Put cilantro into a blender a few bunches at a time
It will take a while to break down the cilantro but eventually all 6 bunches will fit Using a food processor will effect the texture and not in a good way
Gradually add all other ingredients except the oils
Tony Chachere's Seasoning or other favorite seasoning salt
garlic powder
salt
1 lemon
Steps:
Add avocados and tomatoes to large serving bowl In a food processer mix together the cilantro onion and jalapeno If you do not have a food processor finely chop with a knife Add to bowl and stir lightly If you stir too much the salad will turn into a guacamole Sprinkle with seasoning and garlic powder and salt to your individual taste and mix Squeeze lemon into mixture and stir Enjoy
1 28 ounce can whole tomatoes drain and chop reserve liquid
1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup red wine
1 tablespoon parsley
fresh basil leaves or 2 teaspoons dry basil
1 teaspoon sugar or to taste
salt pepper
Steps:
Saute onion
garlic and eggplant in oil for five minutes Add all other ingredients including reserved liquid from tomatoes and bring to a boil Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes
I always cover and cook this longer an hour or more until it tastes right to me as I dont care for raw tasting tomatoes When its almost done
I uncover and cook a little longer so it thickens a bit Again
2 thinly sliced red jalapenos keep seed for more heat
3 long green chili pepperoncini peppers
3 -5 garlic cloves peeled and sliced super thin
fresh thyme sprig
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons unrefined salt
6 cups filtered mineral water using chlorinated tap water will prevent the beneficial bacteria to grow
Steps:
Prepare brine by dissolving the salt in water
Mix all the ingredients except the brine in a large bowl
Add them to the Fermenting Vessel of choice check description above packing them down as you go
Fill each jar with the brine leaving 1 -2 inches of headroomthe space at the top between the rim of the jar and the top of the vegetables Weight the vegetables so they are completely submerged in the brine
Cover the top of the vessel with a lid coffee filter paper towel cheese cloth or tea towel to keep bugs out and odors inches
Be sure to secure towels with a very tight rubber band or the ring from the canning jars
Place the jar out of direct light
Ferment at room temperature 4 days before checking the flavor If you prefer the flavor more sour continue fermenting
If to your taste transfer the jars to the refrigerator
Burp the jars once daily to release any built-up gasses the giardiniera does continue to ferment while in the refrigerator
This doesnt need to be done in my home because we help ourselves to it daily
Place the lavender heads and about 2 tablespoons sugar into a food mixer or coffee/spice blender Pulse together for about 1 minute or until the lavender is ground the same consistency as ground spices
Place the rest of the sugar into a large mixing bowl amp; add the ground lavender and sugar mix
Mix well
In tall jar Kilner jars are good pour half the lavender sugar; place the three vanilla pods in the jar towards the outside so they may be seen
Carefully add the rest of the sugar so the vanilla pods are standing up in the sugar
Seal and keep for about 2 weeks before using
Store in a dark dry and cool place
This lasts up to 1 year and the vanilla pods can be used numerous times again after the sugar has finished
Use in cakes biscuits cookies jams cream desserts ice-cream pies and tarts crumbles trifles and junkets etc
Green Olive Sauce With Pasta, Fish or Omelet | Vegetarian Recipes
1 2/3 cups green olives pitted and finely chopped I used the kind with pimentos
fresh lemon juice
Steps:
In a large skillet over medium high heat saute the garlic and onion in the 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until softened a few minutes
Add the both and cream and bring to a simmer
Remove from heat add the olives and let cool for a couple minutes Taste and add a bit of fresh lemon juice if you like as well as black pepper and/or red pepper flakes
You can keep this as is or for a more sauce like consistency feel free to blend/puree
Place the portobellos gills up in a rimmed baking sheet Mix all the marinade ingredients together and spoon over the mushrooms Let marinate for at least half an hour
sporking the marinade back onto the mushrooms every ten minutes or so
Preheat your grill over medium high Spray it with nonstick cooking spray Place the mushrooms gills up on the grill and cover Cook for about 5 minutes; there should be grill marks on the caps Flip over and cook for about another 3 minutes Cooking time may vary Mushrooms will be done when you press the center with the tongs and its very soft and juicy To serve
let them sit on the cutting board for a few minutes to cool off for a bit
then slice into 1/2 inch pieces I like them best when sliced at an angle Serve warm
Warm the milk in the microwave for 1 -2 minutes Grate the cheeses and crush the garlic Melt Butter in a large saucepan on medium heat Add flour and stir together Let cook for 2 minutes and then add milk and whisk until smooth Adjust heat and bring to a simmer Add crushed garlic cheeses and seasoning and whisk smooth until smooth and creamy adding a little more milk to thin if the sauce becomes too thick Only add salt after tasting as the chees and butter contain salt
first cutting the large cloves in half Mix in the red bell pepper
In a large saucepan over medium high heat
place the vinegar and white sugar Place ground dry mustard and celery seed in the liquid mixture Add salt and peppercorns Bring to a boil Boil 5 minutes Stir in garlic and peppers Continue boiling 5 minutes Remove from heat
Place garlic and peppers in sterile container to within 1 inch of the top Fill with remaining liquid to within 1/4 inch from the top Seal and store in the refrigerator approximately three weeks before serving
Note
If you blanch the garlic you wont have to wait the whole three weeks
Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray
Add one layer of grape or cherry tomatoes sprinkle with salt and fresh herbs if desired
Roast in a 200 F oven for about 2 hours
Watch carefully through the oven window Try NOT to open the door as you will let out the heat and increase the cooking time
Tomatoes vary in size so the time is approximate When they are shriveled and getting dry remove them and allow them to cool A little more moisture will evaporate
Return to the oven if you feel they need to cook more Note the amount of time so that you have it for future reference
Store in a loosely sealed zip top bag in the refrigerator for a few days Then seal tightly and store in a cool dark place for up to 6 months
Grind almonds or sesame seeds to a fine powder in a coffee grinderor food processor but use grinder if using sesame seeds Move to a food processor and add remaining ingredients and pulse until all is well incorporated I sometimes use red miso
its good too
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator
Will keep for a month or longer in the fridge Also may be frozen
5 -5 1/2 lbs pumpkin preferably a cheese or pie pumpkin
5 cups sugar
2 large lemons juice and zest of minced
1 large lemon sliced thin
Steps:
DAY BEFORE CANNING Cut the pumpkin into large chunks
discarding the stems
seeds
and stringy innards attached to them Pare the skin from the chunks Slice each chunk into pieces 1/2 to 3/4 square
as evenly as you can Stir to combine the pumpkin pieces in a large glass or ceramic bowl with the sugar
lemon juice and zest
and 1/2 cup water Cover and let the mixture sit overnight
or a few hours longer
at room temperature It will give off a good bit of liquid
DAY OF CANNING Prepare 5 or 6 half-pint canning jars by washing thoroughly Place the jars on a rack in a boiling water canner
but DO NOT add water yet
Spoon the pumpkin mixture into a large heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat Reduce the heat to a bare simmer and cook
covered
until the pumpkin pieces are quite tender
but still hold their shape and have become somewhat translucent in a glaze of thick syrup
about 30 minutes
As soon as you have reduced the heat for the pumpkin mixture
fill the canner with water; water should be at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars You may need to add 1 cup of white vinegar if you have hard water in your area Boil the jars for 10 minutes to sterilize It will take about 20--30 minutes for the water to come to a boil Start timing from the time it reaches a good steady boil
While pumpkin is cooking
blanch the lemon slices in a small saucepan of boiling water
just enough to soften them
and drain Stir the lemon slices into the chips just before removing the preserves from the heat
Once the jars have sterilized and the pumpkin is ready
remove jars from canner to a surface covered in heavy towels or layers of newspaper NEVER place hot jars on a bare countertop
as the difference in temperature could cause jars to shatter Spoon the chips into the hot jars
leaving at least 1/4-inch head space
Process the jars in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes Refrigerate jars after opening
Quick and Healthy White Bean Hummus | Vegetarian Recipes
2 cups bell peppers any combination of green yellow orange and or or red chopped
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 3/4 cups Splenda sugar substitute granulated
1 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling spices
Steps:
Finely dice unpeeled cucumbers
pared peppers and pared onions and place all in large bowl
Sprinkle the salt over the vegetables
Cover with cold water and let stand for 2 hours
Drain vegetables well
In a large pot
combine Splenda
vinegar and pickling spices
Bring to a boil
Add vegetables to the pot
and adding
if necessary
just enough water to cover vegetables
Bring back to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes
Put relish into jars using a slotted spoon adding as much or as little of the brine as you like remembering that you need to leave 1/4 to 1/2 head space
1/4 cup cilantro minced feel free to cut down I just love cilantro
1 -4 garlic clove minced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons vinegar
salt
Steps:
Add ingredients together and mix Let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving
For an eaiser version I put the onion spinach jalapeno cilantro and garlic in the food processor and buzz a few times instead of hand chopping but alway hand chop the tomato and mango since they are the stars
Tomato Sauce With Pine Nuts, Capers, Olives and Raisins | Vegetarian Recipes
Tomato Sauce With Pine Nuts, Capers, Olives and Raisins
1 28 ounce can plum tomatoes preferably San Marzano variety
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves chopped
2 tablespoons pine nuts
2 tablespoons golden raisins plumped in hot water then drained
1/2 cup black olives pitted and roughly chopped
2 tablespoons capers chopped
salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
Steps:
Drain tomatoes into a measuring cup Reserve 1/4 cup of packing juice Roughly chop tomatoes and set aside
In a medium saucepan heat olive oil over low heat until shimmering Add garlic and cook gently until soft but not brown Add tomatoes raise heat to medium and cook tomatoes until they are soft and broken down about 15 minutes Add a little reserved juice if necessary but keep the sauce very thick
Meanwhile toast pine nuts in a small dry skillet over medium heat until golden stirring or shaking and tossing often Stir into the sauce along with the raisins olive and capers Season sauce to taste and serve with fish or tossed with pasta
Tweaked Fat Free Italian Dressing | Vegetarian Recipes
1 -3 ounce crystallized ginger use more if you like more kick less if you dontI myself like a lot
5 cups sugar
3 ounces of ball fruit jell liquid pectin or 3 ounces Certo liquid pectin
1 6 ounce box pineapple Jell-O
food coloring Red and yellow
Steps:
Place zucchini pineapples habaneros and crystallized ginger in a food processor and puree
Add to a heavy bottom pot with sugar and boil for 20 minutes Thats a rolling boil
Stirring all the while
Add Certo and bring to a full rolling boil for 1 more minute add jello and stir to blend
Add some red food coloring and more yellow to produce a color to your liking
Ladle hot jam into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head space Filling 4-1 pint jars or 8 1/2 pint jarsI like to do the 8 jars because there would be more to give as gifts Wipe rim Center lid on jar Apply band until fit is fingertip tight
Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes adjusting for altitude Remove jars and cool Check lids for seal after 24 hours Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed Label Decorate And Gift