Christy's Chili

Ingredients:

1 onion
several stalks of celery
several cloves of garlic
equal amounts of:
 -carrots
 -bell peppers
 -zucchini
 -tomatoes
 -other desired vegetables
1 can of tomato sauce (14 oz)
ground beef
pinto beans
spices: salt, chili powder, cumin to taste

Saute one onion, celery, garlic. Chop and add other vegetables (carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, whatever else you have that might be good). Add one can of tomato sauce. Schronk (blend with immersion blender) until chunks are gone. Add ground beef and stir. Add beans. Add spices. Cook until done. Eat with corn chips.

Shepherd's Pie

• ground beef or ground lamb
• salt, pepper, spices
• peas (frozen)
• sweet potatoes (or regular potatoes)
• butter or fake butter
• milk or milk substitute
• carrots
• corn (optional)

Brown ground beef in large pan.  Season meat as you like with salt, pepper and other spices (possibly worcestershire sauce, thyme, rosemary).  Add peas, carrots and corn and mix.  Mash potatoes in a separate container with butter and milk (season with salt and pepper).  Spread meat mixture at the bottom of an appropriate dish (ie, pie dish, casserole, etc).  Spread mashed potatoes on top and place in oven to make potatoes crispy (preheat oven to 400F, use broiler to crisp potatoes).

Pumpkin Pie Bars

Crust:

• 1/2 cup butter or non-dairy butter substitute
  
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  

Filling:

• 3 cups pumpkin (or other winter squash) puree
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Cut in the remaining ingredients. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
3. Bake crust for 7-8 minutes
4. In the medium bowl, beat together all filling ingredients
5. When the crust is finished baking, remove from the oven and pour the filling on top.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until a knife comes out cleanish.
   

Shakshuka

Olive oil for sauteing veggies
1 large yellow onion
2 green peppers
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp sweet paprika
½ tsp ground cumin
Pinch red pepper flakes or hot sauce (optional)
Salt and pepper
3 cans of diced tomatoes
6 large eggs
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Chop onion and bell peppers, and mince garlic. Saute until soft, add tomatoes and spices. Make "wells" in the sauce to break the eggs into. Add the eggs and cover until the egg whites just turn white. Serve and garnish with parsley.

Quinoa Bowls

Quinoa- leftover or cooked and cooled

Meat- cooked chicken breasts or pork, cubed and cold

Veggies-
any cooked leftovers: squash, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, carrots, roasted veggies (root vegetables: potatoes, turnip, parsnip, rutabaga, garlic, onion, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes), lentils, mushrooms, corn, beets

raw: leafy greens: lettuce, spinach, kale, herbs; tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, bell peppers

Honey Mustard Sauce-

2 parts honey
1 part mustard
salt
pepper
olive oil

Mix honey, mustard, salt and pepper, and adjust to taste. Add oil until desired liquid consistency is reached for a salad dressing consistency.

Fish Chowder

Fish stock:
-fish skeleton
-1 cup baby carrots, chopped
-1 cup roughly chopped celery
-2 bay leaves
-1 t whole peppercorns

Simmer in several cups of water for 5 hours or so. Strain the solids out with a colander.

Chowder:
Fish stock
4 potatoes
1 bunch of green onions
1 T freshly chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
2-3 tilapia fillets
1 cup heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
Optional: bacon, corn

oyster crackers and green onions/chives to garnish

Dice potatoes and simmer in stock for an hour. Chop the green onions and add with the parsley. Add the frozen/uncooked tilapia and cook just until it flakes apart. Add the heavy cream. Salt and pepper if needed. Serve and garnish.

Chocolate Chip Craisin Cookies

1/2 cup softened butter or Earth balance
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 t vanilla extract
2 cups almond flour, gently packed
1/2 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup+ craisins
1/4 cup+ walnuts, chopped
8 oz Guittard extra dark chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Mix butter and sugars together in a Kitchenaid mixer. Add the egg and beat on high for a couple of minutes. Add the vanilla.
In a separate bowl, add the baking soda and salt to the almond flour and whisk, making sure all the clumps, particularly of baking soda, are broken up. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Add the walnuts and craisins and mix. Add more if you want more. Add the chocolate chips and mix until combined.
Drop onto one large or two medium cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. These cookies don't change shape much, so however big or small you make them is up to you. Bake for 8 minutes, then decrease the temperature to 350, and bake for another 4-6 minutes until lightly browned. Transfer to cooling racks immediately. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.