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This site is designed with brand new cooks in mind. Because of that you will see a lot of items linked here. For an experienced cook it is easy to recognize what the difference between a pot, a sauce pan, a casserole, etc. means. But if you are brand new to the cooking from scratch idea it can be confusing. All products linked are meant to give you a clear idea of what kinds of items I am referring to. These items linked also represent brands that I am familiar with, that I have found to be high quality and I find them to be fairly priced and long lasting for regular use.

For pots and pans I prefer the quality of Circulon brand above higher priced brands and their longevity above lower priced brands. For glass bowls and bake ware I prefer Pyrex. For low priced kitchen ware I prefer Norpro. For smaller quantities of dried goods I prefer Bob's Red Mill, which I can find at all of my local stores. For larger quantities I prefer ordering from Barry Farm. I often use the bulk section at my stores as well. While it is certainly less expensive to make stock at home, it is far more convenient to purchase it. I like Pacific Natural Foods and Imagine Foods low sodium broths. These suggestions are designed to make your food preparation easier and affordable. You'll also be able to accurately duplicate the recipes on this site and the meals seen on Frugal Feeds Videos. Look for all of these products and kitchen items at your local stores or click on the links and it will take you to where you can buy them online. (Although many of the items will cost more with shipping than they will if you can find them at your local store).

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Frugal Feeds | Raw Diet Day 23

Raw Diet Day 23:

For breakfast I had a juice of one green apple, one rose apple, two large carrots, 1/2 an inch of ginger and about half of a cup of mint. You can find this recipe here.

We had a surprise light snow last night which may have affected my sown seeds and the potted flowers and herbs I planted a week ago. The whole garden was covered in a light dusting. I had to go out and cover the garden today since the forecast has changed from rain for the week to snow. First laid down a long canvas cloth and then put on two fleece throws, neither alone were large enough to cover the length of the garden. I think the sown seeds will be okay so far because none of them should have begun sprouting so soon. The potted plants though might not be as well off, we'll just have to see. I brought those indoors but if they defrost too quickly they will die. I'll know by tomorrow if they will make it. The forecast calls for up to three inches of snow today and a bit more tomorrow with hail mixed in. Thunderstorms tomorrow.

For lunch I made a smoothie of 1 banana, 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, 1/2 cup of water, 1/4 cup cranberries, 1/4 cup blueberries and 1 Tablespoon of raw honey. I chose not to make a milk of the macadamias because I wanted a slightly heavier meal and I didn't want the extra step of straining the macadamia nut meal from the milk. It tastes very good but would likely be great if I had strained it as the little bits of macadamia get lodged between your teeth. The color of the smoothie is half as dark as the smoothie from yesterday and looks like it has cream in it. Maybe like a dark mauve color. I'll probably make this again tomorrow with just macadamia milk, and I will take a picture then. You can find the modified recipe here.

For dinner I had a large mixed salad with pecans and 1000 Island inspired dressing. You can find the recipe here. It was composed of mixed mesclun lettuces, alfalfa sprouts, bean sprouts and pecans. The dressing was made from blended sun dried tomatoes and cucumber with sweet pickle relish mixed in.
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