Wilted Swiss Chard Salad

Swiss chard finely chopped (the younger the leaves the better)
2 red onions sliced thinly and sauted in butter
4 carrots finely sliced

Place ingredients in bowl.

Sauce:
Mix 1 1/2 cups cream with
enough vinegar to make it thin (about 1/4- 1/2 cup)
Add 2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
pinch of pepper

Bring to a boil and pour over first three ingredients. The hot dressing wilts the swiss chard and it is delicious!

Mexican Quinoa Salad

1 cup sprouted beans cooked ( you can sprout your own and then cook them, or buy the bag of already sprouted beans at Costco...TruRoots is the brand)
2 cups cooked quinoa
4 diced tomatoes
2 diced avocados
2 limes juiced
3 cloves garlic minced
3 finely chopped green onions
1/2 bunch cilantro finely chopped
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp seasoned pepper

Mix all together in a bowl and Add a little more salt and pepper to taste.

Oriental Salad

Chopped Oriental Salad

Chopped oriental cabbage
Chopped celery
Chopped green peppers
Chopped green onions
Grated carrot
Chopped cucumber


Dressing:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 Tbsp sweetner (I use agave or raw cane sugar)
3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil

Blend in blender until liquid and garlic chunks are gone.

Fruit Pizza

Made this for my oils class tonight, and it was a winner!

Crust
2 cups pecans blended in blender.
1 tsp salt
pinch of nutmeg
drop of cinnamon oil
2 Tbsp melted butter
1/4 c raw cane sugar

Mix together, press into bottom of pizza pan. Bake 400 for 8-10 minutes
Cool completely

Filling
Mix 1 8 oz cream cheese with juice and zest of one lime and 2 Tbsp raw cane sugar or agave or honey. Taste to make sure it is sweet enough and not too tart. If it is too tart add a little more sweetner

Spread on cooled crust

Top with lots of pretty colorful fruits.
Tonight I used red and green grapes, strawberries, pinapple, golden kiwi

Stuffed Green Peppers

Wash 8 green bell peppers cut out top and clean out seeds in the inside
Place one Tbsp cream cheese or homemade goat cheese in bottom then add filling(see below) and sprinkle with grated mozzarella/asagio cheese.
Bake in 9X13 pan with just a bit of water in the bottom (1/4 inch)
Cover with aluminum foil
Bake on 375 for 20 minutes or until green peppers are tender.

Filling:
Saute one small to medium onion and 3 celery stalks in butter
Add:
3 grated carrots
1 crook neck yellow squash diced
1 can great northern beans (white-or any kind of bean)
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 c chopped oregano
1Tbsp Weber Smokey Mesquite powdered seasoning
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic salt
seasoned black pepper to taste.
saute until tender
Add one package of your favorite stuffing made as directions call for.

Spinach Tortillas!

Love this recipe and it can be stuffed with so much good stuff! Good thing is that it is good too!

3 cups flour (use whatever kind. I used whole wheat and oatflour)
1 Tbsp salt
Mix together in bowl
Blend in Blender:
1 1/2 cup spinach
4 Tbsp sour cream (or homemade goat cheese)
1 tsp lemon juice
Add to flour mixture
warm 1 1/2 cups milk or water with 2 Tbsp butter

Add to flour mixture

Stir until combined. It should be a little sticky, but not too sticky. You may have to

Add a little more flour or use a little less milk

Scrape dough out of bowl onto floured surface.

Kneed into ball.

Cut in half and in half and in half until you have 16 pieces

Roll into balls

Flatten and use a rolling pin to make as flat and as round as possible. This takes a little practice, but don't worry, square and odd shaped tortillas still taste just as good.

Cook in pan or on griddle until just slightly brown. Overcooking will make them hard and harder to stuff with good stuff!

We filled ours with Bacon, spinach, tomatoes, pepperoni, cheese, onions, mushrooms, sprouts and sunflower seeds mixed with flax seeds.

You could also add: olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers and Sweet chili sauce.
Get creative!

Crock Pot Chicken

I have to remember this one. I was looking for a Cafe Rio Chicken recipe, but I didn't have the ingredients it called for, so I came up with this delectable little dinner, and the whole family was wowed!

5 chicken breasts (bones and skin- that's where the good stuff is)
place in crock pot and add

5 cloves garlic crushed
1 Tbsp chili powder
Juice of 1 big lime
salt, pepper and onion powder to taste ( I just sprinkled it all over the breasts)
1 cup water mixed with one dry packet of Chipolte Ranch dip (From Hidden Valley)

Cook on low for 3-5 hours or until chicken is done. Shred chicken, it will be fork tender, and leave in juices.

I served it on homemade tortillas, with lettuce, blackbeans, tomatoes and cilantro ranch or sour cream
Delicious!

The next day I used the leftovers in tortilla soup!