What I Had for Dinner/ Bean and Cheese Quesadillas and Salsa

Okay...there is really nothing to this. Some corn tortillas, black beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce. (Quesadilla) Then....some health food store corn chips (they are the best!) And last but not least homemade fresh salsa!!

**I need to give special thanks to Tanner (my camera man and my photo editor!) He is doing a great job--and I am so grateful for his help. I never would have gotten all of these photo's out last week if it weren't for him.

Fresh Salsa

8-10 small-medium tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup sweet onion, chopped fine
½-1 cup chopped cilantro
Juice from ½ lemon
1-2 jalapeno’s, finely chopped
Sea salt to taste
Chop the tomatoes, onion and cilantro and mix together in a bowl. Stir in the lemon. Add the sea salt to taste then add the jalapeno to desired heat. Serve with Homemade Corn Chips (page ) or sliced vegetables. This is best at room temperature

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
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I admit it--I am craving spring!! I want warmth-sunlight-and fresh vegetables!

Out of the Fog

Okay-so this last week has been pretty bad. I was sick all week with the flu and a cold or a clu and the fold. Whatever? You know what I mean right?
So today is the first day that I have felt alive again, and guess what? The sun is out and it's a beautiful day!
There is almost nothing I like better than the sun in the winter! It warms my soul-it makes me happy---------

"Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them." W. Clement Stone

Breakfast/ Whole Grain Waffles and Homemade Strawberry Syrup

We had this for breakfast on saturday. Homemade whole grain waffles with homemade strawberry syryp and sweetened plain yogurt. Oh ya--don't forget the egg. SO GOOD!

I have been trying to re-create the good ol' Eggo Waffle--of course the healthy way. I like the texture of eggo waffles-maybe not the taste so much. I think this recipe is closer than I have gotten before. When they come out of the waffle iron they are very soft-but they crisp up as they cool--which I like!

Soft Wheat Flour Waffles

4 eggs
¼ cup raw honey
1/3 cup grape seed oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups raw milk
2 1/4 cups fresh-ground soft wheat flour
3 tbsp aluminum-free baking powder
½ tsp sea salt

Blend the wet ingredients together until well combined. Stir in the dry ingredients until smooth. Allow the batter to rest for 5 minutes. Bake in a waffle iron according to manufacturers directions. Top with maple syrup or Apple Syrup (page ).

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
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For the Strawberry syrup:

Frozen strawberries

Raw honey

Cornstarch and water

Heat the strawberries and mash with a potato masher. Stir in the cornstarch and water and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and sweeten to taste with raw honey.

Sweetened Yogurt

Plain yogurt

Raw honey

Mix together to your liking.

What I Had for Dinner/ Lentil Soup

This is seriously one of my FAVORITE soups in the whole world! It is simple, healthy and EASY to make. It can also have TONS of variations. This recipe is in the book.

Lentil Soup

2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup chopped onion
3 medium carrots chopped
5 cups beef broth or water
1 ½ cups dried lentils, rinsed or even better, soaked overnight in water
Sea salt and pepper to taste
Juice from 1 lemon
½ cup steamed, brown rice or quinoa (optional)
Fresh-chopped cilantro (optional)
Fresh-chopped tomato (optional)

Heat oil in large sauce pan, sauté onions and carrots for 5 minutes. Add broth and lentils and bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until lentils are cooked through. Add brown rice or quinoa, lemon juice, seasoning it with salt and pepper. Serve with fresh chopped cilantro and tomato on top.

*This is my favorite soup to eat when I have a bad stomach day. It just seems to soothe my insides.

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
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Spice Cake with Vanilla Custard

"Birds Custard Powder"----is a pretty new discovery for me. I got it at Harmons, so I am assuming they have it in other stores as well.

I wouldn't call this a "healthy food" necessarily but it is not bad either. The only ingredients are:

Cornflour (cornstarch), salt, vanilla, color (annatto)

You then add your own milk and sweetener. I used raw milk and raw honey-however you do have to cook the stuff. You could use coconut milk, maybe almond milk (not sure about that one) real maple syrup or agave. I have made this several times with different variations.

Vanilla and nutmeg

Pistachios and almond extract (you know, the good old fashioned pistachio pudding you get that's green? well this tastes even better than that stuff and doesn't have sugar or artificial coloring!!)

Cocoa powder and cinnamon could be added also.

This is MUCH easier than making homemade pudding from scratch-plus it takes very few ingredients!! Also--no eggs! You can serve it warm or chilled.

I put vanilla and nutmeg in it this time to go with the Spice Cake.

The Spice Cake is actually one of my FAVORITES!! It is so moist and yummy! This recipe is in my book--so if you like it, get the book and you will have even more healthy, delicious recipes to use!!

Spice Cake

½ cup butter
1 ¼ cups raw honey
½ cup sour cream
3 eggs
1 cup raw milk
2 ½ cups fresh-ground whole wheat flour
1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
¼ tsp ground cloves
¾ tsp nutmeg

Cream butter and honey until well blended. Mix in sour cream. Add eggs one at a time beating in between each addition. Stir in milk. Mix in 1 cup flour with all other dry ingredients. Add remaining flour and mix just until blended. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan.
Bake in a pre-heated 350°F oven for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Top with naturally sweetened apple sauce and Sweetened Whipped Cream (page ).

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By Tiffany Perez
Tiffany’s Table L.L.C.
All Rights Reserved.

Website is almost done!!!!!!!

My website should be up either this weekend or by monday at the latest.
www.tiffanystable.com

What I Had for Dinner/ Roast Chicken and Mashed Potatoes

Good old fashioned cooking, but SO EASY! Roast the chicken in the oven (325°F) for about 2 hours or so and besides the prep work, you don't even have to look at it. Cook some potatoes and mash them. Make gravy from the drippings from the chicken. You should try it, it's GOOD!