A la Scott

  Orange and ginger granola bites Ingredients  1/4 cup                                                          Peanut butter  1 tablespoon                                                Flax or chia seed 2 tablespoons                                              Orange juice  The zest of one orange 2 teaspoons                                                   Freshly grated ginger (or 1 teaspoon dry) 1/4 cup                ...

  GINGER AND ORANGE GRANOLA  Ingredients  3/4 cup                                                             Old fashion oatmeal 1/2 cup                                                             Pecans (roughly chopped) 1/2 cup                                                            Lightly salted sunflower seeds  1/4 cup                                                    ...

  MAPLE ORANGE PEEL CANDIES Ingredients Peel of 3 oranges cut into small strips (you can remove most of the white but you don't have to) 1 1/4 cups                                                         Maple syrup (divided)  1/2 cup                                                             Water Directions  Put 1 cup of maple syrup, the peels and the water in a small sauce pan, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and let cook for 45 minutes. Poor 1/4 cup of maple syrup in a plate and transfert the peels in it, using a slotted spoon.  Mix to cover every strips.  I transfer the strips to 2 racks on a cooking sheet, using tongs. I put them in the oven with no heat but ...

  TURKEY CRUDITE PLATTER Perfect to munch before the feast without cutting your appetite. Ingredients  8 oz.                                                                 Whipped cream cheese  About 4 tablespoons                                    Ranch salad dressing About 4 tablespoons                                    Pumpkin purée About 4 teaspoons                                        BBQ sauce 1 can                                    ...

This meal starter disappears so quickly,  I double the recipe often. Most of the time we make nachos with it but it can be used for taco, taco salad or serve with rice. Really I like it better than beef and I don't miss the oily, smelly kitchen afterward.  Vegan taco "meat" With cauliflower and walnut  Ingredients  1 1/2 cup                                                               Cauliflower florets (1/2 head) 1                                                                             Carrot  About 15                              ...

  It's almost too simple to talk about it but it's too good to not to.  My husband said " it's one of your last minute concoction".  I take it as a compliment and a keeper. We had some for an afternoon snack with whole grain crackers and we finished it up with our sandwich for dinner.  Very tasty. Black bean salsa  Ingredients  1 can                                                                     Black beans 1 can                                                                     Tomatoes with green chilies (mild) 1/4 cup                        ...

Today salsa and shrimp for lunch, why not? I forgot how working full time is tiring.  I have little energy left on this Saturday but we have to eat something.  I have chicken in the slow cooker and I made this red yummy sauce to make black bean and corn salsa later.  But for now I'm hungry and tired and I have shrimps so that's what lunch is today. Did you ever noticed that a serving of tortilla chips is 6.... 6!!!  Well I'm adding a  protein and voilà I have a healthy, balanced meal and I can enjoy more of this yumminess.  To me it's Mexican or grown up or gourmet ketchup.  I like it with everything I used to like ketchup with as a child; meat, sheppard pie,  eggs... Often picky eaters don't like to see big pieces of food like in most prepared salsa.  This recipe is the solution and it is so tasty. Salsa for picky eaters Ingredients  28 oz. can              ...