Here’s a quick and easy fresh fruit medley.

2 medium, ripe bananas, peeled and sliced.

1 pt. strawberries, sliced

10-12 lychees, peeled and pitted.

2 large kiwis, peeled, halved, and sliced.

Toss above ingredients together, serves 4-5.

Optional, if a healthy syrup is to be added:

1/4 c. water

2 tbs. xylitol

Stir xylitol into water, add to above tossed ingredients.

10 minutes to prepare

This is not a quick and easy recipe, but the results are worth the effort.  Takes about 1 hr.

You can find the pics of this dish and all ingredients here.

8-10 dried Huagu mushrooms (a variety of shitake with striations on its cap — see photos at above link)

2 pearls of garlic, minced

1 tbs. minced onion

2 tbs. nutritional yeast

4 tbs. Maggi seasoning sauce

1 tbs. Soy Garden buttery spread

1/2 c. water

1/2 c.  of cinnamon basil leaves (ram que), finely chopped

I love Cajun cooking as much as Mexican.  Guess it’s their “bite”.  This seasoning is the basis for most of my Cajun dishes.

My Cajun Seasoning
•    2 tablespoons onion powder
•    2-½ tablespoons garlic powder
•    2-½ tablespoons dried basil
•    2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
•    1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
•    1 tablespoon celery seed
•    4 tablespoons paprika
•    1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper*
•    3 tablespoons nutritional yeast

*if ya really like it spicy, you can substitute the following:  one dried habanero pepper, seeds and all, with 1 tsp. of ground cayenne.

We love Latin food in my home and one of our favorite dishes is Guacamole. My husband created his own recipe based on one from one of your favorite eating spots. Enjoy it with the Plantain chip recipe we added in this post too.

Costa Rican (spicy) Guacamole

1 -2 large ripe Florida/Caribbean avocado, peeled, halved, and pitted
OR
4-5 California avocados, peeled, halved, and pitted
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup fresh diced tomatoes
3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
2-3 large serrano chilies seeded, chopped
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

This is a very simple recipe that can be ready in under 30 minutes. The nutritional yeast gives the potatoes a cheesy flavor.

photo credit: foodistablog

Ingredients

6 to 8 potatoes, sliced with skin on
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tbsp granulated garlic
1 cup soy or almond milk
1 tbsp basil
2 tbsp vegan friendly butter/margerine
sea salt to taste

Directions

Boil potatoes until they are soft enough to eat ( not too soft or else you will have mashed potatoes). Drain. In pot add potatoes and all ingredients.  Mix well and serve. You may find that it has a smashed potato look, but that is all the more fun depending on what you cooking them with.