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blueberry almond breakfast polenta
By sanmo_babe
Bring milk to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat
- 4 cups milk
- 3/4 cups quick cook polenta
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinches cardamom (up to 1/4 teaspoon)
- creme fraiche or sour cream, optional
rice and cheese treasures
By sanmo_babe
1. Cut cheese sticks into 1/2 inch cubes (it depends on the brand, but each cheese stick should make around 7 cubes...
- 2 Cheese Sticks (I use mozzarella or cheddar)
- 1 Cup Cooked Rice, brown or white (it helps if the rice is sticky, so if you’re cooking the rice just for these ball, it helps to use a little extra water when making the rice)
- 2 Tbsp Sesame Seeds or Gomasio
baked oatmeal breakfast pie
By sanmo_babe
Beat together applesauce and sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce or pureed pumpkin
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup vanilla soymilk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sea salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 cups dry oatmeal (instant or regular)
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1 or 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
homemade Lara bars
By sanmo_babe
Set out two pieces of plastic wrap for shaping and wrapping the bars
- A Few Ideas for Variations:
- 1/4 cup chopped dates (roughly chopped whole dates, not pre-chopped)
- 1/4 cup dried cherries or dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup whole pecans, almonds or walnuts
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- Apricot-Almond: Use 6 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried apricots and 2 tablespoons date (to measure 1/2 cup total); use almonds for the nuts.
- Tropical: Use tropical fruit bits (these come pre-packaged at the supermarket); use raw cashews for the nuts. Add 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest, and 1 teaspoon fresh
- PB & J (cheap and delicious!): Use 1/4 cup dried cherries or cranberries and 1/4 cup raisins or dates; use raw or roasted peanuts (lightly salted or unsalted) for the nuts.
- Blueberry Bliss: Use 1/4 cup dried blueberries and 1/4 cup dates; use almonds for the nuts. Add 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, and a drop of almond extract to the mix.
- Cashew Cookie Dough: Reverse the proportions of fruit to nuts--Use 1/3 cup dates for the fruit and 1/2 cup raw cashews for the nuts.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: Same as cashew cookie dough, but add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pinch of cinnamon and 1/2 ounce very finely chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate to the mix.
- Pistachio Heaven: Same as cashew cookie dough, but use raw pistachios and add a tiny drop of almond extract.
- Peanut Butter Cookie Dough: Same as cashew cookie dough but use raw or roasted (lightly salted) peanuts for the nuts.
"sushi" sandwiches
By sanmo_babe
1. Cut the crusts off of each slice of bread and roll out as thin as possible with a rolling pin
- 3 Pieces of Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
- 1 Can of Tuna (I use albacore in water)
- 1 Tsp Capers, chopped
- 1 Tbsp Mayonnaise (plus more for spreading on the bread)
- 1/2 Tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 Cucumber, cut into long, thin sticks
- 1 Carrot, grated
cochinita pibil
By sanmo_babe
Cut any big giant hunks of fat from the pork shoulder, but leave SOME of it for flavor
- 1 3-4 pound pork shoulder
- 1/2 3.5 oz box of achiote paste (available in Latin markets or online)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 cups orange juice
- 5-6 garlic cloves peeled and kind of crushed
- 1 medium yellow onion - peeled and sliced
- olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 limes - juice and zest
- 1 big handful of cilantro
flower punch
By sanmo_babe
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
- Ice
- • 1½ ounces Gran Centenario Rosangel Tequila
- • ¾ ounce Rose wine
- • ¾ ounce lemon juice
- • ¾ ounce strawberry syrup*
- • ¾ ounce Campari
stir fry cabbage
By sanmo_babe
In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the canola oil and heat
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 head napa cabbage, cleaned and sliced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- chili sesame oil to taste
- sesame seeds
moc-cheese
By sanmo_babe
Put equal amounts of nutritional yeast and pastry flour in a small sauce pan (I like a little more yeast than flour...
- 1/8 nutritional yeast
- 1/8 whole wheat pastry flour
- water
- sea salt
asian grilled salmon
By sanmo_babe
While the grill is heating, lay the salmon skin side down on a cutting board and cut it crosswise into 4 equal piec...
- For the marinade:
- 1 side fresh salmon, boned but skin on (about 3 pounds)
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons good soy sauce
- 6 tablespoons good olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic