Fuhrman's Szechuan Sesame Pasta

This recipe is from Dr. Fuhrman for Szechuan Sesame Pasta. Our son can't have that many legumes, so we had it with rice Pad Thai noodles. Following his directions, it is somewhat spicy due to the ginger. We loved it but it was a little too spicy for our son.

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces bean pasta (see note), cooked according to package directions, rinsed under cold water and drained

2 pounds fresh or frozen broccoli florets, steamed

1 large red bell pepper, or 2 roasted red peppers, cut into strips

6 scallions, thinly sliced

black (or brown) sesame seeds for garnish

FOR THE SAUCE:

1/4 cup unhulled (brown) sesame seeds, lightly pan toasted

1 cup unsweetened almond or soy milk

6 Medjool or 12 regular dates, pitted

1/2 tablespoon minced ginger

2-3 cloves garlic, peeled

1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes or to taste

3 tablespoons rice vineg

Instructions:

In a high-powered blender, puree all of the sauce ingredients until smooth.

In a large bowl, toss the noodles, broccoli, red pepper and scallions with the sesame sauce until thoroughly coated. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to use.

To serve, divide among 6 plates and sprinkle with the sesame seeds

Note: Several varieties of bean pasta are available at www.drfuhrman.com.

Calories 285; Protein 17 g; Carbohydrates 47 g; Sugars 10 g; Total Fat 5 g; Saturated Fat 0.6 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 71 mg; Fiber 13.1 g; Beta-Carotene 1097 ug; Vitamin C 173 mg; Calcium 313 mg; Iron 6.3 mg; Folate 143 ug; Magnesium 71 mg; Potassium 719 mg; Zinc 3.1 mg; Selenium 6.4 ug

Millet Black Bean Loaf

We modified Dr Greger's recipe for Red  Quinoa Loaf from his How Not to Die Cookbook, p 156 to fit our needs. Quinoa has too much protein for our son to eat with beans. We also substituted the,kidney beans (son's allergic to kidney beans) for black beans. This is the BEST meat substitute loaf my husband has ever eaten

Ingredients:
1 red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1/2 cup crispie walnuts (soaked and dehydrated)
1 cup mushrooms, quarter
1 1/2 cups black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup cooked millet
1/2 cup organic gluten free rolled oats
2 TBS tahini
2 TBS nutritional yeast
2 TBS ground flax seeds
1 tsp dried parsley
1 TBS chickpea miso
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried sage
1/4 tsp black pepper

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350. Line loaf pan with parchment paper.
Combine all the ingredients in the food processor and blend until finely mixed.
Transfer to lined loaf pan
Bake for 50-60 minutes

We used the vegan mushroom gravy from Wholefoods (our favorite gravy recipe) and served with vegan mashed potatoes

Allergen Free Date Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe from Whole Foods has been altered to fit our needs. I made these for Donna's annual cookie exchange. The taste is amazing, in the future I may add a 1/3 of a cup of aquafaba instead of a 1/4.

Vegan Everything Cookies

Makes about 42 cookies

Ingredients
4 tablespoons earth balance soy-free
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup maple or date sugar
1/4 cup agave nectar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup aquafaba
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup all-purpose gf flour
1 1/2 cups GF rolled oats
3/4 cup enjoy life chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped dates

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Beat together the butter, applesauce, sugar and agave nectar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and vinegar until fairly smooth. Then beat in the aquafaba until smooth. Add the baking soda and flour and mix well. Add the oats, dates, and chips, stirring to combine. Drop dough balls of about one level tablespoons (using a tablespoon measure, not a dinner spoon) onto cookie sheets.

Space the cookies two inches apart — they spread for sure! Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, reversing the pans halfway through (top rack to bottom, bottom to top). For softer cookies, bake for the shorter amount of time; for crunchier, the longer. Cool the cookies on the pan for two minutes, then transfer them with a spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.

sweet potato rounds

We have altered the litehouse foods recipe to fit our needs. These are awesome!!!!

Sweet Potato Rounds
Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes, sliced into rounds
ground cinnamon
salt

Herbed Vegan Ricotti cheese

1 cup chopped hazelnuts
3/4 cup apple sweetened cranberries
honey

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the sweet potato slices into a large bowl and sprinkle with sea salt and cinnamon and mix around to coat the potato slices. Arrange the rounds on a large baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Flip the rounds and bake for an additional 17-20 minutes, until they are cooked through and crispy on the edges.

Place the oven onto high broil. Place a dollop of herbed ricotta onto each sweet potato round and return to the oven for an additional 2-4 minutes.

Sprinkle the rounds with the chopped hazelnuts, dried cranberries and honey before serving warm.

January 2018 Potluck

This month's theme is soup and salad. Everything was so amazing!!! What a blessing each month brings, sharing wonderful recipes and socializing with similar minded people!!!
Next month's theme is Super Bowl Snacks

Lentil Soup Using 3 cups cooked lentils instead of 1 and only 1 tsp of oil

Mushroom soup

White Bean and Kale Soup The How Not to Die Cookbook by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM

From

Makes: 4 (1 ½-Cup) Servings

6 cups Vegetable Broth

1 large red onion, chopped

3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced

1 medium sweet potato, cut into ½-inch dice

5 cups chopped fresh red kale

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 bay leaves

1 ½ cups cooked or 1-15.5 ounce BPA-free can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

1 teaspoon white miso paste

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon fresh marjoram or oregano, or ½ teaspoon dried

2 teaspoons Savory Spice Blend (recipe below)

Heat 1 cup of the broth in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the sweet potato, kale, red pepper flakes, bay leaves, and the remaining 5 cups of broth, and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to medium, add the beans and cook until the vegetables are tender, 20 to 3- minutes. Ladle about 1/3 cup of the broth into a small bowl or cup. Add the miso paste and stir to blend. Pour the miso mixture into the soup and stir in the nutritional yeast, parsley, marjoram, and the Savory Spice Blend. Serve hot.

SAVORY SPICE BLEND

Makes: About ½ cup

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon dried parsley

1 tablespoon dried basil

2 teaspoons dried thyme

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons dry mustard (mustard powder)

2 teaspoons paprika

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

½ teaspoon celery seed

Combine all the ingredients in a spice grinder to blender to mix well and pulverize the dried herbs and spices. Transfer the blend to a shaker bottle or jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store in a cool, dry place.

Cauliflower soup

Red Lentil Coconut Soup

Quinoa Salad
craisins, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, quinoa, almonds, seasoned with Penzeys Spices Tuscan Sunset and Fox Point

Salad

Vegan Garlic Bread

Mangoes and Dates soaked in mango and apple juice, coated with carob and almonds

Kiwi Cheesecake

with this version there is no crust, kiwi instead of peaches and no blueberry sauce

amaranth tortillas

This recipe is from Bojon Gourmet. These are so easy to make!!!

Ingredients
Tortillas:

• ½ cup amaranth flour 
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons millet flour, plus more for rolling the tortillas
• ½ cup all-purpose gluten free flour (or 1/4 cup tapioca starch and 1/4 cup brown rice flour)
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup  cool water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Make the tortillas:

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the amaranth, millet, gluten free flour, salt, and baking powder. Pour in the water and olive oil and stir with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together in a ball; the dough will be fairly soft. Let rest for 5 minutes.
2. Preheat a griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Generously flour your work surface with millet flour and divide the dough into 8 equal portions. Roll each ball of dough out into a thin round, using a metal bench scraper to move the dough around, dusting with more millet flour to prevent sticking, into a 5-inch round about ⅛-inch thick. Use the bench scraper to transfer the tortilla to the griddle and cook on each side until lightly golden and forming air pockets, 1-2 minutes per side. Take care not to overcook or the tortillas will become too brittle. Repeat with the remaining tortillas. As you work, stack the tortillas in a clean, damp kitchen towel to keep them soft and pliant.

Reboot Daily Guide from Joe Cross

We usually do a 10-day fast of some sort each year, but this year I want to do something different. I decided to try Joe Cross's reboot. Because I need to prepare dinner every night for the rest of us, I am following his Daily Guide but not his plan exactly. I can add cooked sweet potatoes or potatoes for dinner for the guys, leftovers and a salad for our son's lunch. The hubby eats whatever he wants for breakfast and lunch.

RebootDaily Guide (link)

Wake up: 8 oz (250 ml) hot water with lemon and/or ginger

Breakfast : Plant-based juice, smoothie or snack (smoothie)

Mid-Morning: Green, orange or red juice

Lunch: Reboot soup or salad 

Afternoon snack: Green, orange or red juice

Dinner: Reboot plant-based meal (wholefood, plant-based soup)

Bedtime: Herbal tea (add pure stevia for sweetness if desired)

All day: Drink lots of water (divide your weight in half and drink that many ounces of water each day)