Southwest Eggrolls

These are the best and totally loaded with good stuff for the kids. They don't even know the loads of good stuff they are getting.

2 cans black beans drained
1 large tomatoe diced
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 jalepeno pepper chopped finely (you could use anaheim,green or red pepper)
1 clove garlic minced (you can use more garlic if you don't have the pepper)
1 avocado diced small
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
4 large mushrooms diced
1 cup cooked rice (or I use 1 cup quinoa)
Juice from 1 fresh lemon (you could use bottled, or lime)

You could add corn, that is really good also, but don't add as much rice, or only one can of beans so that the filling matches up with one package of egg roll wrappers.

Add all this to a bowl, stir, and then put two heaping spoonfuls in each eggroll wrapper. Fry in oil, or bake in the oven on 500degrees.

{Cabbage Soup}

Brown 1 lb of hamburger or sausage
Add
1 diced onion
cook until onion is tender
Add
1/2 - 1 tsp garlic salt
2 large tomatoes diced
(or one bottle of tomatoes)
1 head of cabbage chopped
Cook until cabbage is just tender crisp. Don't get the cabbage soggy, that's no good. Keep it kinda crisp.


*This is really easy to make meatless, you could just add chopped mushrooms, eggplant, zuccini, carrots or potatoes instead of the meat.

Seriously The BEST Eggplant EVER!

I started this recipe blog because I love food that tastes good. I don't find it worth my bother to eat food that doesn't taste good. In my quest to get my family to eat better, I have come across a lot, and I mean A LOT of recipes that sound good, but in reality, don't taste good. This is the first time I have ever tried Eggplant, and I LOVE it. So I share it with you. Seriously, even my picky eaters ate this without any complaints, and then took seconds.

Eggplant Parmesan

Bread Crumb coating
1 1/2 cups Pepperidge Farms Herbed Stuffing- mashed to crumbs
1 tsp garlic salt
1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated

Cut Eggplant in 1/2 inch slices. Salt
Dip in :
Beaten egg
then Dip in
Bread Crumb Coating

Fry in oil

They were crispy, and I wanted to keep them that way, so I placed them in a serving dish and put the marinara sauce in a seperate bowl, so that when it was time to serve them, we dished up our eggplant and then put the sauce on.
Seriously so good!

Here is my Marinara Sauce recipe

Saute 1 finely chopped onion in 2 Tbsp butter(or olive oil)
1 jar of bottled tomatoes put through the blender
( I like a few chunks, but do what your family will eat)
1 tsp basil
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1 4 oz can tomato paste
stir and let simmer for at least 20 minutes. Longer is better

If I have it I also add sliced mushrooms, zucchini, chopped Kale, sliced olives, grated carrots, and/or chopped bell peppers to the saute before adding the tomatoes.

Breakfast Ice Cream

1 cup soaked almonds
1/4 c flax seeds
Blend in blender until fine powder
Then Add:
2 frozen bananas
1 cup frozen berries
1/2 avocado
1/2 apple
Blend until smooth, You may need to add a little water to get it the consistancy you want it. We like it thick so you can eat it with a spoon.
If it is not as sweet as you want it (sometimes the berries are more sour than other times) You can add:
1-3 Tbsp Agave

This is also really good if you add whatever fruit you have left over. Pinapple, kiwi, cherry, apricot, peach....get creative.



Almond Milk
Blend the almonds until fine, and add just water until it is as thick as you want it. Thinner=milk, thicker=cream

Root Bake

You can do this with whatever roots you have on hand, but tonight I....

Layered
Sweet Potatoes cut in 1/2 inch rounds
Potatoes cut in 1/2 inch rounds.
Onion cut in thin slices
Shredded cabbage (about 1/4th of a head)
Sprinkled with salt, pepper and dulse
Add about 1/2 inch water in the bottom cover and bake 1 hour
We ate the popped pumpkin seeds on top!

At first the kids were leary, then they tasted it and loved the pumpkins seeds with the sweet potatoes, and Annalee insisted on feeding herself.

I also had the last of our potatoes from our garden and they were starting to sprout. I peeled them all, boiled them, made them into mashed potatoes, stuck them in gallon ziplock bags and froze them to use later.

Squash Soup

One squash cut off skin and chunk
Boil in water with about five peeled potatoes and an onion that is chopped up.
When everything is tender, and most of the water has boiled off, puree.
Add thyme, salt and pepper and two minced garlic cloves.

So good when you eat Popped Pumpkin Seeds on top!

Popped Pumpkin seeds

Popped Pumpkin Seeds
Place 2-4 Tblsp sesame oil in bottom of skillet that has a lid.
when it is hot, throw in 2 cup pumpkin seeds (the hulled ones)
Add 1 Tbsp salt
When they have popped, add 1 cup chopped red onion let saute
Just before serving add 1 clove minced garlic.


These are so good to eat on top of squash soup.

Sopapillas

I made sopapillas the other day, but since we are not using white flour or white sugar, I used oatmeal instead. They were so good...

Sopapillas

2 cups of oatmeal cooked in 3 cups water
It should be a thick gruel consistancy
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
4 tblsps butter (or coconut oil)
2 cups oatmeal blended to powder

Mix everything together, it should be dough like spread oat flour Or oil on surface roll out dough to 1/2 inch thickness. cut in scone shapes and let rise.

fry in coconut oil
Sprinkle with honey and cinnamon

"Chocolate Breakfast Pudding"

Chocolate Breakfast Pudding

Soak 1 cup Prunes or dehydrated pears in a bowl of water overnight.
Place in blender in the morning, puree.
Add :
1 Cup Sunflower seeds
1/2 cup almonds
3 apples peeled and cored
1 tsp cinnamon (or more if you desire)

slice bananas, kiwi, pinapple, strawberries, pears, or apples to place on top for Decoration.

If you make the puree really thick, you can form it like a cake and decorate with fruit for a birthday cake!

So good!