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Maple Peanut Butter Eggs

Maple Peanut Butter Eggs
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Maple Peanut Butter Eggs

Recipe by LisaCourse: DessertDifficulty: Easy

Ingredients

  • Peanut Butter Filling

  • 1 cup chunky peanut butter (unsweetened)

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

  • Maple Chocolate

  • 4 oz 100% cocoa bakers chocolate

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil

  • 1/3 cup maple syrup

  • 1 tbsp maple sugar

Method

  • Line a plate with clingfilm or wax paper
  • Combine the peanut butter filling ingredients and mix to combine
  • In a double boiler, melt coconut oil
  • Add chocolate to coconut oil and melt
  • Stir in maple syrup and maple sugar
  • Take about a tablespoon of peanut butter mixture and roll into an egg shape
  • Roll peanut butter egg in chocolate to coat
  • Carefully remove coated egg from chocolate and place on lined plate
  • Once all eggs are coated, refrigerate for a few hours to solidify

Notes

  • Because coconut oil is used in this chocolate, it has a very low melting point — it’ll make a mess if you hold it in your hand as you eat it. Replacing the coconut oil with butter would raise the melting point.

Cheesy Baked Cavatappi

Cheesy Baked Cavatappi
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Cheesy Baked Cavatappi

Recipe by LisaCourse: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb cavatappi

  • 1 package Beyond Meat sausage

  • 1 small onion, diced

  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced

  • 28 oz tin petite diced tomatoes

  • 9 oz frozen spinach

  • 1 cup ricotta

  • 1 tbsp sea salt

  • 1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes

  • 1 cup mozzarella

Method

  • Boil water and cook pasta for 10 minutes
  • In a separate pan, sauté sausage in a little olive oil
  • Add onion to pan and cook for a few minutes
  • Add garlic to pan and cook for a minute, until fragrant
  • Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking water. Put tinned tomatoes in pasta pot and cook over medium-high heat until most of the water evaporates.
  • Remove tomatoes from heat and stir in ricotta. Add sausage/onion/garlic mixture
  • Squeeze water from thawed frozen spinach and mix spinach into sauce.
  • Stir in 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese. Add pasta cooking water as needed to make a thick sauce.
  • Add noodles and gently stir to combine.
  • Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and broil until cheese is browned and bubbling.

Red Lentil Coconut Stew Recipe

Red Lentil Coconut Stew Recipe

Recipe by LisaCourse: DinnerDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 T oil

  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

  • 1/2 large onion, diced

  • 1 Tbsp chili garlic sauce (adjust to taste)

  • 1 1/2 cups red lentils

  • 1 cup carrots, sliced

  • 1 can coconut milk

  • 2 cups vegetable stock

Method

  • Heat a 6 qt sauté pan over medium heat and add oil. Sprinkle salt over oil.
  • Sauté onion for three minutes, then add 1 teaspoon of chili garlic sauce
  • Stir in lentils and stir to coat with oil
  • Add carrots. Stir in stock and coconut milk.
  • Simmer for 15-20 minutes until lentils are soft. Add salt and chili garlic sauce as desired.

Notes

  • Serve over jasmine rice.

Olive Tapenade

Olive Tapenade

Recipe by LisaCourse: SidesCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup black olives, diced

  • 1 cup green olives, diced

  • 2 cloves garlic, diced finely

  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Method

  • Use a mortar and pestle to grind 1/4 of both black and green olives
  • Mix all ingredients together
  • Allow to sit for one hour

Focaccia Bread Recipe

Focaccia Bread Recipe

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time

25

hours 
Cooking time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 6¼ cups bread flour

  • ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 1 tablespoon sea salt

  • 3+3 tablespoons olive oil

  • ~2 cups water

Method

  • Combine yeast, sugar, and one cup of water. Wait until foamy on top.
  • Combine flour and sea salt, mix to combine.
  • Add yeast/water mixture and mix for a few minutes
  • Add 3 tablespoons olive oil and kneed until a shiny dough ball forms, adding water as needed
  • Let dough rise for 24 hours
  • Coat a half-sheet baking pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt
  • Spread dough over baking pan
  • Coat with 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • Allow to rise for 60 minutes
  • Preheat oven to 450
  • Coat with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt
  • Bake for 25-35 minutes

Low Yeast, Long Rise Bread

There’s been a run on yeast. Well, there’s been a run on a lot of things. But most things have viable alternatives. No broccoli, get some carrots. No tomato sauce, get diced tomatoes and use a blender. While there are unleavened breads, and breads leavened with baking soda … it’s not yeast bread. I’ve found some recipes using brewing yeast for bread, but I wanted to see how little baking yeast would make bread. Last night’s pizza dough used a quarter teaspoon of yeast. I took a cup of warm water, added about a tablespoon of sugar, and a quarter teaspoon of yeast. That sat until there was activity. Mixed together three cups of whole wheat flour, one cup of white flour, a few tablespoons of vital wheat gluten, and a teaspoon of salt. Added the water/yeast, then added enough water to make a dough. The dough sat overnight to rise. I gently deflated it in the morning, then left it to raise again. Gently deflated it around lunch time, and left it alone until dinner time. Very good crust — great flavor, nice crunchy crust to it. And beautifully leavened.

Oat Nut Bread

Oat Nut Bread

Recipe by LisaCourse: BreadCuisine: BreadDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

6

hours 
Cooking time

35

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

  • 1 1/4 c warm water

  • 2 c all-purpose flour

  • 2 c white whole wheat flour

  • 1/2 c rolled oats, chopped

  • 2 T honey

  • 1 t salt

  • 1/4 c walnuts, chopped

  • 1/4 c sunflower seeds, chopped

Method

  • In a large bowl, combine the yeast (about 1/4 oz.) and 1/4 cup warm water. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes, until foamy.
  • Stir in remaining water, 1 cup of flour, the oats, and honey. Mix well. Add in salt, nuts, and an additional 1 1/2 – 2 cups flour. Stir, adding remaining flour gradually, until the dough comes together into a ball a begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl (this can also be done in an electric mixer with the dough hook attached).
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead, adding flour a tablespoon at a time as necessary to prevent sticking, until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5-8 minutes.
  • Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 – 1 1/2 hours.
  • Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  • After dough has risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface again. Gently deflate dough into a rectangular shape. Fold up the two long sides of the rectangle and pinch the seam together. Place seam-side down into prepared loaf pan.
  • Again cover the bread with a piece of plastic wrap and let rise until almost doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
  • While the bread is going through its final rise, preheat oven to 375F.
  • Bake loaf for 35 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the bottom reads about 200F.
  • Cool loaf outside of pan on a wire rack completely before slicing.

One-Pot Pasta With Mascarpone

One-Pot Pasta With Mascarpone

Recipe by LisaCourse: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

Ingredients

  • 16 oz fusilli

  • 1 T olive oil

  • 1/2 large red onion, chopped

  • 5 cloves garlic, crushed

  • 1 T Italian herb blend

  • 1 T salt

  • 28 oz petit diced tomatoes

  • 5 oz tomato paste

  • 2 T balsamic vinegar

  • 4 c vegetable stock

  • 1 T fresh basil

  • 16 oz fresh spinach

  • 4 T butter

  • 1/4 c mascarpone

Method

  • Heat a large pot, add olive oil, and sauté onions.
  • Add garlic and dried herbs, sauté for a minute.
  • Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, balsamic vinegar, and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil.
  • Add fusilli. Reduce heat and simmer for 12 minutes.
  • Add basil, spinach, and butter. Stir to combine.
  • Remove from heat and stir in mascarpone.

Tortellini Soup

Tortellini Soup

Recipe by LisaCourse: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 T butter

  • 1 T olive oil

  • 1 medium onion, diced

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 t Italian seasoning

  • 1/2 t red pepper flakes

  • 1/4 c. flour

  • 4 c. vegetable stock

  • 1 (28-oz.) can diced tomatoes

  • 5 tbsp. tomato paste

  • 1 c. almond milk, reduced to 1/2 c.

  • 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan

  • 3 c. spinach, chiffonaded

  • 4 c. cheese tortellini, cooked

Method

  • In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter and add olive oil. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and flour and whisk to combine. Cook 1 more minute.
  • Add broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, and tortellini. Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add the almond milk, Parmesan, and tortellini. Stir to combine. Remove from heat and stir in spinach.

Notes

  • Can use cream instead of reduced almond milk.