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Stuffed Acorn Squash

Category : Entrees , Recipes

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Servings: 2
Prep Time: 10-20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
1 Acorn squash, washed, cut in half length-wise
clean out the membranes and seeds
1/2 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 cup broccoli, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup quinoa and 1 cup filtered water
1 Vine ripe tomato, chopped
1 Tbls organic unsalted butter
1 tsp lemon juice, fresh squeezed
2 Tbls filtered water
1/2 tsp Sea salt
pepper, to taste
1/2 tsp ground sage
1/2 tsp marjoram

Prep Ahead:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. Line an baking sheet with parchment paper. Place
cut and cleaned squash cut side down, and bake
45 minutes or until squash is nearly tender.
3. Prepare and cook the quinoa. Put in a saucepan,
1/4 cup of quinoa and 1 cup of filtered water, allow
to boil and turn to simmer covered for 20 minutes.
4. Assemble all the spices and veggie ingredients,
chop up all the veggies. Set aside.
5. Squeeze the lemon juice and set aside.

Making It:
1. Meanwhile, in a large skillet sauté the chopped
vegetables in the butter for 4-5 minutes. Add
the filtered water to the veggies as well as the
spices, salt and pepper. Stir frequently until veggies
are tender. Add tomatoes, cooked quinoa, and lemon
juice.
2. Spoon the quinoa mixture into the inverted squash
halves. Bake 10-15minutes or until squash is tender.

This recipe may be doubled or tripled to feed a larger
group of people.

ENJOY!

Marie


Broccoli Garden Vegetable Salad

Category : Recipes , Salads


Broccoli Garden Vegetable Salad

Servings:  4
Serving Size: 2 cups
Prep Time:  10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cups broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
2 cups cauliflower, cut into bite size pieces
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, peeled and diced
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped fine
4 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbs. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp. Redmond Sea Salt

Prep And Assemble:
Cut up all the vegetables and place in bowl, set aside.
Chop the basil leaves and place onto the vegetables.
Pour the olive oil, lemon juice and salt on top the vegetables
and mix thoroughly until well coated.

Serve with unleavened bread, corn bread or organic pita bread.

ENJOY!
Marie


No Oil Avocado Salad Dressing

Category : Recipes , Salad Dressing

 

No-Oil Avocado Salad Dressing

Servings:    3 cups
Serving Size:   varies
Prep Time:   10 minutes

Ingredients:
2 avocadoes, peeled and pitted
1  1/2 cups  distilled /filtered water
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
6-8 fresh basil leaves
1 tsp. Redmond Sea Salt
1 tsp. paprika

Making It:
Put all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth may add additional/less water as needed for desired pouring consistency.
A good and tasty way of cutting out the excess fats from
our diet.

ENJOY!
Marie


Vegan Stuffed Red Peppers

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Category : Entrees , Recipes

Vegan Stuffed Red Bell Peppers

Serving Size: 1 stuffed pepper
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 90 minutes total for rice
and peppers to finish.       

Ingredients:
4 organic red bell peppers
2 1/4 cup filtered water
1 cup organic wild brown rice
3 tsp. ground sage, divided
2 Tbs. organic, unsalted butter
1 cup organic sweet onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
2 sticks organic celery, chopped
5 large mushrooms, chopped
1 tsp. Redmond Sea Salt
Sun-dried tomato catsup

Prep Ahead for Rice:
In medium pot put the rice, 2 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp. sage. Stir and cover, bring to boil and then turn on low, time it 45 min. and ignore (don’t remove the lid to check or anything it’ll be fine for 45 min.)

Prep Ahead for Peppers:
Prepare a large pot with water to cover the peppers and add 2 tsp. salt to the water. Meanwhile cut small area off the top of peppers and clean out the seeds and membranes, wash/rinse inside and out. (Don’t throw away the good part of the tops, clean them up and use to cut up the peppers into your salad). When water is boiling put in the peppers and cook 5 minutes, and then drain upside down and set aside.

Prep Ahead for Stuffing:
In large skillet sauté onion, garlic, and celery in the butter for about 5-8 minutes on medium heat until onions are soft. Add the mushrooms, sea salt, and 2 tsp. sage. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes longer. Add the cooked rice and mix well.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Making It – Stuffing the peppers:
Take the blanched peppers and place upright in a casserole dish. Fill the peppers lightly with the rice and mushroom mixture. Top with the sun-dried catsup. Cover loosely (tent-style) with foil. (or use a ceramic casserole dish with lid) Bake total of 40 minutes, but the last 15 minutes remove the lid.

Serve with extra catsup on the side if desired.
Serve with a side vegetable and tossed salad.

Enjoy!

Marie


Sun-Dried Roma Tomato Catsup

Sun-Dried Roma Tomato Catsup

Sun-dried Roma Tomato Catsup

Serving Size: Approx. 2 Cups
Servings: Varies
Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients: 
1 cup organic sun-dried tomatoes
(soaked 2 hours or more)
6 organic Roma tomatoes
6-8 fresh basil leaves
1 tsp. Redmond Sea Salt
1 squirt Stevia, or to taste (start light)

Prep:
Can make ahead 1 day so it’s ready for your recipes.

Making It:
Process all the ingredients in a food processor, (if you want a smoother rather than a chunkier catsup then use a blender) until all the sun-dried tomatoes are well chopped and well blended. Pour into glass jar, store in fridge up to one week.

This is a chunky catsup, but do not be fooled by that because this catsup tastes better than any bottled variety.

ENJOY!!

Marie


Creamy Mushroom Soup

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Creamy Mushroom Soup

Serving Size: 2 Cups
Servings:
4
Prep Time:  
10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
2-3 Tbs unsalted, organic butter
1 medium portobello mushroom, shredded or chopped fine
3 medium white mushrooms, shredded or chopped fine
1 small onion, chopped
2 large celery stalks, chopped fine
2  16-ounce cans of organic coconut milk
1 tsp Redmond Sea Salt
1 tsp ground sage
2 tsp dried parsley

Prep Ahead:
Shred or chop the vegetables. 

Making It:
1. Melt butter in skillet. Sauté onions and celery for 5 minutes. 2. Then add the mushrooms, lower heat and sauté for 8 minutes.
3. Add the coconut milk and seasonings. Continue cooking 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.

Serve with cornbread or unleavened bread.  

Enjoy!
Marie


Baked Falafel

Category : Entrees , Recipes

Baked Falafel

Baked Falafel

Serving Size: 10 patties
Servings:
varies
Prep Time:
45 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 onion, quartered
1 1/2 cloves of garlic
3/4 cup raw dried, garbanzo beans,
soaked over night
1 Tbs. tahini
1/2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1/2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. Redmond Sea Salt
1 Tbs dried parsley or 1/4 cup fresh

Prep Ahead:
Soak the garbanzo beans overnight.

Making It:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
1. Process the garlic and onion in a food processor until well chopped.
2. Add drained and rinsed garbanzo beans to processor with the rest of the ingredients. Process until well mixed and fairly chopped but not pureed.
3. Scoop out and pat into 10 patties and place onto parchment-lined baking sheet.
4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, flip over after 18 minutes. (OR sauté the patties in a skillet for 5 minutes on each side.)

Serve with Ranch Dressing.

Enjoy!
Marie


Raw, Non-Dairy Strawberry Cheesecake

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Raw, Non-Dairy Strawberry Cheesecake

Raw, Non-Dairy Strawberry Cheesecake

Serving Size: Approx. 12-16 slices
Servings:
1 slice
Prep Time:
2.5 hours + Freezer time

Hallelujah to Hallelujah Acres for this recipe!

Ingredients – Crust
1 cup walnuts
1 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup dates, pitted (soaked 1 hour)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut (optional)

Ingredients – Filling
3  1/2 cups cashews
2 cups fresh, organic strawberries*
3/4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 cup raw coconut butter
3/4 cup unfiltered raw honey
1 Tsp pure vanilla extract (I use alcohol-free)
1/2 Tsp Redmond Sea Salt 

* You may substitute blueberries, raspberries or mangos.

Prep Ahead
Soak the cashews for 2 hours, then drain.

All of this can be done a day before you plan to serve.

Making It – Crust
Place all the crust ingredients except coconut in food processor with “S” blade and process until crumbly. Sprinkle coconut onto the base of a spring form pan, pie plate or 8 x 8 square Pyrex (coconut keeps the dough from sticking). Press mix evenly into pan to form a crust.

Making It – Filling
A food processor won’t work as well as a powerful blender. Here’s what helped me:

Place all the filling ingredients in a bowl. Then scoop out 1 cup at a time into the blender until smooth.  Pour into another large bowl. Continue this process until all the filling ingredients have been blended, smooth and creamy. Mix the blended bowl of filling and pour into prepared crust, tapping to remove bubbles and make sure pie plate is filled evenly. 

Cover and place in freezer until firm, usually about 12 hours. Return any uneaten slices to the freezer until next serving.

Notes to “Make It” Easier
It might help to pull the cheesecake out of the freezer about 8-10 hours and cut through the slices, recover and place back in freezer until ready to serve.
Then take out the desired slices to serve and allow to sit for 20 minutes or so. It will be more like a cheesecake consistency, mildly firm.

Enjoy!
Marie


Italian Basil Salad Dressing

Category : Recipes , Salad Dressing

Italian Basil Salad Dressing

Italian Basil Salad Dressing

Serving Size: Approx. 2 Cups
Servings:
Varies
Prep Time:
10 minutes

Double the recipe if needed

Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
2 cups Trader Joe’s extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil
1 squirt (to taste) liquid stevia
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1 tsp Redmond Sea Salt

Making It:
Place all ingredients in blender for 1 minute or until blended well.  Store in glass jar in the refrigerator.

Variation:
If you aren’t into sweetness, and enjoy a more earthy tone type of dressing.
Eliminate the stevia and add 1 tsp. of celery seed in its place.

Enjoy!
Marie


Corn Bread

Category : Breads , Recipes

Corn Bread

Corn Bread

I use all Organic Non-GMO ingredients for
health and flavor!

Serving Size: approximately 1 inch squares 
Servings:
(varies)16 squares
Prep Time:
10-15 minutes

Double the recipe if needed

Ingredients:
1 cob of organic corn
1 cup organic whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup organic yellow cornmeal
2  1/2 tsp baking powder (aluminum-free)
1/4 cup organic, unrefined coconut oil
3 Tbs.  organic coconut sugar or cane sugar
1 tsp Redmond Sea Salt
1 cup + 1 Tbs. warm distilled or filtered water

Prep Ahead:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt the coconut oil.

Cut the corn kernels off the cob. Process them through a food processor briefly to cut them up. Cook them for 5 minutes just to get rid of the excess moisture.

Making It:
In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients then add the melted coconut oil, corn and water. Mix until blended.

Put parchment paper in a 8″x 8″ square pan or 9″ pie pan. Pour the cornmeal mixture in. Cook for 30 minutes. Cool or serve warm.

Enjoy!
Marie