Monday, April 23, 2012
Adorable hair clips for kids
Use puffy fabric/felt stickers to make adorable hair clips. Purchase base clips at any craft store (these are from Hobby Lobby), use felt as a backing, and some tacky glue (although some stickers already have decent adhesive). Easy to make and a lot cheaper than children's stores sell them for!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rocking the Moroccan Stew
I had a wonderful Moroccan stew at a restaurant a few years ago, and savored every bite. I couldn't wait to find a recipe to try my hand at making it at home. After scouring the internet, I tried three different Moroccan stew recipes over the course of a few months... but none were quite right. They just didn't have the flavor that the restaurant stew had. After some experimenting, I took what I liked best out of the recipes I tried, threw in some spices, and... I loved it. I am posting the recipe here, hopefully you'll like it as much as my husband and I do. I have served it with quinoa and Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Mix (yum) and thought both were excellent with the stew. A spoonful of plain greek yogurt tops it perfectly. Enjoy!
Notes: I used my food processor to chop the
vegetables, so the sizes were consistent and not too thick.
Moroccan Stew
Ingredients
1 cup dry lentils
2 cups water
3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 sweet potato, chopped
1 large russet potato, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 turnip
1 can diced tomatoes, with liquid
1 32oz carton of vegetable broth
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
Spices
2 cups water
3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 sweet potato, chopped
1 large russet potato, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 turnip
1 can diced tomatoes, with liquid
1 32oz carton of vegetable broth
1 can garbanzo beans, drained
Spices
3 tsp cumin
2 tsp coriander
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
2 tsp garlic salt
½ tsp thyme
1 ½ tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp coriander
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
2 tsp garlic salt
½ tsp thyme
1 ½ tsp red pepper flakes
Garnish
Chopped cilantro
Plain Greek yogurt
Plain Greek yogurt
· * Bring 2 cups of water to boil in a small sauce
pan. Add 1 cup of lentils, bring to a
boil. Turn down to low/medium heat and
simmer about 15 minutes. Cook until
tender, but not soft. Drain if necessary
and set aside.
· * In a large stock pot, combine olive oil with
chopped garlic, onion, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, thyme, red pepper flakes and
garlic salt. Stir together over medium
heat for about 5 minutes, or until onions have softened.
· *Add garbanzo beans and diced tomatoes (with
liquid), stir in lentils. Add chopped sweet potato, russet potato and
turnip. Stir. Pour in vegetable stock.
· * Allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes or until
vegetables are tender.
·
Serve with quinoa, garnished with cilantro and
Greek yogurt.
Hello, and thanks for visiting my blog!
I'm in love with fine, beautiful, delicious pastries. I bake them and experiment with them, and I love to share them with the people I care about. Nothing says "I care" like cake, frosting and sprinkles! This blog isn't just about baking...but being thankful for the sweetest things in life. I enjoy life and all that it has to offer. I'm lucky to have an amazing husband, great family, and too many blessings to count. No post on this blog will be the same...but hopefully they'll inspire you to try something new, or see things in a different way.
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