Coffee (Cold Pressed)
1 pound regular grind, organic coffee12 cups cold water
Mix coffee and water in a large bowl or jar. Let sit, without refrigerating, for 24-36 hours. Strain the grounds using a 3 quart strainer lined with moist coffee filters. Scoop grounds onto filters to hold them in place. Run the remaining liquid through the grounds, saving the strained liquid in a jar or jars. The strained liquid is the coffee extract. Pour 1-2 cups of plain cold water over the grounds and add this diluted coffee extract to the stronger extract. This way you get the most for your money. A fine sieve may also be used to strain the coffee grounds from the liquid. A few of the finer grounds will fall through, but they will settle to the bottom of the extract. Coffee made this way digests like a fruit!
To make one cup of coffee, taking into consideration cup size, extract strength, and personal taste, place 1-4 T of extract into a cup and add boiling water. To store, refrigerate the extract in a jar or freeze in ice cube trays (great for iced coffee!)
Making coffee this way cuts down on the acid and caffeine in your coffee.
This recipe is sourced from Essential Eating, A Cookbook, by Janie Quinn.
To ease in the process of making this coffee, a cold pressed coffee maker, called The Toddy, is available for purchase in the Amazon store on this website.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
8 oz. whole milk
4 strawberries, chopped
1/2 banana
1/4 avocado
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 Tbs. Xylitol to sweeten (or to taste)
6 ice cubes, or to desired consistency
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until mixed well and all ice is chopped.
Serves. 1.
Taco Scrambled Eggs
2 eggs
2 Tbs. milk or sour cream
1/4 cup taco meat
1/4 cup cheese, to garnish
Salsa, to garnish, optional
Sour cream, to garnish, optional
Black olives, to garnish, optional
Mix the eggs and milk or sour cream with a hand mixer until well blended. Stir into taco meat. Place in pan on medium-high heat stirring frequently. When eggs are cooked, transfer to plate and add cheese, salsa, sour cream and black olives to garnish.
Serves 1.
Fruit Dip
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup Xylitol, or to taste
15 drops liquid stevia, or to taste
Mix all ingredients together in a medium size bowl with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
Variation: Add 1/3 cup natural peanut butter to the mix.
Iced Coffee
8 oz. milk
1/3 cup cold pressed coffee *
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbs Xylitol, or to taste
15 drops liquid stevia, or to taste
6 ice cubes, or to desired consistency
Put all ingredients in a blender and mix until the ice is fully blended.
* Note: you may use regular coffee that has been chilled in place of cold pressed coffee. Adjust accordingly to your taste (you may need more, as cold pressed coffee is a concentrate).
Serves 1.
Broccoli Chicken Tortellini Soup
10 cups chicken broth
1 bunch broccoli
4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
4 T parsley
1 15 oz. can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 pkg. frozen whole wheat cheese tortellini
Add all ingredients to a large pot and follow heating instructions on tortellini package (cook for approx 9-11 min) until broccoli and tortellini are tender.
Note: If you are following a no grain diet, simply omit the tortellini.
Nutty Chicken Salad (or Turkey Salad)
2 cups chicken or turkey, cooked and cubed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup celery, diced
1/4 cup onion, diced
1 apple, chopped (I use Granny Smith)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/4 tsp black pepper
Stir together prepared chicken, mayonnaise, celery, onion, apples, nuts and pepper Serve over a bed of mixed salad greens or on a slice of sprouted grain bread.
Baked Beans
1 can northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 large can baked beans, drained only (NOT rinsed)
1 jar medium salsa
1 pkg. Jimmy Dean Hot sausage, browned
1/4 cup water
Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. You may also heat this in a pot on the stove. Everything is already cooked, so it's basically to heat it up; although, they taste better if they have been simmering for awhile.
This is a very flexible recipe. Use any kind of beans that you like. The measurements aren't fussy either.
No Grain Lasagna
1 ob hamburger
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 cups tomato juice
6 medium zucchini, peeled and sliced lengthwise into 4-6 slices each
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
2 bay leaves
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Pinch of paprika
Pinch of red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
In a large pot, on medium heat, brown the hamburger. Drain off the fat.
Add garlic, oregano, basil, bay leaves, paprika and red pepper flakes to the pot and stir well.
Stir in the tomato juice and season with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat.
Cover the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch lasagna dish with half the zucchini slices. Pour half the meat sauce on top of the zucchini. Sprinkle half the mozzarella on top of the sauce.
Repeat the layers and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until it is bubbly and the cheese on top is crispy and browned to your liking.
Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Cut the lasagna and use a slotted spatula to serve it. Zucchini produces a bit of liquid when it cooks, and the slotted spoon allows the excess water to drain off.
Serves 6.
Spicy Chicken Soup
5 cups chicken broth
3 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed, or 1 lb. browned ground beef
1 can rotel
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup uncooked quinoa*
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro or parsley
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
* Note: Omit the quinoa if you are eating a grain-free diet.