Energy Balls

Makes 20 balls, eat 4-5 balls per day for a snack/energy boost.

1/2 Cup chopped nuts or seeds or a combination (ie: almonds, walnuts, sesame, sunflower)
1/2 Cup room temperature nut butter (ie:  peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter)
1/4 Cup honey or fruit spread or a combination
1/4 to 1/2 Cup of dried fruit (ie:  raisins, cranberries, dates, figs, apricots)

Mix ingredients together.  Form small balls, about the size of a quarter to make 20 balls.

Have fun with this recipe, roll the balls in chopped nuts or coconut, make it your way!

I keep these in the refrigerator ~ helps keep them firm.

pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds

Almond Butter for this batch

Honey and Fruit spread

Building the mixture

dried fruit added ~ raisins and cranberries

mix mix mix

form the balls

time to lick the bowl

We did it! Chicken Chili

It was team work, we picked from 5 recipes found online and used the ingredients we wanted....did we measure?  No, not really but we did add that dash of love and it was delicious!!

spooned up dish of yummy!!

we started with chicken broth
added:
garlic
onion
black beans
pinto beans
cannellini beans
corn
chicken
jalapenos
ground cumin
paprika
milk
cornmeal
topped with cheese, sour cream and homemade corn tortilla strips

Pizza Crust

OK, we've been using this recipe:

1 1/2 tsp yeast
3 cups of milled flour (I use combination of red and white wheat berries, usually 2 cups of white to 1 cup of red) 1 T of honey
1 1/2 tsp of sea salt
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup olive oil

I use my awesome Bosch mixer (available through me so email me for details) to make the dough.  I have been putting all the ingredients into the mixer (all but the flour and sea salt) and then adding the flour until the dough is smooth and supple.  And then the sea salt.  I do mill my own flour in my L'Equip Nutrimill (also available through me so send me an email for more details!)  Not trying to sell anything here but I am glad I invested in these two kitchen tools and I use them often!!  So after you put in the ALL the ingredients, let it rise until double the size.  Punch it down and shape into ball.  Prepare pizza pans or stones.  I use a big round pizza pan.  I dust the counter top with corn meal and roll that bad boy pizza crust out into a round shape for the pan.  I put it on the pan and let it rise again while it is pre baking for approx. 20 mins at 280 degrees.  Until the crust is firm.  Then I set the oven temp to 425, add my toppings and bake until the cheese is bubbly and slightly golden.

add that dash of love on top of the pizza and enjoy with neighbors and family!!  ;-)