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.

Watermelon Margarita

The trick to this treat is frozen watermelon.

Watermelon Margarita
4 c frozen watermelon cubes
1 c water
1/2 c sugar
dash lemon juice
double dash lime juice

Make simple syrup with liquid ingredients, blend with frozen watermelon--Add an appropriate amount of tequila. And yes you can freeze watermelon.

Gryo Meat

Gryo Meat
1 lb ground lamb
1/2 onion
2 cloves garlic
1/4 c walnuts
2 t marjoram
2 t rosemary
1 t cumin
salt
pepper
parsley

Process, put in loaf pan, let it set in the refrigerator at least 1 hr. Cook 325F, in a water bath, around 60 min or until reaches 165F. Drain fat, apply weight for 20 min.

Updated Cornbread

New Easy Corn Bread
1/4 c GF flour mix
2 c cornmeal/flour
1/2 t salt
1 t baking soda
2 t baking powder

1 1/2 c milk alternative
4 T veg oil
4 T sugar
2 eggs

This has Jiffy like taste, it is a batter bread. Grease pan, bake 350 for 25-30min.