braised balsamic chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• season both sides of chicken breasts with garlic salt and pepper.
• heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook seasoned chicken breasts until chicken is browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. add onion; cook and stir until onion is browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• pour diced tomatoes and balsamic vinegar over chicken; season with basil, oregano, rosemary and thyme. simmer until chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).

Quinoa And Black Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. bring the mixture to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.

Simple Turkey Chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1 (28 ounce) can canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can canned kidney beans - drained, rinsed, and mashed
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown. stir in onion, and cook until tender.
• pour water into the pot. mix in tomatoes, kidney beans, and garlic. season chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper. bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

Sarah's Applesauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft. allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.

exquisite pizza sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 6 fluid ounces warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon anchovy paste (optional)
• 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• in a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, parmesan cheese, garlic, honey, anchovy paste, onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese.
• sauce should sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors; spread over pizza dough and prepare pizza as desired.

Maple Salmon

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound salmon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• in a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.
• place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork.

Sarah's Applesauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• in a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft. allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.

feta tapenade

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups pitted kalamata olives, drained
• 1 cup pitted green olives, drained
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 (2 ounce) can anchovy fillets, rinsed
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 10 mins


• blend kalamata olives, green olives, lemon juice, anchovy fillets, garlic, thyme, and rosemary in a food processor until coarsely chopped; transfer to a bowl. slowly drizzle olive oil into the olive mixture while stirring. fold feta cheese into the mixture. season the tapenade with black pepper; stir.

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup finely diced onion
• 5 serrano chiles, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lime juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• in a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, cilantro, salt, and lime juice. chill for one hour in the refrigerator before serving.

Blueberry And Banana Steel Cut Oats

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups almond milk
• 2 cups blueberries
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup steel-cut oats
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ready Time: 5 hrs 10 mins


• stir water, almond milk, blueberries, bananas, oats, honey, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt together in the crock of a slow cooker.
• cook on low for 5 to 8 hours.

Irresistible Double Chocolate Muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup ground flax seed
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat an oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
• combine flour, flax seed, wheat germ, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and chocolate chips in a large bowl. in another bowl, beat the buttermilk, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth. gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry, mixing just until combined. spoon equal amounts of batter into muffin cups.
• bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Quinoa And Black Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. bring the mixture to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup finely diced onion
• 5 serrano chiles, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lime juice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• in a medium bowl, stir together tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, cilantro, salt, and lime juice. chill for one hour in the refrigerator before serving.

zucchini blossom a la feta

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups dry bread crumbs
• 8 ounces feta cheese, cut into small cubes
• 18 zucchini blossoms

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• lightly beat the eggs in a bowl. place the bread crumbs on a dish. insert a cube of feta cheese into each zucchini blossom. dip the blossoms in the eggs, then dredge in the bread crumbs to lightly coat.
• fry zucchini blossoms in the skillet until golden brown.

Simple Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 cups warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup honey
• 5 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• in a large bowl, mix warm water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey. add 5 cups white bread flour, and stir to combine. let set for 30 minutes, or until big and bubbly.
• mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup honey, and salt. stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour. flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until not real sticky - just pulling away from the counter, but still sticky to touch. this may take an additional 2 to 4 cups of whole wheat flour. place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of the dough. cover with a dishtowel. let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• punch down, and divide into 3 loaves. place in greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 25 to 30 minutes; do not overbake. lightly brush the tops of loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine when done to prevent crust from getting hard. cool completely

Baked Sweet Potato Sticks

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 8 sweet potatoes, sliced lengthwise into quarters

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• in a large bowl, mix olive oil and paprika. add potato sticks, and stir by hand to coat. place on the prepared baking sheet.
• bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

bluezy's stuffed jalapenos with bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 12 slices hickory-smoked bacon, cut in half crosswise
• 12 large jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
• 1 (6 ounce) tub whipped cream cheese at room temperature
• 6 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• place bacon in a skillet over medium heat, working in batches, and cook until bacon is translucent and still flexible, about 2 minutes per side. set bacon aside.
• trim membranes from jalapeno pepper halves to reduce heat. rinse peppers and set aside.
• place whipped cream cheese and cheddar cheese into a bowl and mix until well blended; stir in worcestershire sauce. spoon cheese mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large tip. pipe the cheese filling generously into the pepper halves. top each filled pepper with a precooked bacon strip and arrange prepared baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheese filling is bubbling and the bacon strips are lightly browned, 8 to 14 minutes. serve hot.

Ants On A Log

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 stalks celery
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 5 mins


• cut the celery stalks in half. spread with peanut butter. sprinkle with raisins.

smoked shrimp and grit cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/2 fresh lime, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
• 1/2 fresh lime
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking grits
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half, or as needed
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
• 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 red onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 1/4 cups panko bread crumbs, divided
• 1 cup olive oil for frying, or as needed

Recipe

Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 10 mins


• prepare the smoker according to manufacturer's directions.
• place shrimp, juice of half a lime, garlic powder, celery salt, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and ground chipotle powder in a bowl, stir to coat shrimp, and marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• transfer shrimp to a large piece of aluminum foil, fold the foil over the shrimp, and fold the edges over several times to make a packet. cut several slits in the top of the aluminum packet.
• place the aluminum packet of shrimp the rack in the smoker. place remaining lime half the rack. smoke the shrimp and lime until shrimp are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.
• remove aluminum packet and lime half from smoker; cut each shrimp into 4 pieces and transfer to a large bowl. squeeze the juice from the smoked lime over the shrimp.
• bring water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. stir in grits, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. stir half-and-half into the grits until they are are workable and the consistency of mayonnaise.
• stir chopped chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and cilantro into the grits; set grits mixture aside.
• melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir red onion in the hot butter until translucent, about 4 minutes. stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. allow onion and garlic to cool; stir into the smoked shrimp.
• mix cooked grits into smoked shrimp; stir 1/4 cup panko crumbs into the mixture to make it stiff enough to hold its shape. chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour to allow mixture to set up.
• pour remaining 2 cups panko crumbs into a shallow bowl. scoop about 2 tablespoons of the grits mixture, form into a small patty, and lightly press into the panko crumbs to coat both sides. set patties aside.
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until oil shimmers.
• pan-fry the grits cakes until golden brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. keep finished patties warm while remaining cakes finish cooking.

Quinoa And Black Beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3/4 cup quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• mix quinoa into onion mixture and cover with vegetable broth; season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. bring the mixture to a boil. cover, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes; mix in the black beans and cilantro.