Our next Food for Thought meeting will be on April 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 and we will be discussing Kosher food. Please prepare a dish of your choice for our meeting so we can taste and learn how to prepare the recipe. The meeting are held at the Fort Walton Beach Public Library. The food sample is not necessary for attend the meeting. Please have the recipe for us to share.
The next Food for Thought meeting is this Friday, October 13 from 12-1 at the Fort Walton Beach Public Library. Bring a sample of your favorite dish at the moment (not necessary but always enjoyed). See ya there!
This soup is a number of things:
1. This soup is a good way to get your health on.
2. It was a homework assignment for my Food for Thought cooking club.
3. It is just tasty and tastes good!
Cooking club wanted us to test/try a new spice and my was turmeric. I have always heard good things about it. This soup was my take of Moroccan lentil soup. I, of course, had to change it up a bit. Turmeric has a number of health benefits. Turmeric is a anti inflammatory, blood pressure aid, diabetes aid, cancer blocker, and more. I think I did great!
Tools: Cutting board, sharp knife, large soup pot
ingredients:
1 large cut onion
4 cups cauliflower cut in small pieces
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground pepper 🌶
6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
2 cups water
1 28oz can diced 🍅 tomato
combine all of these in the large pot and cook for 12- 15 minutes until the onions are soft.
1/2 cup quinoa
add the quinoa and cover for 20 minutes on low heat.
1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
2 TBSP cilantro
add these 10 minutes before serving. Now eat!
We made this in our cooking class at the library. The kids had so much fun rolling out the dough. This is a great activity for your kids and gets the in the kitchen. Who knows, maybe they will eat something new.
1 TBSP yeast & 1 cup warm water
Heat oven to 425.
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1-2 TBSP olive oil
1 TBSP honey
Combine warm water to yeast and mix. Let stand while you get together the other ingredients.
In a medium bowl add the rest of the ingredients. Add yeast water to flour and mix until it becomes a ball. If dough seems wet add flour. If dough seems dry add a little water. The dough should not stick to your fingers. Let dough sit for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle flour on a baking sheet. Handle dough with floured hands and roll dough to fill your baking sheet. Once it is rolled out place in heated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Check it at 10 minutes. It should be ALMOST done.
You are now ready to put your toppings on: sauce, cheese, pepperoni, sausage, green peppers and/or whatever you choose. Bake for another 10 minutes or until you feel it is done.
Enjoy!
I just got done baking lots of cupcakes for the Fort Walton Beach Library Christmas Event! Come join us at 6:00 to 7:30pm tomorrow, December 15. There will be pictures with Santa, cupcakes, decorating a stocking and stories. This is a free event. Call 833-9590 for more information.
