Anyway, yesterday we ate Cornish pasties for lunch. We have a little shop in our town. The food is so high quality and delicious. So some more food hygge!
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| Yum! |
Here is some info on just what a Cornish pasty is!
Thursday, September 7, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 18
Not have very hygge-ish days lately. I am grasping! And it is started to feel a bit forced. Maybe hygge just happens sometimes. . .
Anyway, yesterday we ate Cornish pasties for lunch. We have a little shop in our town. The food is so high quality and delicious. So some more food hygge!
Here is some info on just what a Cornish pasty is!
Anyway, yesterday we ate Cornish pasties for lunch. We have a little shop in our town. The food is so high quality and delicious. So some more food hygge!
Here is some info on just what a Cornish pasty is!
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 17
Some days, I'm just not feeling the hygge. Yesterday was kind of stressful and sad BUT I did make a really yummy breakfast in my attempt to eat healthier.
I chopped up from fresh parsley and spring onion and threw them into our scrambled eggs. Then I warmed the leftover sweet potato flatbreads, sprinkled on a little cheese, added the eggs and made a nice kind of breakfast taco for the kids. They RAVED about how good it was! Sorry, I did not stop to take a photo.
But it was a definite win!
So that was nice. I've also decided that Jamaican Blue coffee is absolutely delicious. I keep trying different types of bulk coffee and this one is my favorite so far.
So I did have some food hygge yesterday.
I chopped up from fresh parsley and spring onion and threw them into our scrambled eggs. Then I warmed the leftover sweet potato flatbreads, sprinkled on a little cheese, added the eggs and made a nice kind of breakfast taco for the kids. They RAVED about how good it was! Sorry, I did not stop to take a photo.
But it was a definite win!
So that was nice. I've also decided that Jamaican Blue coffee is absolutely delicious. I keep trying different types of bulk coffee and this one is my favorite so far.
So I did have some food hygge yesterday.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 16
I made hummus and flatbread!
Hummus recipe - modified from whatever random hummus recipe I found on the internet.
2 cans of garbanzo beans, drained, but save the liquid
Tahini - about 3/4 a cup
1/4 cup olive oil to start with, but I added more as I went. It was probably less than a 1/2 cup all together
A couple of big dollops of chopped garlic from a jar
The juice of almost a whole lemon (I had used a slice of it earlier in the day in my mineral water).
1 tablespoon of ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Some chopped parsley to sprinkle on the hummus when you serve it.
Throw everything into a blender and blend. You have to drizzle in the liquid from the drained garbanzo beans as you blend. Stir frequently because initially it is so thick the liquid will just sit on top. So you blend for a minute, then stir, then add a little liquid (I also added a little more olive oil at the point too), then blend again. Repeat this several times until you like the consistency and the taste. I kept adding a bit more salt at the end to get it right.
This makes a little less than a quart mason jar full of hummus!
To go with the hummus, I chopped up veggies as you can see from the photo.
I also made sweet potato flatbread again. This was my third time making it. Everybody still loves it! It is very easy, except the dough is so sticky and sticks to my rolling pin no matter what! Don't like that part.
Flatbread
1 sweet potato - boiled or baked (or if you are like me you cheat and use the microwave)
1 cup of sprouted wheat flour - this is supposed to be healthier for you.
1/2 tsp salt
Mix all together in a bowl. Flour your hands well and work the dough until it has a nice consistency. Break into smaller balls of dough and roll out into 'tortillas.' In the meanwhile, melt a tablespoon of coconut oil in a pan. Toss the tortilla into the pan and fry up. Takes 2 minutes on one side and one minute on the other. Makes six to eight of medium sized rounds, depending on how you divide up the dough. As the oil gets used up add another tablespoon.
I got this recipe from Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, but I think there are many floating around the internet.
Both the hummus recipe and the flatbread/tortilla recipe are keepers for my family!
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| Homemade hummus with celery, red pepper, cucumber, carrots and homemade flatbread cut into strips! |
2 cans of garbanzo beans, drained, but save the liquid
Tahini - about 3/4 a cup
1/4 cup olive oil to start with, but I added more as I went. It was probably less than a 1/2 cup all together
A couple of big dollops of chopped garlic from a jar
The juice of almost a whole lemon (I had used a slice of it earlier in the day in my mineral water).
1 tablespoon of ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Some chopped parsley to sprinkle on the hummus when you serve it.
Throw everything into a blender and blend. You have to drizzle in the liquid from the drained garbanzo beans as you blend. Stir frequently because initially it is so thick the liquid will just sit on top. So you blend for a minute, then stir, then add a little liquid (I also added a little more olive oil at the point too), then blend again. Repeat this several times until you like the consistency and the taste. I kept adding a bit more salt at the end to get it right.
This makes a little less than a quart mason jar full of hummus!
To go with the hummus, I chopped up veggies as you can see from the photo.
I also made sweet potato flatbread again. This was my third time making it. Everybody still loves it! It is very easy, except the dough is so sticky and sticks to my rolling pin no matter what! Don't like that part.
Flatbread
1 sweet potato - boiled or baked (or if you are like me you cheat and use the microwave)
1 cup of sprouted wheat flour - this is supposed to be healthier for you.
1/2 tsp salt
Mix all together in a bowl. Flour your hands well and work the dough until it has a nice consistency. Break into smaller balls of dough and roll out into 'tortillas.' In the meanwhile, melt a tablespoon of coconut oil in a pan. Toss the tortilla into the pan and fry up. Takes 2 minutes on one side and one minute on the other. Makes six to eight of medium sized rounds, depending on how you divide up the dough. As the oil gets used up add another tablespoon.
I got this recipe from Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, but I think there are many floating around the internet.
Both the hummus recipe and the flatbread/tortilla recipe are keepers for my family!
Monday, September 4, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 15
Regular Sunday hygge (besides going to Mass!) is picking up food from our CSA. I am in a neighborhood where I can't walk anywhere! You need a car. But, luckily, our CSA is actually in walking distance. Rick, I and little Dylan set out to walk there yesterday after coming home from church and eating a nice breakfast of pancakes, scrambled eggs and cantaloupe. Rick pulled Dylan in the wagon. We have to cut through the little farm where they grow some of the vegetables and lots of flowers. We walk right by a lot of bee hives too. (Always makes me a tad nervous!).
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| The path through the farm. Those little white things in the middle of the picture are bee hives! |
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| Flowers! |
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| I would like to paint this! |
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| Flower bouquet from the farm. |
Sunday, September 3, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 14
This past week I had a couple disturbing and unhappy things happen. This is on top of other disturbing and unhappy things that have been happening at a rather regular rate lately over the past few months. It all started with my husband's stroke, I think.
Anyway, I am choosing not to dwell on them, but to pray and hope that things will work out. And also do what I can, here and now, in my own little sphere. One thing somewhat under my control is our very poor diet. I am very inconsistent. I try to cook healthy but do it in a very piecemeal way where it is liberally interspersed with very unhealthy food. All our health is suffering from this. So I really feel the battle call to get finally get my act together. So here goes! This is the thing that gives me hygge - cooking well for my family. When I don't, I feel guilty and like a failure. I am going to end that negative thinking and those bad habits and do positive things. I will go little by little, always moving forward. I need to be realistic but not make excuses.
I am going with the Mediterranean Diet for our health. This is no refined carbs/refined sugars, focus on healthy omega 3 fats, whole foods, single ingredient products. Lots of whole grains, nuts and seeds, veggies, fruit, some dairy and some meat. And upping the seafood consumption.
I am going to concentrate my food shopping on days when B is at the math tutor. There's a Wegman's 10 minutes from the tutor's house. I think I have a pretty good chance of being fairly 'zero-waste' while getting 98% of what we need (this is combined with our CSA which gives us fresh veggies and a dozen farm fresh eggs a week and 3 pasture raised chickens a month).
Produce
This should be zero waste - I will only get produce not wrapped in plastic. This should take up most of the shopping cart. I want to focus on getting as many 'colors' as possible: lemons, peppers, carrots, leafy greens, fruits, herbs, potatoes, etc. These supplement the veggies we get on Sunday afternoons from the CSA.
Milk
Whole milk that is not ultra pasteurized. This is hard to get! I hope Wegman's has the milk in the glass bottles. If not, I hope it carries milk that is only pasteurized and grass fed.
Cheese
I know I can get both wax wrapped cheese (no plastic) plus if I bring my own container I can get sliced cheesed right over the deli counter.
Butter
I'm sticking with Kerry Gold.
Meat
I've never checked out the meat department so we'll have to find out costs, packaging, grass fed, etc.
Fish
Wild caught salmon in cans and occasionally steaks or fillets
tuna in cans
shrimp
clams/mussels/oysters upon occasion
Other fish
Eggs
We go through about 3 or 3.5 dozen a week. I want pastured eggs with omega 3.
Bulk bins
I know Wegman's has a big bulk section.
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Pumpkin seeds
trail mix
raisins
cranberries
apricots
rice
rolled oats
Baking supplies
Flour that is in paper containers is fine. I really like the King Arthur sprouted wheat
I want to rid myself of refined sugars but I fear I need a little. . . .
Salt
Baking powder
Baking soda
Staples:
Apple Cider vinegar (Mrs. Bragg's)
EVOO
Coconut oil
Peanut oil
Mayo - either make my own or Mr. Kensington's avocado oil mayo
peanut butter - I gotta get one of the special stirrers for pb
Fermented veggies - sauerkraut, etc.
Tins/Cans
Steel cut oatmeal
roasted peanuts
tomato sauce
canned black beans
canned garbanzo beans
tahini
Things I need to make at home:
yogurt (1x a month)
salad dressing (2x a week)
bone broth (1x a week)
hummus (1x a month)
Bread
I hope that Wegman's has a bakery where I can get sliced bread and bring my own bread bag. We'll find out.
If the milk, meat and bread don't work out, I will just have to go to Whole Foods for those 1x a week. At WF I can get milk in a glass jar, sliced bread in my own bag and meat (but not chicken) wrapped in compostable butcher paper.
Coffee:
I want bulk coffee that is organic, free trade, single source. Hah! Really hard to find. We'll see what Wegman's has.
Water
Sparkling mineral water in glass bottles. This is fast becoming my favorite thing. I take a 1/2 tbsp of elderberry juice and a slice of lemon and put it in a glass of mineral water. Really refreshing and I think it is really healthy for me.
Other stuff
Dog and Cat Food
7th Generation brand toilet paper, paper towel, laundry detergent, etc
This is kind of slap dash because I am getting ready to go to Mass. But there it is! I do derive a sense of well being from trying to be healthier and more orderly in our eating habits. I am looking forward to shopping on Tuesday!
Anyway, I am choosing not to dwell on them, but to pray and hope that things will work out. And also do what I can, here and now, in my own little sphere. One thing somewhat under my control is our very poor diet. I am very inconsistent. I try to cook healthy but do it in a very piecemeal way where it is liberally interspersed with very unhealthy food. All our health is suffering from this. So I really feel the battle call to get finally get my act together. So here goes! This is the thing that gives me hygge - cooking well for my family. When I don't, I feel guilty and like a failure. I am going to end that negative thinking and those bad habits and do positive things. I will go little by little, always moving forward. I need to be realistic but not make excuses.
I am going with the Mediterranean Diet for our health. This is no refined carbs/refined sugars, focus on healthy omega 3 fats, whole foods, single ingredient products. Lots of whole grains, nuts and seeds, veggies, fruit, some dairy and some meat. And upping the seafood consumption.
I am going to concentrate my food shopping on days when B is at the math tutor. There's a Wegman's 10 minutes from the tutor's house. I think I have a pretty good chance of being fairly 'zero-waste' while getting 98% of what we need (this is combined with our CSA which gives us fresh veggies and a dozen farm fresh eggs a week and 3 pasture raised chickens a month).
Produce
This should be zero waste - I will only get produce not wrapped in plastic. This should take up most of the shopping cart. I want to focus on getting as many 'colors' as possible: lemons, peppers, carrots, leafy greens, fruits, herbs, potatoes, etc. These supplement the veggies we get on Sunday afternoons from the CSA.
Milk
Whole milk that is not ultra pasteurized. This is hard to get! I hope Wegman's has the milk in the glass bottles. If not, I hope it carries milk that is only pasteurized and grass fed.
Cheese
I know I can get both wax wrapped cheese (no plastic) plus if I bring my own container I can get sliced cheesed right over the deli counter.
Butter
I'm sticking with Kerry Gold.
Meat
I've never checked out the meat department so we'll have to find out costs, packaging, grass fed, etc.
Fish
Wild caught salmon in cans and occasionally steaks or fillets
tuna in cans
shrimp
clams/mussels/oysters upon occasion
Other fish
Eggs
We go through about 3 or 3.5 dozen a week. I want pastured eggs with omega 3.
Bulk bins
I know Wegman's has a big bulk section.
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Pumpkin seeds
trail mix
raisins
cranberries
apricots
rice
rolled oats
Baking supplies
Flour that is in paper containers is fine. I really like the King Arthur sprouted wheat
I want to rid myself of refined sugars but I fear I need a little. . . .
Salt
Baking powder
Baking soda
Staples:
Apple Cider vinegar (Mrs. Bragg's)
EVOO
Coconut oil
Peanut oil
Mayo - either make my own or Mr. Kensington's avocado oil mayo
peanut butter - I gotta get one of the special stirrers for pb
Fermented veggies - sauerkraut, etc.
Tins/Cans
Steel cut oatmeal
roasted peanuts
tomato sauce
canned black beans
canned garbanzo beans
tahini
Things I need to make at home:
yogurt (1x a month)
salad dressing (2x a week)
bone broth (1x a week)
hummus (1x a month)
Bread
I hope that Wegman's has a bakery where I can get sliced bread and bring my own bread bag. We'll find out.
If the milk, meat and bread don't work out, I will just have to go to Whole Foods for those 1x a week. At WF I can get milk in a glass jar, sliced bread in my own bag and meat (but not chicken) wrapped in compostable butcher paper.
Coffee:
I want bulk coffee that is organic, free trade, single source. Hah! Really hard to find. We'll see what Wegman's has.
Water
Sparkling mineral water in glass bottles. This is fast becoming my favorite thing. I take a 1/2 tbsp of elderberry juice and a slice of lemon and put it in a glass of mineral water. Really refreshing and I think it is really healthy for me.
Other stuff
Dog and Cat Food
7th Generation brand toilet paper, paper towel, laundry detergent, etc
This is kind of slap dash because I am getting ready to go to Mass. But there it is! I do derive a sense of well being from trying to be healthier and more orderly in our eating habits. I am looking forward to shopping on Tuesday!
Saturday, September 2, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 13
There are three things that definitely create a contented, happy, hygge mood for me: cooking good food, enjoying nature, and playing with little children.
We took little D to the playground yesterday:
I am not a good photographer and he is always moving, so it is hard to get a good photo that does justice to the fun he was having.
We took little D to the playground yesterday:
I am not a good photographer and he is always moving, so it is hard to get a good photo that does justice to the fun he was having.
Friday, September 1, 2017
100 Days of Hygge - Day 12
Yesterday, we took little Dylan and his mom to visit a nearby farm park. This was a real farm back in the 1930s. Somehow the county acquired the property and they've kept it as a farm from that period. They've also moved historical buildings like an old school house and I think other buildings to the site. In addition, the area has an equestrian center with a show arena. The 4H fair is held here every year and they also host bluegrass concerts all summer. We went to look at the farm animals.
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| Peacock mama with chicks. |
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| Inquisitive turkey. He reminds me of Squidward from Spongebob. |
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| Can you tell this is a goat? |
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| Dylan admiring the chickens. |
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| Little piggies! |
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| BIG piggie! |
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| This little calf was just born last night! Still a bit wobbly. |
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| Mama was right there though. |
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| Dylan loved the calf and this little girl. She said 'baby' for the first time. Dylan, being almost 23 months could say cow, moo and baby! |
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