Kara, this recipe is for you. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. I nabbed it from the Eat Clean Diet Cook Book.
8 cups water
1 lb lentils, rinsed, drained and picked over
Boil water and add lentils. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Simmer 20-25 minutes. (I use about 1/2 this amount for the two of us)
1 cup plus 2 TBSP olive oil
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
3 TBSP ground cumin
2 TBSP plus 2 tsp chili powder
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
Mix 1 cup olive oil, vinegar, 2 TBSP cumin, 2 TBSP chili powder, garlic and 1 tsp sea salt. Use this mixture to pour over cooked, drained lentils.
1 large onion (I use 1 1/2 - 2 onions because they are sooooo good)
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/2 tsp cinnamon
In large skillet heat 2 TBSP olive oil. Add onion and saute until well cooked (5 minutes) Add chicken and saute 2 minutes more. Add 1 tsp sea salt, 1 TBSP cumin, 2 tsp chili powder and cinnamon. Saute until chicken is cooked.
This generally only takes about 1/2 an hour to prepare. Easy and delicious.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
ON BEING DISCONNECTED
This past year has brought about many changes for Brian and I.
- Naomi graduated from high school, went to Ireland, moved to Kamloops and is now living in Calgary with the love of her life, Cory.
- Hannah began dating the love of her life, Ben. The two of them travel back and forth to Tagish each weekend to his parents house. Both boys have become part of our family.
- Josh moved to Whitehorse in September to attend grade 11.
That has left Brian and I as empty nesters. One would think that the empty house or the lack of kids around would cause me to be depressed. However, I get more than enough of my daily dose of children at work. Sometimes we even have some great conversations like this one with one of my grade 1 boys:
Me - what animal should be learn about next J?
J - you know
Me - porcupines?
J - no
Me - Caribou?
J - No, it starts with a T
Me - Tarantulas?
J - No
Me - tigers?
J - No
Me - I give up
J - It's a monkey!
I'm not sure where the T came in, but at least he's recognizing there are letters associated with words. And apparently moose meat starts with a B. LOL
Anyways, the thing I feel most is a disconnection with my children. Even though they haven't all graduated yet, they have essentially begun to live their own lives. These lives are separate from Brian and I. It is this disconnection from them that I find the most difficult to deal with. I guess this is part of raising independent children. We wanted them to be independent and ready to face the world. I just didn't expect that it would happen so soon or that I would be so left behind.
All that being said, I am very proud of my children. In spite of all the stress they have caused me, they are fabulous individuals who have great futures ahead of them.
- Naomi graduated from high school, went to Ireland, moved to Kamloops and is now living in Calgary with the love of her life, Cory.
- Hannah began dating the love of her life, Ben. The two of them travel back and forth to Tagish each weekend to his parents house. Both boys have become part of our family.
- Josh moved to Whitehorse in September to attend grade 11.
That has left Brian and I as empty nesters. One would think that the empty house or the lack of kids around would cause me to be depressed. However, I get more than enough of my daily dose of children at work. Sometimes we even have some great conversations like this one with one of my grade 1 boys:
Me - what animal should be learn about next J?
J - you know
Me - porcupines?
J - no
Me - Caribou?
J - No, it starts with a T
Me - Tarantulas?
J - No
Me - tigers?
J - No
Me - I give up
J - It's a monkey!
I'm not sure where the T came in, but at least he's recognizing there are letters associated with words. And apparently moose meat starts with a B. LOL
Anyways, the thing I feel most is a disconnection with my children. Even though they haven't all graduated yet, they have essentially begun to live their own lives. These lives are separate from Brian and I. It is this disconnection from them that I find the most difficult to deal with. I guess this is part of raising independent children. We wanted them to be independent and ready to face the world. I just didn't expect that it would happen so soon or that I would be so left behind.
All that being said, I am very proud of my children. In spite of all the stress they have caused me, they are fabulous individuals who have great futures ahead of them.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
THE GREAT ROOTBEER EXPLOSION
Today was the day Josh decided to open his other bottle of rootbeer. We were ready for it this time we even made sure we were at the sink.
Please let me know if the video does not work. Thanks.
Please let me know if the video does not work. Thanks.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
SEWING UP A STORM
Living in the far north we are almost guaranteed that there will be days during the Christmas holidays when it is just too cold to venture outside. Before the kids came home for the holidays I told each of the girls to pick out a sewing pattern and buy all the necessary materials to make a garment over the holidays. We had lots of fun, and a little aggravation, creating these fabulous garments. 
Great job girls.
Great job girls.
CHRISTMAS - PART 3
As usual, Oscar was very excited about opening presents. He didn't bother with any of the presents under the tree until the stockings were opened - then everything was free game. He really enjoyed opening his present.
After the presents were done he collapsed in his new bed.
One of the highlights of our Christmas dinner was having Naomi cook the turkey, complete with bacon. Mmmmmm. The turkey was awesome.
Meanwhile, Brian, Hannah and Josh were working hard on preparing the potatoes.
A couple days after Christmas Josh decided to use the rootbeer making kit Santa brought. It was great fun mixing it all together. 
It was only a couple days before Josh was able to enjoy his creation. It was very funny because when he went to open the bottle it literally opened with a bang. The rootbeer started flowing all over the counter and he was madly trying to get the cap back on to no avail. But after a quick cleanup he was able to relax and enjoy his creation.
After the presents were done he collapsed in his new bed.
One of the highlights of our Christmas dinner was having Naomi cook the turkey, complete with bacon. Mmmmmm. The turkey was awesome.
Meanwhile, Brian, Hannah and Josh were working hard on preparing the potatoes.
A couple days after Christmas Josh decided to use the rootbeer making kit Santa brought. It was great fun mixing it all together. 
It was only a couple days before Josh was able to enjoy his creation. It was very funny because when he went to open the bottle it literally opened with a bang. The rootbeer started flowing all over the counter and he was madly trying to get the cap back on to no avail. But after a quick cleanup he was able to relax and enjoy his creation.
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