December 17, 2008 (Recipe Day!)
Welcome to my new ‘you are what you eat’ pages. Since I can POST now, instead of just adding to a never-ending page, I’m going to start making this more interesting - or at least that’s the plan.
I’m going to start including photos of my food, and, when I’m particularly proud of what I’ve done, recipes. I’m also going to start recording a bit more about how I feel about my food & what I’m eating.
My 2009 goal is to record at least SOMETHING every day. Please feel free to comment - offer suggestions, recipes, critiques, etc.
BUT - on to today’s record.
Breakfast: cookies (working at home does have its downfalls)
Lunch: Salad of deliciousness, 1 pc banana bread
Dinner: African peanut soup; salad; bread; wine
Water: 32 oz
Exercise: 60 minutes elliptical; 30 minutes yoga
The recipe (which I modified slightly from the one at A Year of Crockpotting):
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers, chopped
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 (28 oz) can of crushed tomatoes, with liquid
- 8 cups broth (I usually use chicken broth I’ve made from my whole roasted chickens)
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 3 TB chili powder
- 5 dashes hot sauce
- 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice
- 1 cup peanut butter (to add later)
The Directions.
- Wash and chop all of the vegetables, and put into the crockpot
- Add the entire can of tomatoes, the uncooked rice, and the spices.
- Pour in the vegetable broth and shredded chicken
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. The soup is done when the onions are fully cooked and are translucent.
- Stir in peanut butter, and cook on high for 20-30 minutes, or until fully heated through.
Enjoy! I like mine with a slice of crusty bread.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:19 am
How many servings does that soup make?
I’m always on the lookout for peanut butter recipes!
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the gazelle Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 9:49 am
My 6 quart crockpot was about 1/2 full, which would lead me to believe that it makes approximately 12 cups of soup, maybe a bit more. I’ll try to be better at noting servings in the future. I do know that it makes enough for 2 people for dinner AND a few meals of left-overs. (I love to freeze individual portions of soup & take them for lunches on days when I can’t figure what else to take for lunch.)
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December 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
LOVE the new site!! And that soup sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I’m going to be getting a lot of good dinner ideas here.
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the gazelle Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 9:50 am
I’m glad you like it. Food (and running) are a couple of my big passions, although I think I may have to work on my food photography skills.
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December 18th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Yum-tastic!
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the gazelle Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Thanks!
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December 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Yummy! I didn’t know you had a sub-site…I will be adding this to my google reader. My Mr. Pi often takes pics of our meals too!
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the gazelle Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
It’s brand-new! And Mr. Pi (hee - I just typed PIE) definitely needs to start blogging.
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December 18th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Great idea! Now we can eat along with you! I’m guessing that if you do this for a whole year, your eating will become very clean. And you’ll inspire the rest of us. Excellent.
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the gazelle Reply:
December 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
That’s what I’m hoping. This is more fun than tracking calories or counting points, but it still keeps me accountable (or would if I actually owned up to HOW MANY cookies I’m eating for breakfast).
I hope it’s enjoyable. And I hope my food photography skills improve.
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December 18th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Wonderful!!
This is a great idea to record your eating daily!!!
Running and eating!! Simply can’t get better than that can it!???
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December 19th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Looks GOOD!!!
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December 19th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
This soup looks so good and simple. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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