Seattle

Well, it has been a while, I know. I have been busy driving the kids around to baseball and football practices and games.

Then there was our trip to Seattle. Sweety had a conference there so we took a few extra days and made a trip out of it. We have never been to the Northwest before.

I heard about all the great fresh local food out that way so I was so excited to go. Usually it's just the 2 of us, but this year we decided to bring the 15 year old with is because we thought it would be a great experience for him, (and he's only 2 years from college) sigh.

Well we had a blast. We rented a car and travelled to Portland where they have tons of food trucks, Port Angeles where we took the ferry to Victoria, British Columbia. So very cool. They had the BEST restaurant of the trip. The blue fox. The Moroccan chicken sandwich was fabulous!! Wish I snapped a pic.

The rest was in downtown Seattle, which for a former city girl, now turned country was kinda cool for me.

My favorite of course was Pikes Place Market!! So fresh and good!

Here are a few shots I did manage to get.




On the way there. So cool.




Totally majestic. Hurricane ridge. God is good!




The ferry from Victoria. Look at those mountains!!!!




Me in front of the parliament building in Victoria.





The trip home. We had a wonderful time.

Blessings,

Trish

Fish tacos

I know I have shared my tortilla recipe, but I thought I would share it again. I made them yesterday and used them for grilled fish tacos with a corn and basil salsa. Yum.




-the individual doughs

2 1/2 C whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 C olive oil
1 C warm water

You may need to add more flour, I did.

Mix together, divide into balls...let rest for 15 minutes...roll out...cook in pan over medium high heat..enjoy.




Rolling them out




Cooking in a frying pan




The tilapia marinating in a little olive oil, rice vinegar, lime juice, garlic and basil. Also a pinch of salt and pepper.




The corn salsa. Organic corn, fresh tomato, scallions, lime juice, fresh basil, salt and cayenne pepper. I mean look at the colors on this! This makes me so happy. :)




The finished dish...with a side of brown rice for supper.

It was so fresh and healthy. Delicious.

I just grilled the fish on my BBQ grill but you can pan fry, oven bake...etc.

Enjoy!!!

Blessings,

Trish

Summer squash fries

Well summer is here, the time for an abundance of fresh goodness from the farmers market, home gardens, CSAS or wherever you get your produce.

I just got a huge bag of summer yellow squash from a friend and wanted to make something a little different.

So, while on a Facebook the other night I came across zucchini fries my friend Pam had posted. Thanks Pam!!! They looked so good. So I thought I would try mine with the summer squash since I have an abundance. She said her recipe was from weight watchers if anyone wants to check that out. I just kinda winged it and made it my own.

I posted these yesterday on Facebook and got many comments for the recipe so here it is.

Preheat oven to 475 degrees

Any kind of squash you prefer cut into strips aka fries
Whole wheat flour. I used whole white wheat.
2 to 3 egg whites
Panko breadcrumbs..you can get near the regular breadcrumbs.
Parmesan cheese
Salt,pepper, garlic powder to taste.
Mix about 1/4 c good Parmesan cheese in the Panko along with your seasonings.

Dredge the squash in the flour then in the egg whites then in the Panko. (I buy the plain Panko and put seasonings in that, if yours is seasoned then you are good to go.).

Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 475 for 25 -30 minutes or until golden brown.



Thats it. These were really crispy from the Panko.

Enjoy!!!

Blessings,

Trish




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

More water...

I really am trying to drink more water. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I'm not doing the crazy "drink my body weight" every day, but I can drink a lot more than I do.

So this post will be short and sweet.

I put this on my counter in hopes of me...and the family drinking it. It makes it more convenient if it slaps me in the face as I walk by saying...drink more water!!!

I added some cucumber slices which give it a spa like feel for me but you can have it straight up or with lemon too!

So here's where it is and hopefully I will succeed!!




I got this from SAMs club and it is huge! But they sell smaller ones as well!!

Blessings,

Trish

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Veggies!

I have been throughly enjoying my CSA share of veggies! They have been very generous so I get a lot of good stuff. It does force me to eat more vegetables than maybe I normally would.

Since I am going to pick up this weeks veggies tonight I had to use some of what I didn't use from last week.

So, tonight it is chicken stir fry and sautéed book choy on the side. Yum!







Chicken with fresh veggies from the farm.




Bok choy.

Looking forward to a light and healthy supper tonight!

Blessings,

Trish

Granola

I have been obsessed with granola lately. It is so delicious alone as a snack, like cereal, or in yogurt. Even the boys are liking it, which is a great thing.

Here is what I do:
In a bowl mix approximately (you can totally change this stuff to your liking)
2 C oats
1 C nuts..any will be great
Sunflower seeds
1 C unsweetened coconut

Add 1/3 C pure maple syrup or honey and 1/4 C olive, canola or coconut oil...or whatever kind you have. Heat honey and oil in microwave for 30 seconds first. Mix with the oats mixture.

Spread on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. I like mine very brown but you can do less if you like it less brown. Cool completely on cookie sheet and then transfer to an airtight container.
Enjoy!











The white stuff is dollops of coconut oil on top.




Finished product. Crunchy..sweet...healthy...yummy!

Blessings,

Trish

CSA

CSA's....what is it?
Community Supported Agriculture

So being out here in the country one would think there would be an endless supply of fresh organic fruits and vegetables at my fingertips, right? Wrong. I have the worst time finding healthy foods out here in the country. I have no Trader Joes...(sigh) No Whole Foods, no Earthfare ...nothing. I have one corner of Krogers produce department to find organic fruits and vegetables.

So when I found out there is a local farm that has a CSA right here in my community, I was soooooo happy. So this morning Sweety and I went to the farm to check it out. How happy am I? Super thrilled!!!! They have so much stuff there, all naturally grown. They don't say organic because if they did they would have to pay the government mega bucks, but it's organic!

So I joined the CSA. For starters I began with a 1/4 share. I thought its small but that's ok, it's a start. Here is only about 1/2 of what I got. The other half I gave to my mom and some didn't make it in the picture because it's in the fridge...oh and we ate some for lunch.




What a generous amount! Kale, beets, lettuce, spinach, carrots, spring onions, and freshly picked strawberries! So yummy.

Here was my lunch! Fresh picked only hours before:




I have to say it was one of the tastiest salads I have eaten.

You can find a local CSA in your community by going to
Www.localharvest.com and put your zip code under CSA's and that's it!

So today's tip: try a local CSA! It supports your local farmer, it is so much fresher, and the foods are seasonal and taste better!

Blessings,

Trish