Category: Recipes

How to cook vegetables in less than five easy steps.

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Broccoli Recipes

Delightful Sauteed Broccoli and Baby Carrots

This delightful sauteed broccoli and baby carrots dish with some black olives and spices makes for a great side or salad!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 head cut broccoli
  • 8 sliced baby carrots
  • 5 black pitted olives
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp olive/canola oil
  • 1/4 cup water

Directions

  1. Saute broccoli florets and carrots in oil for 1 minute. Add water and cook vegetables until the carrots are soft.
  2. Add black olives, salt, and pepper.
  3. Sprinkle with dried oregano.
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Recipes Rice

3-Step Gluten-Free Spiced Lentil Rice

This 3-Step Gluten-Free Spiced Lentil Rice is a delight to the senses. It is an easy version of the Indian pongal /kichidi. This goes well with a brown gravy or plain yogurt!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white rice
  • 1/2 cup lentils
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 5 whole black peppers
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp butter

Directions

  1. Cook rice and lentils with water and salt for 20-30 minutes.
  2. Dry roast cumin seeds and whole black peppers, separately for about 10 seconds each. Crush coarsely and mix together.
  3. Add the crushed spice mixture to melted butter and mix with rice.
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Peppers Recipes

Amazing Tri-Color Quick Pizza

This amazing tri-color quick pizza is sure to please for a quick snack or meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 green pepper (oven roasted or fresh)
  • 1 red pepper (oven roasted or fresh)
  • 1/2 red onion(oven roasted or fresh)
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella or fresh mozzarella
  • 2 tbsps tomato sauce (tomato basil flavor)
  • 1 artisan flatbread (or naan bread)
  • 1/2 tsp olive/canola oil
  • 1 clove of garlic (or garlic powder)

Directions

  1. Drizzle oil on flatbread and rub with a piece of cut garlic.
  2. Spread tomato basil sauce all over the surface of the flatbread.
  3. Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella on top of the sauce. (If using fresh mozzarella, scatter cheese randomly over the flatbread.)
  4. Spread veggies on the cheese layer (or in between the cheese if using fresh mozzarella.)
  5. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. (20 minutes for fresh veggies)

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Peppers Recipes

Delicious Oven Roasted Peppers and Onions in 10 Minutes

In a hurry to make a fresh meal? Make delicious oven roasted peppers and onions in 10 minutes. You can add these to your salads, pastas, rice or sandwiches and even make pizza with left overs!

Ingredients

  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 medium red onion
  • 1 tbsp olive/canola oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Cut the peppers and onions into long strips.
  2. Drizzle with a tbsp of olive oil/canola oil and sprinkle with sale and pepper.
  3. Place on a baking sheet and broil on high for 10 minutes.