Things I want to cook in the near future.

Home-made sandwich thins

Whole wheat pita bread

English muffins

Whole Wheat Tortillas

Here is a great link on how to make any bread recipe whole wheat

Applesauce oat muffins

Breakfast pizza

Fruit yogurt and granola parfait

Berry Coconut Steel cut oats

Single Serve monkey bread

Protein waffles

Curry Coconut chickpea soup

Lightened up Broccoli and cheddar soup

Kung Pao Shrimp

Just Mushroom soup

Sushi Pizza or sushi in general (which btw if you live in the salt lake area there is a new Sushi restaurant galled Red Ginger on 3300 and State that is selling 2 rolls for $5.00 sushi)

V8 recipes

Italian Wedding soup

Spicy Squash and peanut soup

Garlic Chicken Gnocchi

Crockpot chicken and Broccoli

Chocolate Pudding

Apple Pie Parfait

Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Orange Ginger tofu

Baked Tofu bites

Vegetable and tofu Burger

10 minute pizza

Low calorie pizza crust

Homemade yogurt


protein shakes

Groovy green smoothie

Don't Stop Beleivin'!

I have that song stuck in my head today.....so anyways...

Last night I made:


Spinach

No changes.


Mashed Cauliflower

I used low sodium Vegetable broth and light butter.

And then I made Borscht


I had canned beets I needed to use..so I drained and added those....I didn't shred anything...just cut....I didn't have any cabbage so I used Kale...I didn't add the stevia...I added shredded ginger....garam masala....and I added a protein substitute soy chunks....I am trying it for lunch today...wish me luck!

Black Bean and Salsa soup.

Recipe of the day:
Black bean and salsa soup

6 servings
Nutrition facts per serving

calories: 125 kcal
fat: 1 g
sodium: 662 mg
carbs: 22 g
fiber: 7 g
sugar: 2 g
protein: 7 g
Vit A; 7%
Vit C: 5%
Calcium: 6%
iron: 10%

This was sooo yummy!!! My husband couldn't stop raving about it!

we of course added cheese, sour cream, homemade guacamole, cilantro and green onions

I just realized...

I hit 300 posts without even noticing...wow...I am so oblivious...anyways...I have plotted my dinner menu for the following week....

Tonight: Fried Tempeh with asparagus stir fry, rice and potstickers
Tomorrow night: Tomato soup and grilled cheese
Monday night: Pigs in a blanket with cheese and salad
Tuesday night: Coconut Thai curry with tofu
Wednesday night: Black bean salsa soup
Thursday: Taco salad with soy ground beef and soy chorizo
Friday: shrimp mac and cheese

I am also going to bake bread this weekend...I realized we ran out of bread and before I went to the store I realized I have everything to bake my own...plus homemade bread is so yummy and makes the house smell wonderful!

A typical Sunday in the life of Sarah...

Ok...well maybe not typical...but it always seems to be super busy..

8:00 am Got up and tidied up the house- aka wiped down the bathroom and put things away as well as packed lunches for tomorrow and ate breakfast

9:00 am Prepared lesson for The R.S. Ensign lesson on "Courage and being and Example"

11:00 am Started getting ready for church- aka curling hair, makeup, etc.

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Went to church

3:15 pm Came home and started baking like a mad woman

4:40 pm Went to tithing settlement

5:15 pm Came back home and continued baking like a mad woman

I have prepared Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Brownies, Dark Chocolate Candy Bar Brownies, and Chocolate Caramel Candy

6:30 pm Decided to write up this post:)

I am so excited for Thanksgiving- The desserts will make their appearance Thanksgiving day. I still have yet to finish my Amish Friendship Bread (which will be ready to be baked on Wednesday), make Caramel Corn ( my secret family recipe-this one on all recipes is pretty similar to the one i have), Darin's Orange Pumpkin Soup (super delicious), possibly make some home made sour dough bread/rolls and maybe even some homemade stuffing. Some family will be getting together with Andy and I to have Thanksgiving together- so I don't need to get a turkey, but I would like to get one just so that we can have lots of turkey left overs...yumm yumm...



Darin’s Orange Pumpkin Soup

* Chunks of fresh pumpkin (~1lb)
* Two medium golden onions
* 8 cloves of garlic
* A good chunk of peeled ginger
* One orange with non-bitter peel
* Milk
* Red bell pepper sautéed in Olive oil
* Apple cider vinegar
* Salt and pepper and brown sugar
* Cinnamon, nutmeg, Garam Masala (recommended-an Indian Seasoning) and a little Turmeric for added color
* Coriander seeds (or mustard seeds)
* Corn
* Toasted pumpkin seeds


* Steam chunks of pumpkin in minimum water for 15 min. then cool with ice cubes. Do not drain the vitamin-containing water.
* Blend up cooled pumpkin, onions, garlic, ginger and chunked orange (with some peel) in blender with enough milk to emulsify.
* Slice a few more thin chips of pumpkin and boil in 1.5 cups of water for 10 min with coriander seeds (or mustard seeds) (can do this with first step)
* Pour in puree and simmer ~10-15 min
* Add salt, vinegar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to taste.
* Add brown sugar to taste (may be about half a cup)
* Garnish with your favorite cheese and toasted pumpkin seeds or pinenuts. And serve with toasted bread.

Oh and I am a little sad about the BYU vs UT game- us Cougars need to learn how to catch a ball and how not to throw it the opposing team- that might help a bit- Although I did get a lot of reading for grad school done during it..so I guess us losing had it's up-side

Well now I must go running to burn off the calories I consumed while baking:) I love baking:)

Then I have another 20 million things to do before I go to bed. My next post should be about our Thanksgiving. I hope everyone has an awesome holiday!