Israel Couscous and Lentil Salad

This is a post I did last year when I made this salad with ingredients on hand. I made it yesterday and thought I would re-post it. You can use whatever salad dressing that you like. Or you can make your own. I used rasberry vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and various seasonings like basil, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste . These are all dry spices and typical spices you would find in Italian dressing. You just use what you like the same way you would when making a salad.


Israel Couscous and Lentil Salad

Serves two

1/2 cup lentils, sorted and rinsed
1/2 cup Israel Couscous
3 cups water
1/2 of a 3 oz small onion, sliced (I like to leave in small rings)
2 medium tomatoes, sliced and halved if pieces are too big
salad dressing of choice or make your own

-Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a 2 quart pot.
- Add the lentils and simmer uncovered, stirring occasional for ten minutes.
- Then add the couscous and the other 1 cup water. Cover leaving a slight opening for steam to escape. Bring to a boil, uncover and simmer for another ten minutes stirring occasional.
- Taste the mixture and see if it is soft and tender.
- Drain into a collander and run cold water over it until it is cooled down.
- Put in a bowl and mix the rest of the ingredients.

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Corn and Tomato Salad

Here is a quick salad I made yesterday.

Corn and Tomato Salad

Serves one

1 medium corn on the cob (about 7 oz), remove husk and rinse off excess strands
1 plum tomato (about 4 oz), sliced and then halve the slices
1 medium fresh basil leaf, finely chopped
Smidgen of salt
Pinch of onion powder
Pinch of garlic powder
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar

1- With knife slice off the corn kernels into a bowl.
2- Combine the rest of the ingredients in the bowl and mix well.


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I made homemade Jam

Check out my post in my group on facebook. I made homemade Jam for the first time.

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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105131089519354&ref=mf

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Calcium in Foods

I posted this in my group on facebook and decided to post these links here also. It is very good information on foods and calcium by the Vegan RD.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5670-Vegan-Examiner~y2010m4d22-Five-foods-for-vegan-bone-health

http://www.examiner.com/x-5670-Seattle-Vegan-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Meeting-calcium-needs-tips-for-vegans

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Video I made for my facebook group

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would share a link to a video I did telling a bit about me and why I started my group , Sharing the Vegan Journey, on facebook. I also talk a bit about why I started this blog. So, If you are interested please check it out. I will be doing another post here soon.


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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105131089519354&v=app_2373072738#!/video/video.php?v=410156686825&oid=105131089519354


If for some reason the above does not work you can copy and paste this link which will take you to my main group page. You will see the video on the wall.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105131089519354&ref=mf

Steamed Veggie Salad

This is one of my no measure recipes. I think it is nice to remember that you do not always have to measure everything that you cook. Cooking is fun and like tossing a salad together it is nice to have those recipes you just toss together. You are creating what you like and so what if there is a bit too much or too little of this or that. It is an art that can be interpreted in many ways. I have spoken about steaming veggies for a quick snack before in the microwave and how I have a mini microwave steamer which I love. You could steam the veggies on the stove top if you prefer but I think the microwave is quicker. Today I decided to make a quick veggie salad. I always keep frozen veggies on hand not only to be prepared, but they are healthy picked and frozen at their best and also already cut for you. Yeah!! You can use whatever you like. I used a combo bag of broccoli, cauliflower and crinkle cut carrots. I steamed them in the microwave, drained when done and then ran cold water over the veggies until they were cool. Then I mixed with the veggies golden raisins, slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, chopped onions, and raw green squash which I peeled and sliced. Then I mixed in a balsamic dressing and some salt and pepper. It was yummy … Now as I said you can mix and match as you like. When you make a salad you toss in various ingredients and put dressing on to moisten to your taste. That is what you are doing here! Other ideas to mix in with the veggies are tomatoes, cucumbers, beans (drained and rinsed), canned corn drained and rinsed or frozen corn steamed as one of your veggies. Dressings I think that go nice here are the one that I used, a sesame soy ginger or Italian. You could also just season as you would a salad with herbs and oil and vinegar. You could even use lemon juice. This is your play recipe. When you are hungry and want something quick or a quick snack and are trying to get your veggies in this no measure recipe will do the job. I just love the quick go to recipes. I will post the link to my blog post that I did about steaming veggies. There is a link there to the microwave steamer I use.

http://invitationfrom-gnewvegan.blogspot.com/2009/03/steamed-veggies-as-snack.html


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Easter Cookie Photos

These are cookies I made in 2008. You can have a colorful, yummy vegan Easter. These were enjoyed even by non vegans.. :) You can scroll down in this blog or look up in the search bar about Easter for some posts on the holiday and cookie making.


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