Recipes
Chinese Vegetables
It is Chinese New Year! The year of the Dragon. In China the dragon is the symbol of good fortune and intense power; it is regarded as a divine beast.
Here is my version of Chinese vegetables to celebrate today.
Ingredients:
1/4 lb. carrots, sliced in large pieces
1/4 lb. Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) or broccoli cut in large pieces
1/4 lb sugar snap peas de-stringed
1/4 lb. bok choy cut in large pieces Read the rest of this entry »
Pear Upside Down Cake – Vegan Gluten Free
Gluten free, dairy & egg free
I heard my sister had made a pear upside down cake last fall from the pears I gave her so I got down to making up my recipe without all the ingredients that would usually go in.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup rice syrup
1 tsp molasses Read the rest of this entry »
Pear Hazelnut Crumble
In the fall I picked so many pears from a friends tree that I had get creative and this is one very yummy result. Read the rest of this entry »
Cranberry-Celery-Onion Stuffing
Ingredients:
1/2 cup ghee (clarified butter) or coconut oil
2 large onions, peeled, chopped
1 whole celery, chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries or 1 cup dried cranberries soaked in water overnight
3/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp teaspoon Sage
1 tsp teaspoon Thyme
1 tsp teaspoon Savory
1 loaf whole wheat bread or gluten free bread (tear into pieces & leave out over night in a large bowl)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 Tablespoons Flax Meal
1/4 cup water
Directions:
1. Melt 1/4 cup ghee or coconut oil in large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add onion; sauté until translucent. Remove from pan.
3. Now melt 1/4 cup ghee or coconut oil in large skillet over medium heat.
4. Add celery; sauté until tender.
5. Stir in sage, thyme, salt, pepper.
6. Transfer to large mixing bowl.
7. Add remaining stuffing ingredients; mix well.
8. If too dry add some more water.
9. Put in a large baking dish with a lid.
10. Bake for 1 hour.
Cranberry Ginger Bars
I like anything with ginger but this is a great tasting combination!
Filling:
- 3 cups of fresh or frozen cranberries (read the benefits here:
- 2 cups of raisins
- 1/4 cup fresh ginger, grated
- 2 apples, chopped well
- 1 cup water
Directions:
1. Blend apples in water.
2. In a large saucepan combine all ingredients with the blended apples.
3. Bring to a gentle boil over a medium heat.
4. Stir for about 5 minutes or until the cranberries have popped.
5. Let cool.
Base and Topping:
- 2 cups brown rice flour 2 tbs potato flour
- 1/2 cup rice syrup
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil or coconut oil
- 1 cup of rolled oats
- 1 tsp Stevia in
- 3 Tbsp water
- 3/4 cup of raw sunflower seeds
Directions:
1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Mix oil, rice syrup and stevia well.
3. Add dry ingredients the oil/rice syrup mixture.
4. Mix thoroughly with fingers.
5. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of crumb mixture for topping.
6. Press the remainder into a 9″ by 13″ baking pan.
7. Bake at 350ºF for 7 minutes.
8. Spread with cranberry mixture on the base
9. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs on top of fruit.
10. Bake for another 20 minutes.
Other Cranberry Recipes:
Raw Apricot Coconut Balls
Here is a fun and easy recipe to make. It’s always nice to have a few of these on hand.
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1 cup sultanas
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp. coarsely grated orange rind, preferably organic
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
3/4 cup chopped raw pecans or walnuts
+ 1/2 cup shredded coconut
Directions:
- Combine apricots, raisins, juice and orange rind in a small bowl.
- Cover and let stand for 1 hour or up to 1 day.
- In a food processor or blender, chop the mixture finely and mix in 1 1/2 cups of coconut and all the pecans or walnuts.
- Form about 1 tablespoon of the mixture into balls, roll in remaining coconut.
- Let stand on parchment paper to dry for 8 hours or overnight.
(Can be stored in airtight containers, each layer on parchment paper, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.)
This is one of Diana’s 10 Favorite Sweet Healthy Holiday Deserts.
Two others in this group of ten are:
A Revolutionary Simple Approach To Healthy Eating
