Adventures in Nourishing Traditions 1/18/10
Had the most delicious and unconventional dinner tonight! It was also quite NT friendly.
We had:
deviled eggs made w/homemade mayo, mustard, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flake. My husband makes the most amazing deviled eggs. The homemade mayo reaaaaalllly makes a difference!! The mayo is from the nourishing traditions cookbook.
We ate our eggs w/ak-mak crackers (whole wheat crackers that are amazing), organic spring mix salad w/the nourishing traditions balsamic dressing recipe, and yogurt “smoothies” made with homemade full fat yogurt, a splash of pomegranite/blueberry juice, a bit of orange juice, and ice. I sweetened it a bit with vanilla and agave nectar. I dont know what made it such a fantastic dinner, but it just hit the spot. It all tasted so, I dunno…pure?
I think maybe it tasted so amazing because the hubs helped so much.
Ok, its time for a new episode of “Confessions of a homemaker.”
I cannot hard boil eggs to save my life. No matter what “tips and tricks” I read, I can never, ever, ever get the shells to peel properly. On the off chance that I get the shells off well, it never fails; the yolks aren’t done. My name is Andrea, and I’m a hard-boiled egg failure.
The hubs, on the other hand, makes amazing hard boiled eggs, and even better deviled eggs. He was so eager to help, which was just too sweet. At one point, he sat at the table watching me eat. I stopped and said “what” surely looking quite bewildered. He giggled and said he was just happy that he could make something that I enjoyed eating. I swear, that boy can turn anything into a greeting card moment.
It was so nice to have a successful NT meal after our breakfast attempt failed so miserably. I tried the NT dutch baby recipe, and it was a flop for me. Not sure why, but perhaps I’ll give it another go some other day. Lunch, quite simply, was anti-NT. We had ramen noodles. Its what the girls wanted, and I found myself enticed by them as well. Sometimes I just have to have a packet of that nasty stuff…perhaps just to remember why I never eat it. Ha!
Tomorrow is a new day, and I look forward to finding something new to make…and maybe eating something not so pure. 
January 24th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I was a terrible hard boiled egg cooker too, till Johannah was in PreK. We had to make hard boiled eggs for Easter and I confided that mine were terrible. Another mom told me how she makes hers:
You put the eggs in the pot in cold water then boil them with the lid on. When it starts boiling, turn the heat off and leave the eggs in the water with the lid still on for 15 minutes. They turn out every time now!
January 24th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Woohoo Sarah! THANK YOU!!!! I made some mayo today for lunch and I need to use it up quick. I’ll be doing eggs again tomorrow, using your tips. Ha! Love it!