Amazing Ice Cream

2 c. rice milk

3 c. frozen strawberries (a little more than half vita mix container)

3/4 cup cashews

1/2 c. raw honey or other sweetener

2 T maple Syrup

juice of two limes

lime zest

puree in blender

put into ice cream freezer.. This turned out so well and the consistency is a little thicker than frozen yogurt.. Definitely better tasting than those coconut milk ice creams.

Variations: (might need to freeze fruit first for better consistency?)

Fresh pineapple and orange zest/fresh orange juice

Peach and Lime

Banana and Lime or orange

Cherry and Lime

Blueberry and orange

Costco "spectrum blend" and 2 fresh mangoes

Raspberries and stevia

Whole Wheat Bread

7 cups whole wheat flour (freshly ground is very best)

2.5 T yeast

1/2 c wheat gluten

Mix Briefly

add 5 cups very warm water

Mix one minute and then let sit (sponge) for 10 minutes

then add

2/3 cup oil

2/3 cup honey

2 T lemon juice

2 T. Salt

Enough flour for a non sticky dough

knead 10 more minutes

Form into 4 loaves

Rise 30 minutes

Bake 34-40 minutes at 350 degrees

The Cafe Rio REcipe:

Soak Black Beans Overnight (I usually do around 4 cups so i have extra for refried beans, or soup)

Rinse beans and put in crockpot with 1 chopped onion, and chopped up Jalepeno and pepper.

Cook 5 hours on high, and salt at the end. Add a jar of salsa and any type of sweetener (1/2 to 1 cup depending on how sweet you want it.). Honey works great.

Rice: Put 2 cups of rice in frying pan with

2 T. oil,

1 bunch of chopped cilantro,

3-4 cloves garlic.

Fry up for a couple minutes to brown the rice. Pour into a pot to cook the rice and add

lime juice (the more the better, I like to use 3-4 limes) and 4 cups water and salt. cook.

Sauce:

1 c. Vegannaise (real recipe calls for mayo)

1 c. rice milk (1 c. buttermilk)

1 bunch cilantro

4-5 tomatillos (these grow very easily in your garden and you can freeze them without blanching or anything- we grew 3 plants and had enough for making this once every 2 weeks for almost the whole winter. They seriously grow like weeds..)

2 cloves garlic

Sprinkle of Cayenne pepper

Puree in the blender and refigerate till you are ready to eat it.

Put everything in a tortilla with some salad, tomatoes and avacados.

This should make enough for your family for a few days. This is probably the only meal my kids don't get sick of, and we have it for leftovers for lunch and dinner the next day sometimes... SO good..

Nutty Oatmeal Blender Waffles

2 Cups Milk or Milk Alternative
2 1/4 Cups Oats
1/2 Cup Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
2 T Pure Maple Syrup
1/4 t Salt
2 T Baking Powder

Put all ingredients in blender for about a minute. Batter will be thick & hearty.
Pour in preheated Waffle iron.
May need to cook longer than your typical waffle.
These also freeze great for future eating :)

Breakfast Burritos

Sautee

1/2 onion,

2 cloves minced garlic, and

bay leaves (broken up) in

4 T. Olive oil, or butter or both.

Add: Two small sweet potatoes (peeled and diced up small)

One Large potato (Peeled and diced)

Let cook till almost soft (Add water while cooking if bottoms starts to burn), then add

1 yellow zucchini/squash

Let cook for 2-3 minutes

8 oz. sliced mushrooms

Let cook for 2 minutes

Add 8 scrambled eggs.

Stir until eggs are cooked all the way through.

Place in tortilla with some healthy ketchup

The kids LOVED these. We really liked them too, but it is a big deal that the kids liked them because they had a alot of vegetables, and I wasn't sure how they would go over. The sweet potatoes add that much needed zing to the dish.

Refried Beans

Cook beans in crockpot after overnight soak. Cook with Jalepenos and garlic and onion. Put 3-4 cups in a pan with 2 T. Oil and a can of green chiles. Saute for a few minutes to combine flavors. Stick in blender with a bit of rice milk and cumin, salt, and pepper. These are so good in burritos you can get away with no cheese.. The kids liked them too.

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/black-refried-beans/

More specific recipe here.

Granola with Molasses

10 cups oats

Optional add in's:

Almonds

Peanuts

Coconut

Sunflower Seeds

Ground Flax, or Raw Wheat Germ

to taste: Stevia drops, ginger powder, cinnamon, nutmeg

2/3 cup coconut oil Melted

1/2 cup water

1/3 c. molasses

1/2 c. maple syrup or agave

1/3 c. honey

Place in oven at 275 for over an hour stirring occasionally. Turn oven off and go to bed. Wake up to yumminess!

All measurements are unfortunately approximate.