berries are in!

although i buy a lot of frozen berries over the winter months, when they're fresh and in season, it's very exciting. this morning i made whole wheat pancakes with berry compote and scrambled eggs.

pancakes made easy thanks to krusteaz mix (i read the ingredient list and wasn't completely horrified, so i took the easy way with the mix).

berry compote:
1 pint blueberries, rinsed
1 pint raspberries, rinsed
1 pint strawberries, rinsed and sliced
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp sugar

simmer and reduce down to a sauce-like consistency. i thickened mine with a bit of cornstarch so it wasn't so runny. i think i added too much water... i don't actually measure things, my recipes are just guesses on the measurements! :)

friday night dinner

the truth is that i took my mom out for tea @ victoria's tiny tea room and ruined my dinner. i think everyone else had a good dinner through. :)
this is a pretty traditional take on fish tacos, although i LOVE them with mango salsa. since i brought dinner to my grandma who has a broken wrist, i though it should probably be a bit more conservative. here's the menu:
fish tacos
corn-bean salsa
watermelon
green salad
(we ate the salsa over our salad, it was very yummy :)

fish tacos:
i bought a large cod fillet and baked it. fried fish is delicious, yes. but i thought i'd give one of my favorite meals a low fat rendition. i baked it @ 375 degrees F for about 25 min with a sprinkle of season salt, covered with aluminum foil.
i flaked the fish and put the tacos together with shredded cabbage and tartar sauce on corn tortillas with lots of lime juice. yum!

bean-corn salsa:
1 can black beans, drained
1 can sweet corn, drained
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, chopped
1 jalapeno, minced
1/4 cup red onion, minced
1/2 lime, juiced
cumin powder
cilantro
salt

good morning millet

let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.
this is probably my favorite breakfast.

1/2 cup steamed millet
1 sliced banana
small handful of walnuts
dash of soy milk on top

to steam millet, first measure how much you want to make and then rinse it in a mesh strainer. it has a bitter exterior to deter birds, and you need to rinse it off.
steam it just as you would rice; 2:1 water to millet.
example: 1/2 cup millet, 1 cup water, bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer until the water is absorbed and your grain is tender.

for my dearest ash, just substitute another fruit like strawberries or pears! yes, i recommend pears! : )

help for the ones i love

this blog is for those people in my life that continue to ask me for dietary advice. i am a registered dietitian, and actually enjoy eating healthy food. that's not to say that i don't eat hamburgers and ice cream like everyone else. : )
what you will find here are things that i like to eat myself and would feed the ones i love. hope this blog helps put a healthy meal on the table for you.
wade