Breakfast Salad

This salad will pack a punch, as you start you're morning on the right foot.

serve: 5

10 oz. Lettuces, rinsed and torn into bite size pieces
10 oz. spinach, rinsed and torn into bite size pieces
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. Dried cranberries
1/3 c. plus 2 Tbsp. almonds, blanched and slivered
1-1/4 lb. extra lean turkey bacon * Vegetarian bacon
7-1/2 mushrooms,cleaned and sliced
1-1/4 (6oz.) pkg. croutons
10 eggs, scrambled* Egg substitute
2-1/2 Avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced

Directions:

1. In a medium sized dutch oven skillet,add oil to scramble eggs.

2. After scrambling eggs, use the same skillet (but make sure to clean it first) pan fry the bacon.

3. Toss together Lettuces, spinach, almonds, cranberries, mushrooms,as well as scrambled egg's and bacon. Topping it off with Croutons, and a slice of Avocado.

Zucchini loaf

When it come's to creating/ re adapting a recipe, I think on all different level's. As this recipe is based on Vegan and vegetarian's, an you don't even have to be either to enjoy this recipe. So why not give it a shot. what a great way to trick you're little one's into eating their vegetables.

Serves: 8

1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
1 large Zucchini, chopped
3/4 c. celery, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 c. parsley, finely chopped
2 (14-ounce) pkg. firm tofu, drained
1 c. bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. ketchup
1 Tbsp. Tamari
1/2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce * (vegetarian Worcestershire sauce)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. oil a (9-inch) loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery,Zucchini, garlic and parsley and cook until softened and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, wrap the tofu in 3 or 4 layers of paper towels and gently press out as much water as possible, changing the paper towels once or twice as needed. Crumble tofu into a food processor and then add bread crumbs, egg, ketchup, tamari and Worcestershire and purée until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the onion mixture.

3. Spoon tofu mixture into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake, uncovered, until deep golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. For easier
slicing, set aside to let cool until warm.

Living Better Tip:

To add more pizzazz to this recipe.
Jazz it up with you're favorite cheese, apply to the top and allow it to melt.

Breakfast pizza puff

Adapted from:http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/237183/supersize-pizza-puffs/

Who said Pizza is only for Lunch and Dinner? I know I didn't.
As you can simply enjoy Pizza anytime like the commercial said "You can enjoy pizza anytime". this recipe is quick as well as simple.

serves: 4

1 (10 oz.) can biscuit dough
1 pinch garlic salt
2 c. tomato sauce
2 c. extra lean ground turkey sausage
2 c. scrambled eggs * egg substitute
2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese * Vegan cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Separate biscuits and place on a work surface. Roll biscuits to double their original sizes using a rolling pin. Sprinkle garlic salt over each biscuit and top with tomato sauce. Generously sprinkle mozzarella cheese over turkey sausage, and eggs, reserving about 2 tablespoons cheese. Fold the edges of each roll over the toppings, pinching the edges together to seal shut with a fork. Arrange biscuits on a baking sheet. Sprinkle pizza with reserved mozzarella cheese over each biscuit.

3. Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and biscuits are lightly browned, about 12 minutes.

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I want to introduce you to another Spice that I truly love to use within side my kitchen. As well as share with you all the Health benefits that Turmeric has in it. First you're going to want to know what is Turmeric? and were did it originate from. Turmeric native is southwest India, as this spice has been used by the Asian for thousands of years an is part a part of their Siddha medicines. As they first started using it as a dye then later for medical properties. Turmeric is a yellow-pigmented curry spice that is often used in Indian cuisine. But this spice is far more than a cooking staple. It also has a long history of medicinal use in traditional Chinese medicine, as well as Ayurvedic medicine. Within (TCM) they have used this spice to treat liver disease, skin problems, respiratory and gastrointestinal ailments, sprained muscles, joint pains, and general wound healing. As the benefits of Turmeric has been well documented in the Holistic medical field.The Bioactive ingredient in Turmeric as know as "Curcuma longa" has been found to promote health and protect against a wide array of health conditions. That includes the following anti-cancer properties that have been intensely studied, as well as drinking turmeric as a juice for many skin conditions, including eczema, chicken pox, shingles, allergy, and scabies. Turmeric also helps with kidney and cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, cancer, irritable bowel disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, as well as other clinical disorders. As Turmeric adds a lot of flavor to you're food as well, just to name one dish in particular "Spanish Rice". Which you add just a few dashes to the rice to give it's color, as it adds plenty of flavor to other dishes as well.

Oatmeal Pancake

When I came up with this recipe I was thinking about all the people who deal with multiple food allergies like myself, and I created this recipe based around using no "Flour,Eggs,Milk". As the oat's hold up like flour in this recipe. * Note: depending on how much oats you use it may come out crumbly.Texture is like a chewy oatmeal cookie.

Serves: 2

1 c. quick oats * substitute for gluten free
1 3/4 c. Water
Dash of nutmeg
Dash of cinnamon
2-3 1/2 Sugar * sugar substitute
1/2 c. Vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Combine Oat, water, cinnamon,nutmeg and sugar in a bowl. stirring until oats becomes a thick consistency.(close to cookie dough consistency, you shouldn't see any water) if you do add a little bit more oats.

2. Heat oil inside a dutch oven skillet, using a ice scoop; scoop up about 1 Tbsp. of oat batter into the pan. using a spatula pat down batter to form a pancake, allow to fry for about 2 seconds or more on both side's. * Careful this batter burn's quickly then regular pancake batter.

3. how to tell for when it's done, it lightly golden brown on both sides, add syrup and enjoy!

Kale Fruit Salad

Serves: 4

When you think of fruit salad what's the first thing that come's to mind? "Waldorf salad I bet, why not take that same salad but add Kale to it.

2 sm. heads of kale
1/3 c. raisins
2 apples peeled, cored, and chopped
2 Pears peeled, cored, and chopped
1/4 c. dried cranberries
2/3 c. thinly sliced celery
1/3 c. + 2 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. chopped walnuts
1/4 c. sunflower seeds

Directions:

1. Stir in the Kale, apples, celery, walnuts, and raisins, Pears, Cranberries, sunflower seeds . allow to chill until ready to serve.

2. Add you're favorite dressing as a finisher, and enjoy!

S' more popcorn Treats

(Inspired by: Rice Krispie treats)

Serves: 8

If you thought "YUMMY" to Rice Krispie treats, you would love to sink you're teeth into rendition.

1 Tbsp. Vegetable oil
1/2 c. unpopped popcorn
6 Tbsp. Margarine
5 c. Marshmallow
5 c. semi sweet chocolate chips

(Chocolate chips shouldn't be melted-Apply after marshmallow mixture)

Directions:

1. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set aside.

2. Adding vegetable oil to a medium sized saucepan, and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add popcorn. Keeping the pan moving constantly. When popcorn stops popping, remove from heat. Put popcorn into the prepared pan.

3. Melt Margarine In a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in marshmallows and cook until melted, stirring constantly. Pour marshmallow mixture, plus add chocolate chips over popcorn and mix with spoon to coat evenly.


4. Allowing mixture to cool slightly. spray with non-stick cooking spray on hands. Mix popcorn with hands so that it is evenly coated, form into ball's or cut them into squares.

5. To add more fun add confetti sprinkles, or drizzle chocolate, or strawberry syrup over. **with crushed peanuts, or you're favorite nut's.

** Not recommended for those with tree nut allergies.