Category: RECIPES

Dill Pickle Potatoes

Prep: 15 mins + 1 hour to brine Cook: 20 mins Serving: makes 4-6 servings       Ingredients: 3 russet potatoes 1 cup dill pickle juice, any variety olive oil 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped 2 tsp garlic salt salt and pepper to taste   Instructions Cut potatoes into ¼ “ slices using a wedge […]

Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Prep: 15 mins Cook: 10 mins   Ingredients: 1 cup water 3/4 pound cherries 3 tablespoons tart cherry juice 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp almond flavoring   Instructions   Pit cherries. Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Heat on medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Remove off of the heat and […]

Rainbow Potato Arugula Salad

Rainbow Potato Arugula Salad Prep: 30 mins Cook: 20 mins Serving: makes 6 servings Ingredients: 3 lbs of various small colored potatoes.  (white, red, and blue work wonderfully) Bunch of baby arugula    DRESSING:  ½ cup good extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup of red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon of coarse Dijon mustard 6 cloves of […]

Pomegranate Martini

Pomegranate Martini Prep: 3 mins   Serving: Makes one cocktail   Ingredients: ¼ cup of fresh Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice  1 ½ oz vodka ½ oz of Cointreau ¼ oz fresh squeezed lime juice Ice  Pomegranate arils Instructions:  Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, except arils.  Cover and shake vigorously for a few seconds […]

Corn Chowder with Sun-Dried Tomato Soup

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 25 mins Serving: makes 4 – 6 servings       Ingredients: 1 Tbs of olive oil or 2 Tbs butter 1 small sweet onion chopped 1 red pepper chopped 2 garlic cloves minced 2 ribs of celery chopped 4 cups of fresh corn kernels (cut from 6 ears) yellow preferably, […]

Chopped Dill Pickle Salad

Prep: 20 mins Cook: 5 mins Serving: makes 4 – 6 servings       Ingredients: Dressing ⅓ cup of raw cashews soaked for at least 2 hours and drained 2 garlic cloves, minced ⅔ chopped dill pickles ⅓ cup of water 2Tbs pickle brine 1 Tbs white vinegar 1 Tbs nutritional yeast ½ granulated […]

Crunchy Quinoa Rainbow Salad

Crunchy Quinoa Rainbow Salad 1 cup dried quinoa 1 ¾ cups of water 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 large red bell pepper, cored and diced 1 cucumber, diced 1 cup carrots, diced ¼ red cabbage, shredded 2 – 3 scallions, thinly sliced ½ cup cilantro (lightly packed), chopped A handful of peanuts or cashews, optional […]