Slim Jim Chili

Happy Halloween

It just seemed right to post a chili recipe today.  Enjoy your trick or treating!  Check here and here for more chili recipes.

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, sliced
1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes, undrained
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans, undrained
½ cup chopped green pepper
2 to 3 tsp. chili powder
1 ½ tsp salt
1 bay leaf
dash pepper
Brown hamburger in large skillet, draining fat and then rinsing with hot water. Add onion and celery and saute until tender, 1-2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, stirring to combine. Simmer covered, 30-45 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving. Yield: 8 servings.

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Spiced Tomato Drink

2 cans of tomato juice
1 T brown sugar
½ tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
Juice of 1 lemon
Rind of 1 lemon

Put first four ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer for 20 minutes. Chill. Add lemon juice and rind and serve.

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Orange Zucchini Bread

1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1 ¼ cup fresh orange juice
1 ¾ cups shredded zucchini
2 tablespoons orange peel
1 cup chopped nuts (your choice)
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
½ tsp salt
¼ baking powder
1 tsp soda
Mix together all wet ingredients. Sift together all the dry ingredients and add to wet mixture and mix to combine.
Bake in 2 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degree for 45 min.

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Cantaloupe-Orange Party Drink

1 medium sized Cantaloupe, cut in pieces
2 T Lemon juice
2 T Lime juice
Melon balls
Orange slices

Put ingredients except melon balls and orange slices into food processor. Process until smooth. Chill. Serve over crushed ice. Garnish with a melon ball or orange slice.

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Wheat Angel food cake

8 egg yolks beat until creamy in color
Add 1 cup water (cold) and mix for 2 minutes.
Mix together following:
2 cups sugar (blend)
2 cups white wheat flour
½ cup whole grain barley (fine)
½ tsp salt

Add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat for 3 minutes on high
Add 1 ½ tsp vanilla (blend)

Blend separate from egg/flour mixture;
8 egg whites & 1tsp cream of tartar (beat whites until stiff, then fold into cake mixture)
Bake at 325 degree (ungreased pan) for 1 hour 15 min.

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Cheezy Broccoli Soup

2 ½ C. Carrots, chopped
2 ½ C. Potatoes, cubed
1 medium Onion
1 ¾ tsp. Sea Salt
3 ½ C. Water
¾ C. raw, unsalted Cashews*
6-8 C. Broccoli Florets (more or less – to your taste)

Combine 1 ½ C. Carrots, 1 ½ C. Potatoes, diced onion, salt and water. Cook until veggies are soft. Put cooked veggies and cashews into blender. Blend until creamy to make the cheesy sauce and return to pot. Continue to warm.
Place remaining carrots, potatoes and broccoli into a steamer and steam to desired firmness. Stir steamed vegetables into cheesy sauce and serve.
Add more water if you prefer a thinner soup.

*Cashews make it taste like dairy.

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Pasta Salad

¼ C. Balsamic Vinegar
¼ C. Raw Apple Cider Vinegar
½ C. Water
¼ C. Olive Oil
2 tsp. Poppy Seeds
3-4 Tbsp. Honey
1 Tbsp. diced Red Onion
1 tsp. Sea Salt
½ tsp. Dry Mustard
Mix dressing ingredients. Chop veggies (broccoli, celery, carrots, bell-peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, Avocado – whatever you like.) Can also add Kidney Beans.
Pour dressing over whole-wheat pasta with all veggies.

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Granola

4 C. regular rolled oats
1 C. wheat germ
1 C. almonds, finely chopped
1 C. pecans, finely chopped
1 C. walnuts, finely chopped
1 C. raisins
1 C. shredded coconut
1 C. flaked coconut
1 C. sunflower seeds
½ C. pumpkin seeds
½ C. sesame seeds
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
½ C. olive oil
1 C. honey
Mix ingredients in a large bowl. Spread onto a baking sheet. Bake @ 325° for 18-25 min. Stir every 5 minutes. Cool and store in an air-tight container. Serve with milk or eat plain.

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Avocado Dip

1 can corn
1 can black beans
1 can white beans
2 cans diced tomatoes w/ chilies
1 bunch of green onions
½ bunch cilantro
1 packet Good House Italian dressing (follow the directions on back of packet to make the dressing.)
(Mix all of the above together and chill in the fridge)
Add at least 3 avocados diced just before serving. You can always do more; the avocados are my favorite part, so just add what you'd like.
Serve with chips. Enjoy!

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Zucchini goulash

3 or 4 med zucchini
1 large onion (chopped)
1 large green pepper (chopped)
2 Table spoons butter
1 quart canned tomatoes
1 package Bacon cooked and crumbled
Several cups shredded cheese
Thinly slice squash, cook onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Layer squash, onion & green peppers in 9 by 13 Pan. Repeat two or three layers. Pour tomatoes over the top add salt and pepper to taste.
Bake 350 oven about 15 min.
Top with cheese and bacon.
Bake for 10 to 15 more min.

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Oatmeal Cookies "the Best"

3 eggs, well beaten
1 cup raisins
1 tsp vanilla
1 c butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c white sugar
1 ½ c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 ½ c oatmeal
½ c wheat germ
¾ c chopped pecans
Combine eggs, raisins, and vanilla and let stand for 1 hour covered with plastic wrap. Cream together butter and sugars. Add flour, salt, cinnamon and soda to sugar mixture. Mix well. Blend in egg-raisin mixture, oatmeal, wheat germ and chopped nuts. Dough will be stiff. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet or roll into small balls and flatten slightly on cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Yields 6 dozen.

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Pasta Salad

1 Package Bowtie pasta (cooked and drained)
1 Package Rotini Pasta (cooked and drained)
1 Bag Matchstick carrots
1-2 Cans sliced olives
2 Small cucumbers
Sugar snap peas
Combine in large bowl.
Dressing
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 TBLS Accent
Mix in blender and pour over pasta

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Quinoa Salad

Dressing: Amounts of dressing/ingredients will vary based on desired texture, taste, etc.
-Vegenaise (or mayonnaise)
- Mustard
-Garlic Powder
-Sea salt
Salad:
4 C. cooked Quinoa
½ C. Cucumber, chopped
¼ C. Green Onion, chopped
1 red or green Bell-Pepper, chopped
½ C. Celery, chopped
Make as you would a tuna or chicken salad. The trick is in tasting it as you go.


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Sonya’s Millet Flatbread

4 c. cooked millet (boil and let sit over-night)
¼ t. sea salt
3 T. olive oil
1 T. (heaping) arrowroot powder
½ c. sesame seeds
½ c. flax seeds
½ c. sunflower seeds
Place cooked millet in blender with all other ingredients except seeds. Blend on high until very smooth. Remove to bowl and stir in seeds. Pour onto greased cookie sheet. Spread out evenly and thinly. Sprinkle more sesame seeds on top. Bake at 450 degrees for 15-25 minutes (until fairly dry on bottom), then broil on high for 3 minutes to toast. Cut into 1 ½ inch squares.

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Potato Salad

1 large potato (boiled)
2 eggs (boiled, set some aside for top)
¼ cup celery & radishes & onion
& G or R bell pepper & dill pickle
Dressing:
2 T salad dressing
2 T can milk
1 tsp mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Mash potato, add chopped vegetables and eggs. Mix items for dressing together until smooth. Add to vegetables, Top with set aside egg and paprika.

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Brownie Custard

Blend beans and eggs until smooth

1 15 oz can black beans, drained
2 eggs……….blend beans and eggs in blender until smooth


½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 T. Hershey cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup Splenda
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup applesauce
4 T carob chips or chocolate chips
Optional - ½ tsp mint flavoring

Add the rest of the ingredients

It was runny with a crust around the edges.

¼ cup sugar free chocolate syrup to drizzle over top after it is cooked.
You may also sprinkle with coconut.
Mix and bake 30 minutes at 350 in greased square pan. If you double the recipe, bake in 11-15 inch jelly roll pan.

I liked it best warm with ice cream

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Cream Cheese Veggie Pizza

Last year a group of woman meet together to shared their healthy recipes before watching the General Relief Society meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  All of the recipes on this blog with the label "Stake Recipe" are from that meeting.

1 pkg ready to bake light crescent roll dough
8 oz light or fat free cream cheese
onion salt
dill weed
Variety of fresh chopped vegetables (peppers, grated carrots, green onions, tomatoes etc)
Spread the rectangles of roll dough on a cookie sheet and press cut edges until dough covers the pan. Bake according to directions until golden brown, cool. Soften the cream cheese and beat until smooth. Add the onion salt and dill weed to taste to the cream cheese. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the cooked roll dough. Sprinkle with the chopped fresh vegetables; chill. Cut into squares and serve.

by: Julie B
from: Stake Taster Table before General RS Meeting

Black Bean Dip

Yields about 1 ½ cups
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
1 19-ounce or 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed
½ cup prepared salsa, hot or mild
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
Combine black beans, salsa, lime juice, cilantro and cumin in a food processor. Process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Tips & Notes
 Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Per tablespoon: 17 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 53 mg sodium; 2 mg potassium.

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Carrot, Pineapple & Wheat Berry Salad

2 ½ cups finely shredded carrots
1 20 oz can crushed pineapple, well drained
2 cups cooked wheat berries (boil till soft but not split then use when cooled)
½ cup mayonnaise or vegenaise
1 tsp honey
1 cup miniature marshmallows (optional)
Combine all ingredients. Chill 1 hour minimum.

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Sugar Free Almond Joy Candy

4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup honey or agave
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup coconut oil
1 cup almonds
Few dashes salt
Set coconut oil in warm water for 10 minutes or until softened. Place honey, coconut oil and cocoa in a heavy duty blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a 9x13 pan and stir in the shredded coconut and almonds. Chill and cut into squares.

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