Garden Power

I am sick of being confined to my yard-less apartment. I'm growing an indoor herb garden this year! Just planted seeds in a little sprouter box. This is the first time I've used one and I'm very excited! I'm going all natural with only organic herbs this year. I bought herbs from two lovely etsy stores, The Little Ragmuffin and Homegrown Healthy. I doubt the sprouter kit is organic but its so cool, like miniature burlap sacks filled with soil, and when I transfer the baby plants to pots and boxes I'll use organic soil so good enough for me.

My husband and I are looking forward to fresh herbs this season. We will have so many yummy choices! Sweet and Purple Basil, Chives, Dill, Cilantro and edible flowers... I want to add mint and mini tomatoes and peppers too (but my space is limited so we will see). So many cooking possibilities and for flavor fresh usually far out beats dried.

XOXO

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Yummy Winter Stew!

I made some awesome comfort food stew tonite. Perfect for a cold winter's day.

It was so good, I didn't event think to take a photo. (But it is a very pretty dish)

To thicken the sauce, I wanted to stay away from wheat or cornstarch.

I'm going to stray a little bit now... I know that I have problems with wheat and corn. I probably have some wheat allergies. I've have read about the blood type diet theory and that totally explains my wheat/corn issues. I'm a type O positive. All type O's (the oldest blood type) have a very hard time processing wheat and corn according to the blood type diet theory. If your interested in this, I highly recommend reading "Eat Right 4 Your Type" by Dr. Peter D'Adamo. Check it out at your local library. It changes the way I think about food. It also incorporates the proper exorcises for each blood type. For type O's a vigorous workout routine is ideal. I have gone for periods following this diet strictly and it was AMAZING! I felt so healthy, had a ton of energy, my head was clear. I was in optimal health. Its been hard staying off of wheat corn, but at least now I am more aware of how my diet effects me and I can make more enlightened choice.

So onto my great stew!

1-2 Lbs Stew beef cut into small chunks. (All natural is best)

2 Tbs Olive Oil

1/2 Cup Chicken broth

2 Cups Water

1 Tbs Worcester, Bragg, Tamari or Soy Sauce

4-5 Cloves Garlic diced

1-2 Bay Leaves

1-2 Med Onions, chopped

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Molasses

1 tsp Paprika

1 tsp ground Allspice

1 tsp Oregano

3-5 med Carrots chopped

3 med Potatoes chopped

1 Egg Yolk

Brown meat with garlic and onions in oil.

Add water, broth, sauce, bay leaves, salt, molasses, paprika, allspice, and oregano. Simmer 1 1/2 hours covered. Mix occasionally.

Add carrots and potatoes. Simmer 30 minutes covered.

Add egg yolk while whisking quickly. Mix thoroughly.

Serve and Enjoy!

FOOD, INC. I highly recommend watching this.

Food, Inc.

A movie about the food industry in America. From seeds to slaughterhouses.
Its really sad. And complicated. And has encouraged me to eat organic and free range all the time if possible. I know that organic is more expensive, and eating like this is more work but your health and the food system is at stake. It is crazy.


http://www.foodincmovie.com/