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Organic Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Published on November 8, 2011 in Food, Health & Safety, Organic and Recipes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

I made this recipe for the first time this Fall, and have since made it several times. It is my new favorite homemade bread. It is unbelievably moist, with the right touch of sweetness, and is incredibly delicious with a cup of coffee. This recipe makes 2 nice size loaves, and can be easily wrapped and frozen for later use as well. And of course, you can make this recipe without using organic ingredients, too.

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree*
4 eggs*
1/2 cup vegetable oil*
1/2 cup apple sauce*
2/3 cup water
2 cups sugar*
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

*Denotes organic ingredients used

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two medium-sized loaf pans.

In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, applesauce, water and sugar until well blended.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until blended. Pour into the prepared pans.

Bake for about 1 hour, 15 mins in the preheated oven. Check loaves after 1 hour in the oven. Loaves are done when toothpick (or knife) inserted in center comes out clean.

This loaf also makes a fabulous gift! Enjoy!

Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry

Published on September 14, 2011 in Food, Health & Safety and Recipes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

This dish has become a regular in our house because not only is it delicious, but it’s also healthy, and it takes no time to throw together. Once everything has been prepped, actual cooking time takes about 20 minutes. I made this last weekend and my husband, after his second plate of stir-fry, made a point of letting me know that dinner was a winner.

This stir fry is not salty. In fact, it has a nice savory sweetness from the honey and orange. We added salted peanuts to the dish to give it a little bit of crunchy texture and additional salt. If you’d like extra zing, you can add some red pepper flakes. My kids aren’t crazy about foods that are too hot/spicy, so I usually leave out the red pepper flakes. But if you don’t have any spice restrictions, jazz it up!

Simple and Savory Chicken and Vegetable Stir-fry

Ingredients
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tsp olive oil, divided
4 Tbl honey
2 Tbl reduced-sodium soy sauce
Juice of 1 orange
1/4 tsp powdered or fresh ginger
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
16 ounces of fresh vegetables (I used green beans, onions, and bell pepper)
2 tsp cornstarch
1 Tbl cold water
Hot cooked rice or rice noodles

Instructions:
In a large nonstick skillet, stir-fry chicken and garlic in 2 tsp oil. Add the honey, soy sauce, orange, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until chicken is lightly browned and no longer pink inside.

Remove from skillet and keep warm.

In the same pan, stir-fry the vegetables in remaining oil for 4-5 minutes or until heated through. Return the chicken to the skillet and mix well.

Combine cornstarch and cold water until texture is smooth. Stir into chicken mixture and bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Serve over rice noodles or brown rice.

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