Recipes Using Natural Foods

Healthy Appetizer

1-1/4 cup wholewheat pastry flour

1/3 cup Blue Cheese

1 tablespoon caraway seeds

1-1/4 cup butter

1-1/4 cup butter

1 tablespoon ice water

In a bowl combine flour, butter, cheese, and seeds.  Mix until the dough resembles coarse crumbs. sir in 1 tablespoon ice water.  Form dough into a roll about 1-12.  inch in diameter using your hands. Wrap the dough in foil and refrigerate overnight or until firm.  Cut into 1/8 inch slices.  Place on a cookie sheet and sprinkle additional caraway seeds on top.  Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.  You can serves these warm or cold on a plated  with grapes or other fresh fruit.

Tasty Cheddar Cheese Soup

1/2 cup carrots, grated

1/2 cup celery, chopped

3 cups stock

1 onion, chopped

1/4 cup corn germ oil

3 tablespoons wholewheat flour

2 cups milk

1/2 cup powdered milk

3 tablespoons yeast

1/2 pound Cheddar cheese, grated

1/2 cup yogurt

1/2 teaspoon celery seed

dash of paprika

Cook the carrots and celery in one cup stock until tender.  Saute the onion in oil, stirring in flour until blended.  In the blender combine the milk, powdered milk, and nutritional yeast with 2 cups stock.  Gradually add this milk mixture to the onion mixture, stirring over low heat until thick.  Add the cheese and vegetables.  Remove from the heat and stir in yogurt and celery seed.  Sprinkle with paprika.

Unique Walnut Meat Spaghetti

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 green pepper, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

4 cups tomatoes, peeled and diced

1 tablespoon pimiento, chopped

2 teaspoons honey

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon basil

1/4 teaspoon oregano

1/4 cup miso

1/2 pound black walnuts, chipped

8 ounces wholewheat spaghetti

Saute onions, pepper, garlic in oil.  Add seasonings, tomatoes, pimientos, honey, and salt.  Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 20-30 minutes.  Add miso and walnuts.  Take off the heat, cool and refrigerate for 4 hours to enhance flavor.

Twenty minutes before serving time, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil and add the spaghetti slowly so boiling continues.  Add a tablespoon of oil and 2 teaspoons of salt to the water.  Cook 10-15 minutes or until tender.

Reheat the spaghetti sauce and serve with a salad.

Delicious Apple Cake

1/2 cup corn germ oil

2/3 cups honey

1 egg, beaten

1 cup wholewheat pastry flour

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups apples, unpeeled and chopped

1 cup currents, soaked

1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Mix all ingredients and pour into a 9-inch layer cake pan that has been greased and floured.  Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.  Serve with whipped cream.