Anne Livingston | Anne the Nomad

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PESTO LASAGNA

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Adapted from http://www.sandisallergyfreerecipes.net

 

Ingredients:

2 medium size zucchini- cut thin into ribbons
1 large onion- sliced
1 large size carrot- julienne
1 large red pepper- sliced
1 lb ground beef
1 Tbsp. coconut oil or olive oil
1 tsp. dried basil

Pesto:

2 c. basil leaves
3 cloves garlic
1/4 c. pine nuts or walnuts
1/4-1/2 c. olive oil

Put basil, garlic cloves and pine nuts into the food processor; pulse, adding olive oil a little at a time.

Add enough oil for paste consistency.

Cashew cream:

Soak 1 c. raw cashews in 2c. water for a few hours
Strain nuts, then rinse them.
Add nuts to food processor as well as:
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
1/4-1/2 c. water(to desired texture)

Puree until smooth.

 

Directions:

In a medium frying pan, add oil, onion, carrot, and pepper. Sauté for approximately ten minutes on medium low heat, stirring frequently. Stir in dried basil and set vegetables aside in a bowl when vegetables are soft.  Brown ground beef in the same pan.  Once beef is cooked, add vegetables back in and stir together.  To assemble lasagna use a 9″ by 13″ baking dish.  Start with 1-2 tablespoons of prepared pesto spread all over the bottom of the dish.  Then a single layer or zucchini ribbons.

Followed by 1/3 of beef and vegetables.  Then 1/3 of your cashew cream.  And 1/3 of your pesto. Repeat each step two more times, ending with pesto.  Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

 

STUFFED SWEET POTATOES

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http://simplylivinghealthy.org

Ingredients:

4 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean
8 slices bacon
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
8 oz baby spinach
1 cup onion, chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Cheese (optional)

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400° F. Pierce each sweet potato several times with a fork. Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake on the middle oven rack.  Bake until the sweet potatoes are easily pierced with a knife and cooked through, about 45-60 minutes depending on size. Remove from oven and let stand until cool enough to handle.  While the sweet potatoes are baking, make the topping. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until crispy.  Remove from pan, cool and crumble.  Add the mushroom and onion to the pan with the bacon drippings and sauté until tender, add spinach and cook until wilted.  Remove from heat.  Slice sweet potatoes in half lengthwise to expose cooked insides, slightly press down the meat of the potato to flatten.  Divide the vegetable mixture evenly between potatoes.

 

If you made the potatoes in advance, put in oven for about 10 minutes to warm everything up.

BREAKFAST COOKIES

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(from Against All Grain)

 

Ingredients:

1 cup mashed bananas (about 2)
½ c unsweetened applesauce
2 T butter or butter substitute
3-4 dates, pitted
1/3 c coconut flour
2 t cinnamon
1 t vanilla
1 t baking soda
1 ½ t lemon juice
½ c unsweetened coconut
2 T chopped dried apricots (optional)
2 T dried currants (optional)
2 T raisins

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.  Place the bananas, applesauce, butter, and dates in food processor and puree until smooth.  Add coconut flour, cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda, and lemon juice; pulse to combine.  Add the remaining ingredients and pulse twice to blend. Spoon golf ball size balls of dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet.  Flatten and bake for 18-20 minutes.  You can also press into a greased 8×8 pan and bake for 17 minutes then cut into bars.

VANILLA-ALMOND GRANOLA

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From Against All Grain

Ingredients:

1 c raw almonds
1 c raw walnuts
½ raw pecan halves
½ raw cashews
¼ c raw sunflower seeds
¾ t salt
¾ c melted honey or maple syrup
2 T coconut oil, melted
1 ½ t vanilla extract
1 T cinnamon
½ c shredded, unsweetened coconut
½ c raisins

 

Directions:

Preheat your oven to the lowest setting.  Put all nuts and seeds in a food processor and pulse until the size of oats.  Add honey, coconut oil, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.  Pulse until combined.  Pour the mixture into a bowl, add the coconut and stir with a spoon.  Pour the granola on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, spreading evenly.  Cook in oven for about 12 hours, stirring occasionally.  Stir in raisins and let cool completely before storing.

MAPLE SAGE SAUSAGE W/ APPLES

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From Against All Grain

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork
2 t sage (fresh if you have it or dried, cut back to 1 t if dried)
2 t maple syrup
¾ t salt
¼ t black pepper
¼ t nutmeg
1/8 t crushed red pepper
1/8 marjoram (can omit if you don’t have it)
2 apples, cored, peeled, and sliced
½ t cinnamon

 

Directions:

Heat skillet over medium-high heat.  Place the pork, sage, maple syrup, salt, pepper, nutmeg, red pepper, and marjoram in a bowl and combine well.  Form the mixture into 8 patties.  Fry the sausage patties in the skillet until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes preside.  Remove the patties and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel.  Sauté the apples and cinnamon in the same skillet for 8 minutes or until tender.  Return the sausage to the skillet and reheat for 2 minutes.