Garlicky Kale Stir Fry from Heaven!

I conducted a culinary experiment tonight and I am basking in garlicky kale bliss and I had to share.  This is one experiment that I am so going to repeat!

I had some prepared buckwheat in the fridge, along with some grape tomatoes that were just starting to get a little mushy.  So as I was washing up my fresh lacinato kale (a sweeter Italian variety), I concocted a plan.  Being a kale-aholic and a garlic-aholic, those were a given.  Here is my little experiment.

1 1/2 tbsp. ghee (clarified butter)
1 1/2 tbsp. minced garlic
8 grape tomatoes, halved
several big handfuls of coarsely chopped kale
1/2 cup prepared buckwheat (approximately)
Himalayan sea salt (to taste)

In a wok, I melted the ghee and added the minced garlic.  Then I dumped the kale, tomatoes, and buckwheat in and sauteed them on medium high heat.  When the veggies get nice and wilty and the ghee starts turning the buckwheat brownish it's done.  Dump on a plate, salt to taste and enjoy!

Monday, June 6 and Kale Quinoa Salad with Hemp Garlic Dressing

Well Sovereign Silver does it again.  My toe is solidly scabbed up and normal color is returning to the flap of skin that was cut loose.  There is no pain now even when I press on the wound.  So not only does it heal your gut, but also your toes!

Now for the big news of the day.  I have officially lost 20 whole pounds!  Pound number 20 just popped off last night apparently.  That is 20 pounds in less than 2 months!  I am now at 195.  I never believed it could be possible, especially after struggling for so long on ultra low calorie diets and now finally eating normal quantities of food for the first time in ages.  I am so excited!

I decided tonight to experiment tonight with my new bottle of Hemp Oil I got from NaturalNews.com.  Unfortunately the bottle had an unfortunate mishap and the top of the cork was broken off during shipping.  Seeing as how no one in our family drinks alcohol, we do not have a corkscrew.  So, as you can see from the picture, when you don't have a corkscrew, a long screw and screwdriver works quite nicely!

Of course, being the kale-o-holic that I am, it had to involve kale.  I just grew some lentil sprouts as well, so I threw a bunch of kale and lentil sprouts into a bowl together, then boiled up some quinoa for protein.

Now for the fun part!  I decided to make my own dressing using the hemp oil.  I used:

1/8 cup of hemp oil
3 tsp. of raw organic apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. of lemon juice
1 tsp. of minced garlic (from a jar, but hey, I'm tired after work - at least it's organic).

I mixed them all up in a cup and added salt and pepper to taste.  Then I poured some of my new dressing over my salad.  It's an interesting flavor.  I'm definitely going to have to refine it and play with some spices.

Here is my result.  It turned out pretty yummy for my first hemp oil experiment.

Baby Broccoli with Hemp Seeds and Ghee

It's been tough finding new ways to prepare foods to keep things interesting, especially as I'm trying to keep my foods raw as much as possible.  When I discover a new recipe I'm going to post it here.

Since I have discovered that even cultured butter makes me sick now, I decided to try ghee and have had no problems.  Ghee is simply butter that has been heated to remove the water and milk solids, and has no lactose.  I used Purity Farms Ghee because it is organic.  Their website has a lot more information about the process of making ghee from butter. 

Tonight I prepared some raw baby broccoli using ghee that was awesome.  I imagine this would work well with steamed broccoli as well, but it's hot out and I didn't want to cook it!  It's really simple and only takes a few minutes.  With the addition of the hemp seeds for protein, this really makes for a complete meal.

Ingredients:
Bunch of raw baby broccoli
1-2 tbsp. ghee (also called clarified butter)
2 tbsp. hemp seeds
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Himalayan sea salt to taste

Melt the ghee to a liquid and pour over the raw broccoli.  Then add the hemp seeds and toss everything up really well.  The ghee will cause the hemp seeds to stick to the broccoli and give it a nice buttery taste.  Then just put a little of the Himalayan sea salt and fresh ground pepper on it and enjoy!