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Seaweed salad, yummy!

The Muse

Avocado Mango Salsa

1 Mango peeled, chopped
1 red pepper, diced
1 tomato, diced
2 avocados, peeled, chopped
1/4-1/2 red onion, diced
Sea salt
Don't have mango? I used chopped frozen peaches. Also added I fine diced jalapena and some lemon juice. Yummy! Good on meat, fish or chicken.
From: recipezaar.com
The Muse

Yummy stir fry

Sliced brown mushrooms
Red bell pepper
Sliced lotus root
Chopped green long bean
Small eggplant cut in chunks
Thumb size piece of fresh Ginger chopped fine
4 sliced green onions
Sprouts
parsley chopped
Cook all except eggplant-sprouts-parsley in grape seed oil, Stirring. When 1/2 done add rest of items.
Add broth,cover, cook 5-8 minutes at lower heat. Add 1/2 C. Broth, some Hoison sauce w/potato starch pour over veggies. Cover for 3 minutes. Stir well. Serve over rice w/Braggs or soy sauce.
Enjoy!

Homemade soup

There's nothing quite like a bowl of homemade soup.
Fresh Turkey/veggie soup
Cook turkey bones for broth
Strain out bones/season
Bring to boil/add noodles, when noodles almost done
Add fresh veggies:
Celery, mild red peppers, tomatoes from garden, and cut up cooked turkey. When noodles are done. Add fresh parsley, turn off heat, cover and let sit for 5 minutes

What sounded good today

Sunny side up organic eggs w/a small piece of multi-grain bread. On top a mix of fresh corn cut off the cob, mixed w/pica de gallo and a spoonful of Pace pineapple mango chipotle salsa. Yummy!

Crab cakes w/avocado salsa

SALSA
1 C. Diced avocado
1 T. Minced shallots or gr. Onions
1 C. Cherry tomatoes cut in quarters
Approx. 1/2 tea. Chili powder
2 T. Olive oil
1 tea. Lemon juice (or more)
Mix all and serve on top of crab cakes MMMMM

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A spring treat

Rhubarb Cobbler
4 Cups chopped rhubarb
1 Cup flour
3/4 Cup oatmeal
1 tsp. Penzeys cinnamon
1 Cup brown sugar
1/2 Cup melted butter
1 Cup sugar
1 Cup water
3 T. Cornstarch
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Mix together flour, oatmeal, cinnamon, brown sugar and melted butter. Press 1/2 into bottom of 8x8 baking pan for crust.
In a saucepan combine sugar, water, cornstarch, and vanilla. Cook over med. Heat stirring until thick and transparent-about 5 min. Add Rhubarb, stir then spread over crust in pan. Sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture on top. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Source: Cynthia Lynn in Penzys catalogue.
Enjoy!

Lamb stew w/Orange

You could also substitute Angus.
2 T. Olive oil
1 # meat cut in cubes
1/4 tea. Salt
Pinch fresh pepper
1 med. Diced onion
2 minced garlic cloves
2 T. Tomato paste
2 celery stalks, diced
2 lrge. Carrots, sliced
2 lrge. Parsnips, sliced
One 15.5 ounce can chickpeas,drained
3/4 C. Red wine
3 C. Chicken broth
One 15 ounce tomato sauce
1 lrge. Orange-segemented,juice saved
1 tea. Grated orange zest
1 1/2 tea. Cumin
2 T. Chopped fresh mint

Heat oil, brown meat 5 min. add onion cook 3-5 min. Add garlic cook 1 min.
Now combine all above in crockpot, stir to blend. Turn pot on low, let cook 6-8 hrs. Serve with fresh mint. Enjoy!
From:the Food You Crave

A little bite of summer

Salsa del Sol
1/3 C. Oil
1 can corn, drained or frozen
1 can black beans, drained
1 diced red bell pepper
1 diced avocado
1/2 C. Red onion
Juice of 1 lime
Salt/pepper
Mix all together and enjoy with chips or on fish or put on top of a bowl of soup.
Source: www.vega.com

Feels like Spring but its still winter

What's for dinner on this balmy night? Maryland Crab cakes w/homemade tartar sauce sprinkled w/fresh parsley, sliced zucchini w/lemon rind, sliced tomatoes and avocados w/raspberry vinegar.
Homemade tartar sauce:
1/4 C. Greek yogurt
2 T. Mayo
1 or 2 green onions finely sliced
1/4 C. Chopped sour pickles
1 T. Chopped capers
1 T. Fresh or frozen lemon juice.
Blend together, cover and let sit in frig. For 1 hour. Enjoy!