Organic curry rice with tofu & vegetables. Yum!

After a long day  for the boys and I, we looked to the pantry and the fridge to see what we should have for dinner. The winners were no fancy stake or long laboring meal. We decided to use the organic tofu and saute it in some organic olive oil and curry. The aroma filled the entire house and just made everybody hungrier. We had some prepared rice so we took that aside. Added some fresh, sweet, red peppers, onions, peas, then just a little touch of shredded apple and some raisins.  Sauteed that together with the rice and added a little sea salt, pepper, and more curry, we like spicy stuff. Added Our tofu, mixed it in and viola! Just like that we had a simple, healthy, flavorful dinner.

The boys wanted some bread so we added a slice of spinach focaccia bread; and to drink? I had already prepared some of my fresh pineapple water, ‘Pineappleish’ and blended it with fresh strawberries. Everything was enjoyed and as always there is NO pineapple water left for tomorrow, this is why I bought the second pineapple…

If you have never prepared an artichoke before, the task might seem a little daunting. After all they do appear to be covered in small layers of armor and if you’re not careful when you pick one up, it will bite you! This is because the artichoke is part of the thistle family of flowering plants which are characterized by their ‘prickles’. The not so scary, wonderful thing about artichokes, besides the fact that they taste delicious, is that they are a fountain of nutritional goodness!

One large artichoke contains only 25 calories, NO fat, 170 milligrams of potassium and they happen to be a great source of vitamin C, folate, Magnesium and dietary fiber. There are 6 grams of fiber in one large artichoke which makes that more fiber than one cup of prunes!  Some new studies have also shown that artichokes contain an unusual high amount of anti-oxidants in the form of phytonutrients. Great!!

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I bought these burgers mainly because my 7 year old, yes, Little One was begging me at the store for them. I was unsure about the purchase because well to be honest, what a waste if we did not like them! 12 burgers was a lot of food and here was a 7 year old guaranteeing me that he would eat them all! We do like our black beans, but this was new to us – especially to my husband and E. who still liked their ‘m.e.a.t’ quite a bit at the time. With the exception of E., the rest of us – not too big on beef OR chicken for that… Little One started that whole  thing!! Now on the rare occasion we do have beef, we just feel ill .

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To ‘catch the rainbow’ in a cup it is really quite simple. You will need the following:

We have a sweet 'cloud' of Cool Whip at the end of the rainbow

• 6 boxes of Jello gelatin (or preferred brand) in the following colors

* Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple

- Yes there are 7 colors in the spectrum, ROY G BIV, but I have yet to find a good ‘Indigo’ in a Jello.I have mixed purple with other colors and gotten close. Just think it looks great without it and the purple and blue blend well into each other. Besides It never lasts long enough for any body to notice!

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