Fruit salad (vegan, Vegetarian, GF, Soy free), Garden Salad (vegetarian), Sautéed Squash (vegan, Vegetarian, GF, Soy free), and Pesto Penne (vegetarian)

Yummy! We had a GREAT dinner in the Oakley house! 

I had some fruit from our Easter basket from the in laws, and so I prepared a fruit salad.

It had Kiwi 

Mango, and I later added pineapple. 

I sprinkled the fruit with lime, then tossed it with poppy seed, and some OJ. I later realized that a drizzle of honey would have been good. 

Then I stared on our sautéed Squash. MMMM. I love squash, and it is so good for you! 

I tossed the yellow squash and zucchini in a pan with some olive oil.

Then I sprinkled some pizza seasoning on it. My go to is italian seasoning, but I am out. Sad face. 

I cooked the goods until they were slightly brown. 

Then I cut some greens for a salad. My go to is mixed leafy greens, tomato, mushroom, cucumber, and shaved carrots. 

Tonight, the dressing is Briannas' poppy seed. SO GOOD! 

For the main dish I made some Penne and tossed it with some already made pesto from the store. 

I failed here. I am lactose intolerant, and thought this pesto did not have cheese, but when I got home I actually READ the ingredients. Oh well, Looks like there will be tummy aches in store for me tonight. I LOVE cheese, but even a little will be bad news.

 It was very good though. You could taste the pine nuts and basil...mmmm...so good. I was only able to eat a little of it, but it was yummy. 

While I cooked, Emery made a ruckus with his play mat. This is my life :)

DINNER TIME! Michael, Emery, and I all gathered around our tiny table to enjoy. 

For drinks it was peach iced tea for me, and OJ for Mike. 

And Emery ate some homemade pureed carrots. We all ate good! 

Though it was not Vegan (and I was expecting it to be), this VEGETARIAN meal was very good. 

Happy Eating!

Love,

Beka

Cooking like Grandma Hamlet

If you follow my blogs, you probably know that this is not the first cooking one that I have created. I had another one, but recently ran into some issues with the title and some other brands/blogs out there with the same title. So away with the old, and in with the new and fresh. In fact, FRESH, it what this blog is all about!

My Grandma Hamlet (my maternal Grandmother) was an amazing woman. She loved Jesus, followed his teaching, was kind, sweet, and the most special person. She LOVED me and my siblings. We lived feet from her when I was growing up, and she never stopped teaching, loving, praying, and watching out for us every day of her life.   

She was a farmer, a cowgirl, a teacher, a mother, and a Grandmother. 

Her name was Patricia. She is my Hero. 

She taught me how to sew, and how to be a strong, stubborn, self driven lady.

She also taught me how to cook. She ate very well, was extremely healthy, and loved eating raw, natural foods, and at the same time made the most BOMB mac and cheese I have ever had. 

Now that I have had to change my diet due to complications of endometriosis (www.endometriosis.org), I have found how important it is to eat well, and feed your body well. But I still LOVE food, and try everyday to meld these two facets. 

This blog is for sharing recopies, hints, and articles that help me eat well, and will hopefully help you to eat well, as well!

So here is to Grandma Hamlet, and Eating well.

Enjoy!