Recipes From Women's Fellowship Cooking class

Here are the recipes from last Fridays Fellowship!

~Fresh Pesto
*1 bunch fresh basil
*1/4 cup pine nuts
*1/4 cup grated Parmesan
*1 TB. fresh chopped garlic
*1/4 cup-1/2 cup olive oil
Add all ingredients into food processor or blender until smoothness desired adding olive oil as needed.
Season with salt & pepper



~Stuffed Chicken Florentine
*6-6 oz. portions boneless skinless chicken breasts(Trader Joe's carries these portions in there freezer section)
*8 oz. non fat ricotta cheese
*8 0z. frozen chopped spinach (squeeze out liquids)
*2 TB. chopped sun-dried tomatoes
* 1/4 tsp. each~Salt, pepper, nutmeg
Mix together cheese, spinach & tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper & nutmeg
Cut a slit in the chicken breast & fill with cheese filling

**Brush filled chicken breasts with pesto & sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.
Bake in preheated 375* oven for approx. 25 minutes

~Roasted Potatoes & green beans
*1/2 pound fresh green beans
*1/2 pound Yukon gold potatoes
*1/2 pound red potatoes
*TB. chopped garlic
*Olive oil, salt & pepper
*Any other fresh herb you would like to add(Rosemary, Tarragon, Dill...)

Blanch green beans(boil in salted water, add green beans and cook "Al Dente"~tender crisp)
Cut potatoes in cubes and add green beans to potatoes.
Drizzle with olive oil, salt & pepper
Roast in 375* oven ~approx. 45 min. until fork pierces potatoes with ease

~Strawberry & Asparagus Salad with creamy avocado & orange dressing
* 12 oz.Salad Greens of choice (spinach, spring, butter lettuce)
*1 basket strawberries (sliced)
*1/2 pound fresh asparagus~trimmed and peeled in strips with vegetable peeler
*1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
~Dressing~
*2 avocados (pit removed)
*1/2 cup orange juice
Blend two ingredients in blender or food processor until creamy (add orange juice until thickness desired)

~Raspberry Chocolate Flat-bread Pizzas
*1 pack whole wheat flat-bread rounds (available @ Trader Joe's~6 per pack)
*3 oz. whipped lite cream cheese
*2 TB. raspberry preserves
*60 % cocoa dark chocolate chips(Safeway baking isle)
*1 basket fresh raspberries
*Other optional sprinkles(nuts, coconut, fresh mint...)

Stir raspberry preserves into cream cheese & spread on flat-breads.(not too thick!)
Top with chocolate & raspberries.
Bake 375* oven until warm & crispy approx. 12 minutes

And Remember that our Lord is our only true nourishment!!
Joyfully!
L.J

Healthy Juice Smoothies...

19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;(1Cor. 6:19)


Vegetable Juice Recipe
Tomato Juice
Here's the recipe for your own V8 juice: quick, easy and yummy! You can use a juicer or a blender. Keep in mind a blender will give a chunkier texture!

Ingredients

3 cups chopped tomatoes
1 stalk celery
1 cucumber
3 drops stevia (optional)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

pepper
cayenne pepper

Directions

Juice the tomatoes, celery, cucumber in your juicer.

Add drops stevia if you like a sweeter taste, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper to taste.

If you like you can also add a 1/4 onion, fresh oregano and basil and red bell pepper

Mmmmm so good!


Vegetable Juice Recipe
Carrot Juice


Ingredients

1 lbs large carrots (washed and peeled)
1/2 lemon (peeled)
few green leafs such as red lettuce or carrot greens
1 apple

Directions

Put all ingredients in your juicer. (A centrifuge juicer is easiest for carrots.) Mix. Drink immediately.

I peel the carrot for taste (otherwise it tastes too earthy). I find this recipe sweet enough, but if you're a beginner juicer or have a sweet tooth, add an apple for extra sweetness.

The health benefits of carrot juice? It provides Vitamin A, B Vitamins, Vitamin E and many minerals (including calcium). Great for pregnant and nursing mothers, eyesight, bones and teeth, liver and nails, skin and hair as well as helping in breast and skin cancer prevention.






Vegetable Juice Recipe
Spinach Juice

This juice recipe is perfect for starters of veggie juicing. It's soft and sweet. Very tasty. Not bitter or strong at all.

Ingredients

1 bunch spinach
2 apples
1/2 lemon, peeled (optional)

Directions

Put all ingredients in your juicer. A twin gear juicer such as the Green Star Juicer is best for extracting greens. Mix well and enjoy.

You don't have to add the lemon, it's good enough without it.