Curry
Sea salt
Apple cider vinegar (1/2 tsp)
1 cup water


Method

Grease casserole dish. Place frozen potatoes at the bottom of the casserole dish. Set aside.  In a separate bowl mix all remaining ingredients.  Add 1 cup water.  Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.  Spread mixture over potatoes.  Cover with foil and bake in 475 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Uncover and leave for another 5 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve and enjoy!

Now for pictures of part of the process:

Frozen potatoes:

Leftover salmon:

Leftover vegetarian baked beans:

 Shredded coconut (leftover from making coconut oil):

 Celery (both leaves and stalk):

 Parsley:

Garlic:

 Chives:

The mixture:

Layered on top of the potatoes:

The finished product:

 Hope you enjoyed the pictures.  Let me know if you tried it how it turned out.

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

I love soups and this one came out tasting fantastic (thinking about it - is there a food I don't like? LOL!).

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Lentils
Sweet potatoes
Tania(yucca)
Cabbage
Sea salt (to taste)
Onions
Garlic
Plantains

Method
Bring lentils to a boil and let simmer until partially cooked.  Add rest of food except garlic and let boil until foods are soft.  Add garlic and turn off the stove.  Mix garlic in and let sit for about 2 minutes.  Serve and enjoy.

The amounts are not included because I used whatever I had on hand.

Raw Food Recipe - Almond Drink

I have been having quite a bit of fun making up and experimenting with different raw food recipes.  This drink is a delicious one and will definitely be done again.  Our son Judah helped to make this one by operating the blender.

Almond Drink

1 cup almonds (soaked and peeled)
3 cups water
1 tsp almond essence
sweetener
ice cubes

Method
Blend almonds and 2 cups of the water on high in the blender for a couple minutes ensuring that the almonds are well broken down.  Strain with a fine cloth or nut milk bag and return liquid to blender reserving the pulp for future raw food recipes.  Add remaining water, ice cubes, essence and sweetener.  Blend for a few more seconds.  Serve immediately. 

Here's another view of the glass of almond drink and another picture showing what it looked like in the blender:

 

 

Delicious is what I say and again very simple.  I love simple. 

Baking Powder Bread

I've been baking a lot lately but those who have been long time readers of my blog know that my hubby is the one who regularly bakes our bread. He is a master at it, I must say. Here's another of my bread experiments I did last week:

Baking Powder Bread

2 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk; about
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

Method
Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Add milk (or non-dairy substitute) and mix well.  When smooth, turn into a greased pan.  Cover with another pan inverted and let stand for about 5 - 10 minutes.  Bake about 45 minutes in an oven that's not too hot.

I found the recipe here and since we don't do dairy I used plain water instead. It was really good. I've been used to yeast breads so this was a bit out of the norm but I liked the results.

Raw Food Snack - Snack Balls

My boys enjoyed this snack and are asking for an encore.  They had fun helping to form the balls.

Snack Balls

1 cup oats
handful of raisins
honey
shredded coconut
sea salt
water (just enough to moisten to form into balls)

Method
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.  Form into balls and enjoy.

This picture is not so clear but here are the boys forming the snack balls:

The mixture before forming:

Salad of the Day - Lettuce Sesame

A simple salad and delicious too!

Lettuce Sesame

Lettuce leaves
Sesame seeds
sea salt
honey

Method
Shred lettuce leaves in large bowl.  Add quantity of sesame seeds according to your personal preference.  Sprinkle sea salt.  Drizzle with honey.  Toss and enjoy!

Raw Food Recipe - Faux Fish Flakes

My boys and hubby enjoyed this when I prepared it for them.  This recipe can be used as a snack, breakfast, lunch or supper and served with whatever sides you desire. Here I served it with tomato slices and shredded lettuce for breakfast:

Faux Fish Flakes

1 cup oats
1/8 cup coconut oil
1/4 tsp sea salt

Method
Mix all ingredients well ensuring that all the oats are coated.  Serve.  Another simple recipe.

Notes
I slightly altered the recipe from Storm and Jinjee's ebook on raising raw vegan children.  You can use olive oil instead or as they recommended - hempseed oil

Raw Food Snack - Seasoned Plantains

This snack is super simple and easy to make.

Seasoned Plantains

4 ripe plantains
1 tbsp celery/parsley, chopped
sea salt
coconut/extra virgin olive oil
honey

Method
Slice plantains thinly.  Add celery or parsley or both.  Sprinkle a bit of sea salt.  Drizzle coconut oil and honey over it.  Mix well.  Enjoy

Variation
This second picture shows our son Judah's variation of this snack.  Add sliced bananas and a few raisins and enjoy. 

 

Both versions were yummy.

Recipe: Wholegrain Herb Bread

On Wednesday last week a burst of inspiration hit me while I was baking bread. I thought to myself why don't I try adding seasonings to the bread and make a batch of what I'll call herb bread in addition to the regular bread. I did and it came out okay. This picture is a close up of the bread before it went into the oven.

Wholegrain Herb Bread

8 cups wholegrain flour
2 1/2 cups very warm salted water
2 tbsp yeast
3/4 cup olive oil
seasoning peppers
onions(grated)
garlic(grated)
celery(chopped)
parsley(chopped)

Method
Chop/grate seasonings and set aside. Mix dry ingredients together. Add herbs and seasonings and mix again. Add oil and water. Mix, then knead and form into desired shapes for bread loaves. Let rise in warm oven for about 15 minutes to 1/2 hour. Bake at 400 degrees until done. Enjoy.

Picture of the ingredients before mixing and kneading:

Picture of bread waiting to go in oven:

I form my loaves by hand and I'm not an expert so don't worry about the shapes. LOL!

Raw Food Recipe - Nut Pizza

This recipe is adapted from thegardendiet ebooks I purchased from the Taliferos. I made it with pine nuts on a day when my husband was eating only raw.  He loved it.  The boys loved it.  I loved it.  Need I say more.  Herbs, spices, nuts and toppings can all be changed to suit whatever you have on hand.  The one pictured below and in the recipe I'm giving I used walnuts.  I found the walnut taste a bit stronger than the pine nuts so in the future I will use either pine nuts or almonds. 

Nut Pizza

Crust
2 cups walnuts
olive oil
sea salt
garlic (finely grated)
onion (finely grated)

Toppings
tomatoes(sliced)
onions(sliced)
cucumbers (sliced)
bananas(sliced)
carrots (thinly sliced)
seasoning peppers(sliced)
garlic (grated)
olive oil
sea salt(optional)

Method
Grind nuts to powder.  Add oil, salt, herbs and seasonings of your choice.  Mix well and flatten on plate for crust.  Set aside.  In a bowl toss veggies with olive oil and a little sea salt(optional).  Add toppings to the crust that was set aside.  Enjoy.

Salad of the Day - Cabbage Chive Raisin Salad

This is the salad we enjoyed with breakfast today.

Cabbage Chive Raisin Salad

2 cups shredded cabbage
handful of chives (chopped)
handful of raisins
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil/coconut oil
sea salt

Method
Place all ingredients in a bowl.  Mix well and enjoy.