lovely grey day.

oh, hi!

today i got to use my new heart shaped pancake griddle to make our favorite pancakes: cottage cheese! everyone in my house loves these, and they are high in protein and most importantly - delicious!

here's what you need:

3 eggs

1 cup cottage cheese

1 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp honey

combine these wet ingredients in a bowl/your electric mixer and then add these dry ones:

1/2 cup flour

1 tsp. baking powder

dash salt

combine and griddle 'em up!

for lunch, i had some leeks i needed to use up, so i decided to saute them with some sweet onion and mushrooms and bake them over chicken. we had rice mixed with quinoa, and sweet corn for the side dishes.

leeks are one of my favorite vegetables, because they have a mild but distinct taste, and are so versatile.

for dinner i have curry simmering in the crock pot. the crock pot is the best thing ever, and it uses significantly less energy and electricity than an oven (even a gas one).

1 cup garbanzo beans (or one can)
2 small yams, washed and cubed
1 onion, sliced up lengthwise
1 can coconut milk (or 1/2 cup coconut oil)
1/4 cup butter (i use smart balance)





2 cups milk
2 cups water
3 russet potatoes, washed and cubed
2 carrots, chopped
lots of seasonings...i just season it to taste, but at least        
2 tbsp of curry powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt


directions: dump everything in the slow cooker either on low for 4 hours or high for six.

i use dr. bronner's coconut oil for my curry. dr. bronner's is a company best known for it's natural soaps and cleaning products, but they do make food items and are really involved in social activism and the fair trade movement.
i love all of dr. bronner's products. this is a good quote that sums up their mission statement:  

"Renowned for their quality, versatility and eco-friendliness, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps enjoyed a small but loyal following in the early years. In the late 1960s, however, soap sales started to explode, due to the unsurpassed ecological quality combined with Dr. Bronner’s urgent message to realize our transcendent unity across religious and ethnic divides. Word-of-mouth soon made Dr. Bronner’s the iconic soap of that era, and in the decades that followed the soaps spread into every health food store in the U.S. and then into the mainstream as well -- winning over fans from all walks of life on the way to becoming the number-one-selling natural brand of soap in North America. 

Major causes and focuses right now include fighting for organic integrity in personal care, recommercialization of industrial hemp in the US, and promotion of “Fair Trade” certification of product supply chains to ensure fair wages and prices are paid."

it's great to support a company so focused on doing good and creating good.


so, here are all the spices i use to make my curry. the garam masala is beyond amazing. enjoy!