Category: lunch

Day 7 & 8-Daniel Fast
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Day 7 & 8-Daniel Fast

caroline

I forgot to post about day 7. For my dinner I had broccoli, red potatoes and fish. As I mentioned before I wanted to keep seafood as an option during this fast.

However this week I’m going to focus more on fruits and veggies and no seafood until Friday.

Today’s Lunch

Broccoli, roasted chickpeas, red potatoes with tea and water

As a snack red grapes

I noticed a difference with my clarity and spirituality.

But my lymphedema has not improved. In fact today I went to church, then went to the grocery store for a few items. I got back home and my sister wanted to go shopping. While shopping, I noticed on the full length mirror that my leg was super swollen. No wonder why my foot is in pain when walking.

Now I’m wondering if I need a handicapped parking space.

I decided to order a cane, because I know it’s getting worse. And I know that after resting when I get back up, I will limp on my foot causing difficulty to walk. The cane comes Tuesday.

I can cry, but I’m too numb to cry. I will pray instead

My Prayer

Lord, I am so happy for everything that you gave me. I cherish the life I have. Today I ask for strength and courage to continue on with my dreams as my health sometimes is slowing me down. I ask for your healing. Love you Jesus.

Caroline

Day 2 – Daniel Fasting meal
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Day 2 – Daniel Fasting meal

caroline

Breakfast

Chicken bone broth

Boiled egg

Lunch

Fried egg over gluten free toast and spinach

(yes, toast is not part of the Daniel Fast, but this is my transition week to doing it more strictlyt next week)

Drinks during the day

Hot tea and water

Dinner

Simple meal

Boiled broccoli

Chickpeas cooked in olive oil with salt and pepper and tumeric

Rice

I was filled up and didn’t have anything else after this dinner.

Caroline

Cauliflower Gnocchi
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Cauliflower Gnocchi

caroline

My dinner tonight was cauliflower gnocchi, green beans, and chicken.

I recommend for you to try cauliflower gnocchi. I found it in the frozen section where the frozen vegetables are.

After it was cooked for 3 minutes. I put it in the skillet that the chicken was cooked in. I added Parmesan cheese. Don’t over heat it.

It was a great filling dinner!

Caroline

Salad and Chickpeas
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Salad and Chickpeas

caroline

Gluten free salad, vegan unless you decide to add cows milk cheese and boiled egg.

Today’s dinner was a simple delicious meal. It’s a salad. But it is very tasty and will fill you up.

Ingredients

  • Diced yellow pepper
  • Diced orange pepper
  • Diced red onion
  • Cucumber cut in half slices
  • Diced Tomatoes
  • Balsamic dressing
  • Lettuce
  • Boiled egg optional
  • Vegan shredded cheese

First I mixed the peppers, red onion and cucumbers and tomatoes together with salt and pepper. Then I used balsamic dressing. Put it in the fridge to get cold.

Then roast the chickpeas. I didn’t want to turn on my oven. So I put olive oil in a dutch over the pan and roasted the chickpeas on the stove. Add salt and pepper with turmeric.

Optional is adding a boiled egg.

Those are the parts to the salad. Everything can go in the fridge to stay cold until you are ready for the salad.

I ended up warming the chickpeas. I don’t like cold chickpeas..

The Result

Caroline

Gluten Free Lunch
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Gluten Free Lunch

caroline

I decided I wanted to make a different type of lunch today. So this lunch is with brown rice that I will be making as fried brown rice, with broccoli and I picked up this gluten-free fish that is in the frozen section of the grocery store. I’ve never tried this frozen fish so I’m going to give it a try and see how it is.

Bake the fish for 20-25 minutes on 425 degrees.

Carrots, peas, corn and green onions to be added to the fried rice. Along with soy sauce which you can find in gluten free and soy free.

Broccoli is ready to be put to the side.

It was Good

I would make this again. Most likely I won’t be buying this fish often, it’s good for a quick lunch.

Caroline

Thursday Salad
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Thursday Salad

caroline

I have been using the food I have for my dinner.

This salad was delicious and filling.

Ingredients

  • Lettuce
  • Chickpeas -roasted
  • Broccoli – cooked. I boiled mine
  • Crunched up tostitos gluten free
  • Dairy free and gluten free ranch dressing (use any type of your choice)

It’s a simple dinner to make.

Caroline

Wednesday lunch
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Wednesday lunch

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I made Dr Praeger’s cauliflower fries, it’s in the vegan frozen section. It is also gluten free. The fries are very good. Easy to make. Took 7 minutes.

I Made a salad with cauliflower and broccoli, shredded cheese, hemp seeds and lettuce. I used a lemon basil dressing.

It was a very good lunch.

It will be a regular to make on hot summer days.

Caroline

Saturday Lunch
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Saturday Lunch

caroline

Kidney beans with broccoli salad

Ingredients

  • Boil broccoli and drain
  • Warm kidney beans in a pan with olive oil
  • Walnuts, warm with kidney beans
  • (use pecans or another nut if you want)
  • Lettuce-any type
  • Hemp seeds-optional
  • Shredded cheese -any type, vegan
  • Olive oil dressing

I used a small amount of kidney beans. You can freeze the rest in a container for another use.

This salad is delicious. Especially with the warm kidney beans, walnuts and broccoli added to it.

It can be served as a main dish. There’s plenty of protein in it, with hemp seeds, walnuts, kidney beans and broccoli. It will definitely fill you up.

Enjoy

Caroline

Friday Lunch
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Friday Lunch

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The daisies and these little flowers are showing their beauty. It’s been smokey from the Canadian wildfire. I pray for it to be contained soon, and the animals can be spared and the people to be back in their homes.

Lunch

It’s the Friday before the fourth of July. The grocery store was crazy. I had a few clients today and was able to relax for the rest of the day.

Unfortunately I have another headache that’s beginning to feel more like a migraine.

I made tacos for lunch.

Vegetarian Taco

  • Corn frozen or can
  • Black beans
  • Green onions
  • Taco seasoning
  • Lettuce
  • Rice
  • Taco shell
  • Guacamole salsa
  • Sour cream
  • Mexican shredded cheese

Caroline

Review of Lentil Bolognese-Vegan and Gluten Free
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Review of Lentil Bolognese-Vegan and Gluten Free

caroline

This is a recipe I found on Pinterest. I made it with gluten free pasta.

Recipe on Pinterest

by Noracooks.com- look up lentil Bolognese.

Soak the lentils in water, it helps to release the starch from it. I have digestive issues and this method really helps to decrease bloating and gas.

Saute carrots, onions and celery.

The recipe called for tomato sauce, tomato paste and crushed tomatoes. Next time I’ll just use tomato sauce. Using all three makes a very large quantity so I will be cutting it in half.

This is a photo of the lentils and the sauce cooking You want to cook them for 25 to 30 minutes to the recipe. I think I would actually cook it next time for about 45 minutes to an hour to get the lentils a little bit softer. It might have been because my pot was smaller and this makes a larger quantity.

This is the leftover lentils I put only half of the lentils in the sauce. It just called for way too much. I ended up putting these lentils and the rest of the tomato paste in a container and it is in the freezer for another use some other time.

This is the end result.

I put cheese on mine I used a vegan cheese you could use any cheese of your wish if you are not following of vegan diet.

Caroline