Peanut Butter Cookies with Quinoa

2 cups cooked/cooled quinoa
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Preheat 350

Combine quinoa, peanut butter, syrup, salt and oats.  Blend with electric mixer.  Stir in coconut and chocolate chips. 

On paper lined cookie sheet scoop out 2 TBSP sized balls or use Pampered Chef medium scoop and press down slightly.  Bake 15-20 min.  Cool and store in refrigerator.

Honey Oatmeal NO-BAKE chocolate peanut butter cookies

1/2 cup organic honey
1/4 cup organic extra virgin coconut oil
4 TBSP Ghirardelli natural unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup organic natural peanut butter, creamy or chunky
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
3/4 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup oatmeal

Bring honey, coconut oil and cocoa to a boil on medium heat.  Turn down heat and simmer for 3 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, coconut, quinoa, oatmeal and vanilla.  Scoop out desired size (I used Pampered Chef small scoop) onto a cookie sheet covered in waxed paper.  Refrigerate until set.  Store in zip lock bags or air tight container in the refrigerator or freezer. 

Makes approximately 32 cookies using the small scoop.

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies

No sugar added (just from bananas and applesauce)

3 ripe bananas mashed (or 2 if using applesauce)
1/3 c organic natural peanut butter
2/3 cup applesauce (exclude if using 3 bananas)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 1/2 cup quick or old fashioned oats
1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Mix mashed bananas, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla and spices. Add oats, chocolate chips, nuts and coconut.  Mix well.

Scoop 2 TBSP on baking sheet. Press down slightly. They do not spread when baking. 

Bake for 20 min. Cool slightly before eating. 
Makes 1 dozen. (You can add 1/4 cup cocoa to make chocolaty)

Meat Ball Alfredo Pasta with Spinach

1 bag Rainbow Pasta
2  lbs beef
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
1 bag Cremini mushrooms
1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
1 large bag fresh baby spinach

In a large bowl add beef, salt, pepper, tomato sauce and basil. Mix well and form balls.  Put meatballs in cupcake pan and bake 350 about 20 min. or golden on top.  Start making the Alfredo sauce.  (http://addthelove.blogspot.com/2012/01/alfredo-sauce.html) Add cooked meatballs to the Alfredo Sauce and simmer 10 min.  Start cooking pasta.  While pasta is cooking steam mushrooms. In a very large pot add cooked pasta and fold in fresh spinach, mushrooms and parmesan cheese.  Poor sauce and meatballs over the top..  Mix.

Chicken and Dumplings

Feeds 14+  

 

Tall big pot:

1 box (about 4 cups) chicken broth (organic from Trader Joes)

4 cups water

6 chicken breast (boil in broth/water until almost done and then cut up and put back in)

 

Add:

1 bag organic baby carrots cut in half

2 1/2 cups peas

1 large yellow onion

 

boil until carrots are tender

 

Add:

2-3 cups pasta

1 bottle heavy cream (Trader Joes is good)

2 1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp pepper

 

Mix about 3 1/2 cups multigrain baking mix (trader joes) with milk to make the biscuit mix and drop on top.  (mix should be formable but gooey) I used the large pampered chef scooper it was PERFECT! They double in size.

 

cook 10 min uncovered

cook 10 min covered

 

 

 

 

 

Cold Ham Pasta Salad

Cook and cool:
1 box Organic Whole Wheat Pasta

Dice:
2 cucumbers
3 red bell peppers
2 large shallots
3 tomatoes
1 cooked ham steak (3+ cups diced ham optional)

Add:
1/2 cup pitted Kalmata Olives
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup Trader Joes Tuscan Italian Dressing (optional)

Chicken Lettuce Wrap/Baked Chimmy Changa

1 bag chicken tenderloins (from trader joes, about 1-2 lbs)

1 1/2 TBSP trader joes taco seasoning mix

(put in crock pot and cook, shred chicken when done)

Mix in chicken:

8 oz cream cheese (optional)

3/4 block pepperjack cheese grated (12oz)

Wrap in thin flour tortilla (or lettuce)

If using tortilla:

Put on cookie sheet and spray with olive oil.

Bake 350 for 15 min. Flip and spray other side with oil and bake another 15 min.

Top with:

sour cream

salsa

cheddar cheese

green onions

White Chili

Cook:
2 lb ground turkey/chicken diced
2 yellow onions
5 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt

Add:
6 cans of white beans (2 great northern, 2 white kidney, 2 navy)
2 cups chicken broth
3 small cans green chilies
3 tsp cumin and oregano
1 tsp pepper.

Heat everything through.

Add:
2 cups heavy cream 
2 cups sour cream

Mix it all up and serve. 

Can be cooked in crock pot on low.  Add cooked turkey and everything but the cream and sour cream. Add that when ready to serve.

Corned Beef and Cabbage with Sauce

Crock pot:

Corned Beef
Cabbage
Fill with water until half way covers corned beef

Sauce:
4 cups broth from cooked Corned Beef/Cabbage in crock pot

1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt

 Add thickener 1/4 cup broth to 1/4 flour

Meatball Soup

*Meat

2 lbs beef
1 tsp Parsley
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
3 garlic
1 tsp sage
Make into BASEBALL SIZED balls and place on a cookie sheet, bake in oven. 375 for 30 min.

* Soup

8 cups beef broth

6 cups water

Big carrots

Big sweet potato chunks

Big cut up cabbage purple and green  

2  yellow onion

Bring to boil then simmer for 30 min.  Add meat balls and simmer for 15 min.