Mango Pudding

Red Pepper Pasta serves 2 ~ $2.80 per serving 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70) 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70) 1 cup mushrooms, sliced ($1.50) 1 cup black or kalamata olives ($1.50) 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion ($.20) 1/4 cup olive oil ($.20) 2 tablespoons lemon juice ($.40) 2 tablespoons…

 serves 3 ~ $1.08 per serving ingredients 1/2 cup almonds ($1.25) 4 dates ($.80) 1 tablespoon cacao powder ($.20) 3 tablespoons agave ($.30) 3 tablespoons cacao powder ($.60) 1 tablespoon coconut oil ($.10) This summer is flying by here. I can’t believe it’s more than halfway over! Nooooo! Sow down! Anyway … this is a…

Da Vinci once said of the Renaissance recipe maker, Platina, that there was genius in combining the same simple ingredients to make an infinite number of dishes. That’s what I’ve attempted in my new eBook.  I wanted to make something with beautiful but simple to make recipes, with seasonal and commonly found ingredients. I set…

serves 2 ~ $1.40 per serving    2 pears ($1.40) 6 carrots ($1.00) 1 tablespoon onions, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil ($.40) 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper This is really simple and comes together in just a few minutes, with the blending taking the most…

Breakfast Cantaloupe & Berries serves 2 – $2.89 per serving 1 cantaloupe ($2.49) 1 quart strawberries ($2.99) 2 tablespoons coconut flakes ($.30) This would be a perfect, simple, juicy summer breakfast to share … especially on a rainy morning like we had today. Just take half of a ripe cantaloupe and scrape out the seeds….

Breakfast Wild Green Smoothie serves 1 ~ ($.80 per serving) handful lamb’s quarters handful dandelion greens 2 bananas, frozen ($.30) 1 orange ($.50) 1 cup water 8 ice cubes I’m all about the greens right now. It’s a good thing, too. The kale and lettuces are growing like crazy and there are also plentiful wild…