Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Turkey Soup

  • 2-3 Quarts broth (1 quart=4 cups)
  • 3 cups cooked turkey
  • 1 chopped onionturkey soup 2
  • 1 chopped carrot
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 TBL chicken bouillon
  • salt
  • pepper

Combine all ingredients together in pot and boil until rice and vegetables are tender, about 30-40 minutes.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Roasted Chickpeas

  • 1 can (15.5 oz.) Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Baking Sheet
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Rinse entire can of chickpeas and towel dry. In a bowl, toss chickpeas with olive oil (eyeball it), 1 chopped jalapeno pepper (more depending on your spice tolerance), and generous amounts of sea salt and fresh black pepper. Spread out on a baking sheet covered with tin foil. Bake the chickpeas for about 20-25 min. You'll hear them crackling and popping and get a sense as to when they're finished when they start to brown up. Enjoy!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

White Sauce

2 Tablespoons Nucoa
2 Tablespoons Flour
1 Cup almond milk

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and stir until the butter and flour are well combined. Pour in milk, stirring constantly as it thickens. Add more milk depending on desired consistency.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Margarine Pie Crust

I was looking for an easy pie crust using margarine (due to june's new allergy restrictions). We'll give this a try.

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

How to make Margarine Pie Crust

Cream margarine until soft and light.
Add boiling water and mix thoroughly.
Cool.
Combine flour and salt and add to margarine mixture, stirring lightly with a fork.
Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill.
Roll out on a lightly floured board.
Fit according to directions .
For a baked shell follow directions for baking.
Otherwise fill and bake according to directions in recipe
Makes one 9-inch shell.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Italian Breadsticks

Ingredients:

Directions:

Prep Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 1/4 hr

  1. Mix all ingredients together and knead dough for 5 minutes. Let rise 20 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Divide dough in half. Place one half on a floured counter top and roll it out to form a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick.
  3. Place dough sheets on a vegetable oil-sprayed cookie sheet. Cut dough into thin strips about 1/2 inch apart along the width of the pan. Repeat this process with the remaining dough portion.
  4. Bake for 30 minutes.

Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/healthy-italian-breadsticks-or-pizza-crust-252423#ixzz1EAe5vIbS

Tasty Grain Waffles

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup quick or old fashioned oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup flaxseed meal (ground flax seeds)
1 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch salt
1 3/4 cups unsweetened nondairy milk (I use soy)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg replacer (I use Ener-g)

Directions:

1. Sift flours into a large bowl. Add oats, wheat germ, flaxseed meal, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk lightly enough to combine.

2. Turn on and preheat the waffle iron. Spray some nonstick before it gets hot. Mix milk, applesauce, canola oil, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. In a small bowl whisk egg replacer and warm water (according to package directions) turbulently until well blended and foamy.

3. Add the beaten egg replacer to the wet ingredients and lightly whisk until combined. Create a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredient mixture. Whisk until smooth and well combined.

4. Ladle just enough batter into the iron to cover most of the bottom plate, press and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Enjoy!

Makes: about 6 or 7 Waffles., Preparation time: 10 minutes, Cooking time: 25 minutes

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Dairy Free Brownies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Pour in water, vegetable oil and vanilla; mix until well blended. Spread evenly in a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is no longer shiny. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

*This seemed like a lot of oil. next time I'll try adding bean puree or applesauce.