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Food Molds - Cheap

Make yourself a free set of food molds. Take different sizes of cans (tuna fish - comes in different sizes, canned clams) cut the bottoms out, smooth out any rough edges and you're done. The rest is up to you (and this blog).

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EVO - Very Healthy

Want to lower your cholesterol and lube your innairds? A tablespoon or 2 of extra virgin olive oil per day will do the trick. Add a little oregano to enhance the flavor.

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Homemade Hot Sauce - Recipe 1

1 dozen jalopenos, chopped,
2 onions, chopped
1 cup water
1 cup vinegar

In saucepan simmer peppers and onions in water for 1 hour until 95% of water has evaporated.

Transfer to food processor with vinegar and puree.

This can be strained if desired.

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Holy Hummus

1 can chick peas
5 cloves garlic
extra virgin olive oil
1 jar roasted red peppers
Jalopeno pepper to taste

Put all in a food processor except for the oil. When they're pureed, add the oil until it reaches a smooth consistency.

White Bean and Spinach Soup

A different take on escole and white bean.

3 cans cannoli beans, drained
1 package baby spinach
5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
low sodium chicken broth
extra virgin olive oil
Parmesian cheese

Heat oil and sautee garlic for about 1 minute. Add beans and enough chicken broth to cover. Cut spinach into pieces and add to soup. Bring to boil and simmer slowly until beans are tender, about 45 min - 1 hour. Bring soup to desired thickness with broth.

Serve with more olive oil for drizzling and some cheese sprinkled on top

EVO

Next time you're about to devour a take-out pizza, drizzle a little good extra virgin olive oil on top and let it set for a minute or two. It's healthy and will add more flavor.

Add Some Pizzazz

Next time you're cooking a dish that requires sauteeing garlic, add a little freshly ground ginger. Especially good with meats and chicken.

Pope Insidous' Turkey Rolls

This beloved Pope would often toss these nutrious treats to basphemers prior to their being stoned to death, much to the delight of the masses

Turkey scaloppine
Baby spinich
procuitto
flour
olive oil
low sodium chicken broth

Pound the heck out of the scaloppine. Place a layer of spinich and proscuitto on each. Roll and secure with a toothpick. Dust each with flour and salt and pepper. Brown in the olive oil, turning frequently, then cook covered for 7-10 minutes until middle is no longer pink. Move to a plate and tent with foil. Add broth to skillet, bring to boil and reduce by half (you might want to add a little more flour to thicken. Pour over turky rolls and serve.

If you don't like your guests, don't tell them that there are toothpicks inside.

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Tuna suprise


1 can tuna in water
1 jalopena pepper
1 tbls. Low fat mayonnaise
1 mold (lid and bottom removed from tuna can
3 pine shoots
chippolee sauce
1 tsp EVO

Put pepper in food processor with EVO and destroy
Mix tuna with mayonnaise, fresh pepper
Fill mold halfway with tuna mixture, place layer of destroyed peppers and follow with rest of tuna
Remove mold
Serve on a plate with pine shoots sticking out of top with a ring of sauce around it

Almost Vegetarian Chili

Same as below but brown 1 lb. of lean ground turkey with the pepper and onions.

Vegetarian Chili

3 cans each of white beans, black beans, kidney beans, drained
as much garlic as you can tolerate
low sodium chicken broth
1 green pepper
2 onions
2 zuchinni
olive oil
1 tsp cumin
chili powder
1 can chopped tomatoes with jalopeno peppers


Sautee sliced pepper, onions and zuchinni in oil until tender. Add garlic for 1 minute. Add beans, cumin, tomatoes, chili power to taste. Simmer for about 1 hour until everything is tender and flavors have combined. Adjust seasoning.

Quick Snack

1 slice whole wheat bread
several this slices of roasted turkey
1 slice provolone
horseradish spead

Place cheese on turkey and microwave for ~30 seconds
Spread horseradish on bread followed by heated turkey/cheese

Cayenne Pepper - for Health

Studies show that a little hot pepper can give a boost to the immune system. So try sprinkling a little on your eggs, meat fish, heck: put it in your coffee.

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