Power Green Juice Smoothie

Serving: 3

Ingredients

1.   1 green apple

2.   1 pear

3.    1 cup of green grapes

4.   1 cup of frozen spinach

5.  1 tablespoon of chia seeds

6.   1/2 to 3/4 cups of almond milk (You can use vanilla or plain, whichever you prefer)

7.  1/2 cup of ice

Directions

1. Add all ingredients into a blender and blend until your desired texture. You can start off using less almond milk and see if you need to add more as you blend. 

Za'atar Roasted Chickpeas

Serving: 3 - 4

Ingredients

1.  2 tablespoons of za'atar

2.  1 teaspoon of paprika

3.  3 tablespoons of olive oil

4. 2 (15 oz) cans of chickpeas

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees F

2. Dry chickpeas very well and place in a mixing bowl.

3. Add za'atar, paprika and olive oil. Mix well!

4. Bake for 30 minutes. Take out after 15 minutes to shake them on your pan so that they get evenly crispy.

5. If wanted, add salt and pepper to taste

Almond Chicken Poppers

Serving: 4

Ingredients:

1. Two Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts

2. 1 cup almond meal (Example: Trader Joe's Almond Meal)

3. 1 Egg

4. Red Chili Pepper Flakes to taste

5. Olive oil spray

6. All Purpose Seasoning to taste

Optional: Chives for garnish

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cut chicken into bite size pieces.

3. In z bowl, whisk the egg

4. In a larger bowl, pour almond meal. Add in Red Chili Pepper Flakes and All Purpose Seasoning. Mix.

5. Place chicken in the bowl with the whisked egg and to coat.

6. Line a 9x13 pan with olive oil spray.

7. Coat the chicken in the almond mixture.

8. Place in the pan, spray the top with olive oil spray. Bake for 25 minutes.

9. Flip chicken and place back in the oven for 10 minutes.

Spinach Puffs

Serving: 12 puffs

Ingredients

1. Frozen Chopped Spinach - 14.5 oz package

2. 2 Puff Pastry Sheets - 17.3 oz package

3. 2 Eggs

4. 1/4 cup of Minced Onions

5. 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil 

6. 1 teaspoon of Crushed Garlic

7. All Purpose Seasoning to taste (I used Emeril's Original Essence)

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees

2. Squeeze all of the water out of the spinach in order to prevent soggy puffs.
3. In a mixing bowl, stir spinach, minced onions, olive oil, and crushed garlic.
4. Season to taste with your all purpose seasoning.
5. Mix in 1 egg.
6. Spray your 12 muffin cup tin (or lightly dab  with olive oil) to prevent puffs from sticking.
7. Slice your puff pastry into squares and place inside each muffin cup allowing the corners to stick up.
8. Fill each cup with spinach mixture.
9. Fold over the puff pastry ends.
10. Beat second egg in a bowl and brush on top of the puff pastry to give a nice gloss.
11. Put spinach puffs in the oven for 25 minutes.

~Happy Thanksgiving~

California Hot Dog

Serving: 7

Ingredients

1 (14 oz) package of Hot Dogs

1 (12 oz) package of Hot Dog Buns

1/2 cup of Alfalfa Sprouts

1 package of Sabra's Guacamole 

1/2 cup of diced Cherry Tomatoes

Sriracha to taste

Mayonnaise to taste 

Directions

1. Option One: Coat a separate skillet with cooking spray and add the hot dogs. On a medium-high heat, cook your hot dogs and constantly turn them in order that they evenly cook. 

Option Two: Place the hot dogs on the grill perpendicular to the grate and 1 inch apart. Turn the hot dogs every 1-2 minutes in order that they cook evenly. 

Your hot dogs will be ready once the outside begins to crack. 

3. Open your hot dog buns face down, either on a grill or skillet and toast for 30 seconds. 

4. Add a scoop of guacamole, diced tomatoes and alfalfa sprouts to each hot dog. 

5. Lightly squeeze a thin layer of mayonnaise over your hot dogs. 

6. For extra flavor add sriracha to taste. 

Garlic Lemon Chicken

We were very excited to work with Joy of Kosher and use Grow & Behold's, Sara's Spring Chicken to make this recipe as their products are known to be of the highest quality. In addition to being Glatt Kosher, Grow & Behold's birds are pasture raised. As soon as the birds are large enough to be moved outside, they spend their entire lives on grass. They live in spacious, movable pens that are moved each day allowing them to access a growing salad bar of natural food. The birds are also fed a special blend of non-GMO food, which enhances its flavors, giving it a fresh and pure taste. When making this recipe, we highly recommend you to order your chicken from Grow & Behold. 

You can also find this recipe on Joy of Kosher's website.

Serving: 5

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

[Kosher for Passover]

Ingredients:

1 Whole Chicken (2.5-3.5 lb)

10 Lemons

2 cans of Chicken Broth (10.5 oz, each)

1/2 cup of Thyme

1 tablespoon of Crushed Garlic

1/4 cup of olive oil

Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place your chicken on a baking rack inside the roasting pan. 

3. Pat the chicken dry.  Using a pastry brush, generously brush the inside and outside of the chicken with olive oil. 

4. Lightly sprinkle pepper inside and outside of the chicken. 

5. Thinly slice 1 lemon and place about 4-5 of those slices inside the cavity of the chicken. [The cavity is the hollow space of the chicken]. 

6. Add 1/4 tablespoon of thyme inside the cavity.

7. Coat the bottom of your roasting pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and line with an additional thinly sliced lemon. 

8. Using your pastry brush, lightly coat the chicken with crushed garlic. 

9. In a large measuring cup squeeze 1 cup of lemon juice. Add 1 can of chicken broth. Mix well. 

10. Pour mixture of chicken. 

11. Place in the oven for 15 minutes.

12. Lower oven temperature to 250 degrees and cook for 1 hour. 

13. Remove the chicken from the over. Take the second can of chicken broth and pour over the chicken.

14. Thinly slice an additional lemon and place on top and around the chicken. Add 1/4 cup of thyme and add on top and around the chicken as well.  (you can leave the thyme on the stem if you would like).  

15. Place back in the oven for 45 minutes. 

16. Remove the chicken from the oven and tightly cover in order that the chicken doesn't dry out. Place back in the oven for an additional 30 minutes. 

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Serving: 3

Ingredients:

1 can of White Albacore Tuna with oil. (10 oz)

1/4 cup of chopped Spring Onions

1/4 cup of chopped Red Onion

1/4 cup of chopped Red Bell Pepper

1/4 cup of sliced Green olives

2 1/2 tablespoons of Lemon Juice

3 teaspoons of Paprika 

Directions:

1. In a bowl, add the tuna (do not remove the oil), spring onion, red onion, red bell pepper, and green olives. Mix well.

2. Once combined, add the lemon juice and paprika. Mix well. 

3. Serve cold and enjoy! 

Sesame Spinach Salad

Serving: 3

Ingredients

10 oz package of spinach

1 cup of cooked quinoa

1/2 cup of sliced almonds

1 avocado

1 red pepper

2 tablespoons of sesame seeds

1/4 cup of Newman's Sesame Ginger Low Fat dressing

Directions

1. Place spinach on a cutting board. Finely chop spinach leaves, and then place in a large bowl.

2. Dice red pepper. Add to the bowl of spinach. 

3. Add quinoa, sliced almonds, and sesame seeds into the bowl.

4. Before serving, slice avocado and add into the bowl. 

5. Slowly pour the dressing in the bowl and mix until the salad is tossed well. 

Hearts of Palm Salad

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1.    1 pint of Plum or cherry tomatoes

2.    1 (14 oz) can of Hearts of Palm

3.    1 Avocado
4.     1 cup of pitted green olives

5.    1 bunch of Scallions

6.    3 tablespoons of Lemon Juice

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Slice tomatoes, olives, avocado and hearts of palm into bite size pieces and place in a mixing bowl.
3. Dice scallions and add to your salad mixture.
4. Pour lemon juice, and add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well!

Banana Nut Bread

    Serving: 8

Ingredients 

1/3 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup mashed bananas

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups flour

1 cup chopped walnuts 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Lightly grease a loaf pan 

3. In a bowl, cream the margarine and sugar

4. Add bananas, baking soda, and flour to the bowl with the margarine and sugar and mix

5. Add in the nuts and continue to mix

6. Bake for 45 minutes. Allow the banana bread to cool off

~Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve~

4th of July Fruit Salad

Serving: 6

Ingredients

1 pint of blueberries

16 oz. of strawberries

3 large bananas 

1/2 pint of heavy whipping cream 

1 tablespoon of vanilla

1/4 cup of sugar

mint

Directions

1. Slice strawberries and bananas and place in bowl

2. Add blueberries to bowl and set aside

3. In a separate bowl, add the heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and sugar. Using an electric mixer, continue to mix until the cream reaches stiff peaks

4. Serve fruit salad in individual cups or in a large bowl with whipped cream to top it off! 

~Garnish with mint~

Breaded Cauliflower

Serving: 3

Ingredients

3 eggs

1 package of cauliflower (12 oz bag)

1 cup of panko bread crumbs

1 teaspoon of garlic powder

1 teaspoon of paprika

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 425 degrees.

1. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl.  Set aside. 

2.  Take another bowl and add all dry ingredients. (Bread crumbs, garlic powder, paprika) Mix. 

3. Dip the cauliflower in the eggs, and then dip into the bread crumb mixture.  

4. Lay out on a baking sheet.

5. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.

Sushi Salad

Serving: 4

Ingredients

1 cup of prepared sushi rice

9 sticks of imitation crab

1 1/2 cucumber

2 avocados

1 sheet of nori 

1 1/2 tablespoons of soy sauce

1 teaspoon of Saracha

Optional: 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds

Directions

1. Place the sushi rice in a bowl

2. Cut the imitation crab, cucumber, and avocado into cubes and place in bowl with rice 

3. Break the sheet of nori up into medium sized pieces and place in bowl with rice 

4. In a separate bowl, mix the soy sauce and saracha together

5. When ready to serve, add the dressing and optional sesame seeds on top of the salad! 

Pomegranate Quinoa Salad

Serving: 5-6

Ingredients

1. 3 cups of cooked quinoa

2. 1 pomegranate
3. 4 cups of brussel sprouts
4. 2 teaspoons of olive oil
5. salt to taste
6. 1/3 cup of walnuts

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.  Place brussel sprouts in a bowl and pour olive oil and salt to taste. Mix well.
3.  Lay out brussel sprouts on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
4. Allow brussel sprouts to cool off for five minutes, and then cut in halves.
5. In a large bowl, add your cooked quinoa and brussel sprouts.
6. Crush walnuts in your hand to create mini croutons. Add into bowl of quinoa.
7.  Remove the seeds/juice from the pomegranate into your quinoa bowl.  The juice will serve as the dressing.
8.  Toss the salad before serving.  

Jalapeño Kale Chips

Serving: 2

Ingredients

1. 16 oz bag of kale 

2. 1/4 cup of olive oil

3. 1 small jalapeño finely chopped.

4. 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar

5. sesame seeds

6. salt to taste

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Remove stems from kale and rinse.

3. Dry thoroughly and place in a large bowl.

*Note: If not completely dry, kale chips will turn soggy.

4. Rip kale into bite size pieces.

5. In a small bowl, add olive oil, balsamic vinegar and finely chopped jalapeño.  Mix well.

6. Pour olive oil dressing over kale and toss.

7.  Lay kale on a baking sheet.  Make sure that all pieces do not overlap.   (You will need additional baking sheets, or will need to do this process more than once).  

8.  Place in the oven for 15 minutes or when kale becomes brown.

9.  Sprinkle some sesame seeds and salt over kale and place in the oven for an additional 3 minutes.

9.  Remove chips from oven, and let cool off for 25-30 minutes before eating.  They will become crispier once cooled.   

    

  

Sautéed Mushrooms

Serving: 4

Ingredients

1. 1 stick margarine (8 tablespoons)

2. 3 8 oz. packages of sliced mushrooms 

3. 2 teaspoons of garlic powder

4. Pinch of salt

5. 4 tablespoons of sugar 

6. 2 1/2 cups of white wine 

Directions

1. On medium heat, melt the margarine in a pan 

2. Once the margarine has melted, add in the mushrooms to the pan with the garlic, salt, and sugar and let it sauté for about 5 minutes

3. Add in the white wine and let it simmer for about 20 minutes or so until all the white wine has reduced

4. Enjoy warm! 

Sweet Potato Soup

Serving: 4-5

Ingredients

1. 3 large sweet potatoes

2. 5 cups of vegetable broth

3. 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 

4. 1 1/2 cups of chopped walnuts

5. 1 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar

6. 1 teaspoon of salt

7. basil to taste

Directions

1. Chop sweet potatoes into bite size cubes

2. Place the sweet potatoes and vegetable broth in a large pot.  Mare sure the broth covers the sweet potatoes.

3. On a medium-high heat, mix the sweet potatoes and vegetable broth until potatoes begin to soften.  

4. Once softened, drain sweet potatoes from the broth and place in a mixing bowl.  Do not throw out vegetable broth as that will be used later for the soup.

5. Puree the sweet potatoes until they become a smooth texture. 

Walnuts: 

6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

7. Spray cooking oil on a baking sheet and place chopped walnuts.  

8. Place in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until toasted.  

Back to soup...

9. Add sweet potatoes back into the pot of vegetable broth, and place on a medium-low heat.  

10. Add nutmeg, cinnamon sugar and salt.  Mix well.  

11. Once heated, add basil to taste. 

12. Pour sweet potato soup into a serving bowl and top off with some toasted walnuts.   

Pesto Spread

Serving: Makes about 1 cup worth

Ingredients

1. 2 cups of basil leaves

2. 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts

3. 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic

4. 2/3 cup of olive oil

Directions

1. Add basil leaves, chopped walnuts, and olive oil in a blender.  Grind until basil mixture is smoothened.  

*Note: (You can either stop before all pieces of walnuts are fully grinded.  It's just a personal choice on how you like the consistency of your pesto).  

2.  Remove basil mixture out of the blender and place in a mixing bowl.

3. Add crushed garlic.  Mix well.   

Sriracha Salmon

Serving: 3

Ingredients

1. 1 lb of salmon

2. 2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce

3. 3 tablespoons of teriyaki sauce

4. 1/4 teaspoon of crushed garlic

5. 3/4 cup of quinoa

6. 1 cup of cooked edamame 

7. 1/4 teaspoon of salt

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  In a mixing bowl, add Sriracha, teriyaki sauce, crushed garlic, and 3 pinches of salt.  Mix well.

3.  Place salmon in a baking dish.  Pour Sriracha mixture over salmon.  Make sure that the salmon is completely covered on all sides.  

4. Place salmon in the oven for 30 minutes.  (All ovens cook differently so check your salmon periodically after the 20 minute mark as it may not take as long to cook).  

5. Take a quinoa package--mixture of your choice.  I personally use the brand Roland.  They have a variety of quinoa mixes, so I chose the roasted garlic mix.  All you need is boiled water!

6. Once your quinoa is cooked, add your edamame.  

7.  Take the salmon out of the oven when cooked through and place over some quinoa. 

Cranberry Sauce

Serving: 6

Ingredients

1. 12 oz. of cranberries

2. 1 cup sugar

3. 1 cup water 

4. 11 oz. can of mandarin oranges (drained)

5. 2 tablespoons of fresh orange rind 

Directions

1. Wash cranberries thoroughly

2. Add water and sugar to saucepan and bring to boil

3. Once the water begins to boil, add cranberries, mandarin oranges, and fresh orange rind

4. Return to boil and let simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally
5. Let cool and refrigerate until ready to serve!  

Serve as a side dish as part of your Thanksgiving meal!