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Saturday, October 18, 2014

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.

Friday, October 17, 2014

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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