Tomato Basil Quiche

¾ cup stewed tomatoes, drained

¾ cup fresh chopped basil

½ pound jack cheese, grated

¼ pound grated Parmesan

4 large eggs

2 cups half and half

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 uncooked pie crust

Beat the eggs and add milk, half and half, basil and seasonings. Add cheeses and tomatoes, and pour into pie crust.

The crust can be pressed into a 10 inch cast iron skillet or a large glass quiche plate. 
For a no wheat option, simply skip the crust.
 
Bake covered with foil at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for about 20 – 30 minutes more or until the quiche is firm in the center.

This works as a brunch or a dinner item. For breakfast, serve with corn muffins or popovers. As a dinner entrée, serve with salad and bread.

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Triple Chocolate Crunch

This recipe can be used for cookies or brownies.

¾ cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon salt

¼ cup flax seeds

1 cup quick oatmeal

½ cup chopped pecans

1 cup sweetened coconut

½ cup chocolate sauce

½ cup chocolate small chocolate pieces

1½ cup flour plus 1/3 cup cocoa powder

Make cylinders of the dough – about 2 inches in diameter.

Refrigerate for 24 – 48 hours.

Cut dough into slices about ¼ inch thick

Bake at 325 for 15 minutes.

OR Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x 9 pan, refrigerate for 24 hours,  and bake for 35 – 40 minutes at 325 or until middle springs back slightly. 

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Quick and Easy Fish with Tangy Sauce

3 tablespoons orange marmalade

3 tablespoons mustard (Dijon or spicy – Use the Inglehoffer sweet hot if you are adventurous.)

1 finely chopped red chili pepper

1/3 cup butter

Salt and black pepper

¼ cup water mixed with 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Cook this mixture for about 20 minutes until the ingredients are blended and it is slightly thickened. If it gets too thick, add a little water. It should be the consistency of a creamy salad dressing.

Coat fish with flour salt and pepper and fry fish in coconut oil – about 5 min on each side on medium high heat.  Pour the sauce over the fish and put in oven uncovered at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes.   

Turn off the oven and let the fish stay warm if you need more time to prepare other menu items

I have used this with salmon, albacore and mahi mahi.  The advantage of this cooking method is that you can prepare it a little bit ahead of time if you need an opportunity to do something else at the last minute.

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Vegetable Passion

1 medium onion, chopped fine
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons pepper flakes
2 tablespoons brown sugar*
3/4 cup unsweetened passion fruit juice*
1 small cabbage cut in slivers
1 pound tofu - crumbled
1 cup summer squash  - cubed
1 cup cut corn
1 cup chopped celery

* If you can find only sweetened passion fruit juice, eliminate the brown sugar and add the juice of one lime

* Option 3 - If you cannot find passion fruit juice at all, use 3/4 cup pineapple juice plus the juice of 1 large lime.

Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil, then  add other vegetables and spices, juice and tofu

Cook slowly for about 20 minutes over low to medium heat. Vegetables should be cooked, but not soft. Serve over rice.

It's a sweet and sour vegetable dish that is guaranteed to ignite your passion to eat more vegetables!

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Oat Nut Breakfast Bar

For a take-along breakfast, a hiking snack or an after school snack.

1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped cashews or macadamia nuts
1/2 cup honey
2 egg whites
1 cup chunky peanut or almond butter
1 cup rolled oats (If you use the slow cooking kind, grind at least half of them in a coffee grinder.)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Spices as you like: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom


Sifted powdered sugar - approx 1/2 cup. Add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder to sugar if you like. Mix well.

For best results, chop the cranberries into bits and make sure that the cashew pieces are quite small, too. Mix all of the ingredients together except the powdered sugar/cocoa mix.

Shape dough into 2 x 2 x 1/2 inch squares on baking stone or cookie sheet with parchment paper. This recipe should make approximately 20 squares.

Bake for 20 minutes at 325 degrees. Let cool slightly. Freeze in order to make the bars more transportable. A handy method is to put two or three in a small Ziplock bag.

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Apple Custard Dessert

This delicious apple dessert could be made in any size from single serving to casserole. This is what I used for a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.

Preheat over to 375.

Line the bottom of the casserole dish with about five or six layers of filo dough and melted butter. Pie crust would also work if you do not like to work with filo dough.

Peel about 12 med to large apples, slice them quite thin and set aside while you mix the batter.

Custard batter: Mix 1 cup sugar - brown or white, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup soft butter.
Add 2 beaten eggs.
Add 1 cup cream and 1 cup whole milk (or 2 cups half and half).
Add the sliced apples to the mixture and stir enough to coat the slices.
Pour the apple mixture into the casserole. Sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top. Cover with foil.

Set the casserole dish on top of a cookie sheet to prevent the bottom layer from scorching.

Bake for 50 min, then uncover and bake for another 10 or 15 min or until apples are soft.

This can be served hot or cold and quite obviously with ice cream.

PS to rhubarb fans - this is essentially the recipe for a rhubarb custard pie, which is the best dessert in the universe by some measures, namely mine!

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