Annaliese Keller | Edible Paradise

Just Beet It

Fruit and Vegetable Juicesbeet juice, beets

INGREDIENTS: 16 ounces fresh drinking water 2 apples, cut up 2 small beets, cut up 2-inch piece ginger METHOD: Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender or VitaMix. Blend. Pour through a strainer before serving.

Hawaiian Tropical Wheatgrass Smoothie

Fruit and Vegetable Juicesfruit juice, papaya, pineapple, smoothis, summer drink, tropical smoothie, wheatgrass, wheatgrass juice

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups fresh pineapple 1 orange 1 papaya 2-3 inch round of wheatgrass 6 ice cubes METHOD: Juice all ingredients, then place in a blender with ice cubes on high speed for 30 seconds.

Wheatgrass Smoothie

Fruit and Vegetable Juiceswheatgrass, wheatgrass juice

INGREDIENTS: 2 oranges 1 lime 2-3 inch round of wheatgrass 1 banana 12 crushed ice cubes METHOD: Juice orange, lime and wheatgrass, then place in a blender with banana and ice cubes on high speed for 30 seconds

Apple Wheatgrass Juice

Fruit and Vegetable Juices

INGREDIENTS: 1-2 apples, cut up 1/4 cup drinking water 2-3 inch round of wheatgrass METHOD: Juice according to your juicer’s instructions.

Green Super Juice

Fruit and Vegetable Juicesgreen smoothie, super green juice, vegetable juice, wheatgrass

INGREDIENTS: 3 stalks celery 2 medium cucumbers 5 fresh spinach leaves 1/2 cup fresh parsley 3-inch round wheatgrass Drinking water as needed METHOD: Cut up celery and cucumber into chunks small enough to fit through your juicer. Juice and dilute with water as necessary for texture and/or taste. Note: Sandy at New Natives recommends rolling...

Plum Chipotle Sauce

Canning and Preserving, Chutneys, Relishes and Fruit Butters

Use this spicy-sweet sauce as you would barbecue sauce – it’s particularly tasty with pulled pork sandwiches. INGREDIENTS: 5 quarts ripe plums, pitted and cut into pieces 1 yellow onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup canned chipotle peppers, drained and chopped 1 small red bell pepper, stem, and seeds removed and chopped...

Farmhouse Apple Chutney

Chutneys, Relishes and Fruit Buttersapple chutney, apples, chutney, condiment

Sweet and tangy, this delicious chutney goes well with bread, cheeses, pork chops, and chicken! INGREDIENTS: 4 whole tomatoes, chopped 8 whole onions, chopped 5 whole apples, chopped 2 whole large green peppers, chopped 2 whole large red peppers, chopped 4 cups white vinegar 2 cups white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons salt...

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Cakescake, old fashioned cakes, pineapple, pineapple upside down cake, vintage

This old-timey recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake is courtesy of a dear friend who is a retired woodsman and has quite an enviable collection of old cookbooks from the turn of the century. Larry enjoys baking in his free time using recipes from his old cookbooks. INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar...

Fluffy French Toast with Strawberries and Orange Syrup

French Toastbrunch, French toast, make ahead french toast, orange french toast, oven baked french toast, strawberries

Make-ahead French toast is a great time saver for brunch! Use extra thick-cut Texas egg bread, if you can find it. Otherwise, use challah or brioche and slice the bread yourself. INGREDIENTS: Butter (for greasing large baking pan) 8 1-inch-thick egg bread slices 2 cups half and half 6 eggs 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon...

Fresh Basil Vinaigrette

Dressingsbasil, salad dressing

This summery dressing is delightful with a mixed green salad. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups basil leaves (about 1 large bunch) 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup white wine or champagne vinegar 1 large clove garlic Salt and pepper to taste METHOD: In a blender jar, whirl the basil, oil, vinegar, and garlic until smooth....