Japanese Hot Pot Video

I found this video by accident... but it is mostly gluten free just substitute rice noodles instead of the udon noodles and gluten free soy sauce or tamari. Had such a laugh that it was "cooking with dog"(I am a dog trainer) but was wonderful, creative, nutritious cooking none the less! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/user/cookingwithdog#p/u/1/PxgX5ZtupnM

Sunflower Pate (spread)

http://www.ubraw.com/bonus.html

Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches

1/2 cup brazil nuts
1/2 cup almonds
2 dates(soaked)

Put nuts in food processor and grind til fine. Add soaked dates and process til well combined.
Roll into balls and press between 2 sheets of parchment paper.

Dip each side into melted GFCF(vegan) chocolate chips , or your favorite melted raw chocolate.

Refrigerate and enjoy!

Raw Linzer Tarts

1/2 cup raw hazelnuts (dry or soaked and dehydrated)

1/2 cup almonds (dry or soaked and dehydrated)

3 dates (soaked and pitted)

1/3 of a vanilla bean (seeds only)

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Place the nuts in a food processor and grind til fine. Add the dates, vanilla amd cinnamon to the food processor and  process til mixture forms a dough ball.

Roll the dough into small balls and flatten between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Fill with organic raspberry jelly or raw raspberry filling(see below)

Make a hole in the top "cookie" with a donut hole cutter or a bottle cap, and place on top of bottom cookie with raspberry filling layer.

Raw Raspberry Filling

1 cup frozen or fresh raspberries

4-5 dates

Dehydrate for  4 hours to overnight( 8 hours) the more you dehydrate the crisper the cookie will be and the chewier the filling will be.

Pear Raspberry Crumb Pizza/Tart

Make the GFCF pizza crust

http://myfamilysfavoritegfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/08/gfcf-mini-pizza-crusts.html

Get ingredients together for the fruit topping

1-10oz bag of organic raspberries(I use Nature's Promise)

1 cup organic pear cut up in 1/2 inch pieces

1/4 cup unrefined sugar

1/2 tsp lemon zest

juice of 1/2 lemon

1 TBSP arrowroot or corn starch

Put all ingredients in a  saucepan and cook until bubbling for thickening of juices to occur. Let cool and put on top of uncooked pizza rounds(see recipe above)

Get ingredients together for the nut "crumb"topping

1/2 cup almonds

1/2 cup brazil nuts

1/2 vanilla bean seeds(split and scrape)

1/4 tsp cinnamon

2 dates (soaked and pitted)

Grind the nuts in a food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until dough becomes a ball.

Sprinke on the top of the fruit on the pizza.

Bake the pizza for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.

Valentine's Day? Chocolates(Yes, that's a mouse!)

The mouse is raisin pecan, and the shells are ganache(a creamy choco filling inside)

My husband used chocolate molds from a chocolate candy store you can also get them at craft stores.

Melt 1 cup GFCF chocolate chips

put in 1/3 cup each organic raisins and pecans

fill the bottom of the mold with plain GFCF chocolate and then top off with the chocolate with the "mixins" flatten the top of the mold with parchment paper and chill in fridge til hardened and pop out and enjoy!

Ganache

http://lupushopecookbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/hazelnut-truffles-smooth-and-creamy.html

Melt 1 cup of GFCF Chocolates and put a coating in the candy mold then a filling of ganche(hazelnut truffle mixture) and then another layer of GFCF chocolates. Put in fridge to cool and pop out and enjoy!

Apple Crisp (Raw or Warmed)

Wash one organic apple and cut into pieces. Use them raw or warm with some oil in a saute pan.

Make the crumb topping.

1/2 cup brazil nuts

1/2 cup almonds

2 dates

1/3 vanilla bean sliced and scraped (seeds only)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Grind nuts in a food processor, til fine.

Add dates and vanilla and cinnamon to the nuts in the food processor and blend together.

Sprinkle over the top of apples.

Enjoy!

Hazelnut Ganache Chocolates candy

Make hazelnut praline (brittle)

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Hazelnut-Praline-14286

Make ganache filling

http://lupushopecookbook.blogspot.com/2009/04/hazelnut-truffles-smooth-and-creamy.html

Crush the hazelnut praline with a meat mallet in a ziploc bag.

Mix the crushed praline (save a little to sprinkle on top of candies) with the ganache and cool and form into candy shapes.

Melt your favorite chocolate

We use Lindt Bittersweet  and coat the  praline ganache mixture

Sprinkle on extra praline mixture on top of candies.

OK I don't think this belongs in the Lupus Hope Cookbook (not super healthy) but have it only on special occasions... they are DELICIOUS!

Quinoa and Minced Veggies

Rinse quinoa (if desired) and cook 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water get water up to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Put to the side.

Wash organic veggies, pick your favorites.

I used:

Carrots, celery, fennel, shallots, and  kale and placed them in the food processor with the s-blade and mince(pulverize) this makes the pieces uniform with the size of the quinoa grain.

Add olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste or any other sauce you prefer (shoyu or wheat free soy sauce would be good here too) and  enjoy!

Cuban Black Bean Soup- from Daisy Cooks!

Daisy's Recipes: Cuban Black Bean Soup

A Trip to Cuba

Nothing says Cuban cooking like their beloved frijol negro -- black bean. In this episode, Daisy prepares "Moors and Christians," black beans served with white rice, and a delicious Cuban black bean soup. Also on the menu is Ropa Vieja, or "Old Clothes"; a fantastic dish of slow-cooked, fork-tender beef.


Cuban Black Bean Soup

Sopa de Frijoles Negros al Estilo Cubano

I like a little heat in my black bean soup, so I add a tiny piece of Scotch bonnet chili pepper like I do in the previous soup. If you don't, leave it out. This is such a favorite of mine, that a bowl of this and a little crusty  ( use Gluten Free if needed)  bread is a meal. I also think of this as my "ice cream sundae" soup--fill bowls with the soup and let people top them as they like.


Black Beans (recipe follows) (or use canned beans Eden brand has no BPA liner)
How to cook the black beans (leave out ham hock if vegetarian)
 http://www.daisycooks.com/pages/recipes_detail.cfm?ID=37

Two 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth ( or use veggie broth)

1/2 cup Sofrito (see "Staples") (I used a recipe from the internet)
http://www.daisycooks.com/pages/recipes_detail.cfm?ID=1


1/2 cup canned Spanish-style tomato sauce ( I leave the tomatoes out I am allergic/intolerant)

3 tablespoons alcaparrado or chopped pimiento-stuffed olives (no olives either for me- allergic/intolerant)

1 tablespoon fine sea or kosher salt (I use sea salt)

Healthy dose freshly ground black pepper ( no black pepper for me either- allergic/intolerant)

1/4 Scotch bonnet or jalapeño pepper (avoid if not using nightshades)

I would also add carrots and celery to this soup and you can puree half of the beans and/or veggies to make the soup thicker

Also right at the end I would add a few large handfuls of chopped kale or baby spinach leaves!!! Just to wilt them before eating...

Any or all of the following "sundae toppings"

Cooked white rice (I would use brown rice)

Chopped red or white onion

Chopped cilantro (good for ridding heavy metals from the body)

One-quarter of a Scotch bonnet or jalapeno pepper, optional

Sour cream (they have dairy free sour cream at health food stores, most contain soy instead--or use avacado or guacamole)

Olive oil (Can't have olive oil either lately...will use avacado oil)







1. Make the black beans.





2. Stir the chicken broth, sofrito, tomato sauce, alcaparrado or olives, salt, pepper, and chili pepper into the black beans. Bring everything to a boil over medium-high heat. skim off any foam that rises to the surface. Continue boiling until the soup is nice and thick, with just enough liquid to cover the beans. Pull the pot off the heat and let it sit 5 to 10 minutes so the beans soak up a little more of the liquid. Serve hot, ladled into warm bowls. Pass the toppings you have prepared.

"Raw" Chocolate Almond Recipe

This one sounds yummy, I may try cinnamon and chocolate too... I did try these and added a 1/4 tsp cinnamon too. These were delicious! Highly recommended! Also I just pureed dates in the food processor for the date syrup, and mixed all the ingredients well.

http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/blog/2010/01/24/yummy-chocolate-almonds-recipe/

A Fun Valentine's Day Treat

Chocolate Fruit Hearts




My daughter and I used a small heart cookie cutter and cut out these fruit hearts, they are pineapple, pear and kiwi. Right after the picture was taken the hearts were dipped in chocolate and vanished into our bellies.

Use your favorite raw or GFCF chocolate to melt and dip. YUM! and healthy too!

Brazil Nut Hearts

Brazil Nut Hearts

1/2 cup brazil nuts
1/2 cup almonds
2 dates(soaked)


Put nuts in food processor and grind til fine. Add soaked dates and process til well combined.

Roll out between parchment paper and cut into shapes.

 Drizzle with GFCF chocolate melted or your favorite raw chocolate brand melted. You can add 1/4 tsp cinnamon if you like too! Refrigerate.

 These are like eating raw cookie dough hearts, but MUCH healthier for you!

Raw Quesadillas

This looks delicious, lots of  preparation, but once you have the mixtures and tortillas made just slap them together! I haven't tried these yet.
http://paulnison.blogspot.com/2009/12/raw-food-reciperaw-veggie-casadia.html

Chocolate Covered Strawberries- candy

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups GFCF chocolate chips(or raw chocolate)
1/2 tsp unrefined Coconut oil ( if desired)

Add 1/4 cup of nut milk to make the chocolate softer if you like(it will still harden it will just be softer)(optional) If you leave out the nut milk the chocolate will have a snappier crunch on the strawberries.

Enjoy!

Quinoa Soup

Ingredients

Fennel sliced
Carrot sliced
Celery sliced
Shallot sliced
1-2 TBSP olive oil
Water or veggie broth
1 Bay leaf
Cooked quinoa
salt and pepper to taste(if desired)

1)Put sliced veegies in a pan with the olive oil saute for 7-10 minutes

2)Add Water or Veggie broth and Bay leaf ,add salt and pepper to taste

3)Cooked Quinoa (rinse and cook quinoa in water or veggie stock for 15 minutes) then add to soup and heat through and serve. Enjoy!

Legally Raw Bar (or Raw Snickers)- candy

http://www.thedailyrawcafe.com/2007/10/legally-raw-bar.html%20  (check out the picture!)

The Legally Raw Bar (we call it Raw Snickers!)


NOUGAT FILLING

1 cup almonds, unsoaked

1 cup cashews, unsoaked

3 tablespoons honey(I used 4 dates)

1 tablespoon water, or more if needed



CARAMEL

1 cup dates(I used 1/2 cup dates)

1/4 cup maple syrup*(I used 2 TBSP maple syrup)

juice of one half lemon

1 tablespoon coconut oil

¼ teaspoon sea salt

1 cup water(I used less water to make thicker caramel)


MILK CHOCOLATE(I used 1cup GFCF chocochips melted with scant 3 TBSP of almond milk and stir lots!)

1 cup cocoa powder

1 cup maple syrup*

½ cup coconut oil

¼ cup water


Soak dates in the water and lemon juice for an hour. Reserve soaking water. Meanwhile, make nougats.

In a coffee grinder, grind cashews into a fine powder(If you like a nuttier version you can use a food processor and the nuts will be fine, but not powdered). Remove. Process the almonds into a fine powder. Place nut powders in a large bowl. Add honey and water. Stir until mixture is a thick paste-like consistency. Form nougat into miniature candy pieces. Place nougat pieces on a plate and put in the freezer for an hour.

To make the caramel, process soaked dates, coconut oil and sea salt in a blender.

Using soaking water one tablespoon at time, blend until you achieve a thick creamy mixture. Spread caramel on top of nougat pieces and return the candy to the freezer while you make the chocolate. In a large bowl, whisk cocoa powder, maple syrup, coconut butter and water together until smooth and creamy. Pour chocolate over candy pieces and freeze an additional hour or until chocolate sets hard.

Yield: 15-20 candy pieces

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

I put this in Lupus Hope cookbook, but it has many ingredients...make sure you're not allergic/intolerant to some of the ingredients...for me I want to try this one, but I will leave out or exchange other foods/veggies for my intolerance foods.

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

Description
Traditional shepherd's pie is usually made with ground meat and white potatoes. This one has sweet potatoes mixed in. The curried lentil filling is sandwiched between two layers of creamy potato filling that are sitting on a crouton crust(use Gluten free croutons you can find them at Whole Foods or make your own with toasted GFCF bread or leave off entirely) which is baked on top of sweet zucchini. Serve this as an entree with a simple chopped tomato salad.

Ingredients
2 medium or large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed( you could also use squash or carrots)
6 medium or large white potatoes, peeled and cubed(don't use if avoiding nightshades)
1 tablespoon exra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
CURRIED LENTIL FILLING:
3 1/4 cups purified water
1 bay leaf
1 cup lentils
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (nightshades)
1 cup sliced onions
2 cloves garlic
1 cup sliced shiitake or button mushrooms
1/2 cup broccoli florets
1/2 cup yellow or red bell pepper(leave out if avoiding nightshades)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2/3 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon curry powder(nightshades)
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 zucchini, cut in rounds (about 2 cups)
1 cup bread crumbs or premade croutons( use Gluten Free or leave off entirely)
GARNISH:1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions or green onion

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop the cubed sweet and white potatoes into the water and simmer for 45 minutes. They should be easily pierced with a fork.
3. Strain the potatoes, reserving 2 cups of the water. Pour 1 cup of the water back into the pot and mash the potatoes using a potato masher or a large fork.
4. Add the olive oil, Italian seasoning and Cajun seasoning and mash again until seasonings are completely blended into the potatoes.
5. Meanwhile, cook the lentils: Bring 3 cups of the water to a boil. Add the bay leaf, lentils and Cajun seasoning and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from heat when completely cooked and let cool briefly. Drain off any liquid.
6. Sauté the onions, garlic, mushrooms, broccoli and bell peppers in the olive oil in a large saucepan until the onions are transparent and limp, about 4 minutes.
7. Add the reserved cup of potato water, nutritional yeast, salt and curry powder and stir until everything is blended in. Add to the cooked lentils.
8. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/4 cup water and stir it into the lentil and vegetable mixture. Continue to cook for 3 more minutes, until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
9. Line the bottom of a casserole dish with the zucchini rounds. Sprinkle half of the bread crumbs or croutons on top of the zucchini.
10. Spoon out 4 cups of the mashed potatoes and spread across the zucchini rounds.
11. Spoon out 2 cups of the curried lentils and spread on top of the potatoes.
12. Spoon the remainder of the mashed potatoes and smooth them out on top. Sprinkle the rest of the bread crumbs and the scallions or green onion on top.
13. Bake for 50 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
Tip from Rosie's Kitchen:Nutritional yeast is high in B vitamins, and it is often sprinkled over various foods for added flavor. You can find it in health food stores.
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GF Egg Roll (or taco shape)

This picture is with the rice tortilla as a taco shape.

Shredded cabbage

Shredded carrots

any other stir fry veggies you like, brocolli, cauliflower,celery etc.

tsp brown sugar or GF brown rice syrup(optional)

salt and pepper to taste

ground turkey or pork (leave out to make vegetarian)

for vegetarians cashews in this makes a great addition(optional)

Food for life Brown Rice Tortilla

Olive oil

Saute the meat first if using, when meat is cooked put aside in a bowl.

Saute the veggies, add sweetener, if using, and salt and pepper .When veggies are tender add the meat, if using, or add the cashews, if using, and warm thru.

Then put a couple of tsps of olive oil in another frying pan get the pan and oil hot and warm the rice tortilla in the pan if you like it chewy don't heat too long , if you'd rather have it crispy heat longer. Fill the tortilla with the stir fry filling, and wrap it into a taco or an egg roll shape. Enjoy!

Green Bean Salad

This was one of those...oh no I'm out of lettuce salads but it is delish!

Green beans raw (cut in 1/4 inch pieces)
1 kirby cucumber cut small (I did quarters and then slices)
shredded carrot
finely sliced red cabbage
1-2 TBSP raw almonds ground fine

lemon
olive oil