Shells Garlic Pasta - For the Garlic Lovers

In a pot cook 16oz of Whole Wheat Pasta Shells according to package.

In a separate pot add 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil and saute 8 cloves of garlic (sliced) with pine nuts until lightly browned.  Add 1/4 cup of cilantro.

After pasta is finished cooking, add the garlic, pine nuts and cilantro on top. Add 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil and 1 teaspoon of Sea Salt and mix.

Serve and Enjoy!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Easy Stir Fry with Chow Mein

In a wok add 3 cloves of garlic - crushed and 2 tablespoons of cold pressed olive oil. Cook the garlic for a few minutes then add 1 cup of raw peanuts and 1 tablespoon of Braggs Liquid Aminos and saute.

Add the following ingredients to the wok:

- 15 oz baby whole corn

- 8 oz water chestnuts sliced

- 4 scallions chopped

- 1/4 cup of cilantro

- 3 - 5 tablespoons of Braggs Liquid Aminos

- 1/4 cup of celery chopped

- 1/4 cup of parsley chopped

- 1 cup of baby carrots

- 1 cup of broccoli

- 1 cup of snow peas

Cook until vegetables are somewhat soft, about 20 minutes

In a separate pot cook 6 oz of chow mein stir fry noodles

Add the chow mein to the wok and mix

Enjoy and Serve

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available*

Potato Bean Stew

Ingredients:

5 Potatoes

2 cups of garbanzo beans

1 cup of edamames

1/2 cup of black beans

3 scallions chopped

1/4 cup of cilantro chopped

2 cloves of garlic minced

1 tablespoon of sea salt

2 cups of vegetable broth

2 tomatoes diced

In a pot, boil water and add the 5 potatoes cut in half or quarters. Cook until the potatoes are somewhat soft. Drain and put potatoes aside.

In another pot or wok, add the rest of the ingredients and the potatoes. Cook until warm. About 15 minutes.

You can serve with spanish rice... YUM!!!!

Serve and Enjoy!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Stuffed Bell Peppers

Cut the top from the Bell Pepper and scoop out the inside.

Add the following ingredients inside the bell pepper:

- 1/4 cup of green peppers finely chopped

- 1 cup of black beans

- 1.5 cup of brown rice

- 1/4 cup of scallions finely chopped

- 2 cloves of garlic crushed

- 1 tablespoon of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon of pepper

- 1/4 cup of parsley finely chopped

- 1/4 cup of tomatoes finely chopped

- 2 tablespoons of lemon

- 1/4 cup of pinenuts

- 2 teaspoons of capers

Fill the bell peppers 3/4 of the way full.

In a large pot add the following ingredients:

- 4 cups of water

- 1 can of tomato sauce

- 6 tablespoons of lemon

- 1 tablespoon of sea salt

- 2 cloves of garlic crushed

Add the stuffed bell peppers in the pot. Bring to a boil. Then turn heat to med/low and cook approx 45 min. or until the rice is soft. While the peppers are cooking, take the sauce from inside the pot and pour over stuffed peppers, several times. This will help the rice inside the peppers cook faster and absorb the great taste of the sauce.

Makes 6 Servings

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available*

Burrito Fun!!!!!

One of my favorite foods are Burritos. I was having a huge craving for some Mexican food, so I decided to go the healthy way and make my own. My son, who can be a picky eater, loved putting his burrito together with the ingredients he chose.

These are the ingredients that I put out for us to fill our burritos:

Whole Wheat Tortillas

Sliced Onions

Sliced Tomatoes

Sliced Black Olives

Cilantro

Homemade Spanish Rice

Pinto Beans sauted in garlic and sea salt

Homemade Guacamole

Recipe for Guacamole:

In a bowl mix the following ingredients together-

2 Avocados - use a fork to mash the avocado

1/2 Fresh Squeezed Lemon

3 cloves of garlic - minced

1/8 cup of chopped cilantro

1 small chopped tomato

1/2 small onion - chopped

Pinch of sea salt

Mix together, serve and enjoy!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available*

Delicious Potato and Bean Dish

Cook Quinoa

In a pot add the following ingredients:

Stewed Tomatoes
Water
Garlic
Sea Salt
Pepper
Cilantro
Scallions
Garbanzo Beans
Potatoes (cooked)

Cook until warm and serve over Quinoa

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Vegetable Stir Fry

In a Wok at the following:

Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Garlic
Green Beans
Corn
Carrots (sliced)
Peas
Braggs Liquid Aminos

Mix all together, heat and serve!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Chili and Peas

To make Chili and Peas:

In a pot add the following:

Chili Beans
Sliced Fresh Garlic
Onions
Cilantro
Sea Salt
Pepper
Peas

Cook until warm and serve!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Lentil Brown Rice and Veggie Patties

In Rice Cooker add the following:

Vegetable Broth

Brown Rice

Lentils

Tomatoes

Sea Salt
Pepper

Garlic

Cilantro

Cook according to Rice Cooker.

Veggie Patties:

Garbanzo Beans

Kidney Beans

Sunflower Seeds

Tahini

Cilantro

Scallions

Sea Salt

Pepper

Fresh Garlic

Blend in Vitamix until smooth

Shape into patties and place in oven at 350 degrees for approx 20 min.

Eat with Rice or enjoy with small whole wheat pita bread (like my son did in the picture above...)

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Bean Vegetable Creation

In a pot add the following:

Pinto Beans

Lentils - cooked very well (very soft)

Spinach

Scallions

Cilantro

Red Bell Peppers

Sea Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Garlic

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

POW! Pesto Pasta

In a pot cook Brown Rice Pasta according to package.

In a separate pot add the following:
Diced Tomatoes
Roasted Pine Nuts
Mung Beans
Vegetable Broth
Cilantro
Pinto Beans
Sea Salt
Pepper
Garlic

To make Pesto Sauce:
In a food processor add the following:

Pinenuts
Walnuts
Basil
Cold Pressed Organic Olive Oil
Fresh Lemon Juice
Lots of Garlic
Sea Salt
Cilantro

Mix the Pasta, Pesto Sauce, and the rest of the ingredients.

Enjoy and Serve!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Bulgur, Pinto Beans and Steamed Vegetables

To Cook Bulgur:

In a pot add 2 cups of vegetable broth, sea salt, pepper, toasted pine nuts, and 4 tablespoons of Earth's Balance Organic Buttery Spread and bring to a boil. Then add 1 cup of Bulgur #4 and bring to a boil. Turn to low heat and cook until liquid is absorbed.

To Cook Pinto Beans:

In a pot of boiling water, add sea salt and raw pinto beans. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook until the beans are soft.

Steam Vegetables

Serve and Enjoy!!!!

*Use organic ingredients if available

Easy Chili Bean and Potato

In a pot add the following:

Chili Beans
Potatoes
Cilantro
Scallions
Sea Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Vegetable Broth


Cook and serve


*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

Vegetable Chili

In a pot saute garlic and onions, and add a little of the vegetable broth. Stir in tomato paste.

Then add:

Chili Beans

Potatoes - Peeled and Cubed

Tomatoes - Chopped

Tomato Paste

Red Bell Pepper

Vegetable Broth

Cilantro

Carrots

Chili Pepper Flakes

Sea Salt

Pepper

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for about 15minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Serve and enjoy!!!!

*Use Organic Ingredients if Available

My Son's Favorite Lunch

Cook Organic Brown Rice Pasta according to package.

Strain. Add Earth Balance Organic Buttery Spread, Sea Salt, and garlic.

To make the broccoli, use another pot add the following:

Vegetable broth, sea salt, garlic, pepper and broccoli. Cook until broccoli is tender.

Enjoy and serve!

Brown Rice Pasta

Cook Brown Rice Pasta according to package.

In a separate pot, add Cold Pressed Organic Olive Oil and Garlic and saute.

Then add Pine nuts (browned)

Black Olives

Red Pepper Chile Flakes

Sea Salt

Add to Brown Rice Pasta and serve.

Pinto Beans, Kale and Oven Potatoes

In pot add the following:

Pinto Beans

Cilantro

Scallions

Jalepenos

Organic Cold Pressed Olive Oil

Cook until warm, and serve.

The recipe for the Oven Potatoes and Kale are archived in the blog.

Enjoy!!!!

Almost Raw Falafel

In Food Processor:

Add Raw Almonds and blend until fine.

Then add the following and blend:

Organic Cold Pressed Olive Oil

Cilantro

Scallions

Tahini

Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

Garlic cloves

Cayenne Pepper

Sea Salt

Parsley

Form into balls, and place in oven at 350 degrees until lightly brown or a bit firm. If you have a dehydrator you can use that instead of the oven...

Serve with homemade Hummous and Enjoy!!!!

Fasoulia - with Lentils

In a pot add the following:

Cooked Lentils

Onions

Garlic

Organic Diced Tomatoes

Cilantro

Sea Salt

Pepper

Vegetable Broth

Organic String Beans

Cook the lentils, onions and garlic first for 5 minutes....

Then add the rest of the ingredients and cook until string beans are soft, but not too soft.

(This recipe was given to me from my Dear Mama... thanks Mom!!!!!)

Tilapia

Place Tilapia in baking pan and add the following:

Fresh Squeezed Lemon

Cold Pressed Olive Oil

Cilantro

Scallions

Sea Salt

Pepper

Garlic

Capers

Toasted Pine Nuts

Cover with Aluminum Foil and cook in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Take Foil off and then cook for another 5-10 minutes.