Yummy Healthy Food

One of my favorite breakfast items is toasted Fitness Bread with a Yummy Healthy Topping.

​You can find Fitness Bread at the River Valley Coop & other health food stores.

I toast the bread for about 4 1/2 minutes because I like it somewhat crisp.  Then I add one of the following toppings:

1) Almond or peanut butter.

2) Hummus with anchovies and capers.

3) Guacamole 

4) Hummus with sliced turkey and tomato.

The great thing about this breakfast is that I can eat it at home or bring it to the office or when I'm on the go.

It's really versatile and you can come up with you own favorite toppings!

Makes 4-8 servings

Ingredients:
-2½ lbs sweet potatoes (about 4 medium), washed
-6TBS unsalted butter (¾ stick), at room temperature
-¼c well-stirred tahini
-2-3 TBS freshly squeezed lime juice, plus lime wedges, for serving
-2TBS tamari or soy sauce
-1tsp toasted sesame oil
-1clove garlic, finely grated with pinch of salt
-Salt and freshly ground black pepper
-2TBS toasted white sesame seeds (optional)

Steps:
1) Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a medium pot fitted with a steamer basket or footed colander. Place sweet potatoes in the steamer. Cover, reduce heat to medium and steam until potatoes are completely tender, 35 to 40 minutes. 
OR
Roast at425 degrees for about 60 minutes.

2) In a small bowl, whisk butter, tahini, lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic until smooth. Keep stirring until all the ingredients combine. (This may take a little while.)

3) Test that sweet potato can be pierced with a fork or knife.

4) Cut sweet potatoes in half & spread tahini butter sauce.  Squeeze lime wedge.

Enjoy!

This is a very forgiving dish.  If you don't have exact ingredients, go ahead and make it anyway.

Ingredients:
8 ripe roma tomatoes
1b new potatoes
1 lemon sliced
1 bay leaf
1 sprig thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
8 basil leaves or 1 tsp dried basil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 - 2lbs haddock or cod
1/2-3/4 c extra virgin olive oil
1/2 c dry white wine

1TBS finely chopped fresh parsley

Steps:
Roast tomatoes
1) Preheat oven to 450 degree
2) Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise & arrange on oiled baking dish
3) Sprinkle on salt, pepper & a little olive oil
4) Roast for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned

Parboil potatoes
4) Boil water in medium sized pot; fill to inch below top; add 1 tsp salt
5) Cut potatoes into 1/2 slices
6)Parboil potatoes for 5 minutes
7) Drain

Bake potatoes, tomatoes & fish
8) Grease fairly deep baking or casserole dish with olive oil
9) Arrange potatoes in single or double layer
10) Place lemon slices & herbs over potatoes
11) Place tomatoes on top
12) Place fish on top & season with salt & pepper
13) Pour remaining olive oil & white wine

Serve
14) Garnish with additional chopped basil or chopped parsley