Animal Foods
 Lambda Lambda Lambda Kabobs

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.

 Sassy Shrimp Salsa

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. 

 Polenta with Sauteed Shitake Mushrooms, Turkey Sausage and Greens

6 cups water
2 cups cornmeal
1½ tsp. sea salt
1 tbsp. butter (or olive oil)
3 spring onions, bulb and greens, minced
8-10 shitake mushrooms
1 pound ground turkey sausage (can substitute diced tempeh)
2 cups baby greens (pak choi, bok choy, etc.)
½ cup chicken stock or veggie stock
2 tbsp. fresh thyme
½ cup raw milk cheese (optional)

Combine water and cornmeal.  Bring to a boil and reduce flame to medium/low.  Add 1 tsp. sea salt.  Cook uncovered for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent lumps.  While polenta is cooking, saute onion in butter or olive oil for 1 minute.  Add mushrooms and continue cooking 2-3 minutes.  Add ground turkey sausage and break into small pieces as it cooks.  Add greens, chicken stock, remaining ½ tsp. sea salt and thyme.  Continue cooking 5-7 minutes or until greens are soft.  Pour the cooked polenta into a 9x13 casserole dish.  Let sit 2-3 minutes to gel.  Top the polenta with sautéed vegetables and sausage.  Sprinkle lightly with cheese and bake at 375º for 5 minutes or until cheese melts.  Yields: 8 servings.

 Sea Bass Soup with Soba Noodles

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.

Buffalo Chili

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

Super Salmon Salad

1 can wild salmon (with bones and skin)
1/2 red onion, peeled and diced small
1/4 cup parsley, minced
2 celery stalks, diced
1/3 cup olive oil
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
2 tsp. honey
3-4 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Baby mixed greens
Whole grain crackers

Drain salmon and put into a mixing bowl.  Mix with diced red onion, celery and parsley.  Whisk olive oil, mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar and sea salt and pepper.  Combine dressing with salmon salad.  Lay salmon salad on a bed of baby greens.  Serve with whole grain crackers. Yields two servings.

Terriyaki Salmon 

1 pound wild salmon
1/3 cup shoyu
1 tbsp. maple syrup
2 tbsp. apple cider vinger
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 tbsp. ginger, peeled and minced
1/3 cup water
2-3 scallions, minced

Preheat oven to 375.  Put salmon into a baking pan or casserole dish.  Mix shoyu, maple syrup, vinegar, garlic, ginger and water, and pour over salmon.  Bake for 25-35 minutes (depending on thickness of salmon).  Garnish with minced scallions.  Serves four.


One Pot Winter Stew with Wild Salmon

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 and garnish with fresh watercress.

Primo Pasta Putanesca

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. 

Old Fashioned Chicken Soup

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.

Stuffed Delicata Squash

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.

Peanutty Fried Rice

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.

Shrimp with Spicy Garlic Sauce

1/4 cup water
1 red onion, sliced thin
1 bunch broccoli, florets and stems (cut stems into thin rounds)
1 carrot, thin diagonals
1/2 pound wild shrimp, peeled

Add water and red onion to frying pan and cook for 1-2 minutes.  Add broccoli stems and carrot and cook for 2 minutes.  Add broccoli florets, shrimp, and cover and steam for 2-3 minutes.  Mix ingredients for Spicy Garlic Sauce and add to the pan. Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.

Spicy Garlic Sauce
2-3 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 cup water
1/3 cup toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp. hot pepper sesame oil
2 tbsp. maple syrup
3 tbsp. shoyu
1 tsp. hot pepper flakes
1 tbsp. kuzu root starch or arrowroot (+3 tbsp. water)

Mix all ingredients except kuzu and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes.  Dilute kuzu in water and slowly add to the pan. The sauce will begin to thicken.  Cook for 3-5 minutes or until kuzu becomes clear.

Super Salmon Chowder

5 cups water
1 red potato, diced small
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
1 onion, peeled and diced
1/2 tbsp. vegetable seasoning or sea salt seasoning
6-9 ounces wild salmon, cut into chunks
1 bunch chives, minced

Bring water, potato, corn, onion, and seasoning to a boil.  Cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.  Remove half the vegetables and puree in a blender or food processor.  Add pureed vegetables back to soup and add the fish too.  Cover and cook on medium heat for 7-10 minutes.  Garnish with chives.

Halibut Stew

8 ounces of halibut or other white meat fish like cod, scrod, etc.
1 red potato, diced
1 onion, peeled and diced
1 rutabaga, diced
1/2 celeraic root, peeled and diced
1 carrot, diced
1/2 tbsp. herbed sea salt
6 cups water

Bring all ingredients to a boil.  Cover, lower heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Scrambled Egg Omelet

1 tbsp. olive oil
1 leek, sliced thin
2-3 cremini mushrooms, sliced thin
2 leaves of spinach, kale, swiss chard or collard, finely chopped
4 organic eggs, beaten
2 tbsp. water
1 ounce. grated raw milk cheddar cheese
Sea salt
Black pepper

Saute leek and mushroom in olive oil until soft.  Add 2 tbsp. water and the finely chopped spinach.  Cook on a high heat for 2 minutes.  Remove vegetables from the skilleet and set aside.  Put a little more olive oil or organic butter into the pan and add the beaten eggs.  Cook on a low flame and roll the pan around allowing the egg to spread out inside the skillet.  Return the vegetables to the pan and top with grated cheddar cheese.  Add sea salt and black pepper.  Cook for 2-3 minutes and fold the egg over the vegetables and continue cooking for 1-2 minutes. 

Holiday Turkey and Pasta Salad

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. 


 Herbed Mayo 

1 organic egg + 1 egg yolk
1 tsp. prepared mustard
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
2-3 tbsp. parsley, chopped
3/4 cup vegetable oil (safflower, olive)

Eggs must be at room temperature.  Put eggs, mustard, lemon juice, sea salt and parsley into a food processor and puree on high speed.  Slowly add vegetable oil a little bit at a time while the processor is on high.  Continue until all the oil is gone and the mayo is thick and creamy.  Store in a jar - can keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.



 Sauteed Black Eyes Peas with Turkey Bacon 

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

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.

Duck a'la Orange Gravy

3-4 tbsp. duck fat from roasting pan (can use butter, olive oil or other fat)
1 1/2 tbsp. whole grain flour
1 cup orange juice
1 tbsp. maple syrup
Sea salt and black pepper to taste

In a small pot heat duck fat and add flour until combined.  Slowly add orange juice and maple syrup and bring to a boil.  Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.  Cook until slightly thickened. 

 Marinated Grass Fed Beef and Vegetables

16 ounces grass fed steak cut into thin strips
1/3 cup Mirin
2 tbsp. shoyu
1 tsp. maple syrup
Corn meal
2 tbsp. sesame oil
1 onion, peeled and sliced into thin crescents
1 inch ginger, peeled and minced
1 bunch broccoli, florets and stem
1/2 cup purple cabbage, cut into thick strips
1/3 cup water

Cut steak into thin strips and place into a mixing bowl.  Combine mirin, shoyu and maple syru and marinate 35-40 minutes.  Remove steak from the marinade and coat with corn meal. Save the marinade.  Add 1 tbsp. oil into a frying pan.  On medium/high heat cook steak one minute on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.  Add remaining oil into the pan an saute onion and ginger for 1-2 minutes.  Add broccoli stems and florets, and cabbage and cook 3-4 minutes.  Return cooked beef back into the pan, with the leftover marinade, and cook on medium high heat for 2-3 minutes.    


Hearty Lentil Stew

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.