Recipe of the Month

Brown Rice Meatballs

2 c cooked brown rice

½ tsp sea salt

½ c bread crumbs

1 tsp onion powder

¼ c water

2 T nutritional yeast flakes

1/3 c pecan meal

1 T ground toasted sesame seeds

½ onion minced

½ tsp. garlic powder

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Form balls by hand. Bake on cookie sheet in oven at 375 °F until brown, rotating to cook thoroughly.

Walnut Wheat Crumbles

Blend in blender until creamy:
   1 c walnut pieces
   1 c water

Add & blend:
   1 c water
   ¼ c onion powder
   ¾ tsp celery salt
   1 ¼ tsp garlic powder
   ½ tsp salt

You may try adding as you taste the water for flavor:

Italian seasoning, sweet basil, homemade Chicken-like-seasoning, about 1 Tbsp honey, ½ c tomato sauce.

Pour mixture into a 2-quart saucepan & add 2 ½ cups water. Bring to boil & add 2 cups bulgur wheat

Lower heat to the lowest setting and cook for approx. 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool till thick. Pour evenly onto 2 nonstick cookie sheets. Bake at 200 °F for 3.5 hours or until completely dehydrated, fluffing or crumbling the mixture every hour with a fork. Turn off the oven and let crumbles cool thoroughly. (They will be dry & crunchy.) Put them into an airtight container -- they keep for weeks.

Crumbles can be reconstituted by combining 2 cups crumbles with 2 cups hot liquid (water, seasoned tomato juice, or broth) & cooking them over low heat until they have reached the desired consistency.

Use for any dish that calls for ground beef (ex. spaghetti sauce, tacos, enchiladas, sloppy joes, etc. )

Chicken-Style Seasoning

1 1/3 c Nutritional yeast flakes
3 Tbsp Onion powder
2   tsp Garlic powder
1   Tbsp Sea salt
1   tsp Celery seed or celery flakes
2   Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 ½ tsp Paprika
1 Tbsp Parsley flakes

Blend together and store in air tight glass container.

Sliceable Cashew Cheese

2 c water
3 Tbsp agar flakes or 3 tsp agar powder
1 c raw cashew nuts
2 Tbsp pimentos or 1 small/medium red bell pepper
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 ½ Tbsp nutritional food yeast flakes
1 ½ tsp salt
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder

Place all ingredients in blender and blend for 1 or 2 minutes until very smooth. Pour in pot & cook until thicken, stirring constantly. Pour into container and chill. Slice when firm.

RAW APPLE COBBLER

6 golden delicious apples, peeled & cored

½ tsp sea salt

1 tsp coriander

5 Medjool dates, pitted

1 tsp vanilla powder

1 c raisins

2 Tbsp flaxseed, ground fine

½ c chopped walnuts as topping

Place 3 apples, salt, coriander, dates, and vanilla in food processor. Process until mixture is almost the consistency of applesauce. Place the mixture in a bowl. Chop the 3 remaining apples into small pieces. Mix all of the apples together and add raisins. The raisins will soak up the juice from the apples. Stir in flaxseeds & mix well. Let

mixture sit at room temperature for ½ hour. Place apple cobbler in a pan & add walnut topping.