Recipes

Last week I found a new health blog through a picture on foodgawker. Yeah, I can’t resist looking at all the yummy photos on that sight even if I can’t eat them. 

Anyway the blog – Healthful Pursuit – has some pretty good recipes on it. I also enjoy reading peoples health journeys whether or not I agree with their food choices, I still shudder at the thought of regular gluten free living and rice flour (I’m sure in some way I’m scarred for life – just kidding).
But I found myself staring at her recipe for gluten free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, and really wanting them. They looked chewy and delicious and the weird thing is I don’t even like oatmeal raisin cookies! I must have been away from cookies to long or something. Desperation is an interesting thing.
Suddenly I wanted a chewy cookie, a dense, chewy cookie like old times.
So, my brain went to work. I thought I was brilliant when I realized I could pulse our dried coconut flakes in our food processor an have a more “oatmealish” consistency. (I know it’s probably not a word, oh well you get my point.)
Then, actually on my first try, I nailed it. For me at least. You’ll have to be the judge on how I did, but it’s a dense, chewy cookie that’s chock full of toasted coconut and currants. Yay!
It tastes good at room temperature or right out …

I love the colors egg shells can turn, and some eggshells are pretty enough – in their natural color – to be Easter eggs themselves.
Like this one (oh, it’s so pretty!):

photo from Green Fire Farms
But Mommypotamus (I always struggle with spelling that!) has you covered with a post on How To Dye Easter Eggs Naturally With Everyday Ingredients!
I love the colors she got and it so nice to know when you use safe, healthy ingredients that you don’t have to worry about your kids playing in the dye. And on top of it you don’t have to spend a bunch of money just use what you already have!

photo from Mommypotamus
I hope you have a great weekend!

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Herbal infusions are helpful for releasing an herbs active ingredients. Which is one of the reasons they’re so good to drink. Now I’m not going to tell you I drink them all the time (I probably should), but I can tend to forget to make and drink them until I really need them.
But I really want to pay more attention to them and one of the best infusions is nettle. It can be helpful for energy, strengthening the adrenals, helpful for menstrual cycles, or as an antihistamine. And with spring coming on that last one might be the best of all.
I like drinking a nettle infusion when my sinuses are all stuffed up as it helps me be able to breathe (I’m a bit of a wuss when my nose is plugged).
Best of all infusions are easy to make.

Mason Quart Jar (Affiliate)
1 cup of dried stinging nettle
4 cups of boiling water
a long metal spoon
Put the spoon and stinging nettle into the mason jar and pour the boiling water over it. Stir, remove spoon, and put on a lid. Let it sit for 4 hours or overnight. Drink it within 24 hours.
If you’re wondering about the spoon it will keep the mason jar from breaking.
You can easily double or half this recipe – the ratio is 1/4 of nettle to one cup of water.
If you’d like to order some nettle I would recommend buying from Mountain Rose …

Dessert recipes are some of my favorites and I think they’re the easiest to find. So for this weeks snippet I wanted to show you the RAW Carrot Cake Balls recipe by Urban Poser. Every time I see the picture my mouth waters.

Oh, they look so good!
Don’t you just want to try it? Lets see a raise of hands.
Have you seen any interesting GAPS recipes this week? I would love to see them.
Have a great weekend.
The Picture is from Urban Poser – doesn’t she take great pictures? I wonder what camera she uses… might have to ask.

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(never home)maker had a neat recipe that I decided to try recently. Scrambled egg bites.
The idea of scrambled eggs made in a mini muffin tin just was so cute I had to give it a go. After all isn’t it nice to spruce up breakfast once and a while? Otherwise it just gets to boring. This type of recipe should be easy to customize any way you’d prefer.
Have fun experimenting! (you’ll find the basic recipe/ratio on at the link up top)

Sundried Tomato Scrambled Egg Bites

5 eggs
2 tbsp yogurt
2 tbsp onions, finely minced
4 sundried tomatoes, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Scramble eggs, add other ingredients, and mix gently. Pour in greased mini muffin cups. Bake @ 350F for 18-20 minutes. Until lightly browned.
Makes about 16 mini muffin bites. Would also make a great snack.
 
What flavor combo would you want to try?

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