Vegetarian

Guacamole

Ingredients

* 3 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed
* 1 lime, juiced
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup diced onion
* 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
* 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
* 1 teaspoon minced garlic
* 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)
 

Strawberry Cheescakes

* 3 ounces of cream cheese, softened for 10 seconds in the microwave
* 3 tablespoons strawberry jam
* A few sheets of graham crackers, broken into squares or rectangles

Mix the softened cream cheese with the jam. Spread a little of the mixture on top of each graham cracker. Either eat right away, or chill for 30 minutes. The grahams will soften and become more like a cheesecake crust, and the topping will firm up.

Kids can help: Break up grahams, stir cream cheese and jam

Extras: Use different flavors of jam, top with a slice of fresh strawberry 

Frozen Grapes

 Frozen grapes make a refreshing and healthy snack you will find absolutely surprising and delightful. You'll still get that familiar grape flavor. But when frozen, grapes take on a texture that is almost like a sorbet. Indeed, this frozen grapes recipe is almost like little sorbet nibbles!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1 large bunch of seedless grapes (preferably red, though green grapes work well, too)

Preparation:

1. Wash grapes and pat dry with a paper towel.

Hillbilly Teeth

Prep Time 5 Minutes
Cook Time Servings 4 Difficulty Easy
Ingredients

* Smooth Peanut Butter
* 1 whole Red Apple, Cored And Cut Into 8 Pieces
* Mini Marshamallows

Preparation Instructions

Spread peanut butter on one side of each apple slice (squeeze a little lemon juice over the apple if not serving immediately). Place marshmallows on one apple slice, using the peanut butter as glue. Lay another apple slice, peanut butter side down, on top.

 

Classic Tomato Soup

 Half of this rich and creamy soup is pureed, leaving some delicious chunks of tomato.

Ingredients

Serves 6.

* 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* Coarse salt and ground pepper
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 3 tablespoons tomato paste
* 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
* 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
* 2 cans (28 ounces each) whole peeled tomatoes in juice (with basil if available)

Directions

Sweet Potato Soufflé

    * 40 oz Canned Sweet potatoes or Yams or 2 1⁄2 lb Fresh Sweet potatoes cooked
    * 1⁄4 c Milk
    * 1⁄2 c butter or margarine, melted and cooled
    * 3⁄4 c sugar
    * 2 eggs
    * 1 T vanilla extract
    * 1 c Brown Sugar
    * 1 c Flour
    * 1⁄3 c Butter/margarine chilled
    * 1 c chopped walnuts or pecans
 
Instructions
 

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