April 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Black eyed Peas
Another crock pot slow cooker recipe is so easy it takes little time to set up, and about 7 hours later it is done.
| Ingredients |
| 1 |
Lb. |
Black eyed peas, cleaned and soaked overnight |
| 2 |
Cups |
Onions, chopped |
| 3 |
Ribs |
Celery, chopped |
| 1 |
Cup |
Carrots, cubed |
| 2 |
Tbsp |
Garlic, minced |
| 4 |
Cups |
Vegetable stock |
| 1 |
Tbsp |
Italian seasoning |
|
| Procedure Steps |
| 1. |
Drain the beans from the soaking water, then combine all the ingredients into the slow cooker, cover, and bring to the highest heat until bubbles form at the top and starts to simmer. |
| 2. |
Stir the ingredients around once, and then the heat setting to medium-low and slow cook for 7 hours or until the beans are tender. |
This recipe was prepared on Eat To Live, Week 3 Recap, and linked from Eat To Live, Week 3 Recap of our ETL diet and lifestyle, you can follow our complete progress at Eat To Live.
Tags: Eat To Live · Recipes · Vegetarian · Whole Foods Cuisine
April 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment
This eggplant has a meaty texture in a thick sauce with the beans, which are typically lentils, but we used split peas. The beans are cooked in a separate pot until tender and then added to the eggplant and sauce toward the end of the cooking procedure.
This recipe is adapted from the book American Wholefoods Cuisine, by Nikkie & David Goldbeck, and found on pages 179 – 180 in the hardcover, 1983 edition, which I have cherished since the day I put down $17.95 for my copy some time ago. Indeed, my passion for wholefoods cuisine began at home in my formative cooking years even before the professional apprenticeship.
The Goldbecks were way ahead of the their time back then, and I am happy to report that they are still alive and well promoting their spirit and healthy lifestyle online at Healthy Highways.
| Ingredients |
| 1 |
Cup |
Lentils, or other beans, dried |
| 2 |
Cups |
Water filtered |
| 1 |
Medium |
Eggplant, about 1 ½ pounds |
| ½ |
Cup |
Whole wheat flour |
| ½ |
Tsp |
Salt |
| ¼ |
Cup |
Olive oil |
| 1 |
Cup |
Vegetable stock |
| 1 |
Large |
Onion, julienne |
| 2 |
Tbsp |
Garlic, minced |
| 1 |
Tbsp |
Smoky paprika |
| 2 |
Cups |
Tomato puree, pulp, diced, stewed, or juice, or combination |
| 2 |
Tbsp |
Red wine or cider vinegar |
| 2 |
Tbsp |
Soy sauce |
| 1 ½ |
Tbsp |
Honey |
| 2 |
Tsp |
Chili powder |
| ½ |
Tsp |
Hot sauce |
|
| Procedure Steps |
| 1. |
Combine the beans and water in a medium pot and bring to a boil, cover, and allow to simmer over a low heat until tender. |
| 2. |
Meanwhile, cut the eggplant into 1-inch large chunks, combine the flour and salt in a large zip type bag, then shank well with the eggplant pieces to evenly coat. |
| 3. |
Heat ½the olive oil in a large saute pan, then cook ½ the eggplant on all sides until evenly browned. Once all the eggplant has been browned with the remaining oil, reserve the eggplant in a separate pan. |
| 4. |
Add the vegetable stock to the saute pan and then the onions and garlic and steam saute for several minutes over high heat. Add the eggplant along with remaining ingredients with the exception of the beans. Stir well and bring this to a slow boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and allow to cook covered for 15 to 20 minutes. The sauce will thicken, if it gets too thick add more vegetable stock or tomato liquid or tomato juice. |
| 5. |
When the beans are tender add them to the eggplant mixture and stir well, cover and continue to simmer for an additional 30 minutes, or until beans are done. If the sauce is too thick add more vegetable stock or tomato liquid or tomato juice. |
| Serve this over brown rice, whole wheat pasta, or couscous. |
This recipe was prepared on Eat To Live, Week 3 Recap, and linked from Eat To Live, Week 3 Recap of our ETL diet and lifestyle, you can follow our complete progress at Eat To Live.
Tags: Eat To Live · Entrees · Vegetarian · Whole Foods Cuisine
Eat To Live Week 3 Recap (Sunday, April 11 – 17, 2010)
Ryan: Lost 3 pounds in week three, and at 222.5. Total weight loss after three weeks: – 8.5 pounds.
My Dear Wife: Lost 3 ½ pounds in week three. Total weight loss after three weeks: – 7 pounds.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Breakfast
Fruit salad of pineapple, kiwi, and cantaloupe, with flax seed, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk and a small glass of orange juice.
Lunch
Salad ~ with a quick homemade salsa. This was essentially a cold salad plate with romaine lettuce, black beans, whole kernel corn, salsa, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, ½ a sliced avocado, and some queen olives. The oil-free and salt-free salsa is the dressing.
Dinner
Barbecued Eggplant, a wonderful dish that has a nice barbecue flavor and is modified from the American Wholefoods Cuisine cookbook.
Activity
Mow the lawn and yard work, 3 hours.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and dates, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Leftover barbecued eggplant and beans, and fresh fruit, Immunity drink and nuts.
Dinner
Leftover barbecued eggplant and beans.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and Ryan on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Tuesday, April 13 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and dates, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Salad with cucumbers, romaine lettuce, spinach, salsa, olives, garbanzo beans, and fresh fruit, Immunity drink and nuts.
Dinner
Leftover barbecued eggplant and beans.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and Ryan on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and cantaloupe, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Salad bar salad at company cafeteria with mixed spring lettuce, romaine, spinach, red kidney beans, beats, grilled zuchinni, squash and onions, raisins, cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapeno slices, and fresh peas.
Dinner
Left over great northern beans
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and cantaloupe, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
I had left over great northern beans and my dear wife had a salad, a Fiber one bar, dates, and nuts.
Dinner
Blackeyed Peas
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Preparations
Blackeyed Peas
Friday, April 16, 2010
Breakfast
Fruit salad, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Left over blackeyed peas, Immunity drink, strawberries, kunquats, dates, and nuts.
Dinner
Made another
vegetarian pizza with made from scratch whole wheat pizza. Click link to view recipe.
Vegetarian pizza with whole wheat crust
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 45 minutes.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk , and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Garden Burger at Red Robin with a side salad and balsamic dressing on the side.
Dinner
Leftover blackeyed peas with 1 slice left over pizza as an appetize.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 1 hour, and went to the local farmers market and herb festival.
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Eat To Live Week 2 Recap (Sunday, April 4 – 10, 2010)
Ryan: Lost 2 pounds in week two, and at 225.5. Total weight loss after two weeks: – 5.5 pounds.
My Dear Wife: Lost 2 ½ pounds in week two. Total weight loss after two weeks: – 4 pounds.
The day-to-day Eat To Live (ETL) meals are starting to repeat somewhat, so I will only briefly list the meal plans, as most do not really require a formal recipe, since many of the meals are quite simple and quick to prepare. On Easter Sunday we cooked up a modified version of Blackened Catfish utilizing some of the fresh seafood from Earp’s. In fact, in addition, I have taken advantage of the slow cooker crock pot and prepared large batches of beans that last most of the week. This week I soaked two pounds of Great Northern beans over night on Wednesday, and slow cooked them all day Thursday with some onions, celery, garlic, herbs and vegetable stock.
We also have gotten into a great workout routine, in fact we both look forward to our daily exercise, especially our walk / talk time. A time for exercise, but just as important for us to decompress the day and communicate our thoughts, ideas, and plans for the coming days, weeks, and activities. The fresh air in the lungs is great too!
I have never felt so energetic and so good about myself, this diet is more of a lifestyle, and allows you to take control of your health, all the while shedding off the pounds while doing so. My dear wife and I are so happy and have gotten closer in our relationship, the Eat To Live book has changed our lives in such a short period of time.
The daily rundown for week two of the ETL lifestyle starts here, with links to any recipes that were prepared other than just throwing together salads and breakfasts and such.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Breakfast
Muesli cereal with 1 tablespoon of toasted flax seeds, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk.
Lunch
Southwest Salad ~ with a quick homemade salsa. This was essentially a cold salad plate with romaine lettuce, black beans, whole kernel corn, salsa, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, ½ a sliced avocado, and some queen olives. The oil-free and salt-free salsa is the dressing.
Dinner
Blackened Catfish, and oysters on the ½-shell with a side of steamed spinach. The fresh catfish filets were marinated with a mixture of Creole mustard, raspberry vinegar, a light spray of garlic olive oil, and my Cajun Chef Ryan Cajun Spice blend. To blacken them I just set up a hot bed of coals in the charcoal grill and then set the Lodge cast iron griddle on top to get very hot. Then cook the catfish for about 5 to 7 minutes per side until the flesh flakes at the thickest portion.
Preparations
Salsa which meets the ETL dietary guidelines has no oil or salt added. Essentially the quick to fix salsa is all made by hand in a medium bowl. Take 4 roma or plum tomatoes and dice them up, then add about 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro chopped, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1/4 cup of minced onion, 1 jalapeno minced, ¼ teaspoon cumin, ¼ teaspoon chili powder, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Mix this all together and you have a fresh fresh salsa, almost like a pico de gallo.
Black beans and corn mixture; this is a topping for salads and is just equal portions of cooked black beans and whole kernel corn that have been blended together. Perfect on cold salads for added beans and low starch vegetables.
Blackened Catfish is served
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Breakfast
Muesli cereal with 1 tablespoon of toasted flax seeds, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Steamed kale on a bed of cooked lima beans, and immunity drink, green seedless grapes, walnuts, and dates.
Dinner
A ½ piece of leftover blackened catfish warmed up and then on top of fresh greens with the fresh salsa.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and Ryan on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Breakfast
Muesli cereal with 1 tablespoon of toasted flax seeds, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice. My dear wife ate a clementine and dates in place of the muesli.
Lunch
Salad with cucumbers, romaine lettuce, spinach, salsa, olives, garbanzo beans, black beans and corn.
Dinner
A ½ piece of leftover blackened catfish warmed up and with a side of kale and lima beans, and warmed up black beans and corn mixture.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and Ryan on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and dates, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Salad with tomatoes, romaine lettuce, garbanzo beans, olives, cucumbers and tomato dressing.
Dinner
Another salad with more variations and toppings of beans and vegetables.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 1 hour and 15 minutes. We now both look forward to our daily exercise, it is like an addiction now. I cannot wait to get home, change and start working out now.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and dates, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Salad with a side of lima beans.
Dinner
Great northern beans over a bed of tri-color couscous. Click link to view recipe.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 40 minutes.
Preparations
Friday, April 9, 2010
Breakfast
Clementine and dates, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk, and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Another salad with fresh greens, beans, tomatoes, olives and such.
Dinner
Vegetarian pizza with made from scratch whole wheat pizza. Click link to view recipe.
Vegetarian pizza with whole wheat crust
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 30 minutes. My dear wife at Curves, and me on Wii Sports and Wii Fit for 30 minutes.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Breakfast
Granola bars, tea with honey and a splash of skim milk , and ½ cup orange juice.
Lunch
Great northern beans with a bed of tri-color couscous.
Dinner
Salad of spinach leaves, romaine, dandelion greens from the yard, seedless cucumbers, plum tomatoes, fresh sliced kiwi, fresh pineapple chunks, cantaloupe, tomato dressing and black olives.
Activity
Neighborhood walk for 1 hour and 30 minutes. We started extending our walks along a dirt road that connects one end of our neighborhood to a new development of houses and we ventured thorough this area to see what new real estate looked like and then we stumbled upon a walking trail. This ended up being a fabulous walk, and almost 4 miles in all 3.6 to be exact. Another great walk / talk and adventure, we felt like we are a million miles from home.
You might be wondering how I know the exact miles we walked, and without a pedometer. I use Map My Walk, to record our walks, a very useful tool for finding and sharing walks near your house.
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