Stewed Cinnamon Apples

Ingredients:

• 3 medium sized apples, sliced
• 2-3 Tbsp cinnamon
• 1-2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

1. In a sauce pan add apple slices. Mix in other ingredients. Cook until apples are soft, stirring frequently. 
2. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.

Kale Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

• 1 package Fresh Kale
• 2 packets Roasted Sunflower Seeds

• 3 Tbsp Water
• 1/4 cup Cranberry Juice
• 3 Tbsp Manao Soda (can sub lime juice)
• a pinch Salt
• 1 tsp Soya Sauce
• 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
• Sugar (to taste)

Directions:

1. Rinse kale and shred to bite-sized pieces. Place in a bowl and pour sunflower seeds over the top.
2. In a small bowl mix together remaining ingredients. Pour a small amount of the dressing over the salad and set the rest aside for guests to use at their leisure.

BAKED APPLES

Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour
9 servings

* 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons cornstarch
* Dash cinnamon
* Dash nutmeg
* 1-1/2 cups water
* 4 tablespoons butter
* 9 small or medium apples

In a 1½-quart saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and spices; stir together with a wooden spoon to remove any obvious lumps. Add water and stir. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add butter. Cook until thick, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, rub a 9x9-inch glass dish with butter. Wash and core the apples and place right side up in the dish. Pour the sauce into and over the apples.

Bake 45 minutes at 325F. Halfway through baking, remove from oven and cover the apples with hot syrup again. Return to oven to complete baking. Serve hot or cold.

Apple Raisin Crisp

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp half and half cream

8-10 apples
1/2 cup raisins
3 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup granola
1/4 cup pecans

Method:
cut and core apples. mix in a 9" by 13" glass casserole dish. cover with 2 tbsp of cinnamon then oats, then the remaining cinnamon.

in a saucepan combine butter, water, egg and brown sugar over low heat. stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to thicken. add vanilla and cream. stir and let thicken a bit more. pour half the mixture over the layer of oats. cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake 35-40 minutes or until apples begin to bubble.

remove foil and add granola and pecans. pour the remaining half of the sugar mixture over the crisp. cook and addition 5-10 minutes without foil.

Creative Use of Leftovers (to save money)

Hello Everyone!

I was just wondering about some of the ways you utilize your leftovers to help save money. One thing I do is I make really big batches of tomato sauce whenever I make it. The ingredients are quite affordable and the sauce will last a fairly long time in the fridge or freezer. You can save money by buying ingredients in bulk! Also, you can adapt the leftovers easily so you don't get bored with them. You can start with a marinara sauce which you can serve over chicken or rice, or as a pizza sauce. The next night you can add veggies and/or meat and spices to make pasta sauce. The third night you can add kidney beans and chili powder and you have chili!

Leave some comments about ways you use your leftovers!

-Michelle

Carrot and Black Bean Pasta Sauce

Ingredients:
-1 can crushed stewed tomatoes
-1 can tomato paste
-2 carrots, grated
-1 cup black beans
-1/2 an onion, diced
-2 tsp garlic powder
-basil and oregano, to taste
-salt and pepper, to taste
-garnish with either parmesan cheese or hemp seeds
-your favourite pasta (I love whole grain Penne)

Directions:
In a frying pan mix together stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, shredded carrot, onion, black beans, and spices and cook over medium heat until all ingredients are soft. Serve over your favourite pasta with either parmesan cheese or hemp seeds. Feeds one family. Very filling!

Welcome to the AWU Cookbook!

Feel free to share your recipes here. In order to join you must send me your Google Account (a Gmail address) to my email: panademona(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject line "AWU Cookbook" I will then add you as a contributor and you will be able to add entries!

Make sure you add labels to your entries for which categories they belong in, to make them easier for other members to find! Examples of Categories: Desserts, Entrees, Vegetarian, etc.

-Michelle