Carrot Cranberry Muffins

 Ingredients:

1 cup white flour
1/2 cup wheat flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 ts cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 T honey
1 dash of salt
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup shredded zucchini
1/2 cup milk

Preparation: Mix dry ingredients. Add melted butter and milk, folding in. Add carrots and walnuts and stir until just blended. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes at 375.

Almond Butter Banana Bread

 

This bread turned out to be full of flavor without being overpowered by any one ingredient. The almond butter is not as sweet as peanut butter, and it's also a bit more oily, which made for a nice moist bread.

Ingredients:

1 banana, mashed

2 eggs

1 cup almond butter

1/2 ts cinnamon

1/2 ts vanilla

1 pinch salt

1/2 ts baking soda

1/2 ts apple cider vinegar

3 T raisins 

3 T brown sugar

Preparation:

Mix eggs, banana, almond butter, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and 1 T brown sugar until smooth. Add baking soda, cider vinegar and raisins, stirring until just blended. Pour into greased loaf pan and sprinkle the top with remaining brown sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for ~ 35 minutes.

Apple Pie

 

Mmm ... butter crust.

Gumbo

Warning: I didn't have okra available when I made this, so if you chose to follow this recipe, be prepared to defend this dish's gumbo-ness.

Ingredients:

3 celery stalks

1 onion, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups vegetable broth

3 links sausage (I used a spicy chicken sausage)

1 1/2 cup cooked white beans

2 cups cooked rice (I used brown)

2 T flour

2 T chopped parsley

2 T Worcestershire sauce

1/2 ts Cajun seasoning

1 dash salt & pepper

Preparation:

In baking dish, drizzle sausage with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.

In deep frying pan, sautee onion, garlic, celery and red pepper for 3-4 minutes. Add parsley, cajun seasoning, Worcestershire sauce and salt & pepper. Cover with vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low and cover for 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Add tomatoes and beans.

Remove sausage from baking dish, slice and add to pan. Add 2 T vegetable broth and 2 T flour to baking dish to make gravy from dish drippings. Add to pan to thicken. Let simmer for 5 minutes.

Spoon over rice. Parsley to garnish.