Zucchini Raisin Breakfast Muffins Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 23 minutes Total time: 43 minutes Serves: 12 muffins Light and sweet, with the goodness of whole grains, zucchini, and raisins in every bite, these breakfast muffins are a must with your morning coffee. Ingredients 1 cup milk, 2% 1/2 cup raisins 2 cups white…
EASTER COLOMBA BAKED FRENCH TOAST
EASTER COLOMBA BAKED FRENCH TOAST Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes Total time: Serves: 6-8 A wonderful melding of the rich and flavorful Colomba (Easter dove cake), and organic fresh eggs whisked with milk, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamon, elevating french toast with a little oven love and some…
Swiss Chard Stracciatella Soup
Swiss Chard Stracciatella Soup Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Italian Egg drop soup: a tasty, simple, quick and easy recipe that has so much flavor and is also a healthy choice. Ingredients 6 cups vegetable stock 1 cup swiss chard, washed, blanched and chopped 3 eggs organic, free range 1/4…
HALLOWEEN APPLES
HALLOWEEN APPLES Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 50 minutes Total time: 1 hour Serves: 2 Deliciously spiced apples steamed and caramelized in the flesh of a moist pumpkin cavern. Spooky but so so good. A great treat for the more mature trick or treaters! Ingredients 1 mini pumpkin 2 small apples 1 tsp freshly…
TOASTED COCONUT CRUNCHY GRANOLA
TOASTED COCONUT CRUNCHY GRANOLA Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Total time: 1 hour 25 minutes Serves: A crunchy granola, made with 5 grain rolled oats, toasted coconut, dried apricots, raisins, pumpkin seeds and pecans. An easy, delicious recipe, adapted from The SOBO Cookbook, a granola that’s both substantial and healthy. Ingredients 2…
Spiced Mochaccino
Spiced Mochaccino Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 2 Spiced Mochaccino, a delightfully rich, creamy, spicy coffee, that you could enjoy right in the comfort of your own home. Ingredients 1 1/4 cups whole milk 2 shots of espresso 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cinnamon sticks Pinch…
SPICED APPLE HAND PIES
SPICED APPLE HAND PIES Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Serves: 9 hand pies Spiced Apple Hand Pies, enticing us with its aromatics of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and brown sugar, caramelizing the apples in a light, flaky pie crust. Best part, hand held. Ingredients Basic all butter pie crust…
Upside Down Persimmon Cake with Maple, Bourbon and Walnuts
Upside Down Persimmon Cake with Maple, Bourbon and Walnuts Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: New to persimmons? Let this gorgeously spiced upside down persimmon cake with maple and walnuts introduce you to this underused fruit. Ingredients 4 persimmons, 2 soft and 2 firm enough to finely slice 2 tbs maple syrup 60g (1/2…
Asparagus and mushroom gratin
Asparagus and mushroom gratin Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Serves: 4 Asparagus mushroom gratin – layers of mushrooms, crème fraîche, and asparagus, dotted with Gruyère and Parmesan cheese, and lots of fresh herbs – a taste of spring in your mouth! Ingredients 1 lbs mushrooms 1 lbs asparagus…
Zucchini Whoopie Pies
Zucchini Whoopie Pies Prep time: 30 min Cook time: 40 min Total time: 1 hour 10 min Serves: 23 pies Zucchini Whoopie Pies – lovely little spiced cakes you can hold in your hand, sandwiching homemade cream cheese frosting with a touch of lemon! Ingredients CAKES: 1 C packed light brown organic sugar 1/2 C…
Marrakesh Carrots
Marrakesh Carrots Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: Total time: 10 mins Serves: The perfect side dish to a summer barbecue. Ingredients 4 cups grated carrots (see notes) 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) rinsed and drained 7 medjool dates, pitted and chopped ½ a small red onion, minced 4 green onions, white and light green…
Pumpkin Yogurt
Pumpkin Yogurt Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 1 With maple syrup and warming spices like nutmeg and cinnamon, this delicious and healthy breakfast comes together in about one minute. It’s the perfect start to the day. Ingredients 2/3 cup plain nonfat yogurt 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1/4 teaspoon vanilla…