recipes from Adrienne Asher
A good cranberry sauce can make or break Thanksgiving. This one, flavored with orange and grapefruit, is aromatic, sweet, and tart all at once…and it only takes about half an hour to make, start to finish!
Note: Some medications don’t play well with grapefruit. If that’s an issue for you, just skip the grapefruit and double the orange zest.
Citrus … Read more
Sweet Potato-Apple Bake
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced*
2 medium apples, thinly sliced*
1 medium orange, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (or 6-12 drops liquid stevia glycerite+2 tsp. orange juice)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or your favorite granola
Honey (optional)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a … Read more
It was a dark and stormy night…so she made baked apples. I actually use my local bakery’s no-fat cinnamon-sunflower seed granola for the stuffing, adding some nut butter (sometimes) and maple syrup, but here’s an approximate breakdown of their ingredients
Baked Apples
Makes 4 large servings or 8 smaller servings (half-apples)
4 large firm baking apples, cored
2 cups rolled … Read more
Chile rellenos are a labor of love—I suggest making this recipe as a two-person project.
Chile Rellenos
Yield: 2 cups, enough to stuff 4 chilies (which equals 2 servings)
4 fresh poblano chiles (alternative: canned whole green chilies)
FILLINGS
—Tofu Version
6 ounces extra firm tofu drained and crumbled
1 tablespoon chia seeds + 3 tablespoons warm water … Read more
Recipes for whipped coconut cream can be found all over the internet…I added this one for ease of use 🙂
Whipped Coconut Cream
1 14-ounce can coconut cream or full fat coconut milk*
1/4 – 3/4 cup coconut sugar, blended at high speed until powdered
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Possible Additions:
A few drops lemon, lime, or orange flavoring +
Black bean garlic sauce is used heavily in Szechuan cooking. It’s savory and intense…and very salty. Use sparingly!
Black Bean Noodles with Mushrooms and Green Beans
12 ounces whole wheat udon noodles
8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms
8 ounces green beans, cut into1″ lengths and parboiled
4 green onions, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 red pepper flakes
1/2 cup … Read more