Thai Chili Sauce

This is sweet and vinegary...it is meant to be canned so the flavor may change over time.

Thai Chili Sauce
1/2 c chopped garlic
1 T salt
6 c cider vinegar
6 c sugar
1/2 c hot pepper flakes

Boil 5 min, process 15 min, cool 5 min. Nine 8 oz jars.

Peanut Sauce

Peanut Dipping Sauce
1/2 c peanut butter
1 t grated garlic
1 t grated ginger
2 T lime juice
2 T coconut amino acids/soy sauce
1 T brown sugar
1 t chili oil
1/3 c rice milk
dash salt*

*Organic peanut butter and coconut amino acids have no salt, you will need to add some.

Spring Rolls

Mmmm. Tasty.

Spring Rolls
rice paper
red cabbage
leftover chicken/salmon
radish
avocado
carrot
cilantro
thai chili sauce
peanut dipping sauce

Slice avocado and julianne veggies, reheat meat with a liquid to soften. Fill a pie plate with hot water, immerse one rice paper circle until completely softened. Remove to a plate fill with ingredients, wrap and roll like a burrito. Repeat.

Lemon Soup

A chicken noodle soup alternate, for those under the weather days.

Lemon Soup
1 onion, chopped
1-2 c celery, chopped
2 c cabbage, chopped
2 c cauliflowerettes
2 c spinach
2 c chicken/turkey stock
1-2 c lentils
4 c water
1 lemon, thinly sliced (do not peel)

Sautee onion and celery in olive oil. Add remainder of ingredients, cook until lentils are done. Break off bits of the lemon rounds with your spoon as you eat, to get a little in each bite.

Apple Banana Carrot Halwa

This is an indian pudding. A sweet, simple, delicious dessert.

ABC Halwa
1 1/2 c carrots, minced
1 c coconut milk
1 apple, minced
4 bananas, mushed
1/2 t cardamon

I prep all fruit with the food processor. Simmer carrots and coconut milk to soften. Add remainder of ingredients, blend with a stick blender. Serve warm or cold.

Homemade Marshmallows

Prepare for stickiness.

Homemade Sugar Syrup (corn syrup alternative)
2 c sugar
3/4 c water
1/4t cream of tartar

Add all to pot, stir, cover, bring to boil, keep stirring. Reduce heat, cover, simmer 3 minutes. Remove lid heat until candy thermometer reads soft ball/235F. Decant into measuring cup to cool for next step.

Homemade Marshmallows
3 envelopes knox gelatin (or 3T)
1/2 c chilled water

1/2 c water
1 1/2c sugar
1 c sugar syrup
1/4 t salt

1 t vanilla extract

1/4 c powder sugar
1/4 c corn starch

Add first 2 ingredients to a chilled mixing bowl (also chill the beaters). Pour next set of ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 3 min, uncover and bring to soft ball set/ or 235F. Turn mixer to low, slowly add ingredients from pot. Turn mixer to high, mix 10 min or until it turns white, ADD VANILLA and mix 5 more min or until it starts to creep out of the bowl and slows down your mixer. Think bouncy meringue. Meanwhile grease 9x13 pan, mix next ingredients and then 'flour' your greased pan. Reserve remaining 'flour' mixture to top marshmallow mix. Using a greased spatula transfer finished marshmallow goo into greased/floured pan. Dust with more 'flour' on top, cover with foil, and allow to set up overnight.

New Crepe Recipe

Crepes
2 eggs
1/2 c milk
1/2 c water
1 c flour
dash salt
2 T melted butter

Mix wet then dry ingredients. Add more water to thin batter as needed. Cook in a hot well greased pan, swirling batter to thinly coat pan before cooking. It is done when edges start to curl and should slide out of pan.