Comments on: Eat to Live 6-Week Plan

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:39:51 +0000

@Gidget – Thanks for the recipe. I just made it, and it’s delicious I used soy milk instead of coconut & just added a tsp of cornstarch to thicken, but it turned out great!

By: Maryann

Maryann — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:55:48 +0000

Thanks for the dressing ideas. Going to make one when I get home. I have all the ingredients. Touch base tomorrow. Snow arriving overnight.

By: Paolo Augello

Paolo Augello — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:50:44 +0000

Hey Maryann, try the Hidden Cashew dressing from this site, it is awesome…
http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2012/01/hidden-cashew-ranch-dressing-plus-tips-for-eating-salads-when-you-really-dont-want-to.html

I just add a bit more garlic to it, but otherwise it is an awesome dressing.

Here is one of my own:
1 can chic peas
1 clove garlic
½ can (chic pea can) rice vinegar
1-2 tbsp mustard of your choice (I use PC Sweet with Heat)
Throw the garlic in the food processor, or chop it up/use garlic press.
Rinse the chic peas, then throw them in the food processor, or mash the hell out of them.
Add approximately ½ of the can that the chic peas were in of rice vinegar. You can add more or less, depending on how you like the thickness/taste.
Add approximately 1-2 tbsp of mustard. This makes more of a creamy dip/dressing. I guess you can add a bit of water, but I didn’t. It’s a great base to start. You can add other ingredients to spice it up. I wanted to try lemon juice, however not sure what lemon juice and vinegar would do??? That’s it, mmmm it tastes heavenly. It’s like a humus dressing. Another thing you can add is crushed raw cashews!!!

By: lyadew

lyadew — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:58:11 +0000

I was given this diet by my doctor and in 2 1/2 months i went from 163LBS TO 133LBS IM HAPPY NOW

By: gidget

gidget — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:39:24 +0000

Good luck Maryann! I made a discovery this week…if I make a little too much for my smoothie in the morning, I mix it with balsamic and mustard and it tastes like raspberry vinaigrette. Very good!

By: Maryann

Maryann — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:33:46 +0000

Hi everyone,
I’ve done ETL before and am back. I am basically vegan but I have been eating too many sweets and breads. Here for support and recipe ideas and to help others as well. Thank you Susan for this site it is a big help to everyone. I started yesterday cheated on figs last night. I love veggies but the dressing has always been issue. Today I have basalmic with dijon mustard and some water but it is tart from the mustard. I copied a few recipes and plan to try them. Look forward to get ideas and feedback on this site. Thanks.

By: me52

me52 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:18:13 +0000

Gidget, I just made the braised spinach/chickpea dish, and it was just wonderful, even though (oh dear, surprise!) I didn’t have any coconut milk in the pantry, so I used the vanilla soy I had on hand. It worked out okay for a last-minute substitution. I can hear my husband scraping his bowl right now!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:38:29 +0000

To LBPToo: I am so impressed with the results your family is getting, not only in weight by health as well. I actually started this for health reasons. I have Rheumatiod Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and mixed connective tissue dis. I have been on more meds than I care to say. I still don’t feel well. I have a list of Dr.’s that I need to see and was hoping that by following this food plan, I would be able to cut some of the visits. Unfortunately, I am still in a good amount of pain every day and not getting the results I was hoping for – yet. I am still hopeful that if I stick to this I will see the health benefits. Thanks for bringing up the subject and continued success to you!

By: gidget

gidget — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:32:05 +0000

Oh, and of course, I omitted any oil and water-sauteed everything…and I washed the heck out of the sun-dried tomatoes to get any oil off. Still, this is going to be a regular fixture in my house. And the kale/chickpea leftovers are going on top of some quinoa. Yum!

By: gidget

gidget — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:30:10 +0000

I found a new amazing recipe, and I have to share it:

http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-braised-coconut-spinach-chickpeas-with-lemon-164551. I made a few changes—used lite coconut milk, kale instead of spinach, and I threw in some garam masala.

So amazing! You must try it!