Jan's Pea Soup (SCD Friendly)

This is a soup from the 'old country'!!






Gather.....

2 packages of dry split green peas (soaked overnight - see below)
2 cups of chopped carrots
2 cups of chopped onions
2 cups of chopped celery
2 cups of chopped broccoli
1 package of sugar free low salt bacon
salt
pepper

The Peas

To prepare the peas, soak them overnight. In the morning, boil the peas for 1 hour in a large pot (2 gallon).The water should fill the pot to 3/4. Remove the thick foamy 'scum' from the top as they boil.

The Soup

Add all veggies to the boiled peas and water. Add 3 strips of bacon on the top with some salt and pepper. Turn stove to medium heat, and let cook for two hours. Remove the bacon strips.

The Bacon

Cook the rest of the bacon until crispy enough to break into bacon bits. Add two large spoonfuls of bacon grease to the soup. Mix soup with hand-mixer until the peas and veggies break up. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve

Serve soup with bacon bits on top!

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater

Superbowl Wings (SCD Friendly)

Wings are a must for the Superbowl. Here is how to make them SCD friendly!!

You need:

Chicken wings or drumsticks (fresh, not spiced)
Baking tray
Honey
Garlic
Onion
Salt
Pepper
Tomato juice
Vinegar
Tabasco

The Wings

Bake wings on tray in oven at 390 degrees until crispy and brown. (about 20 minutes)

Honey garlic sauce

Chop 4 cloves of garlic and 1 onion into small pieces. Cook on stove with some salt and pepper until it starts to brown. Reduce heat to low, then add i cup of honey. Let simmer for 2 minutes, then remove and let cool. Serve in dipping dish.

Barbecue Sauce

Reduce 1 can (10 fl oz) tomato juice, 4 tablespoons of honey, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, salt and pepper it the microwave until thick. Add Tabasco to taste. Let cool. Serve in a dipping dish.

You can serve wings in two ways. Mix them together with the sauce of choice... or dip the wings one at a time.

GO ARIZONA.!

Slats

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater

Higher Ground Cookie

Every great cookie needs a great name! These cookies are SCD friendly if the chocolate is NOT put in. (if you are following SCD ....no chocolate!). For those of you who have been symptom free for 2 years or more, or for those who are just looking for a great grain-free (anti-inflammatory) cookie, this is it!

Gather up:
2 cups of ground almond flour
1 cup of chopped pecans
1 cube of unsweetened bakers chocolate (optional)
1 quarter pound of butter
1 third cup of honey




In a bowl, mix together butter and honey until soft.
Mix in nuts; mixture should look slightly crumbly, but make a ball when pressed together in your palm.



Chop up chocolate cube, and add to mixture. (optional)



Using a tablespoon, scoop out half-moon balls of cookie mixture and place on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.

Bake in oven at 310 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove when bottom of cookie starts to brown.

Let cool before eating.

I like to store these cookies in a tin in the freezer; but they will store fine at room temperature.

Happy eats.

Slats

Copyright Geoff Slater

Cheese Taco (SCD Friendly)

These are the world's best tacos.

Let's get started...

The Taco

You need:
2 packages of Sargento Baby Swiss Cheese (makes 8 tacos)
parchment paper
baking pan
broom handle

Place parchment paper on pan.
Place cheese slices on paper; 2 slices make 1 taco.

Overlap about 1 inch (see picture).
Bake in oven at 350 degrees until crispy, but still flexible.
(tip; if cheese gives off a lot of oil while cooking, dab off with a paper towl as they cook).

Remove from oven, and drape them over the 'parchment paper covered' broom handle.

Dab off remaining oil, and allow to cool.
Place on plate in freezer until chow time!

Salsa

You need:
tomato juice
2 tomatoes
red and green peppers
1 onion
1 garlic clove
tobasco sauce
salt
pepper


In a bowl reduce a small can of tomato juice in the microwave (approx. 10 minutes).

Dice the veggies into salsa-size pieces.
In a frying pan, cook onion, garlic, and peppers until they start to brown.
Add cooked veggies, and uncooked diced tomatoes to the reduced tomato sauce.
Add tobasco, salt, and pepper to taste.

The Meat
I use ground chicken for tacos instead of beef. (personal taste!)

Cook your meat in a pan until brown. I usually just cook it with water; when it looks like it is drying out, I add a bit more.

The Rest


I usually grate some cheddar cheese, dice some tomatoes, and shred up some lettuce to fill the tacos with.
I also use SCD friendly yogurt (yogurt that has fermented 24 hrs) instead of sour cream.
If you are not on the SCD, feel free to use sour cream.

Remove taco shells from freezer and let them warm up a bit (5 min. at room temp.) before eating.

Have fun chowing....I did.
Slats

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater

Cheese Chips & Onion Dip (SCD Friendly)

This is a great quick snack that is super-tasty!



You'll need...

1 package Sargento Natural Baby Swiss cheese
1 onion
2 tablespoons of white vinegar
1 cup of yogurt (for it to be SCD friendly, it needs to be yogurt that has fermented for 24 hours...this removes all lactose)
salt
pepper
2 tablespoons of olive oil
parchment paper
baking tray
small frying pan

Chips

Cut all cheese slices into 3 equal parts. Line baking tray with parchment paper,then place cheese on paper approx 1 inch apart. Bake in oven at 350 until crispy. Remove and set aside to cool.

Dip

Dice onion into tiny pieces and put in frying pan. Add olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, and cook over med-high heat until slightly brown. Remove and allow to cool. Mix onions with yogurt. Serve with cheese chips!

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater

Curried Chicken Stir Fry (SCD Friendly)

This is one of my favorite dishes; and it is quick and easy.

Adjust the amounts of chicken and veggies to the amount of people eating.

You need:
Olive oil
Butter
Ground turmeric
Ground cumin
Salt
Pepper
Chicken breast (sliced)
Cut mushrooms
Cut onions
Cut carrots
Cut peppers (red or green)
Lentils ( to prepare lentils, soak in water for 12 hours, then boil in water 3 times, draining lentils between each boiling. This removes the starches, making them SCD friendly. Then they can be used for any dish....).
*Cook at medium-hi heat.

In a wok, stir-fry chicken and onions in olive oil with salt and pepper until chicken is cooked.

Add lentils and a spoonful of butter and stir-fry until lentils start to brown.





Remove mixture from wok until later.

Add carrots and peppers to wok with a little more olive oil, and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

Add mushrooms, and stir-fry for 2 more minutes.



Add chicken mixture back in.

Add 2 spoonfuls of butter, and shake in some turmeric and cumin ( a few shakes of each...to your taste).




Stir-fry for one more minute, then plate it up.



Hope you enjoy... Slats

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater

The world's best waffle (SCD Friendly)

The baby woke me up this morning...she was just a little fussy. I held her hand a few minutes until she fell back asleep. We pushed her a little too far yesterday by taking her shopping. We didn't get back until 9;00, well past her bed time. I'm suprised she isn't grumpier this morning! Anyway, I'm up ......time for the world's best waffles. They go something like this.

In a mixing bowl mix together:
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of honey
a pinch of baking soda
4 tablespoons of dry curd cottage cheese ( farmers cheese )

- mix these together until smooth

add 2 eggs- mix together until smooth
add 2/3 cup of almond flour- mix together until smooth

Pour spoonful into wafflemaker....Voila!!! The worlds best waffle! It is also wheat free, refined sugar free; a great power food to start your day. I use honey as a syrup.

I'm going to do a bit of riding on the island today. Yesterday I changed tires from knobby to road.....and then went shopping with the family! Time to get back into a bit of a routine. I'm starting a new painting today as well; a new series of florals for the studio this summer. Peace....Slats

Recipe copyright Geoff Slater