This is the second week we have had "winter weather- no school days". I'm not sure that we will go back this week at all, so that gives me plenty of time to start this blog and let you see what we are cooking! Aubrey, my 7 year old daughter, is my little sous-chef. She loves to help in the kitchen! Today, we made homemade sugarless bar-b-que sauce for our crock pot ribs tomorrow, whole wheat pita's, and "power balls". The recipes and pictures will follow.
Since beginning The Daniel Plan with friends, I have been trying to eat less process foods. The Daniel Plan encourages to eat only whole foods and have half your plate full of veggies! Following this plan for 6 weeks has made me feel very well, unstressed, and energized throughout the day!
Here are some recipes we have made. Hope you enjoy!
Bar-B-Que Sauce Recipe
making the bar-b-que sauce
The Recipe:
1/2 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced2 T. olive oil
2 T. tomato paste
2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 T. dijon mustard
1-2 tsp. chipotle with adobo, pureed in a food processor
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
In a pan, heat oil and sauté onions until translucent. Add garlic and cook for a couple of minutes careful not to burn. Add tomato paste and sauce and cook until you can smell the paste. Add all other ingredients and cook for 30 minutes until sauce thickens. Use an immersion blender to liquify the onions and make the sauce super smooth. Enjoy on your favorite meat.
The result:
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Whole Wheat Pita's: only 4 ingredients!
1 T. yeast
1 1/4 cup really warm water from the tap
1 tsp. salt
3-3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
In your stand mixer bowl, put in yeast and pour water over it. Let it sit for 5 minutes until frothy. Add salt and 1 1/2 cups of flour and mix on low with the dough hook until it turns into a batter. Add additional flour until the dough begins to pull away from the bowl. Mix on low speed for 8 minutes. It will begin to look really smooth. If this doesn't happen, add a little more flour.
Flour a work surface and turn dough onto it. Divide into 10 equal pieces. Roll the dough into balls and flatten to 1/4 inch with rolling pin or glass. Don't make it too thin or they won't rise right. Let them rest on a couple sheets of parchment paper for 30-40 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Flip the pitas over so the flat side will be on top. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip pitas and cook for 5-10 more minutes until puffed and golden brown. Keep them in a food storage bag for a couple days or freeze.
Power Balls:
A healthy quick snack that will keep you going! Or, Eat them for breakfast :)
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