Wednesday, December 12, 2012

School Lunch Salads

We alternate between sandwiches & salads for school lunches. 

This day the boys had orzo salads.

  • Orzo
  • Cucumbers
  • Tomatoes
  • Spinach
  • Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Red Onions
  • Sweet Red Pepper
  • Sun-dried Olives
  • Sea Salt
  • Garlic powder
  • Corn
  • Sun-dried tomatoes




Saturday, December 1, 2012

Maple Glazed Salmon

The recipe for this fantastic meal came from The Raw Food Detox Diet by Natalia Rose.  I made some variations, due to ingredient limitations and taste. So, I'll list the way we made it, because it was SO good! 

There was such a positive response from the boys, we've had it once or twice a month since.  The whole family likes it, even Jeff!

Recipe:
  • 1 cup Tamari
  • 1 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 4 to 6 fresh or frozen salmon fillets, well rinsed
Mix all ingredients but the salmon in a blender.  Use the mixture to marinate the salmon for 1 to 24 hours.  Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Place salmon in a baking dish with marinating mixture and bake for about 18 minutes.

I made zucchini noodles with our spiralizer and stir fried them with some other veggies for a side dish.
We started the meal with a small salad.  Ta-da... restaurant style!!!