Wellness

[soonersis]

On 7/14/2014 OCGurl said: My DH and I watch what we eat & exercise 5-6 days a wk, but we also love to cook & I love to bake!! We made spaghetti last night & I baked copycat Olive Garden breadsticks & an apple and raspberry cobbler. I also made the Olive Garden dressing & salad , so good.

Can you please share the Olive Garden dressing recipe?

[HonnyBrown]

I used to work for a regional meat packing plant that was owned by an international company. Wal-Mart was one of their clients.

WM can sell an Easter ham for $0.49 a pound because they buy it for $0.03 a pound. If that company was selling hams for that cheap, it was trash.

That ham was not good quality, and neither is the bread.

White bread in general has all the nutrients stripped from it during the refining process. Refining. As in oil.

I love the way it tastes, but I treat it like a decadent dessert: rare occassions.

[Poodlepet2]

Terrier and Santorini, I have the dry container and I love it. Not only do I grind wheat, but I make all kinds of specialty flours that would be a small fortune. I grind as needed and keep ingredients in a cool dry place. I keep my wheat berries in the freezer to prevent rancidity,but in the Vitamix recipe guide, they tell you to do that to prevent the motor from overheating.

I accidentally used the wet container to grind wheat and my container is now smoky instead of clear. The blade is also very different.

Santorini,baking with whole grains IS different: they do not absorb liquids as readily as store bought, and they are much denser. The addition of vital wheat gluten and xanthum gum does wonders. The King Arthur Flour web site is a font of wonderful information....there are also some fantastic books out there that you might want to invest in.

I have used the recipe for whole wheat bread that was given in the Vitamix guide: I have made it several times-and yes, it is dense. I did get a nice rise out of it however, because I did NOT mix it in the Vitamix: I did not think that the gluten would develop, and from the sounds of it, I may be right. I have made it using my stand mixer and I have also made it in the bread machine using the whole grain setting.

Poodlepet

[OCGurl]

On 7/15/2014 soonersis said:

On 7/14/2014 OCGurl said: My DH and I watch what we eat & exercise 5-6 days a wk, but we also love to cook & I love to bake!! We made spaghetti last night & I baked copycat Olive Garden breadsticks & an apple and raspberry cobbler. I also made the Olive Garden dressing & salad , so good.

Can you please share the Olive Garden dressing recipe?

Hi Soonersis, here's the recipe! It was great! I made the salad with Dole American Blend pre-package lettuce, Roma tomatoes, red onion, black olives, croutons, and topped with shredded Romano cheese. . Enjoy!! http://www.dessertnowdinnerlater.com/2014/02/copycat-olive-garden-salad-dressing/

[terrier3]

On 7/15/2014 Poodlepet said:

Terrier and Santorini, I have the dry container and I love it. Not only do I grind wheat, but I make all kinds of specialty flours that would be a small fortune. I grind as needed and keep ingredients in a cool dry place. I keep my wheat berries in the freezer to prevent rancidity,but in the Vitamix recipe guide, they tell you to do that to prevent the motor from overheating.

I accidentally used the wet container to grind wheat and my container is now smoky instead of clear. The blade is also very different.

Santorini,baking with whole grains IS different: they do not absorb liquids as readily as store bought, and they are much denser. The addition of vital wheat gluten and xanthum gum does wonders. The King Arthur Flour web site is a font of wonderful information....there are also some fantastic books out there that you might want to invest in.

I have used the recipe for whole wheat bread that was given in the Vitamix guide: I have made it several times-and yes, it is dense. I did get a nice rise out of it however, because I did NOT mix it in the Vitamix: I did not think that the gluten would develop, and from the sounds of it, I may be right. I have made it using my stand mixer and I have also made it in the bread machine using the whole grain setting.

Poodlepet

Where do you buy the wheat berries? In the health food dept.?

[glmama]

While I do eat some bread, I know that I feel sooo much better (and lose weight), when I avoid starches. I can go days without eating breads of any sort. And then perhaps I'll have a whole wheat bun with a veggie burger. But the carbs are not good for my #s or my butt!

[mousiegirl]

I couldn't live without organic Acme crusty breads, baguettes, Italian, and sour batard, and i love grain bread also. I don't eat bread every day, but a fresh baguette, let me at it!

[LilacTree]

I'm 76 now and I eat whatever I want.

[sidsmom]

Bread is good...no need to fear like many Carbophobics out there!! Get the type that has whole grain...earthy...crusty & enjoy....but leave off the butter, cheese, oil, meat that makes it bad.

[maddiecat]

I really like Ezekiel bread. It is free of flour and sugar. I eat half a seeded English muffin for breakfast every morning.

I try to avoid white bread in restaurants, but sometimes cave and eat a yeast roll.