the tahini force - part 1

i love starwars.  i have a younger brother and he was obsessed with starwars, the terminator, predator, & aliens growing up...and so i love all that too.  why i just lumped all that together, i don't know...

i have the force today luke.  i stole a starwars t-shirt out of mac's drawer this morning trying to re-create bunny's outfit i linked to yesterday and the funny thing is, he is playing right next to me as i type this... he hasn't noticed i'm wearing it yet.  does that mean i get to keep it for myself?!  hee hee.  you snooze you lose kiddo.

yoda, i have so much crazy energy today...somebody stop me!!!

a few hours ago, mid-waffle making, i found my second question answered by the food tube gals and i could not WAIT to try it out on one of my unsuspecting kiddos.

so here i go...

here's what i had on hand for a gluten & dairy free

orange marmalade & tahini sandwich

udi's cinnamon raisin toast

earth's balance soy free buttery spread

organic orange marmalade

tahini

cinnamon 

then, i tried it out for abbie.  she saw the different bottles on the counter and immediately decided she wasn't going to like it.  ugh.  darn those kid food goggles... if only i had just put it in front of her.  i'll be doing that in her lunch box this week.  i'll let you know how it goes...perhaps i'll keep the strawberry jelly but switch in the tahini for the peanut butter:)  always scheming...

stay tuned for tahini in the mullies part deux...whatever that may be...

thanks for your inspo food team, this was so much fun:) 

xoxo

friday lunch with t-bone & a must read book

this is the start of my favorite lunch: chard & tomatoes.  it got a makeover thanks to the recipe ideas the wonderful ladies over at the food tube gave me and all of the peeps on our interweb.  here is the question they answered for me in one of their episodes and i couldn't wait to try out adding the stalks to my salad!  

first of all, what a hoot to be on there with them and second of all, i am seriously so excited to have some more ideas for one of the lover-veggies in my life.  it's a tough sell to those who aren't so into the green stuff:)  

...and i will be making that chard pie for an upcoming dinner party:)  you bettah believe it!

the mullies chard and tomatoes

1 bunch of chard (stalks trimmed and chopped, greens roughly chopped to your liking)

1/2 red onion

1/2 cherry tomato carton 

evoo

s&p

pistachios (but use whatever you like)

sautée the onion and chopped stalks (they looked like chopped celery but so much more colorful!!) in evoo and add some s&p.  halve the tomatoes and add them next...let it cook for a bit to soften the tomatoes and release the juices.  add half of the leaves, let it cook down and then add the rest.  and done...i love nuts (hee hee) so i found some pistachios and threw some on top.

oh baby that's good eatin.  me and tommy.  (that little dish above is an upcoming post from din din last night:)

that is tommy's bite...my one bite rule!!!

here is how it went:  chewed, a little surprised, gagged at the texture...oh please don't puke!...and down the hatch.  he didn't want another, but he said he liked it.  

...one bite at a time...

so the plan was to wait and post this lunch later, but then i got a new email notification from one of my favorite blogs and just had to whip this puppy up pronto.  i literally just took the last bite of my chard!

100 days of real food interview with robyn o'brien, author of the unhealthy truth

THIS IS WHAT I HAPPENED TO US!!!!  OMG, MAN DOWN, my stomach is in knots....another mom out there...more research, more info....humina humina humina... i can't wait to get this book and read it. 

this is BIG people.

i can't wait for part 2 tomorrow.  

lisa...you rock this hizouse.