Healthy Recipes

I thought I would just post some of my favorite healthy recipes, just in case any one gets bored of eating salads! :) Hope you might find something you like and want to try here!

Jenny's homemade bread recipe for 2 loaves of bread:

250 mg vit C
2 1/2 cups water
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp yeast
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup oil
4 cups whole wheat flour (plus 3 to 4 more added in step 2)

1. Heat one cup of the water to a very hot temperature and dissolve
the vitamin C. Mix the above ingredients together and let sit for 5
minutes.

2. Add 3 to 4 additional cups of whole wheat flour. Mix for 3 minutes,
then let sit for 15 minutes. Mix again for 3 minutes, adding more
flour if necessary.

3. Turn dough onto counter and knead or shape it into a ball. Place
the dough in a large and lightly oiled tupperware container or bowl
and let rise until double in size. Shape into two greased loaf pans
and cover with a clean kitchen towel. Let rise again till double in
size. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Here is a link to a good recipe. It is Thai Curry Chicken:
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/quick_thai_chicken_vegetable_curry.html

Quinoa with Beans and Corn (this makes enough for our family of 6 with leftovers)

1 cup Quinoa
1 Tbsp. oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups beef broth (I use 2 beef boulion plus 2 C. water)
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. cumin (we like it really smoky, if you don’t like smoky & spicy, tone it down to 1 tsp.)
salt (about 3/4 tsp., but much less if you are using canned beans) and pepper
1 cup frozen corn
4 cups beans
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
shredded cheddar

Soak the quinoa for 10 minutes. While it is soaking saute the onion and garlic in the oil over medium heat. Once onion is starting to brown, add the quinoa, broth, chili powder, cumin salt and pepper. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add corn and beans, cover and cook 5 minutes more. Add the chopped cilantro and stir. Plate the quinoa and top with shredded cheddar.

Wheat Thins
1 C whole wheat flour
1 C all purpose flour
1/2 c sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 T soft butter
Kosher or sea salt

Preheat oven to 325. Combine dry ingred. Cut in butter. Slowly blend in milk, using just enough to form a ball that holds together. Divide in half. Roll out to 1/16-1/8 inch thick of a floured surface. Sprinkle with salt and roll over salt. Using a sharp knife, cut crackers into 2 inch squares. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Prick with for 2 or 3 times. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on rack. Makes 100 crackers.

Whole wheat flour tortillas

2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt (or maybe it's 1/2 tsp- I can't remember right now)
1 1/2 Tbsp butter or oil
3/4 cup hot (almost boiling) water

Mix the salt and flour together, then by hand work in the oil or
butter. It should become a little more 'sandy' in texture. Then add
the hot water and mix to form a dough. Knead for a few minutes (and
the let rest and knead again trick works well here too- you don't need
to knead for nearly as long if you get it together, then let it sit
for 10 minutes and knead it again). Let the dough sit (covered) for at
least 1 hour. Divide into 12 to 14 pieces and roll out flat, cook on a
hot cast iron skillet for best results.