Eggplant burger

*makes 4-5 normal size patties

2 Japanese (or one large regular would probably work)
About 1 cup shreded cheddar cheese
1/2 c bread crumbs (more if needed)
2-3 green onions, chopped
1/2 bell pepper (I did yellow) diced
1 egg beaten

To taste:
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Parsley
Worchestershire sauce (I did about 2-3 shakes)
Cajun seasoning

Sauté  on med/heat diced eggplant with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried parsley until shrunk by almost half, very soft and carmalized. Once cooked, let cool for 10 min. In a mixing bowl combine all ingredients and mix together (or squish together) by hand. Heat skillet hot and melt some butter. Form patties and fry on each side until crunchy and brown on each side.

Serve on a faccacia bread (recipe in breads) or a ciabatta bread, with carmalized onions, spicy pickles, spring greens and spicy mustard mayo.  (Stone ground mustard mixed with mayo)

Homemade wheat crackers

*from greenlifepages.com

1 1/4 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 t sugar
1/2 t salt, plus more for sprinkling
1/4 t paprika
4 T butter
1/4 c + 2 T water
1/4 t vanilla

Preheat oven to 400
Mix flour, sugar, salt, and paprika and butter in bowl with 2forks or pastry cutter. Mix the water and vanilla in a small bowl and add to flour mixture. You will probably have to use your hands to really squish it and knead it together until not dry. Divide dough into 2. Roll out the half really thin. Cut into whatever shape you'd like with pizza cutter. Bake for 8-10 min. My gas oven took a good 10 min.

Zephyr Pancakes

Ok so these are pancakes that you make when you are not caring at all about being healthy...like at all ha ha. They are not good for you but oh so yummy!!! They are from Mels Kitchen Cafe

Ingredients

• 2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tablespoons (1 3/4 ounces) sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

Directions

1. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cream, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry, just until combined - it's okay if there are a few lumps.
2. Preheat and lightly grease (I didn't grease my griddle and they didn't stick) a heavy skillet or griddle. Scoop the batter onto the griddle with a 1/4 cup measure or a large spoon. Make sure the heat is slightly less than medium. The pancakes will puff up very high. When the first side is golden brown and the edges start to look dry, turn the pancakes over to finish cooking the second side. Remove the pancakes from the griddle and keep them in a warm serving dish until you have enough to feed everyone.

Pesto Chicken Lasagna Roll Ups

Found this recipe on foodgawker...So yummy. Also really great for a freezer meal if you want to just make a bunch at one time.

INGREDIENTS:

• 12 lasagna noodles
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups shredded chicken breast
• 2 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 1 cup basil pesto...I used the kirkland bottled pesto and did not use a full cup.  that seemed like way too much to me so just do it to taste.
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 cups marinara sauce, divided
• Grated Parmesan, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook lasagna according to package instructions; drain well.

To make the béchamel, melt the butter in a large saucepan. Whisk in the flour until lightly browned, about 1-2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 3-4 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread 1/2 cup béchamel in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

In a large bowl, combine the chicken, ricotta, pesto, 1 cup mozzarella, salt and pepper, to taste. Lay the noodles flat and spread 1/3 cup ricotta mixture evenly along each noodle. Roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish; repeat with remaining noodles and filling. Top with remaining béchamel and 1 cup marinara and sprinkle with mozzarella.

Place into oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until lasagna rolls are heated through and the cheese is beginning to brown.

Serve immediately on a bed of marinara and garnished with Parmesan, if desired.

yakisoba sauce

Yakisoba is a Japanese dish that is similar to chow mien. There is meat, veggies all stir fried with noodles. The noodles you by in the store usually come with a powder packet for the yakisoba flavor. I have been searching and searching for a recipe to replace the MSG loaded packets, but can't ever quite get the same taste!! Well, this is a recipe that I made up combining a bunch of recipes and things that I wanted in it and it finally came out the way I wanted! This is as close to the packet as I have ever had!

3 T. Ketchup
3 T. soy sauce
1 T. Bulldog sauce (tonkatsu sauce: if you don't have access to this, skip it, it just wont taste quite the same)
splash of Worcestershire
1/2 t. sesame oil
1 t. sake
1/4 t. garlic chili sauce (the spicy red sauce by seracha in the store. if you don't have this, you can use hot sauce)
grated fresh ginger (I did about 20 grates...)
1 t. minced garlic

At the end of mixing, add more of whatever to taste!

Delicious Steel Cut Oats

If you do not like hot cereal, you may like it this way. I consider this to be a hot granola bar or a hot sundae.

Boil:
3 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
Add:
1 c. steel cut oats
Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 - 20 minutes depending how chewy you like your cereal.

Place cereal in bowl. Put on cut up fresh peaches, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate,  bananas, or pears. Sprinkle on sunflower seeds, slivered almonds, raisins, craisins, or ground flax. Add flaked coconut on top of your fruit and seeds. Put a scoop of Greek Gods vanilla greek yogurt on top. Enjoy!! Yummmm!

Rub Soup

This is a yummy soup recipe from my sister-in-law, Suzie Ogden, and one of our favorites. I haven't put exact measurements on the amount of vegetables for you to use because it varies with the number of people you want to serve. You will have to "guesstimate".

Simmer whole chicken or chicken breasts in water with garlic, bay leaf, carrot, celery, onion. Once it is cooked, take the chicken, carrot, celery, and onion out of the pot. Bone the chicken and put it aside. Discard the carrot, celery and onion.

Saute (as much as you would like):

onion

celery

carrots

potatoes

Add:

broth

Better than Bullion

chicken

salt 

pepper

or other spices

Cook until mostly done.

Make rubs by mixing:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

3 eggs

Mix slightly with hands. The texture will be slightly dry. Do not over mix. Drop it in the soup by pieces. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.