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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Hippie-rito

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 low-fat flour tortillas or 2 whole wheat tortillas
  • 7 -8 tablespoons hummus
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1 medium cucumber
  • 4 -6 leaves romaine lettuce
  • lemon pepper (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 spread hummus thickly on tortillas.
  • 2 chop tomato into chunks, place on the hummus.
  • 3 chop cumumber into small chunks or slices, place on hummus.
  • 4 shred the romaine, put on the top layer.
  • 5 add more hummus if deisred.
  • 6 dash lemon pepper over all if desired.
  • 7 roll up and nosh,.

Greek Wayfaring Tortilla

Mar-a-lago Turkey Burger

Lemon Sesame Bars With Raspberry Glaze

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons vegan margarine (i used earth balance)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 lemon, zest of
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 teaspoons 100% fruit raspberry jam

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350f and line an 8" loaf pan with greased foil.
  • 2 cream together the margarine and sugar.
  • 3 add the flour, sesame seeds, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt, stirring well.
  • 4 spread into the loaf pan and spread with the jam.
  • 5 bake for 25 minutes. cool in the pan, then lift out with the foil and cut into bars.

Plum Limeade

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 lime, cut into 6 wedges and seeded
  • 1 lb ripe plum (red or black, quartered and pitted)
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed ice
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 2/3 cup superfine sugar (or splenda)
  • plum and lime slices and fresh mint sprig

Recipe

  • 1 blend lime wedges (including peel) in a blender on high speed 10 seconds.
  • 2 add plums, ice, water, and sugar and blend until plums are puréed, about 15 seconds.
  • 3 pour through a very fine sieve into a pitcher, pressing on solids.
  • 4 stir limeade and serve immediately over ice.

Plum Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups chopped plums (about 6)
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

Recipe

  • 1 bring all ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan. cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
  • 2 uncover and simmer 15 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.
  • 3 cool 10 minutes, then place mixture in a food processor. process until smooth.
  • 4 refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
  • 5 serving size: 2 tablespoons.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Kiwifruit Frappe

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 cup apple juice, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup chopped pineapple
  • 1 cup kiwi fruit, peeled, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups ice cubes

Recipe

  • 1 place 2 glasses in fridge to chill.
  • 2 blend all ingredients till smooth.
  • 3 pour into chilled glasses.
  • 4 garnish with a slice of kiwifruit.
  • 5 serve at once.