Dessert and Dinner

No guilt in eating my dessert first! I blended up about 1/2 of a bag of frozen organic mango(probably about 1 1/2 mango's worth) with about 1/2 cup of soy milk to make a delicious, creamy frozen dessert. I love this stuff, it is so good. If the mango pieces end up not being very ripe, I add a little agave nectar. Yum!




For dinner I made a very simple Okra and Tomatoes recipe that I found in my Good Housekeeping Cookbook. I didn't have any parsley or oregeno, so I used 1/2 t dried basil instead. Also, I used frozen okra, though the recipe calls for fresh. It turned out pretty tasty!

Okra with Tomatoes
prep: 20 min, cook: 35 min, makes 4 side servings
2 T olive oil
1 med. onion, chopped
1 sm. green pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery w/leaves, chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 c water
1/2 t flour
1 can diced tomatoes
1 T chopped fresh parsley OR 1 t chopped fresh oregano
1/2 t salt
1/4 t coarsely ground black pepper
12 oz okra

--heat oil over med. heat, add onion, green pepper, celery and garlic, cook 15 mins.
--in sm. cup, blend water and flour
--stir in tomatoes w/juice, parsley, salt, black pepper and flour mixture. bring to boil then simmer w/lid for 15 mins.

Enjoy!