Mini Zucchini Lasagne

 

Ingredients 

1 egg

 2 zucchini

1 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce 

1/2 cupRicotta Cheese 

1/4 cup Parmigiano Cheese 

1 2 cup Mozzarella Cheese 

Basil & Parsley 

1. Spread some sauce on the bottom of the8 x 5 baking dish

2. Slice zucchini the long way. Place on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 until it softens about 20 mins.

3. Mix ricotta cheese with the egg Parmigiano and basil

4. Cover the bottom of the dish with zucchini

5. Spread ricotta mixture evenly over the zucchini 

6. Repeat layers, sauce, zucchini,  cheese mixture.

7. Top with Mozzarella sprinkle with parsley 

8. Bake 20 mins at 400

Avocado Salad Dressing

 

This salad dressing is out of this world! I got it from simplyscratch.com.  

Recipe:

1.  1 large avocado 🥑 

2.  1 clove of garlic

3.  1/2 TBS fresh lime or lemon juice

4.  3 TBS Avocado Oil

5.  1/4 tsp salt

6.  1/4 tsp pepper

7.  Blend in mini food processor 

Baby Arugula Salad with basil lemon dressing

 1. Cut the top leaves from a basil plant leaving a few leaves below the cut, so that you have 1/3 cup of basil.

2. Mash in a mortor and pestal.

3. In a small salad dressing jar add 2-3 Tbs honey,   6 Tbs extra virgin olive oil, 2 tsp lemon juice,         salt  & pepper.  Add the basil and shake well.

Next:

1. Make a bed of baby arugula and top with feta cheese, pistachios and Tomatoes. 

4. Fry pre choped pancetta and add to salad.

Top with basil lemon dressing and toss again. 

Enjoy!!

Guacamole

 I'm trying to get back to healthier eating so I started by making guacamole. Its great for snacking on between meals. I don't even use crackers or veggies. I just eat it by the spoonful!

1. Cut open a perfectly ripe avocado and spoon into a Cuisinart mini food processor. 

2. Add top of minted garlic, 1/2 tsp cilantro, and 2 top lime juice then blend.

3. Finely dice 1 Tbs onion and 3 Tbs tomato. 

4. Mix and voila! Yummy guacamole! Enjoy!

Homemade Veggie Pizza

 

I followed the pizza dough recipe of Bobby Flay on line

Next I topped it with pizza sauce from grocery store

Last I added the toppings; sliced tomatoes, sliced onion, broccoli cut very small, and arugula which I think next time should be added after cooking

Bake at 550 degrees for 15 mins on lower rack

Spiralized Zucchini, Sauce & Meatballs

Spiralzed Zucchini, Sauce & Meatballs

The first time I had spiralized zucchini I was shocked at how much I enjoyed it!  Although I shouldn't have been because spaghetti squash works just as well in place of spaghetti.

Directions:

Spiralize one zucchini

Fry in a small amount of olive oil or coconut oil.

While zucchini is cooking, heat sauce and meatballs.

Quick and easy healthy dinner, enjoy!

                                                                            

Sardines, Fried and Paste, Omega-3 healthy

Sardines, Fried and Paste, Omega-3 healthy

I don't usually eat sardines but read that they are full of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.  Because I couldn't decide which recipe to make, I chose two!  They are both served on a bed of greens.  The first, fried sardines, is in the top side of the dish with dressing on the side.  The second is a sort of paste shown on the bottom side of the dish.  these recipes are from Eat Fat Get Thin by Sr. Mark Hyman.

Fried Sardines

Ingredients:
1/8 cup almond flour
1 Can of Sardines in oil
1/8 cup olive oil
1 tsp of minced Garlic
1/2 cup White Wine
1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar

Directions:
Pour Almond Flour into a shallow dish
Roll sardines in almond flour
Heat 1/8 cup of olive oil in a small fry pan, add sardines when oil becomes hot.  Brown on both sides.
In another fry pan heat oil and cook garlic until it releases flavor. Add white wine and apple cider vinegar.  Simmer until reduced to half the volume.
Place sardines on greens and top with sauce.


Mediterranean Sardine Salad

Ingredients:
1 4 oz. can of sardines in oil
1 celery ribs
1 slice of onion, minced
1 cloves of garlic
3 olive oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, minced
1/2 TBS basil
1 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Sea Salt
Freshly Ground Pepper
4 cups Salad Greens

Directions:
Place sardine in a small bowl and mash with a fork.
Mince sun-dried tomatoes, onion and celery garlic and basil in a small food processor and pulse until minced.  Add to sardines along with vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Stir until fully blended.
Serve on a bed of greens
I also liked this on some gluten free crackers as an appetizer.

Happy Healthy Eating!