Getting a late start.... School has ended.... Hungry mouths to feed.... So lets talk food. I admit, I am a simple woman, generally, in the kitchen. I like to cook a basic grain, a basic bean, and steam some vegetables. Then that is lunch - the beans seasoned generally with onion and garlic powder, cooked with a strip of seaweed, and a bit of sea salt added at the end, the grain, even simpler, just seasoned with some sea salt. We serve ourselves and garnish our plates as we wish, often pouring a spoonful of flax oil (fabulous source of the essential omega 3 fatty acids) on the grain, sometimes adding Vegetarian Support nutritional yeast (source of the B vitamins, notably B12, zinc, and protein, all in quite significant amounts) and lecithin granules (Now Foods Non GMO lecithin - good source of choline - to feed your brain! http://www.nowfoods.com/Supplements/Products-by-Category/Mental-Fitness-Sleep-Mood-Support/Lecithin/M013834.htm ). And I have to say, I think flax oil, nutritional yeast, and lecithin are so very delicious, so knowing that they have some valuable nutrients, and my body likes their taste, I assume that I am doing a body good!
But lets talk about what to do with the leftovers.... I always cook enough beans, grains, and vegetables to last us about 3 or 4 days. Generally on day 2, I try to get my 8 year old involved. I let her mix together whatever combination of beans, grains, and vegetables she wants from the refrigerator (though occasionally she seems to "forget" the vegetables.... hmmm...interesting...) and then let her choose what spices she likes to add. So I have called over the professional, for today's suggestions..... So first she suggests we should talk about chickpeas, one of her favorites (remember initially to soak the chickpeas for about 8 hours, in drinking quality water, then rinse and cook with additional water for about 1 1/2 hours or until tender)/
Now Caelee will take it from here... She says, "With chickpeas, it would be more tasty with rice. I like white rice (but we generally have brown, so mixing chickpeas, rice...). I put some curry (powder) in and some olive oil and mix it all in....I might put some cumin in, but just a tad. And then I taste it to make sure it wasn't too spicy.... That is usually all...." (See she forgot the vegetables!). So add your vegetables and this is Caelee's "Specialty," a recipe for success...
During the heatwave of summer, if you don't feel like eating it hot, consider serving it cold, perhaps adding some lemon juice, and water filled vegetables, such as cucumber and tomatoes, perhaps other salad ingredients. And when serving cold, consider, using hemp oil as a garnish, instead of olive oil. Hemp oil has a bit less of the omega 3 fatty acids but still is a good dose, and in addition, it also contains GLA, a form of the omega 6 essential fatty acids that is considered anti-inflammatory and helpful in a variety of health conditions.... So food for thought.... And thank you Caelee for your two cents.
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