Orange Muffins

For days, weeks and what seemed like months, my daughter has been asking me to make orange muffins. I have a feeling she saw this in a magazine or on TV and decided she wanted to have a go at it. The only problem is I cook but I cannot bake desserts to save my life. I've been teased about making brownies hard enough to build houses. The only thing I can decently bake is my grandmother's banana pie. In spite all this, I am a firm believer in fueling my daughter's interest. My ears were also ready to explode with all the "please mommy" and I knew I've delayed it enough.

Ratatouille

We had lots or eggplants and tomatoes, organic of course from Organic Momma's Grocery. I was browsing through recipes that had these ingredients and decided to make Ratatouille.

I've never made this before and wasn't sure how the consistency should be. I got my recipe from about.com. I've tried several recipes from this website which I didn't like so much but I did like this one! Although the photo of their dish seem soupy compared to mine, I did enjoy this a lot and so did my husband!

See recipe here. By the way I read that there's only 85-200 calories in a cup of ratatouille! Enjoy!

Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce

I decided to make raw maki yesterday and packed some for my MIL (mom in law). My organic vegetable supplier also stopped by and had some. He actually wanted me to make more and sell him some! haha This surprised me since I haven't really been making raw food for a while. And he's never tried raw food before! My brother and sister inlaws tried some and liked it. Yay!

Raw food seems intimidating and crazy to most at first. If you're creative enough and willing to search for recipes then you'll realize that it can be really yummy. I just tell my husband that its like eating yummier versions of salads. 8o)

The whole idea to this is everything in that meal is raw or plant based. Oils must be cold pressed, sauces are not processed like soy sauce or processed vinegar. This way you get all the natural enzymes which is super good for your body. It even prevents and cures diseases. They also say that you get closer to your inner being the more you eat raw food. Read more on raw food here.

I want to do 30% raw food for the rest of my pregnancy. I'm closing in on my third trimester and I don't like the sluggish heavy feeling that usually come with it. Anyway here's the recipe:

Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce

Sausage and Basil Pasta

I decided to make some healthy pasta last night. It was so good that I ate too much of it! Anyway here's how I made it. 8o)