Orange Spinach Smoothie

Add in a blender:

1 cup (packed) spinach

1 orange (pealed)

1/4 cup walnuts

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

1 cup hot water

½ cup old fashioned oats

½ cup milk

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

stevia to taste

slowly add ice and blend then add more until you have the desired consistence

Black Bean and Brown Rice Brownies: Gluten and Sugar Free

To be honest, most people would be hard pressed to call these delicious; however, if you need a gluten free, sugar free, chocolate treat.  These are not too bad and pretty simple to make.At the end of the recipe I'll give you a little more tasty but less healthy alternative recipe.  
In a sauce pan with the stove set to warm, slowly warm:
One can (15 oz) black beans
1 square cube unsweetened bakers chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup stevia (not concentrated)4 tablespoons virgin organic coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Slowly warm and stir until the chocolate has melted and mixed with the other ingredients.
In a blender add:
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder

Blend

Add ingredients from sauce pan and blend.  
Pour ingredients into a lightly oiled pan for baking.
Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
Alternative recipe:
Replace stevia with 3/4 to 1 cup sugar

Quiche: Gluten free, vegetarian, healthy, delicious, quiche.

While this is amazingly delicious, this one is neither quick nor inexpensive.  Sorry.
Makes enough for a large family, party, or to freeze and eat over time.Cut into pieces:
4 LARGE red onions
3 cups of broccoli
2 cups sweet peppers
3 cups mushroom (optional)
3 cups zucchini (optional)
You may also consider adding a few jalapenos for some extra kick.
You may also want to consider adding jerky, cut up into about quarter size pieces and adding them to the large bowl for mixing.  Just about any kind of jerky can be added.
Lightly saute (it still has to bake and you don't want the vegetables over cooked) in a large frying pan (I prefer cast iron because of how evenly it cooks and the added iron), or sauce pan, on medium low adding 1 table-spoon olive oil to coat the pan before adding the vegetables.

Finely chop all ingredients in a food processor or by hand.  Pour all sauteed and finely chopped vegetables into a large bowl.

Add 14 eggs, one cup plain Greek yogurt, and 10 ounces (by weight) of either smoked gouda or smoked Swiss cheese (you can also mix the two cheeses).

Optional ingredient:
You can add two to four cups of chopped turkey ham.

Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl.  I prefer to use a wooden spoon with a hole in the middle.

Pour ingredients into one or two casserole pans, lightly coated in olive oil.  (You can also put them in pie pans with a crust if you wish; however, I prefer without a crust.  Note: if you use a crust it may no longer be gluten free.)

Bake in a preheated oven at 375 for approximately 50 minutes.  (After about 50 minutes, you can put a clean butter/table knife in the center of the quiche, to the bottom, and if it comes out clean, it's done.)

Alternative, more delicious and yes, less healthy ingredients for the Quiche.
In lieu of chopped turkey ham, you can fry two packages of bacon.  Add the bacon to the food processor for chopping (not blending) or cut into small pieces.
you can also also use one cup of whole milk in lieu of the Greek Yogurt.
Add these ingredients to the large bowl and mix with the other ingredients before baking.

Wassail: Non Alcoholic

Add equal amounts of orange juice and apple juice to a pot.  You can use fresh, or make it from frozen or make if from reconstituted juice from the store.  I should mention here that I rarely drink juices because of the high natural sugar content and the generally high calorie content.  I much prefer to get my fruit from the whole fruit; but this is a delicious holiday drink.
Add equal amounts of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. (about 1/2 teaspoon of each per cup or to taste)  Bring liquid to a simmer.   Be sure to allow the wassail to cool before drinking.  You may want to wash an orange or two and slice it, including the peel and add it to the juice.  You can do the same with an apple after you have cored the apple.  It adds some flavor and helps to make it look more festive.

Kale Poppy Seed Smoothie

Granted, this is not my most delicious smoothie, but I like it now and then and like the taste.  You may too.
There are loads of health benefits from this smoothie.

In blender add

½  to 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

½ cup powdered milk or morning moo + 2 cups water...or
1 cup almond, soy, or cashew milk + 1 cup water...or
1 1/2 cup milk

1/4 cup walnuts

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1 large sweet (cored) apple

1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 - 2 cups (packed) kale



blend

add

stevia: to taste



add a little ice and blend (so as to not break the blender) then add a little more ice and blend until you have your desired consistency

Spinach Poppy Seed Smoothie

In blender add

½ cup old fashioned rolled oats

½ cup powdered milk or morning moo

1/4 cup walnuts

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1 large sweet (cored) apple 

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon poppy seeds

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 cup (packed) spinach

1 cup hot water

blend

add

stevia: to taste

Optional: 2 large carrots

add a little ice and blend (so as to not break the blender) then add a little more ice and blend until you have your desired consistency

Check out how these ingredients may effect health conditions through the link to the right.

Broccoli Stir Fry with Sour Cream

Saute in a skillet lightly sprayed with oil on medium temperature

Add in this order stirring periodically

One cup chopped onion

One cup chopped broccoli

One half cup chopped sweet peppers

One half cup chopped turkey ham

After everything has been sauteed, pour into a bowl.

Add ½ cup sour cream and mix well

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Strawberry Rhubarb Shake

In a blender, add:

2 cups water

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 scoop protein (strawberry if available)

1 tablespoon  cinnamon

2 ½ cups frozen strawberries

1 ½ cup rhubarb chunks

2 large carrots or 10 baby carrots

½ cup powdered milk or morning moo

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats or rolled barley

stevia to taste

blend well

If you wish to save part of the mix for later, pour into container and put in the refrigerator. When ready to drink, add ice and blend.

If you wish to make it all at once, add two to three cups of ice (a few pieces at a time so as to not break the blender) and blend well. Because of the old fashioned oats and rhubarb, this will need to be blended a little longer for a smooth consistency.

Here are some possible protein's you might consider.  I've included a number so you can compare health benefits.  You may want to consider your personal needs according to your own health.
Click on the link for a variety of information.

Whey protein powder

Casein protein powder

Soy protein powder

Pea protein powder

Brown rice protein powder

Hydrolysate protein powder

Egg protein powder

With:

2 cups water  Click here for health benefits.

1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil    Click here for health benefits.

1 scoop whey protein    Click here for health benefits.

1 tablespoon  ceylon cinnamon    Click here for health benefits.

2 ½ cups  frozen strawberries    Click here for health benefits.

1 ½ cup rhubarb chunks    Click here for health benefits.

2 large carrots    Click here for health benefits.

½ cup powdered milk     Click here for health benefits.

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats    Click here for health benefits.

1/3 cup stevia    Click here for health benefits.

About:

Fat 14 g
Cholesterol 12.5 mg
Sodium 141.1 mg
Carbohydrates 124.5 g
Fiber 14.5 g
Sugars 29.7 g
Protein 52.1 g

Strawberry - no Banana Smoothie

In a blender, blend well

1 to 2 cups strawberries

1 - 2 oranges

1 1/2 cup hot water

1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil

1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon cinnamon (to taste)

stevia (to taste if desired)

3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup morning moo or powdered milk

2 large carrots

1 scoop protein

blend well

You can put half in another container for lunch or you can drink it all at once if you wish.

If you are going to drink it all at once, add ice (a little at a time, blending in between so you don't break your blender) for the full drink add enough ice to make from 8 - 9 cups. Blend until smooth.

If you are going to drink half now and the other half later, add ice to make 4 - 4 1/2 cups now and the same when you drink the other half.

Note: if you wish, you can substitute the strawberries for the banana in any of the smoothies.

Here are some possible protein's you might consider.  I've included a number so you can compare health benefits.  You may want to consider your personal needs according to your own health.
Click on the link for a variety of information.

Whey protein powder

Casein protein powder

Soy protein powder

Pea protein powder

Brown rice protein powder

Hydrolysate protein powder

Egg protein powder

Greek Yogurt Smoothie

In a blender, blend well

1 banana

1 tablespoon virgin organic coconut oil

1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon cinnamon (to taste)

stevia (to taste if desired)

3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats

2 large carrots

1 to 2 cups Greek yogurt.

blend well

You can put half in another container for lunch or you can drink it all at once if you wish.

If you are going to drink it all at once, add ice (a little at a time, blending in between so you don't break your blender)  for the full drink add enough ice to make from 8 - 9 cups.  Blend until smooth.

If you are going to drink half now and the other half later, add ice to make 4 - 4 1/2 cups now  and the same when you drink the other half.

Note: if you wish, you can substitute the milk and protein for the Greek yogurt in any of the shakes or smoothies.

Squash Cake

Squash Cake

This isn’t a completely healthy cake; however, it is an alternative way to sneak some very healthy food into the cake you are making and extend your budget, especially if you get the squash from your garden or a friend’s garden.

Preheat oven to whatever temperature called for on the box.

Start with 5 to 6 cups shredded; Patty Pan, Zucchini, or Butternut squash. (Be sure and cut it and if there are seeds inside, remove the seeds)

Pour into a sauce pan twice the amount of oil called for in a standard boxed cake mix. For example, if it calls for 1/3 cup oil, pour in 2/3rd cup oil (or just a little less, but not more.

Lightly saute the squash.

Add in a large bowl, twice the eggs called for on the box.

Add 1 teaspoon baking powder

Add 25% more water than called for on the box. For example, if the box calls for 1 cup water, add 1 and 1/4 cup water.

Add the cake mix from the box. You can use anything you like. I prefer white or lemon.

Add the sauteed squash.

Mix well.

Spray oil in a large cake pan.

Pour the mixed ingredients into the pan.

Bake for approximately 5 minutes more than is called for on the box...or until you can poke a knife in the middle of the cake, to the bottom and it comes back out clean (without any 'not fully baked' cake mix).

Add frosting to the top.

Because I try very hard to avoid sugar, I would not eat this, but it is a slightly healthier alternative for some and something I have made for others many times and is usually enjoyed very much. Sometimes they enjoy it a little less once they learn how much squash there is but usually no ones has any idea until they are told.