Mexican Salad

Heidi's cleanse book, p 35.

This is great! It's best when the romaine is cut into ribbons.

Grape Poppy Seed Salad (aka massaged kale salad)

Heidi's cleanse book, page 23 & 69

Grape Poppy Seed Salad

Serves 2 

1 bunch kale, de-stemmed and cut into ribbons 

Juice of 1 lemon 

Extra virgin olive oil 

Salt 

1 cup red or green grapes (If grapes aren’t in season, consider another fruit like apples.) 

1 ripe avocado 

1/4 cup almonds (Can also use toasted pine nuts, pecans, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds) 

Add the kale to a large bowl. Squeeze lemon juice and drizzle olive oil over the top. Add a pinch or two of sea salt. (Be careful not to over-salt it. The salt is for flavor, but also to help break down the kale.) Massage the kale* until it’s a deep dark green and it has become soft and tender. About 2 to 3 minutes.

Poppy Seed Dressing

(This makes enough for one Grape Poppy Seed Salad) 

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 

2 tablespoons Bragg’s apple cider vinegar 

1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard, no added sugar 

1/2 shallot, diced 

1 tablespoon poppy seeds* 

Pinch salt 1 teaspoon honey 

Whisk all ingredients together. Store in a glass jar for up to one week. *You can substitute sesame seeds if you don’t have poppy seeds.

LOVE this salad. Best way to eat kale!

Beef Tenderloin

I had a one pound beef tenderloin. I seared it on both sides in my instant pot, then added a cup (or cup and a half) or water and a little apple cider vinegar, as well as a shake of montreal steak seasoning. I pressured cooked it for 20 minutes and then did quick release. It was 160 degrees/medium, but cooked more after I put the lid on (mistake). It was still moist, with only the barest hint of pink in some areas, but not as moist as I had wanted. Next time I'd do it 15 minutes only so that it gets up to 130 F.

Canned Sprouted from dry beans

Pressure Canned, Sprouted from dry beans

I've done this with garbanzo beans and pinto now. I get a bunch of dried beans, and soak and sprout them. Then I can them in the pressure cooker in pint jars. It's 10 lbs of pressure (around sea level) for 75 minutes for pints, 90 minutes for quarts. There is some specific instruction in the Ball Blue Book too. I used this site as a help for the pinto beans:
http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/04/how-to-can-dry-beans.html

My main recommendation is that for the 1 inch headspace, make sure it is a full inch and don't go over. The beans expand a little more when cooked so this helps to minimize squishing of the beans in the jar.

I did this with garbanzo beans so I can make hummus quick with sprouted garbanzo beans.

This is my earlier entry with pinto: http://lrhrecipes.blogspot.com/2014/09/canning-dried-pinto-beans.html

I think this will work with any dried bean.

Homemade Refried Beans

http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2011/06/homemade-refried-beans.html
Homemade Refried Beans

I did not blend it up, but mashed it some. Also, did not add paprika since I feel like that only adds color, not flavor. I used 2 pints of home canned sprouted pinto beans.

I thought it was great, and had it be the main filling of tortillas for dinner. DH only gave it a 3.5, because he is partial to meat.

Cabbage Soup

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cabbage-soup
Cabbage Soup

This was good. I had to add an extra quart of liquid (I added it as beef broth) so added a 6 oz can of tomato paste so the tomato flavor wasn't too thin. The cabbage needed to cook for at least 1.5 hours before it was tender enough.

David and Ila both liked it.

Kale and White Bean Soup

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Kale-and-White-Bean-Soup-106153
Kale and White Bean Soup

This was good. It tasted great when the beans had broken down. I made it again a few days later, and the beans hadn't broken down much, so it wasn't as tasty.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

http://www.chow.com/recipes/30466-roasted-butternut-squash-soup
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Everyone loved this soup. I served it at Ila's b-day party when we were visiting family. I might have put in 1/2 c cream instead of 1/3.