In the Kitchen: Soaked Pancakes

This is my favorite home made pancake recipe and it's a healthy one (as pancake recipes go)!  It's a "soaked" pancake recipe from Sally Fallon's "Nourishing Traditions."  It's very easy, but does require a little pre-planning the evening before...however, you can make these ahead and freeze them for future breakfasts or snacks.

Pancake Recipe:

2 c fresh whole wheat flour, Kamut, or spelt
(I use whole wheat flour)
2 c buttermilk, kefir or yoghurt (choose only one)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
butter to fry cakes in

Mix flour in buttermilk, kefir or yoghurt.  (I have used all three and it doesn't seem to make much change in the final out come although I would say kefir is probably my favorite, if I had to choose.)

Cover and set in a warm place for 12-24 hrs. (for those with milk allergies, you can use 2 c filtered water and 2 tbsp. whey or 2 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice instead of buttermilk, kefir or yoghurt)

After this has soaked...stir in remaining ingredients and

 cook on hot oiled cast iron skillet.  

These cakes cook a little more slowly than unsoaked cakes and texture is much more moist.
Serve with real maple syrup or raw honey or berry jam.   We like ours with maple syrup and over easy eggs...Yummmmm!

To read about the benefits of pre-soaking grains, go to: 

http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/497-be-kind-to-your-grains.html

Soaking or fermenting grains prior to consuming them is an important step that the industrial age has removed from our food preparation in an effort to save time at the expense of our health.

The Weston Price foundation is an excellent resource for healthy food prep. information (although they do not follow "biblically clean eating"), they teach "lost" information related to proper food preparation and eating things the way Abba intended for us to eat such as butter, meat, eggs, etc.

Check 'em out...there's a LOT of news you can use there!

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle and the herb for the service of man, that He may bring forth food out of the earth.

-Ps 104:14

Relief for a Sore Throat

A febrile virus seems to have been making it's way around these parts lately.  It is accompanied by a wet cough and sore throat.  Here is a helpful "sore throat tonic" recipe you may find useful and easily made with ingredients on  hand.

Sore Throat Tonic

1 c raw honey
2 1/2 c raw apple cidar vinegar (Bragg's)
2 tbsp fresh garlic crushed
2 tbsp fresh organic ginger
1 tsp organic cayenne pepper (I use 140,000 HU)
top off with filtered water

Place all ingredients in 1 qt. glass canning jar.
Shake gently.
Leave all ingredients in mix (don't strain)
Stir and sip 1 oz. of this throughout the day for cold and sore throat symptoms.
If you are not ill, you can still take one tsp. each day with cod liver oil (during cold season/winter months).

Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospereth.

-3 John 1:2

Recipe Korner: Enchiladas (A do-ahead meal)

We love Mexican dishes in our home!!  Tacos, Enchiladas, salsas, hot sauces, sour cream, cheese...yummmm!  And I,m always looking for recipes that will replace the store bought stuff but tastes just as good or better (according to my family's tastes).  So started my quest for a replacement Enchilada sauce. Here's what I found...

Enchilada Sauce
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1Tbsp Garlic powder
1Tbsp onion powder
1Tbsp ground cumin
1Tbsp chili powder (you can use up to 2 Tbsp but that is a little too much for me)
4 Tbsp flour (I use organic whole wheat but you could use your preference)
4 C chicken broth
1 8 oz. tomato sauce (I just use bionature strained toms in a jar)

Place oil, spices and flour in a pan ( the pan will need to be large enough to hold all ingredients) and heat the spices, flour and oil until fragrant and just starting to brown...but don't let them burn.  Then slowly add broth and tomato sauce and be sure spices are not clumpy then allow to simmer for about 20 min on very low heat, covered.

I use this for any kind of Enchilada, beef, chicken, or cheese and we think it's really good!

To Assemble
If I use beef, I will brown my hamburger and season lightly, add some cooked brown rice and cooked beans (any kind...black, red...I usually mix mine when I cook them).
I use sprouted corn tortillas by Food Life which I purchase from Azure Standard
heat the tortillas til warm on both sides in a ungreased pan
For the filling: Add meat or cheese or cooked chicken and roll up placing rolled side down in baking dish
(I usually make about 18 in a dish and squeeze 'em in tightly)
Pour in all the Enchilada sauce doing your best to coat the tops of all the tortillas
Add your cheese (I uses Cheddar, mild or sharp...I like sharp best)

Bake in a 375* oven uncovered for about 25 minutes

Top with sour cream, more cheese and hot sauce, fresh onions, avocado...and if you have time, mix up some home made salsa to serve on them and these are delicious!

May you have a blessed day of preparation and a Shabbat filled with family, friends and SHALOM!

Recipe Korner

I would like to share a recipe that my Grandma taught me a long time ago.  We used to have it at her house and it was yummy, quick, easy and tasty and can be made with pantry items or leftovers. I think it was one of the first things she taught me to make  We had it just the other night.
 It's called, "HOBO STEW"

(Disclaimer:  If a hobo happens to be reading this post, please don't take offense by the name...I didn't name it and I don't know who did, I hope you have a good day:)

Hobo Stew
2 lbs. hamburger browned and seasoned to your liking
2  15 oz. cans green beans or fresh or frozen
2  15 oz can  corn (drained) or fresh or frozen
1 1/2  cup cooked beans of your choice (I always keep beans cooked ahead and in the freezer minus seasoning so I can add them to whatever recipe I am making.  Also, I often mix my beans: red beans and navy beans and pinto or garbanzo when I make them so there is a variety)
1 46 oz. V8 tomato juice or spicy V8 (or make your own, I've done all three)
3 tsp onion powder (I use onion powder because my kids don't like onions)
1/2 - 1 tsp. cayenne pepper to taste
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
S&P
(We like it spicy!!)
Brown the hamburger and drain if needed.  Add hamburger and all the rest of the ingredients to a large soup pot and let simmer for 40 min or so if you are in a hurry.  If you have time to spare, place the hamburger and all the ingredient except the corn in the Crock Pot on high for 2 hrs. then add the corn about 1/2 before serving.

Sprinkle with a little Parmesan if you like.
Serve with bread and salad.
(What soup isn't good with bread?)

This is a great recipe for left over veggies or left over hamburger.  I used my left over taco meat which has rice and beans in it the other night and it was a great use for that.  The picture about is stock photo showing tomatoes and zucchini.  but as I said, the ingredients can be added to your liking.

Enjoy

Have a blessed day of preparation!

Traci

A Drink To Your Heart!

I first learned about the health benefits of Cayenne pepper, Ginger, Acv (apple cider vinegar...Bragg's) and hawthorn berry tincture a few  years ago when reading a book called "Left for dead."  The book is very good and informative on the health benefits of these and other herbs which specifically target heart health.  I checked it out at my library when I read it.  If you haven't read it, it's definitely a worthy read.
 (Recipe below)

Product Description

(Via Amazon)

http://www.amazon.com/Left-Dead-Dick-Quinn/dp/0963283901/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1299122750&sr=8-3

From The Publisher Left for dead by his doctors after a 1978 heart attack and failed bypass surgery, Dick Quinn discovered an herb that saved his life. LEFT FOR DEAD tells his remarkable story and shows how he controls blood pressure and cholesterol, cleans arteries, prevents heart attack and enjoys a wonderful quality of life without drugs or special diets.

Heart Health Drink Recipe
Here is a recipe for a healthy heart drink based on the info.  I found in the book Left for Dead.

4-8 oz. filtered water

1-2 tsp Bragg's Acv 

(some will say up to 2tbsp but that is just too tart for me)

(Bragg's because it is raw and has living enzymes still present which makes it beneficial to your body)

1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 

(the hottest you can find.  I have 140,000 HU (heat units) which I purchased from Azure Standard)

honey to taste or stevia
(I've used both and both are great)

1/2 tsp Hawthorn berry tincture

(I purchased my hawthorn berries from www.bulkherbstore.com  and then made my tincure)

1/4 tsp powder or fresh ginger

This drink has a sweet/ tart kind of taste, if it were not for the smell, I'd say it almost has a lemon flavor.  I actually kind of like it.  I am going to be working on a couple other "drinks" that I will share as I work out the ingredients.

It's not pretty and it smells of Acv so it's not for the squeamish but truly, it doesn't taste bad...really!

Cayenne benefits:

Excerpts from Left for Dead

One of the most effective stimulants, cayenne targets the digestive and the circulatory system primarily. Cayenne regulates blood pressure, strengthens the pulse, feeds the heart, lowers cholesterol, thins the blood, cleanses the circulatory system, heals ulcers, stops hemorrhaging, speeds healing of wounds, rebuilds damaged tissue, eases congestion, aids digestions, regulates elimination, relieves arthritis and rheumatism, prevents the spread of infection and numbs pain.

In the circulatory system, it helps the arteries, veins and capillaries regain the elasticity of youth by feeding the cell structure. It helps equalize circulation by regulating the flow of blood from the head to the feet. Cayenne strengthens the pulse by increasing the power, not the frequency... In addition to helping prevent the build-up of cholesterol which can narrow the veins and arteries, cayenne also helps thin the blood and prevent blood clots that can clog the arteries and cause heart attack and stroke.

By increasing the circulation of the blood to peripheral tissues throughout the body, cayenne helps deliver necessary nutrients to inflamed and infected areas. Studies show that the nutrients in food ingested with cayenne are assimilated faster and more easily.

Just a small quantity of Cayenne can dramatically increase the efficiency of most herbs, this catalyst herb is added to nearly every herbal combination available. Added to garlic, for example, Cayenne speeds up the antibiotic action of the other herb. Cayenne boosts the power of garlic so much it’s akin to taking liquid penicillin. Together, garlic and Cayenne lower blood pressure safely and rapidly.

Externally, the aromatic herb makes a very effective pain killer or anesthetic. Cayenne has been used in poultices for centuries as an irritant or counter-irritant. Exposure to the pungent herb can cause pain but prolonged exposure deadens the nerves to pain.

Hawthorn berry benefits

Excerpts from Left for Dead

Hawthorn regulates high and low blood pressure, arrhythmic heartbeat and irregular pulse. Hawthorn prevents hardening of the arteries, treats arteriosclerosis and cools inflammation of the heart muscle. Used regularly, hawthorn strengthens the heart muscle and the nerves to the heart.

Controlled medical studies in Europe showed that hawthorn lowered blood pressure and reduced the strain on the heart by dilating the blood vessels away from the heart, strengthened the heart muscle by increasing the metabolism of enzymes in the heart muscle, boosted the utilization of oxygen by the heart and slightly dilated the coronary vessels. Almost all the heart patients given hawthorn showed improvement. Hawthorn normalized and enhanced the function of the heart and circulatory system without side effects.

Hawthorn is a gentle heart tonic that nurtures the entire circulatory system. Hawthorn has proven effective as a treatment for functional heart disease arrhythmia, angina pectoris, age-related circulatory insufficiency, arteriosclerosis and regulation of the circulatory system.

To thwart the damaging effects of a heart attack hawthorn is the ‘ounce of prevention that is worth a pound of cure.’ Hawthorn improves coronary circulation by dilating the coronary arteries to bring more oxygen directly to the heart muscle and reducing the chances of heart attack or angina. Increasing the ability of the heart to function smoothly, hawthorn imparts a gentle but persistent toning action that compensates for age-related degeneration of the heart. Simply put, hawthorn helps keep the heart healthy enough to head off a heart attack.

Used in conjunction with a healthy diet and stress management, hawthorn is the perfect preventative prescription for persons who have a family history of heart disease. Considered a safe and effective long-term treatment for the gradual loss of heart function that comes with age, hawthorn is not habit forming, accumulative or toxic.

For patients who have already suffered a heart attack, studies show hawthorn speeds recovery, lowers blood pressure, strengthens the heart and forestalls any onset of coronary disease. No other herb in the plant kingdom provides the nourishing regeneration of hawthorn both before or after a heart attack.
Excerpts for this book obtained from: http://www.morethanalive.com  

How to make a tincture

To make the tincture, steep four ounces of the berries in a pint of brandy for 4 weeks, then filter and place in a glass jar with tight fitting lid and store in cool, dark room  (also, I double the recipe and make a quart at a time but that is up to you). Fifteen drops is considered one dose. For hawthorn tea, add one or two teaspoons of berries to hot water.

**Note:  If you are new to making tinctures, I encourage you to jump in and do it.  It's crazy easy and once the herbs have been submerged in the alcohol, the final product will last at least 3 years and some say indefinitely if stored properly in a cool dark place with secure lid.  I will do a post to list some herbs that you might consider having in your "medicine cabinet" soon.  I am a tincture freak.  I started making them as single ingredient but now often make them as multi-ingredient tinctures so they have more benefits.

Blessings, Traci

****Just in case a stranger stumbles in here who doesn't know me and reads this...This blog does not intend to give any medical advice. This is just common sense information that any Tom, Dick or Harry can apply to every day living situations.  You are responsible for whatever info. you find here and choose to use and for how you use it. I suggest you research this info for yourself also.  The writer of this blog is not liable for any problems arising from the use of this info.  Please check this book out if you can.

I guess I have to say stuff like that, so I did:)

Gooood day!

A FEW RANDOM PICS OF LIFE...AROUND OUR HOUSE

Around the house at Gramma's...with the girls!

Here's B posing by her sister Gracie for Gramma.

Gracie and Gramma...Gracie has just eaten and we get to share a snuggle and a good burp!

Three amigos, just us girls:)

The purple smoothie:

I just about never measure my smoothie ingredients, I just add what I want to put into me or the kids!  I was making this smoothie for Miss B and I, so I wanted it to be yummy because she is my picky princess.

This yummy smoothie goes something like this:

a few cherries

some pineapple

a banana

half a can of Native Forest organic coconut milk

(yummy!)

a little honey

some water

 (how much is based on whether you like creamy or more liquid smoothies)

some ice

Throw it all in the blender till smooth-ie.  

My picky princess had two helpings and got a "brain freeze" because she was drinking it so fast!!  De-ricious as B would say!

Miss B posing by our castle that we built...you have to snap fast because she loves to knock over the castles after she tells you how pretty they are!

Here's Caleb sweeping the floor for his Mom, what a good guy:)  (and Max getting a drink).  Yep, Caleb is wearing shorts in February!  While in the house, both boys wear shorts ALL WINTER LONG!!  I'm freezing and wearing a sweater, two t-shirts with long sleeves layered over each other, long johns and pants and the boys aren't cold...what in the world!!

Tanner taking out the garbage for Mom during the recent snow we had.  He asked me, "why are you taking my picture taking out the garbage?"  

Well,  it's so pretty to see the white snow against the twilight and your standing in the beautiful snow fall and you're beautiful and... I really don't have a better reason than that.

Tanner running on the treadmill.  He mentioned to me the other day that he might like to cut his hair short.  It's been quite a while (as you can tell) since we cut it.  I said to him, "I was kinda thinkin' you had the Sampson thing goin' on and maybe you would be taking the Nazerite vow."  He said, "No, I still eat grapes and raisins!"

So, I guess that answers that...or does it?

Anywho, that is just a few random pics of some of the goings on around here over the last few days.

I'm still pondering how I'm going to write my commandments on my door posts...

So many things swirling in my head.

Gen 18:19  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 


Blessings, Traci

Recipe Korner: Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is a recipe for Peanut butter Chocolate Chip (gluten free) cookies.  My neighbor (just down the road) over at lovemadetheradishgrow.blogspot.com posted this and since I am not a huge fan of flour or sugar really, I thought I'd give these a try.  Yes, they  do have sugar in them but at least it's not flour and sugar and we won't have them around all the time because the speak my name and invite me to eat them, over and over...who needs that kind of torture?!

Anywho, I made these and we all loved them so I thought I'd share because these are a worthy yummy for special occasions like Shabbat or gatherings or just to fill the occasional sweet tooth cravings.  Your guests will love 'em AND they are really easy.

On to the recipe:

Preheat your oven to 350*

1 c peanut butter (you can use whatever peanut butter you prefer, creamy or crunchy...I used creamy)
1 egg
1 c brown sugar (does not have to be packed)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

Mix this all together well with your mixer.  Once mixed, add 1 cup chocolate chips (I used milk chocolate)
and fold those in well.

You may want to grease your cookie sheet.  Then use a rounded Tbsp. or a melon ball scoop to place them on the sheet.
Bake for about 10-13 minutes.  Let cool and enjoy.
(I doubled this recipe because I made it for Shabbat dinner and our study the next day with guests.)

Hope you have a great day and please enjoy your chocolate chip cookies responsibly!!

  

Recipe Korner: Chicken Fajita Soup

This is one of our favorite home made soups.  It's really yummy, creamy and spicy.  

It takes a little preparation if you do it just the way the recipe calls but I think you could do this with left overs as well, either way, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Chicken Fijita Soup

*Soak 1 cup of black beans the night before, drain and cook about 1 hr. 30 min. or until done (I cook beans ahead and keep them in 1 1/2- 2 cup serv. in the freezer so they're ready when I want to use them or you could use canned).

*1 Roasted chicken meat removed (here you can use left overs or cooked chicken breasts if you prefer)

1 white onion chopped

2 Tbsp. Evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

3 C V8 spicy tomato juice (or just make your own with tomato paste and water and cayenne to measure 3 cup liquid)

4 c cream

3 c water

1 can corn drained

4 Tbsp Fajita Seasoning (see below)

Saute onions in Evoo, shred whole chicken and place these in crock pot then add V8 juice, cream, water, onions and fajita seasoning and mix well.  Cook on low 2-3 hrs.  Add corn and cooked beans about 30 min before serving.

Fajita Seasoning

(This should be a little more than you'll need so measure and season to taste)

6 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp oregano

1 tsp salt

1 tsp red pepper

1 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

I'm not sure how many serving this actually makes but it is a large batch of soup.  It would probably be around 10 servings.

You can add cheddar or parmesan cheese and I'm a fan of crusty bread or flour tortillas baked or fried in coconut oil served with the soup.  Yummy:)

*Stock photo alert...no pics of this one, sorry;)

How to: Make Vapor Rub Recipe

Here is a recipe that was sent to me by the gals in my Wise Home group.  Lots of people find relief from their cold symptoms by rubbing Vapor-Rub on the soles of their  feet then putting a warm pair of socks on prior to climbing into bed.  Our own  little B. Faith likes to have her Mama rub “medicine on her feeties” when she’s not feeling good so this is a recipe for those times when colds strike that has some real healing ingredients and none of the unhealthy ingredients found in the otc (over the counter) brand name products.

Here is my Coconut and olive oil, bees wax and essential oils for the ointment.

http://www.modernalternativemama.com/blog/2011/1/31/monday-health-wellness-homemade-vapo-rub-recipe.html

Monday, January 31, 2011 at 8:00AM

When your family gets a cold, especially kids, something like Vapor-Rub can be just what you need to help everyone get much-needed rest at night.  Except that store-bought Vapor-Rub is full of junk!  It's petroleum-based, first of all, and why do we want to be rubbing that on our skin?  Second, the adult version contains menthol, which has been shown to cause lung problems in some babies and children (and, I wouldn't be surprised, adults too).  Not really a good option.  There has to be a better way!

When my kids came down with minor colds recently, I decided to mix some up and see if it helped.  It did.  My daughter, who had coughed quite a bit the night before, slept soundly.  My son...didn't, but if you've read my posts on sleeping babies, then you know he never sleeps through the night anyway.  But every time I went in his room he was breathing freely, so there's that!  (And the following night he did give me a good 7-hour stretch, so...that's something too!)

Best of all, this is completely natural and safe for people of all ages.  Here's what you need:

• 5 tbsp. extra virgin coconut oil (a natural anti-viral)
• 1 tbsp. evening primrose oil (could use sweet almond, olive, etc. if you want)
• 2 tbsp. beeswax
• 8 - 10 drops tea tree essential oil (also a natural anti-viral)
• 15 - 20 drops rosemary essential oil (aids breathing)
• ***Note: you can also use Wintergreen, peppermint or Eucalyptys oils in the mix.
•  I am currently using Rocky Mountain essential oils.

In a small pan over low heat, melt the coconut oil and evening primrose oil.  Add the beeswax, chopped up or in granules (mine was in a large chunk, so I chopped) and stir until melted.  Add the essential oils and stir to combine.  Pour into a 4-oz. glass jar and allow to cool.  This mix is not completely solid even when cool, so be careful of that when you open the jar.  

Before bed, put this mixture on the feet and then put socks over it.  When it's put on the feet, it's absorbed quickly into the body and it goes through the whole system.  That's why it works.  You could follow this up with a spoonful of raw honey, and the same essential oils in a humidifier (which I did).  Worked great, and we all got sleep!

***Note: You can also must mix your oils in just a carrier oil such as olive oil or coconut oil without the beeswax but the bees wax will help it not to be so liquid so that it stays put a little better.  Without it, even the coconut oil melts and becomes liquid at about 76* and will be quite runny.

So mix some of this up and the next time someone in  your house has the sniffles, be sure to "rub some medicine on their feeties" so they can feel better.

Around the house today

Today...I froze blueberries whole...

I pureed some...

Made Blueberry  Muffins...

   Made hash browns.  (Boil or bake them first and you don't have to peel them.) I shredded them onto a jelly roll pan lined with parchment, sprinkled them with onion powder and put them in to freeze.  When they are solid, I will put them into freezer bags according to how much we’ll use for  a breakfast and they’ll be ready to go and they taste really great.  We like to add onions and mushrooms to ours when we cook them.

 Pulled some dried milk powder out of the freezer  to make “Home Shalom’s” Mexican Hot Cocoa Mix (find it here http://homeshalom.blogspot.com/2011/01/homeshaloms-mexican-hot-cocoa-mix.html  ), which I did.  I mixed it up and put it into 2 one quart glass jars.  I didin’t have the vanilla powder that the recipe calls for so I had to leave that out but I did look it up, but as she said, it is expensive, so I opted out this time which she said was okay). The kids love homemade whipped topping so I’ll make that and maybe we’ll have that tonight when we read together, that sounds nice doesn’t it.

Made some bread.  I still use a bread machine to make bread.  I feel like such a sorry woman…I have no relationship with the dough.  Dough does not like me and may have it out for me, I think!  So, my trusty bread machine to the rescue.  Here’s one of my favorite recipes:

Crunchy Wheat and Honey Bread

Makes a 1 Lb. loaf

¾ c plus 2Tbsp water

2 Tbsp honey

1Tbsp softened butter

1 ¼ c whole wheat flour (I use organic)

1 c unbleached white flour (I have used all

 WW before and it still turned out just fine)

¼ c soaked and dried sunflower seeds (my 

favorite) or slivered almonds if you like (I

 make it without the sunflower seeds too and

 don’t need to make any adjustments)

1 tsp sea salt

1 ¼ tsp reg. active dry yeast

Or

1 tsp bread machine yeast of quick-acting dry yeast.

From there you’d just  have to use your bread

 machines directions but for mine the cycle 

is…

bread type: Whole wheat

Crust color: Medium

Bake: Regular and press start 

and 3 hrs. 55 min. later it’s ready.  

***NOTE: Sorry, The bread is still in the 

bread machine so no pics of bread today.

Roasted a chicken for dinner tonight along with a few baked potatoes, creamed corn and a salad…the bread got done after dinner though.  You can’t win ‘em all.

I snuck (is snuck really a word?) in a picture of the boys working on school, hi boys!  Caleb is doing math, he had a few hitches today...but it got better and done:)

Well, that’s (part of) my day.  Like I said, It was goodJ

Recipe Korner: Spicy Firecracker Salmon

Spicy Firecracker Salmon   

I pulled this recipe out just for the Preparation Day “blog hop.”  Let’s go Asian!!

This is a super yummy, super easy recipe!  It’s especially good on the grill but you can do it in the oven and it’s still greatJ

What you will need:

Fresh or frozen wild caught salmon (thawed)

½ c evoo (extra virgin olive oil) or peanut oil

4 Tbsp. Soy Sauce

1-2 Tbsp. sugar

½ tsp onion powder

2 cloves garlic

1 ½ tsp. of ginger

1 tsp sesame oil

½ tsp sea salt

2 tsp pepper flakes (hot pepper flakes)

(**I double the marinade so there’s plenty of sauce for the rice)

Marinade 1-4 hrs. Then place on grill at med. Heat until done (keep an eye on it because it doesn’t take long to get done!

Or place in a 425* preheated oven for about 17-19 min. or until salmon flakes easily.

Serve this over rice, with steamed broccoli or if in season, some good old corn on the cob…oh my, it’s so yummyJ

BTW…my pic here is a stock pic…I did this on the fly!

Gooood Preparation day blessings!

Traci

Recipe Korner: Pantry Recipes... Creamy Salmon Soup

We made this last night using mostly pantry ingredients and it turned out to be a very good soup for a cold evening at home.  It was really easy and can be made on a whim without much planning (if you keep a steady supply of butter and cream in the house like I try too, I love that stuff!).

**Note this is not a "thick" soup like a canned cream mushroom soup.  It is more like soup but creamy and filling and yummy.

Here's a "general" list of ingredients because I didn't measure very well as I went, I just sorta threw stuff in...haha!  That's when it turns out the best isn't it?

Here ya go:
4c chicken broth
1 can salmon with bones removed (I also take off the slimy skin too, no one likes that, yuk!)
1 1/2 c heavy whipping cream
1 can of corn (I threw in the juice because I like the way it tastes...and it was good!)
1 Package of Uncle Ben's Wild Rice (I used chicken flavor...I'm planning on making my own wild rice recipe soon but haven't gotten that done just yet...don't like some of the ingredients in the packaged stuff).  Cooked according to package directions.

Okay, this is where it gets a little iffy, but I'll give you the general idea of what I put in...
onion powder...about 1 tbsp.
fresh mushrooms chopped to my liking...2-3 handfuls or as much as you want.
butter...I'd start with about a half stick.
garlic minced...maybe 1 tsp.
celery flakes...start with 1 tsp 'cuz a little of that can go a looooong way!
sea salt and pepper to taste.

Basically this all goes in together and you heat it but NOT to boiling.  Then turn it on as low as possible and simmer with the lid on for about 20 minutes and serve.
I would guess this would serve about 6.

We had ours with a nice salad and crackers but if you had some delicious homemade crusty bread it would be awesome!  Even my very picky husband liked this one (yay!)

If you like salmon and creamy soups and don't mind a meal that whips up in a quick minute, give this a try!

                                                                                All gone!
Traci

P.s. You can also substitute chicken for salmon and adjust your seasonings to your liking...we did that one too using mushroom flavored wild rice and it was another keeper:)