I liked it the second time than the first...

Polenta Base (from Forks Over Knives Cookbook)

Yields up to 5 cups

Materials

5 cups water

1 ½ cup polenta or coarse corn meal

¾ tsp. salt or to taste

Tools

Stainless steel pot

Measuring cups and spoons

Spatula

Glass pan or stainless steel

Instructions

1       Bring the water to a boil. Add your corn meal stir as you do until the mixture thickens or becomes creamy.

2       Add salt and your seasonings  

3       pour the polenta into a pan and let it sit in the refrigerator up to one hour

I dreaded eating polenta out in Uruguay (2006-08). But I held my breath and decided to try this recipe to see my taste buds really have changed. Amazingly they have and I have enjoyed this recipe.

Polenta Base with Shredded Carrots

A Sauce of a Sweeter Name

Apple Sauce

Yields up to 1 quart

Materials

Abt. 2 pounds of apples of choice

1 cup water

Tools

Stainless steel pot

Measuring cups

Applesauce strainer or masher (whatever you may call it)

Serving Spoon with holes

Clean Quart Jar

Instructions

1                   Cut and core your apples, or peel your apples if so desired

2                   Place them into a pot and turn the heat to medium. And cover the pot with the lid.

3                   Check the apples until tender or soft.

4                   Scoop the apples into a bowl or applesaucer and mash until apples are mashed and perfect.

5                   Pour into a quart jar and refrigerate.

You can add honey and other seasonings to this but I have excluded this for other recipes that call for unsweetened applesauce. I used honey crisps and that was sweet enough.

Stoking Up

 pg 268

The Applesaucer

Look at that goodness

So long Kraft foods...

Mac 'n Cheese

Yeilds One

Materials

2 cups Quinoa elbow noodles

4 cups water

1 batch of the Cheese Sauce

½ cup water or plant base milk (coconut or almond)

3 tsp. Arrowroot Powder

1 tsp. Black pepper

Tools

Stainless steel pot

Strainer

Measuring cups and spoons

Spatula

Serving spoon

Instructions

1       Bring the water to a boil. Add your noodles and stir until noodles are soft.

2       Empty the water and make your cheese sauce on top of your noodles also adding the arrowroot powder and black pepper. Also add your milk or water.

3       Bring the heat to medium and stir your noodles and sauce until the sauce thickens.  

Serve warm and enjoy