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Banana Bran Muffins
By maredan
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 medium)
- 1 cup buttermilk (see Ingredient notes)
- 1 cup unprocessed wheat bran (see Ingredient notes)
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- Ingredient Notes: You can use buttermilk powder in place of fresh buttermilk. Or make "sour milk": mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk.
- Unprocessed wheat bran is the outer layer of the wheat kernel, removed during milling. Also known as miller's bran, it can be found in the baking section. Do not substitute bran cereal in this recipe
Basil Quinoa Salad
By maredan
Directions: 1) Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add Quinoa, cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes or ...
- Salad:
- Quinoa -“Jing” and Kidney Support
- Olive Oil- Omegas
- Crushed Red Pepper- Blood Flow
- Pine Nuts-Zinc
- Onions and Garlic- Blood Purifying
- 1 cup Quinoa-rinsed
- 1/2 of a Red Onion-sliced
- 2 whole Tomatoes-chopped
- 1 Cucumber-peeled and chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh Basil-chopped
- 1/4 cup Pine Nuts-quickly toasted in a dry pan until fragrant and set aside for garnish
- Dressing:
- 4 Garlic Cloves-minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 3 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tilapia
By maredan
Tilapia 1. Preheat broiler
- Tilapia
- 4 * 4x5 ounce tilapia fillets, skin removed
- 1 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 * 4 tablespoons pesto
- * salt and pepper to taste
- * juice of 1 lemon
- Cherry Tomato Confit
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 * 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 * 1 sprig basil
- 1/2 * 1/2 pint whole cherry tomatoes
- * salt, to taste
- Chorizo and Olive Sauté
- 1 * 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 * 1 chorizo sausage, sliced into coins
- 4 * 4 canned artichoke hearts, packed in water or oil, halved
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup whole black olives, pitted
- 10 * 10 caper berries
- 3 * 3 basil leaves, torn
- Pesto Orzo
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups orzo pasta
- 3 * 3 large garlic cloves
- 3 * 3 cups loosely packed fresh basil
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, coarsely grated
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Mini Meatball Sandies
By maredan
12 (2 1/2-inch-diameter) sweet dinner rolls, halved (recommended: King's Hawaiian) Put an oven rack in the cente...
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup finely crushed corn cereal (recommended: Corn Flakes)
- 1 * 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 * 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 * 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 * 1 tablespoon ketchup, plus more for serving
- 2 * 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 pound (4 ounces) 96 percent lean ground beef
Rum Pudding Cake
By maredan
CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 350°F
- Cake
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
- 1 pkg. (4-serving size) Jell-O Vanilla Instant Pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/3 cup rum
- Rum Sauce
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup rum
Roasted Garlic Vegetable Tart
By maredan
Directions For roasted garlic oil, preheat oven to 375 F
- 1 head garlic
- 1 cup canola oil
- 6 cups peeled and diced butternut squash
- salt and pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 head sliced fennel
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
- finely grated lemon zest
- 3 sheets phyllo pastry
- 4 ounces feta cheese
Apple Cranberry Crisp
By maredan
Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 325°F
- Makes one 8-inch crisp (or 6 individual crisps).
- Ingredients
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- * dash salt
- 5 * 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 4 * 4 Mutsu or Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 * 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup sugar
- * zest and juice of 1 small orange
Lobster Basil Salad
By maredan
Directions Chop lobster tails and claws into large chunks and toss into a medium salad bowl along with the knuckle...
- 2 cooked lobsters, tail, claw and knuckle meat removed
- 1 large bunch basil, chopped
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Avocado BLT Sandwich
By maredan
1. Toast the bread and spread with mayonnaise
- 4 * 4 thick slices of great bread
- 4 * 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 6 * 6 slices cooked bacon
- 1 * 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
- 1 * 1 large ripe tomato, sliced
- 4 * 4 leaves lettuce
- * Salt and pepper to taste
Exotic Fruit Sangria
By maredan
Directions In a bowl and using a muddler, coarsely crush half the rambutans, star fruit and pineapple with the sug...
- 12 rambutans or lychees, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 star fruit (carambola), thinly sliced
- 1 cup pineapple cubes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 cup mango juice
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1 bottle 750 ml (3 cups) dry white wine, chilled
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- Sparkling water, to taste
- Ice cubes, to taste
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