Mushroom Soup

- Boil Potatoes in water
- Mash

Add Sauteed:
- Onions
- Garlic
- Celery

Add: Sauteed:
- White Mushrooms
- Portabella Mushrooms
- Shiitake Mushrooms
- Red Wine (til reduced)

Add:
- Seasoning Salt
- Thyme
- Tarragon
- Garlic Powder
- Chives
- Bay Leaf
- Pepper
- Diced Cream Cheese (stir til melted)

Serve with Goat Cheese on Top

Thai Soup

• I used broth from chicken that I had cooked in the crock pot with a jar of Trader Joes Yellow Thia Curry Sauce, but you could use any broth & add curry to taste
• Pureed Pumpkin
• Coconut Cream
• Sauteed Mushrooms
• Sauteed Red Peppers
• I get the following all of the following in the refrigerated produce section of Kroger in squeezable tubes.
• Lemongrass 
• Ginger
• Garlic 
• Spicy Thai Basil. If you don't have that use Basil & Chili Pepper Sauce

• Serve with Crushed Cashews on top

Butternut Potato Kale Cheese Soup

Bake at 490
~ Butternut squash cut in half
~ 4 diced potatoes & minced garlic with olive oil

In large soup pot:
- Brown Ground Turkey Sausage

Add & Stir:
- 1 box Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
~from above~ baked butternut squash (scooped out of skin & mashed)
~from above~ slightly mashed (but leave very lumpy) roasted potatoes & onions
- Pieces of Kale
- 1 box Cream Cheese
- 1 or 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Romano cheese
- 1/2 cup Goat cheese

Season to taste:
- Lemon Pepper
- Salt
- Italian Seasoning
- Nutmeg

Stir in 1 Trader Joes box heavy cream
Serve with Fresh Homemade Crusty Bread

Roasted Veggie Salad

Roast in oven at 480 w/ Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper:
- Cauliflower
- Radishes
- Parsnips
When almost done, add:
Grape Tomatoes (roast until they start to burst)

Cool to room temp
Toss on Romaine (or any fresh greens)
Pine Nuts
Goat Cheese
French Vinaigrette (I love Brianna's)

Bella Quiche

Whisk:
- Eggs  &/or Egg whites
- Ricotta Cheese
- Sauteed or Roasted Veggies (i.e. onion, zucchini, kale, eggplant, peppers, sun dried tomatoes, cauliflower)
- Feta
- (Optional) Meat (i.e. turkey sausage or ground chicken w Italian seasoning & fennel)

Mix in Panko breadcrumbs until the mixture is thick enough to hold its shape when scooped into mushrooms (I use the 2-3 inch in size Bellas. Buttons are too small and full Bellas are very large)

Top w Parmesan
Bake @350

Mediterranean Veggie Stuffed Bread

Make Italian Bread dough, let rise once, kneed, roll out to 1 inch rectangle & let rise again

Dice & Roast in Olive oil at 500 degrees:
Onion
Mushrooms
Zucchini &/or Summer Squash
Eggplant
When half done, add & then continue roasting:
Grape Tomatoes

Combine in large bowl:
Roasted veggie blend (from above)
Artichoke Antipasto
Sun-dried Tomatoes (in Olive Oil)
Banana Peppers (optional)
Italian Seasoning
Parmesan Cheese

Place combined filling into the dough, Roll & seal

Bake at 350 until bread is done (about 20-25 min)
Top with Smart Balance or Butter or Olive Oil & Italian Seasoning

Veggie Stuffed Bread

(Inspired by my memories of WildFlower bakery when we would walk there from Community High for lunch)

Make Wheat Bread dough, let rise once, kneed, roll out to 1 inch rectangle & let rise again while you make filling

Dice & Roast in Olive oil at 500 degrees:
Sweet Potatoes (or carrots)
Celery
Onion
Mushrooms
Zucchini &/or Summer Squash
When half done, add & then continue roasting:
Grape Tomatoes

In a separate bowl Dice & Microwave til tender (about 4 minutes):
Broccoli

Combine in large bowl:
Roasted veggie blend (from above)
Broccoli (from above)
2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
Italian Seasoning
Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Place combined filling into the dough, Roll & seal

Bake at 350 until bread is done (about 20-25 min)
Top with Smart Balance or Butter or Olive Oil & Italian Seasoning

Jerk Pork Quesadillas

Filling:

Saute in Olive Oil:
- Diced Red Pepper
- Aspargus

Add & Cook down:
- Drained Pinto Beans
- Shredded Roasted Jerk Pork
- Broth w/ Jerk seasoning to taste

Quesadillas:

Thin Layers between Tortillas:
- Mozzarella
- Filling from above
- Mozzarella
Grill on each side with Olive Oil

Sweet Avocado Cream:

- Mashed Avocado
- Sour Cream
- Small amount of Pear or Peach or Apple Jam (which was also used in original pork roast)

Lime & Cilantro Slaw:

Whisk:
- Lime Juice
- Mustard
- Small amount of Pear or Peach or Apple Jam (which was also used in original pork roast)
- Olive Oil

Toss Dressing with:
Shredded Red Cabbage
Cilantro

Ricotta Stuffed Mushrooms w Blue cheese & Bacon

Prepare portobello mushrooms to stuff in slightly greased pan

Mix: Ricotta Cheese w/ small amounts of Blue Cheese & Bacon bites

Stuff mixture into mushrooms & top with a little shredded cheddar

Bake & Serve

Potato Broccoli Bites

Use leftover Mash (combination of potatoes or squash or sweet potatoes....) - - - or - - - dice/boil

 Add to taste: Greek Yogurt, Salt, Pepper & a cheese of your choice


Combine Mash w/ broccoli &/or cauliflower (cut small and par cooked in the microwave)

Shape into balls & roll in Quinoa Flakes

Bake until crispy