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Homemade Peanut Butter & S’mores Cups
Yields about 2 dozen mini peanut butter cups and 4-6 large s’mores. Ingredients For the candy shells Chocolate For the peanut butter filling 1 cup peanut butter ½ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract For the s’mores filling 1 cup marshmallow fluff 2 graham crackers, broken in pieces Directions Temper the chocolate and pour…
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Grilled White Eggplant with Peanut Sauce and Cilantro Red Pepper Relish
Serves 6 Ingredients 2 small white eggplants (about 1 pound each) cut into ½ inch thick slices the long way Sesame oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine 1 shallot, chopped fine 2 red chilis, deseeded and chopped fine 1 teaspoon lime zest 1 tablespoon peanut butter 2 tablespoons tamari 2 tablespoons yuzi rice vinegar Juice…
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Crispy Flax Granola
Makes 8 servings Ingredients 2 cups traditional rolled oats 2 tablespoons ground golden flax seeds 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds ¼ cup pumpkin seeds ¼ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup raisins ¼ cup walnuts ½ cup dried cranberries or cherries ½ cup peanut or almond butter 3 tablespoons honey ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon nutmeg…
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Almond Butter, Banana & Honey Panini
Makes 4 servings Ingredients Hearty, crusty whole grain bread, sliced ½ cup of either almond butter or peanut butter, chunky 2 bananas sliced lengthwise ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ cup honey 1 teaspoon canola oil Cooking spray Directions Preheat Panini grill (or you could use a grill pan with a heavy skillet as a weight). Spray…
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Peanut Butter Bacon Biscuits with Carob Icing (everyday dog treats)
Makes about 12-18 3 inch biscuits Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat flour ¼ cup buckwheat flour 1 tablespoon powdered milk 2 tablespoons flax seeds ¼ cup wheat bran 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup peanut butter (heated up to soften) ¼ cup bacon, crumbled 2 tablespoons bacon grease 1 egg, beaten ¾…
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Ger-Nis Hoisin Sauce
Makes 1 cup Ingredients ½ cup tamari 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons yuzu rice vinegar 2 tablespoons dark sesame oil 1 tablespoon Ger-Nis siracha 1 teaspoon black pepper, finely ground Directions In a small mixing bowl whisk together all ingredients until smooth and well incorporated. Place…
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Laotian Summer Rolls
Makes approximately 15 rolls INGREDIENTS For rolls 4 oz rice vermicelli noodles 15 spring roll rice paper skins 5 ounces deep fried tofu, sliced into rectangular pieces (appx. 2 inches x ½ inch) 3 carrots, peeled and julienned 1 cup oyster mushrooms / other julienned vegetable of your choice 1 cup bean sprouts 1 cup…
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Makes 12 peanut butter cups INGREDIENTS 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt Maldon Salt DIRECTIONS Cut some cupcake liners so that they are about half their normal size, and place into muffin tins. Heat chocolate in double boiler (sauce pan with water and a metal bowl…
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Peanut Butter and Dried Fruit Protein Oatmeal
Makes 4 servings INGREDIENTS 1 cup steel cut oats 4 cups water 1 pinch salt 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter ¼ cup dried cranberries or raisins 3 tablespoons honey ¼ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted DIRECTIONS Combine oats, water, and salt in an uncovered pot. Bring to a boil, and then reduce…