You too can make your own tasty whole wheat pasta
By making your own pasta, you not only get the freshest pasta possible but you also regulate what goes into the pasta. You can regulate the types of eggs, type of wheat, and herb that go into your very own pasta.
First, put your eggs into a mixing bowl then gently beat the eats with a fork. We have find that it works best to use equal part eggs to flour. We used three eggs for this recipe.
Next you are going to want to make a well in the flour, you will be pouring the eggs into the well. We place our three cups whole wheat flour into a large bowl, but you can also simply place the flour on your cutting board.
Next, stir into the flour from the bottom of the well until the dough is smooth or shiny. With your hands, gradually incorporate the flour from the outside of the well toward the center, kneading gently until the mass of dough comes together. It is possible you may need to add more flour, or all of the flour may not be able to come together with the dough. The can vary depending on the humidity and the size of the eggs you picked to use. If you find that the dough is sticky, knead more flour into it until the texture becomes less sticky. After the dough is the correct texture leave it sit for about half an hour. This helps to come the gluten in the flour.
If you have a pasta machine, the next step is to press the pasta. We found that it is best to press the pasta multiple times to get to a good thickness. If you do not have a pasta maker, it’s still pretty simple. You should put some flour down on your surface (table, cutting board, etc). Then simply use a roller and roll the dough out to the thickness/thinness you desire.
We made our pasta into sheets. Each sheet will be used to put together the Spinach Tofu Lasagna.
Our lasagna had layers of tofu, mushrooms, Swiss and Gouda cheese, and plenty of spinach. Of course the ingredients you use in the lasagna are up to you!
Lastly, enjoy your homemade meal!
Seamore, our mouse eating blob of a frog, has been not so hungry lately. He has been spending most of his days buried under his dirt, and when we give him a mouse he’s not interested. He’s even let one climb all over him. What kinda man eating frog is he? Obviously a lazy one…
We came to the conclusion that his laziness is because he wanted his tank remodeled. He wanted some new decoration to give him the will to do more then just sit still.
We found that pets shops charge *HUGE* sums of money for plastics deorations for our man Seamore’s tanks.
Hence we become inventive, and took the remodle into our own hands. DIY style all the way.
We headed to our local Big Box Corporations, for great deals on renovating the frog tank.
We purchase:
- Bag o’ Medium Size Stones
- Dried Lotus Flowers
- Fake Plastic fern
- Fake Plastic Leaf
Total: about $7 bucks
You too can make an awesome tank for your little critter.
Here’s how we went about it…
Seamore’s Original home… we just upgraded the tank size, it sure seems a bit empty.
First we make a Zen garden pathway… With all that killing he does we figured that he could use some Zen in his life
The Zen pathway leads to his fern enclosure, perfect for hiding waiting to chomp down on some poor little mouse.
The newly renovated tank features include a Zen garden lined dried lotus flowers, fake ferns and bamboo palm trees. This wonderful renovation was all done for under $10!
Hopefully this new style cage will pump a little motivation into our frogman Seamore.
You may ask, “Why would I want to drink that crazy green liquid?”
Well the short answer, “Because I said so.”
No really, because it’s super good for you!
Consumption of wheatgrass for health benefits for came to the Western world in 1930 by Charles Schnable. Because of wheatgrass’s relative newness in the United States, very few scientific studies have been done to prove the effects of wheatgrass.
So what are the benefits?
- It has been stated that one ounce of juiced wheatgrass is equal to 2.2 pounds of other vegetables
- Wheatgrass is a great source of chlorophyll
- Chlorophyll has been shown to be purifying, anti-inflammatory, and nourishing
- Chlorophyll is almost identical to hemoglobin, therefore it is thought that it help to build blood in the body
- Chlorophyll helps to improve tissue oxygenation
- Improve the digestive system health
- Prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease
- Cure constipation
- Detoxify heavy metals from the bloodstream
- Cleanse the liver
- Increase energy levels
- Wheatgrass has superior levels of vitimin B12
- Most vegtables do not contain any B12
- Provides a general feeling of well-being
- Shown to be high in minerals
- It is able to pick up nearly all the mineral in the soil
- The most amazing claim of wheatgrass is that it is a “complete foods” which contains all other essential dietary nutrients, along with the enzymes to help assimilate them!
When growing your own wheatgrass it is ideal to grow it to a height of 8 to 10 inches
At that point it ready for consumption, simlpy cut the amount you want to injest.
Generally you want to start out slow with just one ounce of wheatgrass, it is so healthy for you that your body is not sure how to handle it. Gradually you can consume up to four ounces of wheatgrass a day.
The next step is the juicing the wheatgrass…
You do not want to use the traditional electronic juicers, as they are not able to get the most out of the grass. The auger style juicers are better bets. We chose the manual version, so we are able to enjoy our wheatgrass without using any energy.
The last step is to enjoy the wheatgrass
Cheers! Good Health to you!
Time to sow the seed…
Add one inch of compost to the growing tray…
Sprinkle a handful mineral fertilizer over the compost…
(Helps to make sure its super nutritionally packed)
Rinse the soaking seeds well…
Spread the seed evenly over the top of the compost…
Cover with a few sheets of your favorite paper towel brand…
Soak your seeds until water drips through the bottom of the tray…
Now its time to let mother nature take its course.
Now its time for seed germination……
These kits come with pre-measured bags of seed.
Open the bag…….not like this
…or this……
….like this
We then need to rinse the seed…
To germinate these babies soak in water at room temp for 12 hours
You need to cover your seed so no light gets through, your favorite Barry Manilow record will do just fine…
This just in……The Japanese are outstanding cinematographers
Were you ever interested in knowing if you’re eating your sushi correctly?
Well, to know you can be sure, this needs to be watched and that is all…
Ladies and Gents, wheatgrass has begun….
Q-Why would you grow grass in your home?
A-Well lil guy, wheatgrass is insanely good for your body…yes your body. If you dine on the life-giving juice from these blades of wonder you will be purifying your blood and injecting your temple with handfuls of vitamins, minerals, and protein.
-In fact wheatgrass envelopes over 100 different minerals.
-Wheatgrass detoxifies the body.
-15 pounds of wheatgrass is equivalent to 350 pounds of veggies…..yes 350 pounds
-Wheatgrass contains everything you need to stay alive; vitamins, minerals, protein, ect
-the human body can easily transform chlorophyll into haemoglobin increasing the red blood cell count as well as the blood’s capacity to deliver oxygen and other nutrients to the body’s cells (Got that info here)
