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Harvest Stew
Harvest Stew 1# pork loin or roast, cut into 1” pieces with fat trimmed; 2 small onions, diced; 1 medium apple, peeled and diced; 1 28-oz can whole tomatoes with juice; 1 14-oz can great northern beans, drained and rinsed. Peel and dice the following: 2 red garnet yams, 3 medium carrots, 2 parsnips Toss […]
Applesauce Spice Cake
Applesauce Spice Cake 4 T. real butter, softened 1 c. sugar 1 egg 1/4 c. water 1 c. unsweetened applesauce 1 1/4 c. flour (use half whole wheat if you wish) 2 T. ground flaxseed 3/4 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. cinnamon 1/4 t. each nutmeg, allspice and ginger Blend all dry […]
Sunrise Whole Grain Waffles
Sunrise Whole Grain Waffles Mix together: 1 c. flour, 1 c. oat flour, 2 T. ground flaxseed, 1/3 c. rye flour, 1/3 c. cornmeal, 4 t. baking powder, 1 T. sugar and 1/2 t. salt. Stir together: 2 eggs, 2 c. liquid (i have used buttermilk, straight milk and a milk/water combo- all are great) […]
Simple Granola
Everyone knows that more whole grain is always a good thing to eat. I love granola, as does Mike and yet I won’t spend the abhorrent amounts of money asked for in a store to buy a 10-oz bag of granola that will disappear in one sitting in my house. I found the origin of […]
Hummus
Hummus Combine the following in food processor: 1 14-oz can garbanzo beans (i drain and rinse, you decide about that one), 1/3 c. tahini, 1/4 c. lemon juice, 1 T. oilive oil, 2 t. minced garlic, 1 t. salt, and 1/4 c. water for smoothness (this is optional but it seems to even it out […]
Blueberry syrup
I love blueberries and go picking every summer at my favorite farm, usually twice if I can manage. This summer I got one good visit in and picked 20#. One thing I like to make with the bounty is blueberry syrup. I have always loved blueberry syrup since I was young, often desiring it more […]
Risotto
Risotto (my method with a little help from Cooks Illustrated) 2 T. butter plus 2 T. olive oil 1 large shallot, peeled and chopped 2 clove garlic, chopped 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped 3 c. water plus 3 c. chicken broth, heated but not boiling 2 c. arborio rice 1/2 c. dry white wine […]
Sesame Noodles
Sesame Noodles* 1 # whole grain spaghetti ½ c. reduced sodium soy sauce 2 T. sesame oil 1 T. canola oil 2 T. lime juice Zest of half a lime^ 1 ½ t. crushed red pepper 4 scallions, finely sliced 8 oz. fresh spinach^ 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped^ 4 oz. matchstick carrots^ ½ c. […]