Yesterday was a wonderful show with special guest Taryn Bellavance of PhytoFoods Made Simple.  Taryn is an entrepreneur, mom of two teenagers, wife extraordinaire, and a fabulous cook who shares her passion for cooking with REAL food – more whole grains, vegetables, fruit, nuts and legumes as the basis for all your meals!

She shared with us two delicious recipes that I know your entire family will enjoy!

BAKED OATMEAL

The only catch to this delicious version of hearty oatmeal is you have to plan it a day in advance.  I love serving this dish for breakfast when we have out-of-town house guests because they are usually pleasantly surprised that our “odd” way of eating smells, looks and tastes so good when they get up in the morning.  To make this sweeter for resistant kids, substitute part or all of the water with natural apple juice when preparing the oatmeal.

4-6 servings of oatmeal (any kind, but steel cut is the best)

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbls raisins

1 tbls chopped pecans

sliced strawberries

pure maple syrup

Cook oatmeal according to package directions and when done, stir in cinnamon, raisins and pecans.  Pour oatmeal into a non-stick loaf pan, cover with foil and let sit 24 hours with or without refrigeration.

On the following morning, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Turn the loaf pan upside down onto a cutting board (should slide right out and sounds exactly like flubber)! Cut into bread-width slices and arrange on a non-stick cookie sheet.  Bake for 30 minutes or until oatmeal becomes browned.  Remove from oven and serve hot with sliced strawberries and lightly drizzled pure maple syrup on top.

QUINOA WITH PEACHES AND CORN

This is such an easy and versatile recipe and it can be prepared in a single pan.  It tastes great hot, room temperature or cold so leftovers make a great backpack lunch for skiing, hiking, work or school.  It’s also a great potluck dish and a delicious way to introduce quinoa to people who haven’t tried it. You can easily substitute fresh or packaged ingredients for the ones indicated, but this particular combination has great flavor on it’s own without any added fat, oil or sugar so it’s very high on the nutrient to calorie ratio and super simple to throw together.

4-6 servings quinoa, cooked according to package directions

2 fresh, ripe peaches, peeled and diced

1 green pepper, diced

1 cup sweet corn kernels

1 cup Pace Picante salsa

1 can black beans, rinsed

1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Once quinoa is cooked, stir in remaining ingredients.  May be served hot in bowls, set aside in a serving dish to be enjoyed within a few hours at room temperature or refrigerated in an airtight container.

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Today on Real Nutrition Q & A, I talked about how to make food a celebration!

How is it that people believe good-tasting food must be bad, and good-for-you food must taste bad?

This stems from personal experience.  If you’re eating high-fat, high-sugar, and overly processed foods, your palate will adjust to these tastes.  When this happens, fresh, natural foods seem less palatable.  When you start experimenting with REAL food – rather than the trans-fat, sugar-free convenience foods – you will learn to appreciate (and adore, quite frankly) the essence of maple syrup, the richness of real cocoa, and the creaminess of non-dairy tofu.

Imagine making a fabulously decadent dessert, with all natural ingredients, and serving it to your friends and family.  Wouldn’t it feel good knowing you were serving them something healthy?  What if you then received raving reviews, and everyone wanted the recipe?  Even better!

Be the superstar and follow this super simple recipe for Decadent Chocolate Mousse.  Then share it with your loved ones ~ they will thank you!

Ingredients:

2 containers of silken tofu (10 1/2 oz. each)

1/4 cup real maple syrup

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon coffee flavoring (Frontier brand)

1 tablespoon vanilla flavoring (Frontier brand)

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/3 packet of stevia powdered sweetener (optional)

This is so easy!  Just put everything except the stevia into a food processor and blend until super creamy.  You can then taste the mousse to see if it’s sweet enough for your taste buds.  If not, add the stevia for extra sweetener.  Pour the mousse into a bowl and refrigerate. Serve chilled and top with 3 raspberries and a sprig of mint.  Or feel free to top with the fruit of your choice, including sliced banana, a few blackberries, or sliced strawberries.  You can also substitute the coffee flavoring with orange or mint flavorings for a Tootsie-Roll mousse or Chocolate-Mint version.

More optional toppings:

Shredded coconut

Sliced almonds

Crumbled graham crackers

Crumbled gluten-free ginger-cookies (I like the Pamela’s brand)

Shaved dark chocolate

Crystalized ginger

You can serve this mousse as dessert, an afternoon snack, or a lunch-box treat. Heck, I even have one family who eats it for breakfast – much better than those sugary cereals with all the dyes!

Remember, food is fun…enjoy!

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1) Less is More – some of the best recipes have only 4-5 ingredients, allowing the true flavors to come out.  This way of cooking is also less intimidating and more affordable!

2) Don’t Make it Pretty – focus first on flavor, and deal with presentation once you’ve mastered the basics!  If the dish tastes fabulous, nobody cares what it looks like AND it’s all about having fun.

3) Plan to Fail – when you and your loved ones start tinkering with the basic sauces below, expect to have some flubbed dishes!  Andrew made many, many batches of Gumbo before he figured out what worked – it’s all part of the adventure, so laugh a little and make the necessary adjustments.

4) Share the Experience – invite your husband or significant other to join in – give them the 3 x 5 card (see below) with some quick instructions, and let them try their hand.  This also goes for kids – cooking together is truly a celebration and worth the time.

5) Use Your Time Wisely – if your excuse is that you don’t have time to cook, remember that when your chicken, stock or tomato sauce is roasting or simmering, you can use this time to do homework with the kids, take a shower, catch up on emails, etc.

Here are examples of 3 x 5 cards with basic sauce ingredients:

Put 2 t. canola oil is a saute pan, and cook diced onion and garlic until soft.  Throw in canned tomatoes and sauce a let simmer.  This is a basic tomato sauce that you would buy in a can at the grocery store.  Now you can add a pinch or two of oregano and/or basil for a tasty pasta sauce, or add 1/2 a can of tomato paste (or more for your desired thickness) to make a pizza sauce.  Throw in a couple handfuls of sliced mushrooms for a heartier sauce and flavor.  Remember the basic tomato sauce is the first place to start!

When your done eating your roasted chicken, throw all the ingredients above into a stock pot and cover with water.  Simmer over low heat for 7-8 hours and voila…a delicious, healthy, natural chicken stock without all the sodium and preservatives.  Feel free to add a pinch or two of salt and pepper to taste.

Melt the butter in a saucepan.  Over low heat stir in flour to make a thick paste.  Then slowly pour in the milk while stirring to make a creamy sauce.  Keep the temperature low and continue to stir until it’s creamy so that you don’t get clumps.  Use this sauce in place of high-sodium cream-of-mushroom soup.  This is also a wonderful base for homemade mac ‘n cheese or a light pasta sauce with lots of veggies.

MagicBullet Basic Marinade:

1 cup low-sodium Tamari

1 heaping Tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 heaping Tablespoon honey

1 Tablespoon canola oil

Put all ingredients in the MagicBullet and blend until smooth.  Throw this on top of some chicken, fish or beef in a bowl or plastic bag, and stick in the fridge for the day to marinade.  You can also use this as a stir fry sauce, or the basis for a yummy salad dressing.  Remember to play around and see what works.  I sometimes add a dash or two of hot sauce to spice this up, or I’ll add the juice of 2-3 oranges to make a yummy dressing for roasted veggies and brown rice.

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Please enter your comments and any other ideas for getting your man into the kitchen – the saucier the better!

Have a wonderful day ~