Potato Leek Soup

Ingredients:

1 T coconut oil

1 onion, chopped

3 medium leeks, chopped

3 stalks celery or one celery root, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed or minced (or more if you love garlic)

1 cup mixed fresh herbs (ie: rosemary, thyme, basil, chives..ect), or 1 T dried Italian Seasoning 

3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed (or use any combination of sweet potatoes, rutabaga, parsnips, turnips, carrots and regular potatoes)

4 cups bone broth, vegetable stock or water

1 can coconut milk

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1.  Warm oil in the bottom of a large pot. Add onion, leeks, and celery. Saute over low hear till onions are translucent. (5-10 minutes) Stir in garlic and other spices/herbs and cook for 2 minutes. 

2.  Add potatoes and/or root vegetables and cook about 10 minutes over medium heat till potatoes start to soften. (You could boil or bake the potatoes ahead of time to speed this up)
3.  Add broth and coconut milk. Bring to an almost boil and then simmer about 10 minutes till potatoes/ veggies are super soft. (Add more more less liquid depending on desired consistency).

4.  Blend in blender or use immersion blender till smooth

Egg Drop Soup

Super Simple!

Pour 4 cups of chicken stock or bone broth into a pan. Add dash of fish sauce and salt to taste.
Bring to a boil.

While broth is coming to a boil. Whisk together 3 or 4 eggs.

Remove broth from heat once it is boiling. Pour whisked egg in a thin steady stream into the hot broth and stir as you pour. Eggs will cook when they hit the broth.

Garnish with cilantro, scallions or hot sauce if desired. My kids love it plain.

Energy Bites

Pulse together in food processor till ingredients form flour like texture:

• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup cashews

Add and process the following till a sticky dough like texture is formed:

• 12-13 pitted dates
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 T hemp seeds
• 1/4 tsp sea salt

Pour mixture into a bowl and work the following into the dough with your fingers:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter (or more till desired consistency) 
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, raisins or craisins

Roll into walnut sized balls. 

Saffron and Paprika Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 T butter, coconut oil or olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 red, yellow or orange bell pepper, diced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 tsp saffron threads soaked in 3 T warm water
• 1 T paprika
• 1/2 - 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup dry white wine (optional)
• 4 cups chicken, pork or veggie stock 
• 1 cup coconut milk, almond milk or whole milk
• 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans
• 1/2 pound cooked pork, sausage or ground beef (I used 1 cup of leftover pulled pork from the day before)
  omit meat to make vegetarian/ vegan

Directions:

• Warm butter/oil in a pot
• Saute onions till translucent
• Add: tomato, bell pepper, celery, carrot and cook till beginning to soften
• Add: saffron/water, paprika, red pepper flakes and salt to taste, (add wine and cook till reduced in half) - if not adding wine, cook together 2-3 minutes. 
• Add stock, milk, beans and meat. Simmer till everything is as soft as desired. Add more water or broth for desired consistency. Salt and Pepper to taste
• Optional: Add a dash of fresh lemon juice when serving

Breakfast Cookies

ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/3 cup raisins or craisins
• 1/4 chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t cinnamon

directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mash bananas in a bowl. ( I like to use my pastry cutter for this.) Mix in oats and raisins/ craisins, and nuts. Then add applesauce, vanilla and cinnamon and let sit for about 10 minutes.
3. Drop the dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets. (About 1 large Tablespoon per cookie)
4. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Let cool 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!

Basil Lime Dressing

ingredients:

• 1/2 cup basil (and/or: fennel, dill, tarragon, cilantro)
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice and 1 T lime zest
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 t honey
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 t fresh or candied ginger
• 1/2 t crushed red pepper

directions:

• Blend all ingredients together in a high speed blender or food processor.

Basic Pizza Crust

ingredients:

• 1 package of dry fast rising yeast
• 1 t sugar
• 1 cup warm water (about 110-120 degrees)
• 2 1/2 cups flour 
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 T olive oil

directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
• Dissolve yeast package and sugar into warm water. Let sit a few minutes.
• Beat half of flour, salt and oil into the yeast mixture.
• Add remaining flour and mix wells. Knead until smooth. Place in oiled bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour or till dough has doubled in size.
• Oil pans, dust pans with cornmeal. Divide dough into two balls. Spread onto pans. Bake 8 minutes. 
• Top pizzas with sauce and toppings of choice. Bake 15-20 minutes till done!