I watched Dr Oz like the rest of the world last week and he had on Dr.Joel Fuhrman. I have read all of his books and with a few exceptions adopted the program, I totally agree with the healthy eating lifestyle to live better physically and mentally. I'm always looking for good food recipes to make that are one, not to hard to make and two, actually good. Today, I decided to make his Never Get Sick Chocolate Cake.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-joel-fuhrmans-never-get-sick-chocolate-cake
It was not easy but more intermediate to make and I blew up the kitchen with the food processor, blender and beets. It looked like a scene from Dexter, when I got to the beets. The texture is more like a brownie than a cake, it was a bit on the heavy side. Dylan loved it as he likes most food and Vince well, I was happy to see even try it. I'm hooked, it's good. Heck, more for me if they don't like it.
Still loving my Sundays in the kitchen. I get the fridge ready for the week's lunches and dinners. I slice and dice my way to the rest of the week feeling good about what I'm feeding my family and it's easier for when I have to work late. Tom can reach in and find something quick. Plus, it's harder for him to say he can't find anything to eat or say he doesn't have time. (method to my madness). It doesn't look like it here but we are a meat eating family. I cook chicken, taco meat or maybe a meatloaf to go along with all the vegetables. If it were up to my boys we would have bacon every day. Today, while prepping my vegetable madness I made a 30 min dinner dish out of a Rachael Ray magazine. Spaghetti Carbonara with Asparagus & Chicken Sausage . She was right on for 30 minutes which afforded me the time to do the almost not really chocolate cake.
Along with the cake, I made my weekly kale drinks for my morning snacks. Tom won't have anything to do with them but I love it. He says it's a texture thing and he's right, they are a bit gritty but I have a lot of floss. The great part is you can pretty much blend up anything and it turns out fine but, there are some tips along the way that you pick up when blending fruits and veggies. I recommend not using fruits with lots seeds like black berries or you will be spitting them. My favorites are Kale, Cucumber, Apple, Mint, Lemon juice, Celery, Blueberries water and Stevia. It may not the be the prettiness thing but it packs a wallop and keeps me from munching before lunch. I have a busy job and sometimes I miss my snack so having a power packed kale drink really hits the spot and holds me over until my next meal.
