This is my husbands, um,
affectionate name for the food I have been keeping in the house. I had previously blogged about trying to go organic and so far it has been going really well. I feel good about the food we are eating and are feeding Nathan. However, Ryan isn't exactly on the bandwagon. Most days he just opens the refrigerator and stares at its contents for several minutes before declaring "there is nothing to eat!" I am enjoying the challenge of coming up with new food to make. I get a lot of help from blogger "friends" who post recepies. One of my favorites that I just tried is Tabouli. Never even heard of it before. And Nathan
loves it! I think out of sheer desparation Ryan tried to feed it to him one afternoon for lunch and Nate just gobbled it up. Of course, I still get wierd looks and comments from people (particularly my mother). For example, last night we ended up eating at my mom's house. Ryan, my mom and I had Subway (no, we don't ALWAYS eat organic) and I brought an avacado for Nathan (it was ripe and needed to be eaten before it went bad!) I searched around her cabinets and found some raisins. Then to add a little flavor to the avacado, I mixed in a little salsa. That was his dinner. Avacado and raisins. And my mom, totally appalled, says "is
that what you are feeding him?!" Of course he loved it. And I love the idea of exposing him (and myself) to all kinds of new and interesting foods. So I am asking a little favor. Please share your recepies with us! And as a thank you, I am going to share/pass on the recipe for the wonderful Squirrel food, I mean Tabouli I recently made.
Tabouli
1 box tabouli, Near East was the brand I used
1 medium cucumber, chopped
1 medium tomato, diced
1 clove of garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Extras: chopped fresh parsley or mint
Follow package directions to make Tabouli. After it has set in refrigerator for half an hour add all other ingredients and mix well. Serve well chilled. Y-U-M!
Enjoy!
