Gottatries

Now that it's already Tuesday night... Here are my "got to try" recipes from RFW (Real Food Wednesday) last week:

Perfect since we're postponing fixing the oven until after Christmas:
http://momsforsafefood.net/2010/12/06/stove-top-lasagna/

Interesting nut-based chocolate frosting:
http://livingfree.aubreecherie.com/2010/12/frost-yourself-with-chocolate/

Berry Merengue Cookies:
http://ckdjourney.blogspot.com/2010/12/raspberry-meringue-cookies.html

I actually have all of the ingredients on hand for this!  I buy the store bagged pretzels from Sprouts because they have acceptable and minimal ingredients.
http://hezzi-dsbooksandcooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/chocolate-chip-pretzel-cookies-day-5-of.html

I'll have to look through these later.  We do more Christmas things between Christmas and Epiphany (Jan 6th) so there's no rush:
http://domesticbydesign.com/2010/12/real-food-christmas-cookie-exchange-2/

The family really liked the latkes last week and this is a different twist.  I'll use plain flour instead of Matzo meal and will change out the canola oil.
http://www.frugalfollies.com/2010/12/frugal-food-thursday-garden-vegetable.html

Whenever I see dates in the stores they seem expensive to me so I have never bought any.  To make them go further I might try 1/2 dates and 1/2 raisins.  Soak the cashews overnight (?) or use prepared almonds.
http://vimandvigor.typepad.com/vim-and-vigor/2010/12/earth-balls.html#tp

Garlic hummus.  Soak/Cook the garbanzos first.
http://likeabubblingbrook.blogspot.com/2010/12/easy-garlic-hummus-dip.html

Southwest Potato Hash (side dish using potaotes and black beans)
http://debbidoesdinnerhealthy.blogspot.com/2010/12/southwest-potato-hash.html

I've looked at countless bags of gingersnap cookies this past year and always put them back for some reason or another (usually trans fats).  I think I could actually make these.  I won't try them in the toaster oven though because I have to flip everything every 10 minutes in that machine and cookies don't always flip well half-way through!
http://foodwithkidappeal.blogspot.com/2010/12/double-ginger-snaps-real-christmas.html

Quinoa with sauteed veggies and goat cheese:
http://www.wellnessroadtrip.com/2010/12/goats-in-trees-and-quinoa-with-goat-cheese/

Breakfast/Snack "cookies" with raisins and nuts.
http://nurturedfamilylife.blogspot.com/2010/12/raisin-nut-breakfast-cookies-gluten-and.html

Buckeye candies:
http://tasteofwonderland.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/buckeye-candies-bake-some-christmas-spirit/

I started a picture tutorial for Milk Kefir but I don't know that I'll have it ready to join in on tomorrow's (Wednesday) RFW...

What's Cookin'?

Ginger Candy:  I have GOT to make these!  Dd has been sick the last 2 days with a sore throat.  I got this link in their newsletter this morning.  It reminded that I happened to have some Reed's ginger candy in the refrigerator that I had gotten months and months ago.  I gave dd pieces of that (1/2 a candy has lasted all day because it's kind of strong).  She said that it really helps - much more than the Ricola cough drops she had been using (which I still plan on having around because the flavor I got has NO weird fake sugars and NO fake dyes, etc)

http://www.learningherbs.com/news_issue_61.html

Pumpkin Cookies:  We made the recipe at Heavenly Homemakers and they are sooo good.  They are sort of cakie (that's a real word in my intergalactic dictionary!) and worked fine in the toaster oven.  I used about 1/2 the sugar in the recipe.  They had such a tiny bit of sugar and good pumpkin that we actually ate some for breakfast!  Dd also took some to her class for her birthday.  I was a bit worried about the other children not liking them because they were not overly sweet and a bit different.  However, that's what I happened to be making the evening before (read:  I forgot and was so relieved that I had the cookies baking!).  Dd said that everyone ate them up quickly so I guess that's a thumbs up?

We skipped the frosting and I ended up using white flour because there was no liquid to soak the wheat overnight.
http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/pumpkin-cookies-with-cream-cheese-frosting

As I'm typing I'm cooking lentils and have no idea what I'm doing!  I'm following the basic lentils recipe in Nourishing Traditions.