A la Scott

  SPICY, NUTTY CARROT AND PINEAPPLE ROLLS Nutritional and filling with instructions to make by hand, no mixer needed.  Those rolls are not too sugary but yet delicious, the healthy fat comes from almond and walnut so you also get your proteins and fiber.  A breakfast that will feed you all week. Ingredients  Dough: 1 1/2 tablespoons                                           Active dry yeast 1 1/2 tablespoons                                           Maple syrup 1/2 cup                                                            Warm water 3/4 cup                ...

                                   Marinara Sauce Ingredients 1 tablespoon                              Olive oil 2 cups                                          Diced carrots 2 cups                                          Finely cut string beans 3                                                   Sliced Scallions  1/2 cup                                        Red wine (optional)  ...

HOT PEPPERMINT WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE Ingredients  1 cup                             Milk of choice ( I used almond) 1/8 cup                          White chocolate chips 1/4 teaspoon                 Peppermint extract  1                                      Crushed candy cane * Directions Warm the milk on stove top on medium heat until steamy, turn lo low, add the chocolate chips and stir until melted.  Put the crushed candy cane in a plate.  Dip a mug or mason jar in the hot chocolate then in the crushed candy.  Melt the leftover candy in the hot chocolate.  Pour in the jar and sip away. Stay warm and have a good day! * I crushed the candy with my coffee grinder, you could use a rol...

  CHRISTMAS TREE CREAM PUFFS Some call them profiteroles or croquembouches.  Minth and matcha flavor  Ingredients  1 cup                                                                 Boiling water 2 bags                                                               Minth tea 3 teaspoons                                                     Matcha tea powder 1\2 cup                                            ...

  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                                    ...

  CREPES  Easy recipe, they can be sweet or savory.  Stuff them as you wish. Ingredients  1/4 cup                                                                Whole wheat flour 1/4 cup                                                                White flour * 1 teaspoon                                                          Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon                                            ...

Lentil soup for picky eaters When my brother's children were little and he was cooking for them he would make   "disappeared onion macaroni".  He didn't want to lie to them.  Isn't that cute! Ingredients  6 cups                                                           Liquid ( I used ham cooking water) 2 cups                                                           Lentils  1                                                                    Diced carrot  1/4 cup       ...