Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. black peppercorns
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 1⁄2 cup Espresso Aged Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 tbsp. worcestershire
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1⁄2 cup Harrisa (hot) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 (2-lb.) flank steak
• Kosher or Hickory Sea salt, to taste

Directions:

1. Add Balsamic, worcestershire, garlic, rosemary, and olive oil; whisk to combine. Poke flank steak all over with a fork and place in marinade; spoon some marinade over top. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, for 12 to 24 hours.
2. An hour before grilling, transfer steak to a plate; set aside at room temperature. Transfer marinade to a small pot and bring just to a boil; set aside.
3. Build a medium-hot charcoal fire in your grill or prepare hickory chips in water first, then foil up. Grill steak, turning once and, using a brush, basting with reserved marinade occasionally, until browned and medium rare, 7 to 8 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest for 10 minutes. Carve steak into thin slices serve with any accumulated juices.

What makes it Brazilian? rice and beans are the base of Brazilian cooking, and the preferred accompaniment to everyday meals, as opposed to, say, mashed potatoes in the U.S.

Prepare your stock Pot: Fill half way with water. Add in 2 cups of Vegetable Broth and 4 smoked Turkey necks.

Bring to a rapid boil for about 25 min and then reduce heat to a simmer.

Add in ½ cup each of black beans, chickpeas, edamame (either in the shell or shelled), & Kidney beans (white or dark).

You now have a pot of pure protein.

Add into your stock pot, after sautéing, half of an onion and 4 cloves of garlic, peppers (sweet red, yellow & orange), a teaspoon of red pepper flakes, hickory sea salt, cracked black pepper and 4 smoked Turkey sausages diced up into small coin sections.

I sautéd all the veggies in our Tuscan Olive Oil. (Have fun. Splash in some of your favorite hot sauce).

Let simmer for another 20 min on low to med.

Reduce heat and add in 1 cup of rice (white or wild).

Simmer another 15 min and turn off the heat.

Ready in 45-60 min. Enjoy. Warms you from the inside. Comfort food, but HEALTHY!!

Ingredients:

• 10 ounces dried porcini mushrooms
• 10 ounces dried chanterelle mushrooms
• 1 1/2 cups nondairy milk
• 1/2 pound fettuccine
• 1/8 cup parmesan
• 2-3 tablespoons vegan butter olive oil
• 2 tablespoons our porcini Olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped

Directions:

1. Soak the mushrooms in the milk for 30 minutes. Strain the mushrooms and reserve the milk. Slice the mushrooms thinly.
2. Cook the pasta according to package directions, until slightly underdone, and drain. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. In a food processor, blend all.
3. In a medium pan on medium heat, Saute mushrooms and garlic until tender. Add the spinach and basil to the pan until they are wilted.
4. Next, add the pasta water to the pan. Cook low until it starts to thicken. Toss with fettuccine noodles, parmesan, and layer with our porcini olive oil.
5. Serve with cheezy garlic bread.

40 min. ENJOY GUYS!!

Slice up 4-5 skinless chicken breasts in ½ lengths, (1) sweet onion, 4-5 golden Yukon potatoes, & 1 ½ cups of butternut squash.

Roast all in a skillet until brown using our garlic & butter olive oil. Salt, pepper, basil & rosemary to taste.

While roasting on med at 275, in a cook top simmering pot, add 2 cups of milk with 1 cup of water & 1 cup of chicken stock. Add in frozen peas & carrots (about ½ cup each) and 1 tomato diced up. I love basil and probably over did it this time, but it was still good!!!.

Once the chicken roasted blend has browned, add all into your simmering pot and bring to a boil for about 15 min. Reduce heat and let simmer for another 20 min. on low.

The potato mixture will begin to thicken. Add in 1 ½ cups of grated Asiago or Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese and let melt throughout the soup. Serve with fresh baked corn muffins or just use saltine crackers.

Cut up a full rack of ribs into 3rds., rinse, bathe with Tuscan or Garlic extra virgin olive oil and rub down both sides with our smoky citrus dry rub and then freeze.

When ready for one night of the week, place all three sections into a glass corningware dish, drizzle more olive oil and coat with our serrano chili pepper infused honey vinegar.

Seal up with aluminum foil tightly and place in oven on 275 for 3 hrs. on your timer.  let cool completely.  Grab your tongs and place on your gas/charcoal added grill just long enough to warm through and then baste with barbecue sauce of your choice.

We made our own with the Chocolate & Espresso Balsamic vinegar with red pepper flakes and honey.  Smooth all together until creamy and warm in microwave or on top of your stove.

Also tried the butternut squash: dice up into 1 inch squares,  toast in a skillet with our vegan butter olive oil with cracked black pepper and rosemary until tender.   I Added 1/2 cup of our Pumpkin Pie Spiced Balsamic Vinegar.  MMMMM Good!!!!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (or one can of black beans drained);
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup our Vegan Butter Olive Oil;
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 packed cup grated raw, unpeeled zucchini (1 small)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside.

In a medium bowl, stir together melted butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Add the egg mixture and the zucchini to the flour mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate chips and stir just until blended.

Pour into an 8” x 8” pan that has been coated with our vegan butter extra virgin olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes, until the edges are springy to the touch but the middle is still soft — a slight indentation should be left when touched. Do not overbake! Cool in the pan on a wire rack or eat them warm from the pan.

Makes 12-16 brownies.

Dice up three large skinless chicken breasts into 1 inch lenghs and 1/4 in. thicknesses (keep consistent) and set to the side for just a tad.

Cut up half of a sweet onion & 4 garlic cloves with basil & rosemary.  Saut’e in a skillet on Med/High with our Vegan butter EVOO and Wild Mushroom & Sage.  Once garlic and onions are carmalized, add in the chicken, place cover on on and let simmer for about 17 min.

Remove cover & chicken dices.  Add into the broth 1 cup of whole milk & a pint of Ricotta cheese and let melt and blend together.  Add in half a cup of each diced tomatoes, habenero peppers & mushrooms ( I used shitake).  Bring to a boil and reduce heat.

Place the chicken back into the creamy sauce, add in a bag of Tortellini shells (filled with 3 cheeses), sprinkle on some cracked pepper, and layer with parmesan reggiano.

Plate up and drizzle more of the Wild Mushroom & Sage extra virgin olive oil or white/black Truffle Oil.

Enjoy!!!!  40 min

Cowboy food that’s healthy too!

Take a 3-6 pound Beef Tenderloin & Roast it in the oven covered for about 2 1/2 hrs. on 375 after bathing it in Smoky Chipotle EVOO or Koroneiki Extra Virgin Olive O il. Remove and place on your gas grill with either a side tray filled with charcoal or hickory chips. Let grill on low for another hr.

You can either use fresh bagged beans or canned organic beans for your medley. I use canned, just wash off excess juice and read your sodium count. Here, I used edamame, pintos, chickpeas, northern beans & black beans (1 can or half a cup of each). Place in pot and boil on high for about 12-15 min then reduce heat.

Add in Tuscan EVOO, hickory sea salt and pepper. Place into a disposable aluminum tray or cast iron skillet and lay inside your grill for all to smoke together.

In a side pot bring to a boil a cup of red wine, 2 table spoons of our Tuscan olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, red pepper flakes, herb seasonings & hickory sea salt.

Slice your beef thinly and layer into wine sauce. Plate up!!

This a weekend recipe and takes a total of about 4-5 hrs., but it is fantastic. Play some backyard football, baseball, frisbee and enjoy your family!!

Cut up baby cucumbers into 1 inch sections, core out, fill with brie or any creamy cheese and smoked salmon or mussle. Top with half of a cherry tomato.

Easy but elegant. 25 min.