Fried Beets

Have you ever tried this specialty? I don't know where the idea came from but I've been enjoying these since childhood days. Now my family eats them. I don't know how many of them really enjoy them. But most of five nice size beets got eaten in a meal.Here is how to prepare them.

Peel them.

Shred them.

Fry them in butter. Salt & pepper to taste.

Eat them. Always with mashed potatoes. Add spare ribs and cantaloupe.Yum!

Give it a try!

All in a Day

I will give you some pictures from this winter day.
It began with a glorious sunrise. "Red in the morning, sailor's warning" is what I thought. Thomas took these photos and he said the yellow that shows up wasn't what he saw in real life. Just red colors. Interestingly we never saw the sun today.

By noon the snow began. It continued to add up. By dark there were close to four inches.

The boys cleaned out "stuff" that was outside on the patio (under the roof). Then they moved the doghouse, dug a hole where it was and set up a new bird feeder.

 Thomas worked at the church house until early afternoon, helping the other trustees install a dishwasher. (Folks, we are going green.) Then he worked at his desk.

The three youngest spent a good bit of time outdoors this afternoon. The two oldest are getting too old for such stuff I guess. Austin said this is the first time he is not excited about snow. He appears to be more interested in his cubing.

Melvin and Christopher came in all snow covered and gave the patio another swipe with snow shovels.

Of course you need popcorn on a day like this.

And tea. Ever make sassafras tea from the roots? The boys love it. Whenever they're digging in the woods and find some they bring it in. Look at the pink color. The cup on the right has milk added to it.

The cows are eating hay like they haven't before this winter. They have been grazing a lot.

My parents spent the day in their new quarters, putting things in place. Daddy fixed a light switch that has been on the blink (for real, it blinked) for awhile.

The boys helped me make supper. A dish of cabbage, potatoes, carrots, burger, onions, garlic, olive oil and spices tossed together and roasted in the oven. 

 Apple, banana and pineapple dressed with plain yogurt and a bit of vanilla.

After supper three of them decided on a certain point outside and ran out and back barefooted. An annual thing. It used to be around the house but that was a trailer.

One more patio cleanup before bed.

We stay cozy with good wood fires.

Is there snow where you are?

What do you do on a winter day?

Menu

Having read a couple blog posts today containing menus for the week and working on my own plan today, I decided to fill you in on what we eat at our house.

We eat very few grains, having discovered how very hard they are for one to digest. They are not only hard to digest but they deplete your body of the vitamins and minerals needed to grow strong teeth, bones and brains. So this menu will reflect that choice.

We also eat very little sugar. To lightly sweeten something I tend to use honey or maple syrup. If neither of these is to be found I use Sucanat. Having done a sugar fast for a year we found our taste buds re-educated allowing us to taste the natural sweetness of food.

Breakfast-
Yogurt & home-canned /frozen sugar-free fruit as daily as I can keep yogurt made
Monday- Hard boiled eggs (top with mayo & Herbamare)
Tuesday- Scrambled eggs & sausage
Wednesday- the boys will be home alone. I'm quite certain they will make doozy omelets
Thursday- Fried eggs, sausage & grits with butter
Friday- Potato & meat quiche
Saturday- DIY (give Mama a break!)
Sunday- Hard boiled eggs & Paleo "French toast"

Lunch- Usually leftovers
Sunday- Baked potatoes,  beef roast, Caesar salad (no croutons, too bad how sad) Here is a simple dressing we love.

Supper  (or is it Dinner?)
Monday- Rice & canned turkey thighs cooked with taco seasoning,  Great Northern beans, lettuce, (cheese, salsa, onions & ranch dressing served on the side), applesauce
Tuesday- Thomas & I are being fed by my mom, the rest by my dear sister Verina.
Wednesday- Rice (white parboiled) with hamburger gravy, green beans, applesauce
Thursday- Beans, cornbread, coleslaw
Friday- Supper & social with the youth (if we don't get snowed in)
Saturday- Cheeseburger soup, celery and apples with peanut butter
Sunday- Very unplanned. At least popcorn and apples.

Snacks- Apples or any other fruit, fresh or dried; shakes (made with milk from the family cow, some unsweetened frozen fruit & a bit of vanilla extract); cheese; nuts

There you have it. That's how to feed 6 men with very little grains or sugar. If you want to know more about why we don't eat many grains read this article & the comments beneath it. (Ignore the evolutionary talk.) Do your own research. In the comments is where you see the rubber meet the road and hear the no-grain testimonies.

My testimony is that I feel young again and the intestinal discomfort has been greatly relieved! I am almost never sick. My boys say, "Mama doesn't take naps anymore! Now we don't get as much time off." Javita's Energy + Mind coffee does a lot for me too!

Have you ever tried a no-grain diet?

Why or why not?

I'd love to hear your comments.