Po-Tay-Toes

boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew.

i love potatoes.  and since their gluten free its something that i can eat as much of as i like.  i made a whole bunch tonight to go with our every morning eggs, and they turned out so perfectly that i just have to share


Po-Tay-Toes

5 lb bag of potatoes
1 large onion
1/2 c veg oil
Pink Hemylaian Salt
Fresh cracked Pepper
Thyme
Garlic powder
 (honestly, i didn't measure the spices, just do it to taste, i LOVE thyme, so this has a lot in it)

wash and cube the potatoes, chop the onion, pour the spices in the oil, mix up, and dump over the potato/onion.  mix every thing up and put on 2 baking sheets in a 350 oven for 30 minutes.  check after 30 to see if they need a little more time.

these are so wonderful and it makes a lot, so this can be stretched out over several meals, a bunch of breakfasts and probably a dinner or two.

enjoy!

the "flexitarian" experiment

hubby and i have decided that we want to eat better.  we want to set a good example for Princess and Bubby, and if we just happen to loose some weight in the process... well that's just a skippy bonus, idn't it?  and since i'm a big ole crunchy momma i immediately went into research mode to look for made from scratch recipes, whole grains, as back to the  earth as i could make our new 'food lifestyle'.

i looked into becoming a vegetarian, but a) i've heard from multiple ex vegetarians that it isn't the healthy choice that it seems from the outside and b) there is no way on earth that i'm going to get mr beer-and-hot-wings-for-breakfast to become a vegan.  just not happening.

the next thing i found is 'flexitarian'.  and this one looks promising. basically flexitarian is eating meat, but only a limited amount.  maybe a serving a day.  this looks good to me.  so i'm thinking that were going to try this.  but i'm going to ease hubby into it.  beer and hot wings, remember?

so this two weeks is the easing in part.  i've already made most of the dinners for the next two weeks.  chili, ham and bean soup, mini meatloaves, pork chops...  the only thing i still have to do is roast about 10 pounds of potatoes.  and yes, i know there's a lot of meat in that above list.  easing in, remember?  this way we get used to eating only home cooked "i know everything that goes into anything i'm eating" food.

after this two weeks is up, then i'll work on more meatless meals.  like i said...  easing in