Goji Fireballs!
They’re coming with me to Thanksgiving. These are an excellent not-so-sweet sweet treat. Coconut lovers only, please. Take 10 oz coconut butter and melt it in a pot with 6 oz. hot Roibos Tea. Stir in a cup of dried coconut, add ample cardamom and a dash of cinnamon, half a cup of chia seeds and honey to taste. When ingredients have achieved a soft and even consistency, turn off burner and let cool for a few Add Goji berries for sweetness and texture and paprika and cinnamon for warmth. Roll into balls, refrigerate and serve. These also do fine frozen. Zingy and cool all at once!
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Vanilla Bean Squash Stir Fry
It may sound a little odd, but this makes for a warming late summer/early fall dish. A little bit of sweet, a little savory, and just warming enough.
Heat a tablespoon of coconut oil and a dash of red wine in a cast iron skillet
add one whole dried vanilla bean
add chopped eggplant
wait until eggplant starts to soften, then add
2 small chopped crook neck squash
chard stalks
wait til veggies and stalks soften, then add
chopped and washed Rainbow Chard, one cup of pureed butternut squash, cinnamon, fresh ginger, a bit of yellow curry powder, and sea salt.
Sautee for another five minutes, extract the vanilla bean and serve. The vanilla comes through in this dish in a surprising and delightful way. Great with a little hot sauce or Sriracha on top. Also, I reinvented the leftovers the day after by using this dish as stuffing for lettuce wraps.
Collard Wraps
So easy, incredibly delicious, protein and iron rich.
Bake one medium size yam. In a pot, lightly steam several collards leaves, leaving whole, and cutting off the tough end stems. In a skillet, heat a tablespoon of coconut oil, add 24-30 oz. black beans. Dice yam, and add to the beans. Cook beans and yams on low for several minutes, adding yellow curry powder, sea salt, and paprika. When beans and yams have heated and melded to satisfaction, add a tablespoon of hummus and stir in. Let mixture cool.
Take out one collard frond at a time, add a small heap of yam-bean mix. Cut open an avocado, and add a few small cubes of avo. Wrap it up and enjoy! So many ways to make a wrap, and so fun too!
