Author: Nicole

In search for a meatless spaghetti sauce I came across this delicious pot of yumminess. This is a fantastic sauce. I wasn’t sure if I would like it or not because I grew up on sauce with ground beef in it. It’s hard to change your ways if you know what I mean. The only time I have ever had any spaghetti sauce without meat came from a jar on the grocery store shelf.

I was really impressed with the ease and simplicity of this recipe. The longer it cooks the better the flavor. It was even better the next day. This would be a really great recipe to double or even triple then freeze for future use.

• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 12 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin (camino)
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1-1/4 teaspoons pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Directions:

1. In a Dutch oven, sauté onions in oil until tender. 
2. Add the tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, salt, oregano, pepper and basil. 
3. Bring to a boil. 
4. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. 
5. Add tomato paste and brown sugar; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. 
6. Discard bay leaves. 

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Ingredients:

• 1 medium banana, sliced and frozen
• 1 cup strawberries, frozen
• 1/2 cup (More or less) unsweetened coconut milk (Depending on the size of your banana) 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Place the frozen bananas and strawberries into a blender. Start blending then add in the vanilla and coconut milk. 
2. Once it is nice and smooth but still very thick scoop it out and enjoy! It needs to be eaten right away as it will not keep very well in the freezer. 
3. If you do not want to eat it right away add 2 tbsp. of vodka this will prevent it from freezing. (I use whip cream vodka when needed)
4. Makes 2 servings. 

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• 95 calories per serving
• 21 carbs 
• 1 grams of fat 
• 1 protein
• 11 sugar

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We had some friends over for dinner a few nights ago. I was serving French bread with dinner, but I didn’t really want to serve plain French bread I wanted it to be something that would stand out and something that would be noticed and be delicious.

• 4 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 green onion chopped fine
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp. sour cream (optional)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened to the point of being slightly melted
• 1 loaf of French bread

1. In a large bowl, mix together the cheeses and the green onion. Stir in the mayonnaise and sour cream. In a separate small bowl blend the butter and garlic until smooth. Add the butter mixture to the cheese mixture.
2. Preheat broiler. Slice loaf of bread in half horizontally, lay crust side down. Spread cheese mixture over the bread. Place under the broiler until nicely browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Remove from broiler and let sit for 5 minutes until cool enough to handle. Slice the bread with a bread knife. Serve. 

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• 1-1/2 cups old fashioned oats
• 1-1/2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/2 or 1 cup of water (Depending on how thick you like it)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1/8 cup maple syrup
• Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Add milk, brown sugar, and water to a medium sized pot and bring to a boil.  
2. Once the liquid begins to boil add oats and salt and allow to cook until the oats soften up. 
3. Once the oats are soft turn your burner off and add maple syrup.
4. Allow your oatmeal to set off the burner for about 3-5 minutes or until it’s nice and thick. 

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