Rosemary Bread

1 1/2 C. warm water
2 pkg. active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsp)
3 C. flour
1/4 C. honey
1 tsp. salt
1 TBSP Rosemary

Mix 1/2 cup water with yeast until dissolved. Mix all ingredients together and kneed. Let rise 1 hour. Punch down. Rise 1 hour. Split dough in half. Make 2 loaves. Let rise 30 min.

Bake 350 for 30-35 min

Spread melted butter on top after baking.

Brussels Sprouts Asparagus Bacon with Honey Soy Sauce

  

Brussels Sprouts

Asparagus

2 packages uncured bacon

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup coconut oil

2 TBSP soy sauce

4 garlic cloves minced ((1 tsp garlic powder)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Pre-Heat oven to 400

Cut raw bacon into 1" pieces and separate.  Cook until done. While bacon is cooking continue with the following:

Wash and cut in half Brussels sprouts.  Put into a deep baking dish and bake for about 15 min.  Wash and cut into thirds the asparagus and set aside. 

In small pot add honey, coconut oil, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper.  Bring t a soft  boil over medium heat.  Do not use high of heat.  Boil for 5 min. stirring continually.  The sauce should thicken up just a little bit. 

Pull out Brussels sprouts from oven and add asparagus and bacon. Drizzle over the top half the sauce.  Bake another 15 min. Do not over bake or the asparagus will get too soft.  They are done when they are a bright green. 

Once vegetables are to your desired liking, remove from oven and pour remaining sauce over the top. 

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.

Almond Flour Pankcakes

1 1/2 cups Almond Meal
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp + cinnamon
3 eggs room temperature
5 TBSP coconut milk
2 TBSP honey
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all the dry together then add the liquid.  Set aside 5 min.  Heat skillet with coconut oil.

Sweet Corn Bread

1 cup flour (whole wheat flour)
1 1/2 cups corn meal
1 TBSP baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup sugar (or 1/3 cup honey + 1/4 cup sugar)
3 TBSP melted butter
1/3 cup oil
1 1/3 cup milk (or soy/almond milk)
2 eggs beaten


Mix well but don't over mix... place in greased 8x8/9x9 dish.  Bake 400 for 25 min.

Whole Wheat Rolls

Sponge:

1 cup whole wheat four
1 cup hot tap water
2 tsp yeast
2 tbsp sugar or honey

Mix 2 minutes and let sit 30 min. Should be little bubbly and risen almost twice the size.

Add:
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (or 2 cups whole wheat and minus the white)
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3 TBSP melted butter
1/2 cup milk/soy milk

Kneed/mix about 10 min adding white flour as needed.  Dough is a LITTLE sticky.  Let rise 1 hour.  Roll out into rectangle about 1 1/2" thick and use pizza cutter to cut rows 3" and then into squares to make about 3"x3" squares.  Place 1/2" apart on cookie sheet.  Let rise another 30-45 min in warm area.

Bake 375    15-20 min.

Simple Whole Wheat Bread - 1 loaf recipe

In bread maker OR mixing bowl add:3/4 cup hot tap water
1 tsp yeast
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (freshly ground preferred or best you've got)
2+ TBSP honey
** start the bread maker on DOUGH setting to start mixing (or mix by hand 2 min)
Slowly pour in yeast/water mixture  mix an additional 2 min or until wall mixed TURN OFF BREAD MAKER.

LET RISE 30 min ** THIS WILL BE YOUR SPONGE ** After 30 min. look at your sponge.  It should be bubbly and risen almost double.  This will let you know if you have good or bad yeast as well.

Start bread maker again on DOUGH setting and ADD:
1 TBSP oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP gluten flour (if you do not have gluten flour ITS OK! use 1/2 cup regular flour and only 1 cup whole wheat flour)
1 1/2 cups  whole wheat flour (add more flour to get the correct consistency***)
1 egg (opt)

Let bread maker mix the dough or knead for 10 min.  Let rise 30 min. Take out dough and shape into a loaf.  Place in OILED bread pan.  Cover with oiled plastic wrap.  Let rise until doubled in size, about 30-45 min.

Bake 375  30 min.

***dough should be fully kneaded, smooth and NOT sticky when you tap on it.  If using a bread machine you can check while it's kneading... adding water/flour when needed.

Banana Bread

1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar/Honey
1 well beaten egg
1 cup bran (bran flakes or cheerios)
4 mashed bananas
2 TBSP water
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 large jar of banana baby food or 1 extra banana
1 tsp vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar; add egg then bran.  Mix thoroughly.  Add water, bananas and baby food.  Mix.  Add ALL the dry to mixture and stir.  Add vanilla.  Stir.

Add mixture to a LARGE greased and floured loaf pan.  If you don't have a large one I use the left over mixture and make mini muffins :D

Bake 350 for 45 min. or until done.

Salmon with Dill Sauce

Cook your Salmon as desired - I spread olive oil on the top and put it on a tray lined with tin foil and bake it at 350 till done, about 10-20 min depending on size. 

Dill Sauce:
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 TBSP honey
2 TBSP Dijon mustard
1 TBSP sugar
2 tsp white-wine vinegar
MIX then ADD
3 TBSP fresh dill or 1 TBSP dried dill
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
stir and refrigerate until ready to use

Cocoa Nut Balls - No sugar!

20 minutes start to finish!

MIX:

1 c. cashews ~ ground (I used the blender, be careful you don't chop too long or it gets pasty, or use the chopper)

1/4 c. unsweetened coconut

2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa

ADD:

1/2 c. dried berry fruit blend

1/2 c. Craisens

1/2 c. peanut butter

4 tsp. honey

4 TBSP coconut milk

Roll into balls and then roll in coconut. Put into refrigerator for a bit to harden up, will still be soft.

Macaroon Cookies

In a large food processor put all the ingredients in and blend for a few seconds, form into balls, refrigerate them to harden or the coconut oil will keep them too soft depending on room temperature and they will fall apart.

2 cups raw organic almonds or almond meal

2 cups organic unsweetened coconut

1/3 c. organic extra virgin coconut oil

1/3 c. agave nectar (or honey)

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt

Orange Rolls

Dough:

(Use bread maker on the dough setting) Or place in greased bowl and cover with wrap

1/3c. sugar (or honey)

1/3c. soft butter

2 eggs

1 cup milk heated

1tsp. salt

2TBSP yeast

3c. flour (start with 2 cups while dough is mixing then and add rest to form a not too sticky dough, add more flour if needed)

Let rise 1 hour

Roll out dough and spread on soft butter, sugar, orange zest (a good layer) roll up and cut.

*** let rise *** approx. 30-45 min.

Bake:350 for 15-20min - watch till golden

Frosting:

Cream:

1¼ c. powdered sugar

½ c. soft butter

1/8 tsp. salt

Add:

1 tsp. vanilla

2 TBSP milk

2¼ c. powdered sugar (or until slightly thick, you can always add more powdered sugar)

Add:

2-3 TBSP orange juice pulp and all

The more orange zest the better

Spread over rolls after baked and cooled