Tuesday, November 19, 2013

White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Pie

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Thanksgiving is just over a week away!  Do you know what you are going to eat?  Do you need ideas for pies?  Well, here's one that's not your normal Thanksgiving Pie, hope you enjoy it!


White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Pie
1 8-9" pie shell, baked (instructions are below, for baking the pie shell, also the recipe for the pie crusts makes 3 single crust pies...I make a full batch and freeze what I don't need)
2 1/2 cups So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage or other non-dairy milk
1/2 cup agave nectar or honey
1/3 cup GF flour blend
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 1/2 oz pure cocoa butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla

1 can coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk, chilled
1 1/2 tablespoons agave or honey
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4-5 drops Peppermint essential oil or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (more or less to taste)
1/2 oz dairy-free mini chocolate chips, melted

Directions
Have the baked pie shell ready. To bake my pie crust, prep it as outlinehereOnce prepped and in the pie tin, prick the bottom ~8 times with a fork. Cover it with a double layer of aluminum foil and bake at 450F for 8 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 5-6 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool on a cooling rack.

In a saucepan, scald the milk and agave. In another saucepan, combine the flour and salt. Gradually whisk in the scalded milk.

Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cover and cook for two more minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Stir a small amount of the hot mixture into the beaten yolks, to temper them, then add the yolks into the hot mixture. Cook for another minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and add in the cocoa butter and vanilla. Let the mixture sit until lukewarm.

When the mixture has cooled, pour the mixture into the pie shell. Allow to chill in the fridge before  topping with peppermint coconut whipped cream.

While the pie is chilling, remove the top portion of coconut cream from the can of coconut milk, leaving the water behind in the can.  Place the cream in a stand mixer and whip on high until soft peaks form.  Mix in the agave, vanilla, and peppermint.  Spread even over the pie and drizzle melted chocolate over the top.

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Weekly Menu (11/17/13-11/23/13)

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This week in our Bountiful Basket (which we share with my brother and his family) we got:
  • lettuce
  • cucumber
  • carrots
  • sweet potatoes
  • russet potatoes
  • mangoes
  • pomegranates
  • clementines (or satsumas, not sure which)
  • grapes
  • apples
  • bananas
We also got the hostess add on pack:
  • butter lettuce
  • pineapple (which my brother got)
  • cranberries
  • herbs (sage, rosemary, thyme, and parsley)
  • potatoes
  • parsnips
  • green apples
  • limes
  • onion

The kids are in school now so breakfasts will consist of their choice of:
 lunches will consist of:
  • Sandwiches (Peanut Butter and Jelly or Ham)
  • or Pizza Flatbreads (Schar crispbread topped with cheese and pepperoni)
  • or Crackers, veggies, and hummus
  • chips or crackers
  • fruit (usually apples or bananas)
  • milk
Sunday: 
  • breakfast:  smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: cucumbers and hummus
  • dinner:
    • pot roast with potatoes, parsnips, carrots, etc.
    • rolls
    • green salad
Monday:
  • breakfast: scrambled eggs with veggies
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: carrots with hummus
  • dinner:
    • chili
    • baked potatoes/sweet potatoes
    • clementines
Tuesday:
  • breakfast: smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: apple slices and peanut butter
  • dinner:
    • BBQ ribs
    • oven fries/sweet potato fries
    • green salad
Wednesday: I will be teaching a GF cooking class that night at Macey's in Providence, UT at 7pm on Pies and Crisps (and I'll be using up most of my apples for that) :)
Thursday:
  • breakfast: smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: cucumbers and hummus
  • dinner:
Friday:
  • breakfast: scrambled eggs with veggies
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: clementine
  • dinner:
Saturday: 
  • breakfast:  green smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: apples and cashews
  • dinner: 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Persimmon Banana Smoothie

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I love the change of seasons, because we get a change in produce.  We've been eating Persimmons the last few weeks, and have been quite enjoying them.  I usually just peel them and pop them in my mouth, but they work really great in smoothies, too, and that's usually how I can get my kids to eat them.



Persimmon Banana Smoothie
2 ripened fuyu persimmons
1 banana
1 cup almond milk or other nondairy milk
6-8 ice cubes (or you could add in 1 cup of frozen pineapple, instead of the ice cubes)

Directions
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Weekly Menu (11/10/13-11/16/13)

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This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:
  • lettuce
  • zucchini
  • cabbage
  • spinach
  • asparagus
  • tomatoes
  • mushrooms
  • clementines
  • watermelon
  • coconut
  • bananas
We also got the add on pack of root vegetables:
  • russet potatoes
  • red potatoes
  • sweet potatoes
  • beets
  • onion
  • green onions
  • garlic
  • carrots
We also has persimmons, apples, and celery

The kids are in school now so breakfasts will consist of their choice of:
 lunches will consist of:
  • Sandwiches (Peanut Butter and Jelly or Ham)
  • or Pizza Flatbreads (Schar crispbread topped with cheese and pepperoni)
  • or Crackers, veggies, and hummus
  • chips or crackers
  • fruit (usually apples or bananas)
  • milk
Sunday: 
  • breakfast:  fasting (as part of my religion)
  • lunch: fasting
  • snack: fasting
  • dinner:
    • grilled steak
    • baked potatoes
    • roasted asparagus
    • green salad
Monday:
  • breakfast: scrambled eggs with veggies
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: carrots and celery with hummus
  • dinner:
Tuesday:
  • breakfast:  green smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: apple slices and peanut butter
  • dinner:
Wednesday:
  • breakfast: scrambled eggs with veggies
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: veggies and hummus
  • dinner:
    • grilled ham and cheese (Daiya) sandwiches
    • tomato soup
    • roasted zucchini, beets and red potatoes
Thursday:
  • breakfast:  green smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: apple slices and peanut butter
  • dinner:
    • one-eyed sandwiches
    • ham steaks
    • hashbrowns
Friday:
  • breakfast: scrambled eggs with veggies
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: veggies and hummus
  • dinner:
Saturday: 
  • breakfast:  green smoothie
  • lunch: leftovers
  • snack: apples and cashews
  • dinner: 

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Happy Birthday to my Little Man!

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My youngest is turning 6 today, so I may or may not get my essential oils post in.  Here's what I've been doing instead:

It's definitely not professional quality work, but he loves it...he told me exactly how he wanted it painted and everything. :)