Author Archives: Patsy L Holden

Avocado and tomato sandwich on sprouted grain bread

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You will need:

Sprouted grain bread (found in the freezer section of most grocery stores)

ripe avocado

tomato, sliced

romaine

spinach

your favorite organic mustard

“Earth Balance” Mindful Mayo, or your favorite healthy mayo substitute

“Galaxy Nutritional Foods” sliced cheeses, your favorite flavor

(go to this link to find out more about vegan cheese – www.galaxyfoods.com/galaxy-products/soy-cheese/veggy/)

1.  Place a slice of cheese on on half of the sprouted grain bread, then toast both slices of bread just until warm and soft.

2.  Add mustard and Earth Balance Mayo to the empty slice of bread.

3.  Using a large spoon, lift the avocado out of the shell in “shavings” and arrange on bread.

3.  Top with tomato slices, romaine or spinach (or both), and anything else you like on your sandwiches.

4. Enjoy!

Chipotle tempeh and carrot tacos

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You will need:

A batch of the the “Chipotle Tempeh and Carrot Dish” recipe, as follows:

1 sweet onion, diced

coconut oil

2 garlic cloves

1 package of your favorite organic chipotle seasoning

1 small tomato, seeded and diced

1 8oz package of tempeh

4 carrots, shredded

2 tbsp freshly snipped chives

3 tbsp freshly snipped scallions

organic corn taco shells

1.  Cook onion until it just starts to turn soft.  Add garlic and diced tomato and cook for 2 minutes longer, tossing often.  Using the larges-sized blades on a basic food grater, grate the tempeh onto a plate creating a large pile that resembles ground beef.

2.  Add chipotle seasoning to the onion and tomato, toss and cook for one minute.  Add the grated tempeh and toss and cook for 2 minutes longer.

3.  Add carrots and toss for 30 seconds.  Then add the scallions and chives, remove from heat and toss several times.

Make the tacos:

4. Add this tempeh filling to ORGANIC corn tacos shells.  (anything that is not organic is probably GMO, especially with corn)

5. Top with your favorite vegan cheese (look for these next to the tofu products at your grocery store)

diced tomatoes, guacamole, olive, romaine, spinach, etc.

(The tacos pictured are served with yellow squash that  has been cut into thin strips to make a “spaghetti,” and tossed with a basil-pesto sauce.)

Broccoli and apples with a tasty dressing

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You will need:

1-2 heads broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces

(you may want to VERY lightly steam the broccoli, but not actually cook it)

1/2 cup chopped scallions

3-4 tbsp dried cranberries

1 cup apple, diced

1/2 cup seeds i.e. sesame, pumpkin, sliced almonds

For the dressing:

1/2 cup 100% pure olive oil

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

4 tbsp plain goat kefir, or greek yogurt w/t live probiotics

2 tbsp purple (or sweet) basil, chopped

sea salt

1. Toss all the main ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Make the dressing and season it with sea salt, then toss with the main ingredients.

3. Chill for 30 minutes, serve.

(In the image, the broccoli is served with sweet potatoes that have been sliced into “fries” using a special grater for vegetables, then cooked in 2 tbsp coconut oil and sprinkled with sea salt.  Stone ground mustard as the condiment.)

A Healthier Quesadilla

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This recipe should satisfy your need for quesadillas!

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You will need

sprouted grain tortillas (available at many grocery stores in the freezer sections, with the sprouted grains breads)

shredded vegan cheese, pastured organic goat cheese or grass-fed cheese, etc

diced smoke bacon tempeh strips

diced green onions and/or chives

basil, parsley, garlic powder, oregano, etc

coconut oil or grass-fed organic butter

sea salt and fresh ground pepper

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1.  Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter on a skillet that is flat and wide enough to fit the tortilla on it.

2.  When hot and the oil has melted, place the tortilla in the skillet.

3.  Arrange the diced tempeh strips, green onions/chives, and the cheese on half of the tortilla.  Season.

4.  Fold the tortilla when it has softened, and the press with a wide spatula.  Cook for 1 minute.

5.  Flip the tortilla over, cook the other side for another 1-2 minutes.

5.  Serve with a spinach and romaine salad or a fresh guacamole dip too add additional alkalinity to this recipe!

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Other optional ideas for quesadilla filling:

avocado with green onions, chives, cheese

strawberries, basil, goat cheese, organic red pepper jelly and cinnamon (yes, its a great dessert!)

pastured eggs and goat cheese with green bell peppers, onions, chives, Celtic sea salt, garlic powder

Chocolate gravy with spelt flour biscuits

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This recipe is far from being alkaline, but it is still full of healthy alternatives compared to the traditional white-flour biscuits and processed sugar gravy.  For special occasions, treat yourself to this for breakfast!

Use the following link to find the recipe for spelt flour biscuits that were used in this image.  Make sure that the butter is grass-fed and organic, or use Olivio.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spelt-biscuits/

For the gravy:

1/3 stick grass-fed, organic butter

1/2 cup organic cane sugar

6 tbsp coconut palm sugar (or use Stevia to taste)

(you can experiment with different types of natural sugars, but the original recipe called for 2/3 of white sugar…so adapt accordingly.)

2 tablespoons spelt flour

1/3 cup organic cocoa powder

2 cups almond milk

Heat butter in a cast iron skillet over low heat. Mix in sugar, flour and cocoa. Slowly pour 1 cup of milk into the skillet and whisk well to remove lumps.

Whisk in remaining milk, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, being careful not to scorch. Serve hot over biscuits.

Broccoli in Coconut Oil, Ginger, and Garlic

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You will need:

2-3 broccoli heads, including the stem

small vidalia onion, diced

coconut oil

2 garlic cloves

1-2 inch piece of ginger, peeled

1.  Heat coconut oil in medium wok on medium heat and cook onion until just barely soft.  Cut broccoli into large pieces, set aside.

2.  While onion is cooking, press the garlic in a hand-hald garlic press,then scrape the minced garlic into the wok and toss in the flattened piece for extra garlic flavor.

3.  Add broccoli to the wok and grate the ginger onto the broccoli, season with high quality sea salt.  

4.  Toss and cook for 1 1/2 minutes, placing a lid on top between tossings so that the steam starts to turn the broccoli bright green.

5.  Serve immediately, and before the broccoli has a chance to cook too much.

For additional cancer-fighting power, slice the stem of the broccoli into 1/4 inch pieces and add to the mixture.  The stem is where the majority of the cancer-fighting nutrients are, but don’t over-cook it or you will kill important enzymes!