Attention all busy food lovers -
Here's how can you keep it simple yet make food more sensational!
With little time to cook it all from scratch and you still want delicious, good-for-you, foods, yet how the h@@l can you do it?
Infuse it darl'n, w/ herbs, spices and quality ingredients including something fresh and pair it up with other great items you have on hand.
Those days when you need to rely on some store-bought items cuz time in tight,
I have some grand ways to take the store-bought 'commercial conveniences' and make them better. So very much better.
Read on for some really easy ideas you can put into play right away.
Here's how can you keep it simple yet make food more sensational!
With little time to cook it all from scratch and you still want delicious, good-for-you, foods, yet how the h@@l can you do it?
Infuse it darl'n, w/ herbs, spices and quality ingredients including something fresh and pair it up with other great items you have on hand.
Those days when you need to rely on some store-bought items cuz time in tight,
I have some grand ways to take the store-bought 'commercial conveniences' and make them better. So very much better.
Read on for some really easy ideas you can put into play right away.
Infusing Food w/ Flavor, Fun and Nourishment
Great Items to Add are often found in your cupboards, you just haven't been using them.
The basics to add to bought sauces, dips, soups, stews...
Salsa: First add in extra garlic, onions, cilantro or parsley and fresh lemon juice...
For breakfast – scramble some eggs, tofu, tempeh or chickpea batter, season and spoon onto a tortilla wrap, add a generous dollop or salsa, roll and go
For lunch – start with fresh greens, top w/ canned mixed beans, salsa, sprouts, onions, fresh lime juice and cilantro for a Latin Salad bowl. Include cooked squash or grains if desired
For dinner – drizzle halibut, trout, cod, snapper or tofu cutlets with olive oil, season w/ salt, pepper, top w/ salsa and broil
For a snack – dip in Mary's or rice crackers, roasted sweet potato crisps, toasted spelt tortillas
Top a baked potato or half an avocado and enjoy
In a beverage – blend w/ hemp or flax oil, fresh lemon juice and grated horseradish for a beta blast smoothie adding a splash of water if needed
Pesto: Add extra garlic and fresh basil or oregano or parsley, maybe olive oil too.
For breakfast – great in an omelet or on a bagel or English muffin w/ smoked salmon, onions and arugula
For lunch – smear over seasoned tofu or tempeh cutlets, broil a few minutes, season with salt, pepper and serve over greens
For dinner – make a pizza w/ pesto, chopped veggies, figs, prosciutto, Parmesan and pine nuts OR smear fish, poultry, veggies such as roasted mushrooms, w/ pesto or Dijon, a drizzle of maple syrup, season and steam, braise, bake, or broil and serve with extra pesto
For a snack – use as a dip for veggies, seed or Mary’s crackers
In a beverage – or a quick soup, warm some broth, stir in a generous tsp of pesto, diced veggies, tofu, cooked beans, and micro greens
Yogurt - Plain, organic, local sourced: Simpla brand is my favorite and use...
For breakfast – stir in date jam, local honey, soaked chia, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, ground hemp seeds, granola, fresh or frozen fruit, ground flax, ginger and cinnamon powder...
For lunch – mix in dried dill, grated cucumber, garlic and onions, sea salt, cayenne, fresh lemon juice, flax. walnut or hemp oil – drizzle over salad, fish, hummus, beans, vegetables...
For dinner – blend 2 tbsp yogurt w/ 4 tbsp Patak’s Tikka or Tandoori paste, stir in olive oil, smear on tofu or chicken, bake
For a snack – drain out excess moisture, a few hours or overnight in a coffee filter lined sieve, season w/ chili paste, garlic, sea salt and enjoy w/ veggies, or crackers.
Can be made into a fruit dip as well – blend w/ honey, maple syrup, fruit jam and coconut…
With Cereal: Brands such as Ezekiel, Nature’s Path, Chickpea Granola, Purely Elizabeth, Kitch Fix, or home made Cinnamon and SunButter granola or enjoy with porridge - steel cut or rolled oats or quinoa flakes or Teff seeds and Millet porridge or overnight Chia and Oatmeal parfaits
Granola or Rolled oats - Stir in ginger, cinnamon and cardamom powder
For breakfast – blend w/ natural nut or seed butter, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, flax meal mixed with water and maple or date syrup or honey, sea salt and press into pan, chill and cut
For a snack – mix w/ 2 tbsp coconut or walnut oil, maple syrup and cinnamon if desired, top a casserole dish filled w/ chopped fruits and bake 35 minutes or so
Innovations: whirl rolled oats in a coffee grinder till corn-meal or flour like, add to smoothies, use in baking or crush and coat banana, apple or pear cubes
Organic Tofu & Tempeh
For Breakfast – crumble & scramble/ sauté with various veggies and lots of seasonings
For lunch – top w/ store-bought-home BBQ sauce enhanced with garlic, ginger, herbs and spices, then marinate 20 minutes or longer then bake until carnalized
For dinner – mince in processor, sauté w/ olive oil, garlic, onions, herbs, chili pepper and add to pasta sauce or fill burritos, tacos, enchiladas or roasted squash or sweet potatoes topping with salsa, pesto or tomato sauce
For dessert – blend plain, silken tofu with fruits, a little honey or maple syrup or date jam and fresh lemon juice for a yogurt/custard-like crème.
Eating well is best from scratch using whole food ingredients yet when that's not your reality, do your best and implement any of the above suggestions. You'll soon discover a little extra effort goes a long way with taste and nutrient density.
Bon Santé to you!
www.terigentes.com/recipes for more fun and fabulous food ideas.
More ideas like this to come!
Great Items to Add are often found in your cupboards, you just haven't been using them.
The basics to add to bought sauces, dips, soups, stews...
- Garlic and freshly grated ginger to ‘ready made’ sauces, soups, dips, pesto, salsa, salad dressings…
- Chopped aromatics: peppers, onions, carrots, squash, celery, fresh or dried herbs
- Freshly squeezed lemon, lime, tomato and orange juice and fruit zest if it's organic
- Sprouts, grated beets, horseradish, cooked mushrooms, julienne herbs/greens are a nutrient booster for salads, soups, stews and casseroles
- High quality oil – olive, hemp, flax, walnut, sesame, pumpkin, avocado… Great for a dose of Essential Fatty Acids
- Raw or toasted, chopped nuts and seeds, (fresh, or soaked overnight if desired ). finely ground green tea (Matcha), diced fruits... to cereal, yogurt, ice crème, smoothies, salads...
- Miso – to salad dressings, soups, marinades… Best when it's NOT cooked to retain the enzyme activity so stir in in after cooking
Salsa: First add in extra garlic, onions, cilantro or parsley and fresh lemon juice...
For breakfast – scramble some eggs, tofu, tempeh or chickpea batter, season and spoon onto a tortilla wrap, add a generous dollop or salsa, roll and go
For lunch – start with fresh greens, top w/ canned mixed beans, salsa, sprouts, onions, fresh lime juice and cilantro for a Latin Salad bowl. Include cooked squash or grains if desired
For dinner – drizzle halibut, trout, cod, snapper or tofu cutlets with olive oil, season w/ salt, pepper, top w/ salsa and broil
For a snack – dip in Mary's or rice crackers, roasted sweet potato crisps, toasted spelt tortillas
Top a baked potato or half an avocado and enjoy
In a beverage – blend w/ hemp or flax oil, fresh lemon juice and grated horseradish for a beta blast smoothie adding a splash of water if needed
Pesto: Add extra garlic and fresh basil or oregano or parsley, maybe olive oil too.
For breakfast – great in an omelet or on a bagel or English muffin w/ smoked salmon, onions and arugula
For lunch – smear over seasoned tofu or tempeh cutlets, broil a few minutes, season with salt, pepper and serve over greens
For dinner – make a pizza w/ pesto, chopped veggies, figs, prosciutto, Parmesan and pine nuts OR smear fish, poultry, veggies such as roasted mushrooms, w/ pesto or Dijon, a drizzle of maple syrup, season and steam, braise, bake, or broil and serve with extra pesto
For a snack – use as a dip for veggies, seed or Mary’s crackers
In a beverage – or a quick soup, warm some broth, stir in a generous tsp of pesto, diced veggies, tofu, cooked beans, and micro greens
Yogurt - Plain, organic, local sourced: Simpla brand is my favorite and use...
For breakfast – stir in date jam, local honey, soaked chia, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, ground hemp seeds, granola, fresh or frozen fruit, ground flax, ginger and cinnamon powder...
For lunch – mix in dried dill, grated cucumber, garlic and onions, sea salt, cayenne, fresh lemon juice, flax. walnut or hemp oil – drizzle over salad, fish, hummus, beans, vegetables...
For dinner – blend 2 tbsp yogurt w/ 4 tbsp Patak’s Tikka or Tandoori paste, stir in olive oil, smear on tofu or chicken, bake
For a snack – drain out excess moisture, a few hours or overnight in a coffee filter lined sieve, season w/ chili paste, garlic, sea salt and enjoy w/ veggies, or crackers.
Can be made into a fruit dip as well – blend w/ honey, maple syrup, fruit jam and coconut…
With Cereal: Brands such as Ezekiel, Nature’s Path, Chickpea Granola, Purely Elizabeth, Kitch Fix, or home made Cinnamon and SunButter granola or enjoy with porridge - steel cut or rolled oats or quinoa flakes or Teff seeds and Millet porridge or overnight Chia and Oatmeal parfaits
Granola or Rolled oats - Stir in ginger, cinnamon and cardamom powder
For breakfast – blend w/ natural nut or seed butter, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, flax meal mixed with water and maple or date syrup or honey, sea salt and press into pan, chill and cut
For a snack – mix w/ 2 tbsp coconut or walnut oil, maple syrup and cinnamon if desired, top a casserole dish filled w/ chopped fruits and bake 35 minutes or so
Innovations: whirl rolled oats in a coffee grinder till corn-meal or flour like, add to smoothies, use in baking or crush and coat banana, apple or pear cubes
Organic Tofu & Tempeh
For Breakfast – crumble & scramble/ sauté with various veggies and lots of seasonings
For lunch – top w/ store-bought-home BBQ sauce enhanced with garlic, ginger, herbs and spices, then marinate 20 minutes or longer then bake until carnalized
For dinner – mince in processor, sauté w/ olive oil, garlic, onions, herbs, chili pepper and add to pasta sauce or fill burritos, tacos, enchiladas or roasted squash or sweet potatoes topping with salsa, pesto or tomato sauce
For dessert – blend plain, silken tofu with fruits, a little honey or maple syrup or date jam and fresh lemon juice for a yogurt/custard-like crème.
Eating well is best from scratch using whole food ingredients yet when that's not your reality, do your best and implement any of the above suggestions. You'll soon discover a little extra effort goes a long way with taste and nutrient density.
Bon Santé to you!
www.terigentes.com/recipes for more fun and fabulous food ideas.
More ideas like this to come!
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