Leftover Makeover : Prime Rib Roast Bone Soup

Sorry no image for this one as it was really tasty and we ate it up before I remembered to take a photo.

Beef ribs from the prime rib roast

Cabbage 

Carrots
Tomatoes
Celery
Potatoes
Tomato paste

Extra seasoning : cayenne pepper, Bay leaves, thyme, oregano, paprika 

Boil until meat is falling off bone. Enjoy!

Summer Apple Salad

Whenever I think of apples in salad, I usually remember the creamy potato fruit salads my grandma would make. But now I've got a beet salad to change up the taste and color of an apple-y salad, and today, a fresh citrus seasoned apple salad. It's got barley mixed in so I feel it could replace the carb option in a meal.

Sliced Apple
Shredded carrots
Sliced celery and its leaves
Barley
(I may have one more vegetable ingredient but I can't remember for the life of me.)

Dressing is my go to:
Grainy Mustard
Lemon juice
Olive Oil
Stevia drops (sugarless sweetener)...instead of honey

Also pictured, a nice med rare stake and some grilled broccoli.

Beet Salad

The problem with salads is that it's hard to get full on them. Well, it used to be. I came across this salad in the book "Meals that Heal" by Julie Daniluk. I didn't have all the ingredients but I had the key item: Red beets.

So I went to work in grating and chopping up a bunch of different fruits and veggies:
Red Beets
Carrots
Apple
Celery
Salt and Lemon Juice to season
 

Put a big scoop of it onto some greens, sprinkle some Tamari almonds and voila, a very hearty salad. I can eat it without the greens...but it's prettier with some contrasting colors. Enjoy!

Hearty Turkey soup

It's getting colder and colder out there. Time for all the soup and stew recipes to come out! Here's an experiment that turned out pretty yummy: Turkey soup

Turkey carcas from whatever festive dinner you had
Turkey meat (I prefer the leftover dark meat)
Butternut squash (leftovers as well)
Tomatoes
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Quinoa
Garlic
Dried herbs (Thyme, Basil, Oregano in my case)

Threw everything into a big pot in the afternoon....3 hrs of simmering later....yummy goodness that feels like a warm blankie. Enjoy!