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Lambda Lambda Kabobs |
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1/2
cup olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1/4 cup mint leaves, chopped
2 tbsp. fresh rosemary
2 tbsp. fresh thyme
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1 pound boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (can substitute
other meat or extra firm tofu)
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2 cucumbers, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch rounds
24 pearl onions, peeled
12 crimini mushrooms, cut in half
12 metal skewers (if using wood, soak the skewers for 30 minutes)
Sea salt and black pepper
In a large mixing bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic,
mint, rosemary, thyme and sea salt. Clean and chop lamb
into 1/2 inch cubes. Add lamb (or other meat or tofu)
toss and coat evenly. Marinate in the refrigerator 4-6 hours
or overnight. On each skewer put mushroom, onion, meat, tomato,
cucumber and repeat. Season with salt and pepper. Grill
3-5 minutes on each side, or bake in the oven at 375 for 5 minutes
on each side. Serve with a dollop of Parsley Mint Pesto.
Parsley/Mint Pesto
1/2 cup mint
1/2 cup parsley
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Season
to taste.
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Sassy
Shrimp Salsa |
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1
pound shrimp, peeled
2-3 celery stalks, diced
1 apple, cored and diced
2 shallots, peeled and diced
2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, minced
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp. honey
1 tsp. ginger juice (grate ginger and squeeze pulp)
1/8 tsp. sea salt
Mesclun greens
Steam shrimp for 3-5 minutes. Let cool and dice.
In a mixing bowl, combine diced shrimp, celery, apple,
shallots, and cilantro. Whisk olive oil, lemon juice,
honey, ginger and sea salt. Pour dressing over shrimp and
marinate 45 minutes or overnight. Place mesclun greens on
a plate and top with 1/2 cup shrimp salsa. Serves 4-6. |
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Sea
Bass Soup with Soba Noodles |
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5 cups water
½ package soba noodles
1 leek, cleaned and cut on thick diagonals (use both white and green)
2 inches ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
1 cup green cabbage, chopped in 2-3 inch pieces
1 carrot, cut into ¼ inch thick diagonals
3-4 kale leaves, chopped into bite sized pieces
12-16 ounces black sea bass with skin (or black cod) and cut into 4 equal sized
pieces
4 tablespoons South River sweet white miso (can use Miso Master or other brand)
1 sheet toasted nori, cut into thin slivers
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add soba noodles and cook 7-10 minutes
(follow directions on package). While noodles are cooking, in a separate
pot bring 5 cups water, leek, ginger, cabbage, and carrot to a boil. Reduce
flame to low and cook 5-7 minutes. Add kale and fish, cover and cook 3
minutes. Dilute the miso paste in a small bowl (use a ladle of liquid from
the soup to dilute the miso). Add diluted miso to soup, cover and cook
3-4 minutes on very low flame. Place a small portion of cooked soba noodles
in the bottom of each bowl and ladle soup and fish on top. Garnish with
a few slivers of toasted nori.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep time: 7-10 minutes
Cook time: 10-12 minutes
Round Out the Meal: Meal is completely fully rounded.
Kid Friendly: To make this more kid friendly cut
carrots into star shapes.
Wine Pairing: A simple cup of Green Tea would be best
with this meal.
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Buffalo Chili |
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2 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, peeled and diced
½ pound of ground buffalo meat
1½ tsp. cumin
1 tsp. sea salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
3 celery stalks, diced
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
1 can pinto beans, rinsed
1 can Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes with Green Chiles
Blue cheese, crumbled
Sauté onion in olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Add small
pieces of ground buffalo meat to the pan and cook 1-2 minutes. Add
cumin, sea salt, black pepper, celery, garlic, red pepper, pinto
beans and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce flame
to medium/low for 25 minutes. Garnish with crumbled blue
cheese.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Round Out the Meal: Corn bread
Kid Friendly: All meals are kid friendly! Get
them involved and let them chop the red pepper with a butter
knife.
Beer Pairing: Sam Adams Boston Lager
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One Pot Winter Stew with Wild Salmon |
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6 cups of water
1 inch ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
1 red onion, peeled and cut into large chunks
2 carrots, cut on thick diagonals
½ cup winter squash, diced
3-4 pieces of dried lotus root, soaked
4-5 shitake mushrooms, sliced thin
6-7 ounces wild salmon
1 cup broccoli florets and stem, sliced into thin rounds
2-3 kales leaves cut into bite sized pieces
4 tbsp. white miso or chick pea miso
2 cups leftover grain (brown rice, noodles, etc.)
1 bunch of watercress
Bring water, ginger,
onion, carrots, squash, lotus root and shitake mushrooms to a boil.
Reduce flame, cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Add salmon (or other
fish) and cook for 5 minutes. Add broccoli stems and broccoli and
cook for 2-3 minutes. Add kale for 2-3 minutes. Dilute miso in a
small amount of water and add to the soup. Add leftover grain or
noodles and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes. Ladle into large bowls
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Primo Pasta Putanesca |
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3-4 Anchovies
3 garlic cloves, peeled
and minced
2 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp.
tomato paste
1 red onion, peeled and cut into thin
crescents
1/2 head cauliflower, florets
6-7 black
olives, pitted and sliced thin
1 tbsp. capers
3 tbsp.
fresh basil, minced
Sea Salt
Whole grain pasta (quinoa
pasta)
Saute anchovies, garlic and onion in olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Combine tomato paste and water and add to the pan. Toss in cauliflower florets, capers, basil, olives, and a pinch of sea salt. Cover and cook on a medium heat until cauliflower is soft (5-7 minutes). Pour
sauce and vegetables over cooked pasta. |
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Old Fashioned Chicken Soup |
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5 cups of chicken stock (or water)
1 onion, peeled and diced
1/2 celeriac root, diced 2
carrots, cut inot thin rounds 1 small red
potatoe, diced Organic, free range chicken pieces with
bones (wings, drumsticks) 2 tsp. herbed sea salt 1/4 cup
parsley 2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
Bring water, onion, celeraic root, potato, carrots, chicken pieces and herbed sea salt to a boil. Reduce flame, cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Add parsley and garlic and continue cooking for 3-5 minutes.
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Stuffed Delicata Squash |
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2 delicata squash, seeds removed and
quartered (can use other squash) 1 tbsp. olive oil 1
garlic clove, peeled and minced 1 onion, peeled and
diced 2-3 celery sticks, diced 1/2 cup quinoa (whole
grain) 1 cup water or vegetable stock 2-3 tsp. lima
herbed salt or other herbed salt 1/4 cup raisins 2 links
organic, free range turkey sausage
Pre heat oven to 375. Lightly oil a baking pan, place squash in and cover. Bake 40 minutes or until squash is soft. Add olive oil to a frying pan and saute garlic and onion for 2-3 minutes. Add celery and cook 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add quinoa, water, raisins, turkey and seasoning. Bring to a boil, cover and cook for 15 minutes. Spoon into baked squash and serve.
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Peanutty Fried Rice |
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2 tbsp. peanut oil
1 onion, peeled and diced 2 garlic
cloves, peeled and minced 3-4 button mushrooms, sliced
thin 1 stalk broccoli, florets 1/4 cup green peas 1/2
tsp. sea salt 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup cooked long grain
brown rice 1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil 2-3 tbsp.
shoyu 1 tbsp. mirin (optional) 1/4 cup water 2
scallions, minced
In 1 tbsp. peanut oil saute onion, garlic, mushrooms, broccoli and green peas for 3-5 minutes. Add sea salt. Remove vegetables from the pan. Add 2nd tbsp. peanut oil and scramble the eggs. Add the cooked vegetables with the cooked rice back into the pan. Season with toasted sesame oil, shoyu and water. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Garnish with scallions.
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Holiday Turkey and
Pasta Salad |
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1 cup whole grain elbow noodles
(spelt, kamut, quinoa, etc.) Water 1 pound naturally
raised turkey (about 2 cups), cooked and cut into bite-sized
pieces (can use leftover turkey from Thanksgiving or
Christmas dinner) 3-4 celery stalks, diced
small 1/3 cup dried cranberries 2 tsp. fresh sage,
minced 3 tbsp. herbed mayo (see below) Sea salt and
pepper to taste
Cook pasta
according to directions on package. Drain cooked pasta
and put into a mixing bowl. Combine pasta with
cooked diced turkey, celery, cranberries, sage and herbed
mayo. Sea salt and pepper to taste. Makes 4-6
servings.
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Sauteed Black Eyes Peas
with Turkey
Bacon |
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1 cup black eyed
peas, soaked overnight 2 bay leaves 2 cups
water 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1 tbsp. olive
oil 1 onion, peeled and diced 1/4 cup
water 2-3 collard green leaves, sliced
thin 3 strips turkey bacon, cooked and
diced Sea salt
Bring black eyed peas, bay
leaves and water to a boil. Cover, lower
flame to simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Add sea salt and
continue cooking for 20-30 minutes. In a
separate frying pan, saute onion in olive oil for
2 minutes on medium heat. Add 1/4 cup water,
collard greens and thyme. Cover and cook for
3-4 minutes. Add diced turkey bacon, two cups
cooked black eyed peas, and sea salt. Cover
and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes.



Stuffed Acorn
Squash with Wild Rice and
Duck |
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1/4 duck (leg and
thigh or wing and breast) 3 acorn squash, cut
in half and deseeded 1/2 cup wild rice 1
cup water 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 medium
onion, peeled and diced 2 celery stalks,
diced 1 apple, cored and diced 1/2 tsp.
sea salt 1 tsp. poultry seasoning 1 tsp.
orange zest
Preheat oven to 375.
Place duck and acorn squash into separate
roasting pans (lightly oil the squash
skin) and into the oven. Bake 45
minutes. While duck is baking rinse wild
rice and put into a pot with water. Bring
to a boil, add a pinch of sea salt, cover and
simmer for 40 minutes. In a frying pan
saute onion for 2-3 minutes. Add celery,
apple, sea salt and poultry seasoning and
continue cooking for 3-4 minutes. In a
mixing bowl combine cooked wild rice, sauteed
veggies, orange zest and cooked duck (dice duck
into small pieces). Spoon wild rice
mixture inot squash and top with a dollop of
Duck a'la Orange Gravy. Serves six.
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Hearty Lentil
Stew |
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1 tbsp. olive
oil 1 leek, cleaned and chopped (use both
white and green) 2 garlic cloves, peeled and
minced 1 cup lentils (brown or green) 2
bay leaves 5 cups water (or chicken or veggie
stock) 1 rutabaga, diced 2 yukon gold
potatoes, diced 1 heaping tbsp. fresh
thyme 2 turkey sausage links, diced 1 tsp.
sea salt 3-4 kale or spinach leaves,
chopped 2 scallions, minced
In a soup
pot, saute leek and garlic in olive oil for 2-3
minutes. Add lentils, bay leaves, water,
rutabaga, potatoes, thyme and turkey
sausage. Bring to a boil, reduce heat
to low and simmer 45 minutes. Remove 1/3
of the ingredients and puree in a food processor
or blender. Return ingredients back to
soup. Add sea salt and spinach/kale
and continue cooking 10-15 minutes.
Garnish with minced scallions. |
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