Butternut Squash In Black Bean Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

1 Butternut squash, cubed

(1-2) chopped green onion

1 lb ground turkey (or pork)

Sauce
1/2 tbsp dried black beans, chopped (this can be purchased at any Chinese market)
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tbsp black bean sauce
1 tbsp plum sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce 

Method

1. Boil or steam butternut squash and place it aside.
2. In a wok under medium heat, stir fry ground meat with sauce until it's no longer pink. 
3. Add butternut squash and place a cover for 1 minute.
4. **alternatively, you can steam everything in a plate for 12-15 minutes.

Serve with rice. 

Berry Bowl

Berry Good Soothie

Toppings:

• Granola
• Shredded coconut
• Sliced bananas

Peach Crisp

Ingredients:

Filling

• 4- 5 ripe peaches, cubed
• 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• Pinch salt

Topping

• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 stick cold, unsalted butter, cut into pea sized pieces
• 1/2 cup almonds
• Pinch salt
• 2 tbsp cold water

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For the filling:

1. Toss the peaches in a large bowl w/ the zest and lemon juice. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Place filling evenly in 9x9 baking pan.

For topping:

1. Combine all ingredients and mix with hands until it's crumbly.
2. Place crumble on top of filling.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown. 

Tastes great paired with vanilla ice cream!

Coconut Pineapple Kale Smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 cup coconut water

1/2 cup vanilla hemp milk

* you can substitute the first two ingredients with 1 cup of coconut milk. 

1/4 protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)

2 tbsp chia seeds (optional)

1 banana

Handful of frozen pineapple chunks

1 piece of kale, chopped 

Directions:

Add everything to your bender and blend!

Jiro's Dream of Sushi

Inspired by the documentary, Jiro's Dream of Sushi, we decided to dress up as a sushi and sushi chef for Halloween!

Romanesco Sauce

Watermelon Gazpacho

Purchased a mediocre watermelons so, I decided to make watermelon gazpacho. This dish reminds me of My dear friend, Karen, who first introduced me to the recipe.

Ingredients:
• 8 cups (6 lbs) of cubed watermelon
• 1 medium cubed cucumber (remove skin and seeds)
• 1/2 diced bell pepper
• 1 tbsp minced shallots
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 1/4 cup green onions (optional, I just had extra greens to use)
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• salt and pepper to taste

Method:
• Combine all ingredients
• Place 1/3 cup at a time into blender. Blend until your desired consistency.