Fresh Yogurt Raw Granola and Blueberries!

John 6:35

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Kamut Sweet Biscuits

Last week in Texas we had a lot of rain! Soup was definitely on the menu, but you can't have soup with out biscuits or some type of bread. Being that I had not made any bread this past week I decided biscuits would be a quick fix. Lately we have been using other grains instead of wheat, you can by Kamut in the bulk section of your grocery store, usely.... if not just use Wheat or even Spelt flour.

Everyone in our family loves these. Be sure to drizzle a little more honey on top, it just isn't quite sweet enough without it ;-)

Kamut Sweet Biscuits

Yields: 9-12 small biscuits

2 1/2 cups Kumut flour

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum( optional)

1/4 cup coconut oil, or butter very cold

1/2 cup almond milk or cows milk

1/4 cup honey

Preheat oven to 375. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients. With a pastry blender or your hands work in coconut oil. Mix in honey and milk to make a soft dough. Knead gently 6 times. Pat out into a 1/2-3/4 inch thickness. Cut dough with a 2 inch biscuit cutter. Place on a baking sheet that has been greased with coconut oil. Bake for 10-15 minutes till golden brown on bottom. Serve warm with extra butter and honey.

Uses for Tzatziki

Below is the uses for tzatziki, Hannah and I like to use it as a salad dressing as well as a dip for veggies. Also I love to use a little more garlic then they say because we both love it so much:) Hey it's good for you!

How to pronounce Tzatziki: [dzah-DZEE-kee]

" The uses for Tzatziki"

Tzatziki, is a Greek appetizer, also used as a sauce for souvlaki and gyros. Tzatziki is made of strained yogurt (usually sheep's-milk or goats's-milk in Greece and Turkey) mixed with cucumbers, a good amount of garlic , salt, usually olive oil, pepper, sometimes dill, sometimes lemon juice and parsely, and sometimes mint added. The cucumbers are either pureed and strained, or seeded and finely diced. Olive oil, olives, and herbs are often used as garnishes.

In Cyprus, the dish is known colloquially as ttalattouri (cf. tarter), and recipes often include less garlic and includes the herb mint, unlike the Greek counterpart. Tzatziki is always served cold.

In touristy restaurants, and outside Greece and Cyprus, tzatziki is often served with bread (loaf or pita) as part of the first course of a meal. Greeks, Cypriots and those from all over the Middle East use this dish as a side dish to a meal with meat. The acidity cuts the fat, thus tzatziki is also used as a sauce for soulvaki and gyros, in which case it may be called cucumber sauce (especially in the U.S.).

Tzatziki

Last week I got into the Greek food mood and decided to make a whole Greek meal! By the time I had made everything the sun had gone down, and the only picture I could snap was of the tzatziki:) Along with the tzatziki I served Kofta Kebabs and a Couscous dish that contained roasted veggies and a cilantro and parsley pesto. The kebabs are served with flat bread.

Tzatziki
Yields:1 1/4 cups

2 cups plain whole milk yogurt or 1 cup greek yogurt
1 medium cucumber, shredded
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cloves garlic
1 Tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon dried mint, crumbled( I did not have this so I just left it out)


If using whole milk yogurt, line a small sieve with a coffee filter. Put the yogurt in ti , set it over a bowl, and refrigerate 12 hours. Discard the expressed liquid and put yogurt in bowl. Grate cucumber on the large holes of a box grater into another bowl. Sprinkle with the 2 teaspoons of salt and rub into the cucumber with your hands. Set aside for 20 minutes, then squeeze the cucumber to express as much liquid as possible. Smash the garlic, sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt, and with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the mixture to a course paste. Stir the cucumber, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and mint into yogurt. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Excerpt from Emblems of Mind

So when you play music, you also embrace a style. A style suggests ways to sit, ways to sing, ways to feel rhythm. It also suggests ways to think. A style even defines a musical community---a group with shared notions about musical communication without misunderstanding, a common sense of what is being said and why.

- Emblems of Mind page 89

Coconut Chocolate Smoothie

Someone brought to our attention that this did not contain any almonds so it could not be an almond joy smoothie! Woops! A mistake on our part, though you could use almond milk which would make it one.....

Blend, coconut milk, bananas, coconut chunks ( real fresh coconut) and enough water to keep a good consistatncy. Top with a little bit of raw chocolate!