vegetables Archives - Real Life Notes

Why Can’t I Love Vegetables?!?

October 2, 2012 by Jill 6 Comments

[pinit] The 30th item (clearly I'm going out of order in completion) on my Thirty by 30 list is to eliminate processed food and learn to eat vegetables. This week, I took a tangible step towards that goal, hopefully. I started the Whole Living Challenge. The challenge is structured as a cleanse and detox, which is good, but isn't exactly my main goal. My goal is to learn to enjoy fruits and vegetables. I don't right now. When I'm hungry, I don't think, "A banana sounds good." I don't reach for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cooking, life, recipe, thirty by 30 Tagged With: fruit, vegetables, whole living challenge

Recipe: Chicken Tikka Masala

March 19, 2012 by Jill 1 Comment

Here's my version of our favorite crockpot dinner ever, chicken tikka masala. Recipe adapted from Real Simple. Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala 1 15 oz. can crushed tomatoes 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 1/2 head of cauliflower, chopped 2 TBS tomato paste 2 tsps garam masala spice 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken (I use either breasts or thighs, both work well) salt and pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream Dice onions and garlic. Chop cauliflower. Chop chicken into … [Read more...]

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Best Kale Salad Ever

March 8, 2012 by Jill 3 Comments

or I ate an entire bunch of kale for dinner... OMG. I just finished eating an entire bunch of kale. Raw. Delicious. I don't even like kale. But I do now. One of my college friends was in town this weekend. When I mentioned how I'm trying to eat more fruits and vegetables she recommended a cookbook (for which I immediately put in an interlibrary loan request) and wrote down this awesome kale salad recipe for me. Seriously awesome. This is the second time I've made the recipe this week. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cooking, recipe Tagged With: kale, salad, side dish, vegetables