Apple Slices or Banana w/ Nut Butter
One of my all-time favorite snacks! Any type of nut butter will do. Nut butter is also delicious on bananas, carrots and celery. If you’d like to try making a home-made nut butter, click the links below for detailed instructions: ALMOND-BUTTER PECAN-BUTTER CASHEW-BUTTER MACADAMIA-NUT-BUTTER “NUTELLA”-CHOC-HAZELNUT-BUTTER MAPLE-CINNAMON-PUMPKIN-SEED-BUTTER For those avoiding certain foods, this recipe falls into the following categories: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Egg Free, Nut Free, Sugar Free, Grain Free, Vegan, Raw Can use a raw nut butter if you’d like....
Read MoreIce Pops !
My goal here was to come up with a variety of delicious, wholesome, frozen treats that the kids would love. (I did it!) =) Of course, you can puree just about anything & freeze it into a popsicle, so go with what you’re in the mood for & experiment. Or, use the following simple recipes as a basis to get started & go from there. I went back & forth a bit, tweaking, to get just the right ratio of flavor and sweetness, but I suggest you start with small batches so you can test & adjust the flavors to your own personal preference. Liquid stevia works extremely well...
Read MorePeanut Sauce
Smooth Peanut Sauce – quick, easy & yummy! 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (almond or cashew butter work too) 4 TBSP soy sauce 2 TBSP brown rice vinegar 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (or more) 1/2 cup water Whisk all ingredients together. Done! I Love a no-cook sauce 🙂 SIDE NOTES: ~ Our favorite way to eat this sauce is over noodles with a vegetable. Peas or broccoli work well. If using frozen peas, no need to thaw. Just add them to the pot w/ the noodles for the last minute or 2 of cook time. If using broccoli, chop up a few cloves of garlic & saute in oil for a...
Read MoreGarlic Scape Pesto Pizza
For the PESTO: 12 garlic scapes, chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1 cup fresh basil (tightly packed) 1/2 cup walnuts 1/3 cup parmesan 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 tsp pure salt Add everything to a food processor & blend. If you have the option, process the first 4 ingredients, then add olive oil and salt while machine is running. To assemble the PIZZA: Spread the pesto on (a pre-cooked) pizza crust. Add some sliced, fresh mozzarella, grape tomatoes, and freshly ground black pepper. Bake at 375 for about 10 mins. You can of course use any pesto recipe for this, so if you can’t get...
Read MoreQuick Tomato Sauce
1 28 oz package diced tomatoes 2 medium garlic cloves 1 tsp water 2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil 3 TBSP coarsely chopped fresh basil (or more) 1/4 tsp sugar (optional) 1/2 tsp plus 1 TBSP pure salt 1 additional TBSP extra-virgin olive oil 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid (pasta water) 1 lb whole grain pasta Bring water to a boil in large pot, add 1 TBSP salt along with the pasta and cook until al dente. Meanwhile, crush garlic into a small bowl & stir in 1 tsp water. Heat 2 TBSP oil in a 10 inch saute pan over medium heat and saute garlic/water mixture until fragrant but not brown, approx...
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