Gathering Food and Bargain Shopping in and near Ventura

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Simple Lentils

Simple Lentils

3 cups cooked Lentils

1 tsp Salt

1 Tbsp dried Parsley (or 1/4 cup or more fresh chopped)

1/2 tsp dried Oregano (or 1 Tbsp or more fresh chopped)

1/2 tsp Turmeric

1/4 tsp ground Coriander

1/8 tsp Cumin
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

If available, add chopped fresh herbs and tomatoes (or sundried tomatoes, or, if serving hot, tinned tomatoes).

Quick Kidney Bean Soup With Savoy Cabbage

Quick Kidney Bean Soup With Savoy Cabbage

 
1 cup Carrots, thinly sliced

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 qt Vegetable Broth

1 qt Savoy Cabbage, finely shredded

3 cups Red Kidney Beans, cooked* (or 2 15 oz tins, drained)

2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 clove Garlic, or 1 tsp garlic granules

1 1/2 tsp coarse Salt

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1 tsp Turmeric

1/4 cup Quinoa, uncooked, rinsed 
 

Cinnamon Ginger Turmeric Ptisan (infusion)

Cinnamon Ginger Turmeric Ptisan

Tisane, or ptisan, is a term for herbal or spice "teas" 

which do not have Tea leaves in them.

1/2 tsp Cinnamon (Ceylon Cinnamon, ie, Zeylanicum“True” Cinnamon)

1/2 tsp Ginger

1/2 tspTurmeric

2 whole Cloves

1 Black Peppercorn

 2 cups water for hot Ptisan, 4 cups for cold Ptisan

Quick & Easy French Bread

Quick & Easy French Bread

From McEwen and McEwen's "The Best Bread" Recipe

A Fast & Easy Stand-Mixer-Kneaded Yeast-Risen
French Bread for Normies

1 1/2 cups Warm Water, divided 

1 Tbsp Sugar, divided
as follows:

1/2 cup Warm Water

1 1/2 Tbsp Active Dry Yeast

1 tsp Sugar
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3 1/4 cups Bread Flour
         (unbleached organic white flour)

    OR      1 3/4 cups White Flour

    AND    1 1/4 cups + 1 Tbsp White Whole Wheat Flour

2 tsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
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1 cup Warm Water

 

Gluten-Free CornDog Casserole

My grandchildren love corndogs, but they are not gluten-free and have awful ingredients.  This casserole is easy peasy and my grandchildren think it's better than the real thing; best of all everyone (excepting me) can eat it. I adapted it from a recipe on Just A Pinch.

 

Gluten-Free CornDog Casserole

1 package Hot Dogs, halved lengthwise & sliced (Trader Joe's Uncured Beef Hot Dogs)

2 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded (sharp, pref. grassfed or organic white cheddar)

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1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups Milk

1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

3 large Eggs

1/4 cup Oil 

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2 cups Bulk Gluten-Free Cornbread Mix - see here - OR

        1 1/2 cups CornMeal (organic nonGMO yellow)

        1/3 cup Coconut Flour
        1 tablespoon Baking Powder
        1/2 teaspoon Salt (sea salt)
        1/4 cup Sugar (organic evaporated cane juice)

Bulk Gluten-Free CornBread Mix

Bulk Gluten-Free CornBread Mix

From The Prudent Housewife's Recipe

12 cups Cornmeal (organic yellow nonGMO)

3 cups Coconut Flour         

1/2 cups Baking Powder

2 Tbsp Salt (sea salt)

2 cups Sugar (organic evaporated cane juice)

Cake Keeper Tin Thingy, random image.

BBQ Sauce

BBQ Sauce

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 1/2 tsp Pepper

1 1/2 tsp Dry Mustard

1 Tbsp ground Thyme

1 Tbsp ground Basil

1 Tbsp ground Cumin

Could be useful!

1 Tbsp Sweet Paprika

1 1/2 tsp Salt

3 large Onions, minced

12 large cloves Garlic, pressed

6 cups Tomato Juice (or 1 large can [46 oz]; just tomatoes & salt, check ingredients!)

3/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar

3/4 cup Honey - SCDers, use the darkest honey available to compensate for lack of molasses

1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke

optional - 1/4 cup Molasses (NOT for SCDers!!!)

Happy Accident Cake

Happy Accident Cake

Gluten-free and Grain-free

3/4 cup Milk (organic grassfed non-homogenized whole, was on sale)

1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

1 tsp plain Gelatin
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3/4 cup Coconut Flour

3/4 cup Almond Flour (blanched)

3/4 cup Sugar (organic evaporated cane sugar)

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1/8 tsp Ginger
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6 Eggs (happy eggs)

2 Tblsp Orange Juice (freshly squeezed)

2 tsp Vanilla

1/4 tsp Almond Extract
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1/4 cup Sliced Almonds for top
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1/4 cup Butter, browned, for glaze